University Times

Former Pitt head basketball coach Roy Chipman died Aug. 10 at his home in Allison Park. He was 58 years old and had been suffering from liver and colon cancer for the past year.

Chipman served as Pitt basketball coach from 1980 through 1986. During his six seasons at the University, he posted a record of 102 wins and 76 losses, and captured Eastern 8 Tournament championships in 1981 and 1982.

Under Chipman, Pitt also left the Eastern 8 for the higher-profile Big East Conference in 1983, advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 1981, 1982 and 1985, and the National Invitational Tournament in 1984 and 1986.

Players Chipman recruited to Pitt included Curtis Aiken, Demetreus Gore, Jerome Lane and Charles Smith. Smith was the 1988 Big East Player of the Year and Pitt's leading all-time scorer with 2,045.

Chipman earned a B.A. in physical education from the University of Maine in 1961. He earned a master's in 1965 and a doctorate in 1968 in physical education, both from Springfield College in Springfield, Mass.

He is survived by his wife, Kathi, five children and four grandchildren.

Memorial donations can be made to the Leukemia Society of America.