MY NAME IS LUKE CHAPMAN, WELCOME TO THE OFF-BALL FORUM. I am currently 22 years old and a senior at Indiana University, where I will be graduating this spring.

Over the course of my life sports have always revolved around it, especially basketball. I had the ball in my hands from the time I could walk, stemming from my Dad who was a basketball junkie. Growing up it was a part of my life every step of the way. Basketball camps, AAU weekends, school ball, and of course the intense 1v1’s against Pops.

My Dad was a huge influence on me, coached me from 1st grade to 8th grade doing travel ball and rec ball. Throughout that time I learned a lot about basketball, not just from him, but the people around him who were also coaches. It also taught me about life and how to be disciplined, organized, and relentless in order to pursue a life that we want to live.

Growing up in New Jersey, I was born a New York Knick fan, trying to catch every game on MSG. Listening to the legendary Mike Breen and of course the two time NBA Champion Walt Clyde Frazier. Growing up I don’t know if there was anybody more charismatic, through the crazy suits he wears and the ambiguous language he would use on the broadcast to describe a play. They had a hook on me and in my years as a teenager I wanted to be a commentator of some sorts.

Throughout my time in college, I have had the ability to grow and learn more about the sport industry. The business, operational, and a bit of the journalism side of the sports world. During the summer of 2025 I interned for the USGA as an operations intern in Oakmont, PA, where I got to learn how a major sporting event was run for two months. During that time the NBA playoffs were on, I would rush home each night and immediately turn the games on. 

In my life I have kept up with basketball more than any other sport whether it may be the High School recruits, College basketball, or the NBA. I was always consuming it each and every day. My dad always said I should have a talk show or to just share my thoughts on basketball in anyway.

I have always been obsessed with College basketball, the coaching is much more “genius” like than the NBA where the player’s skill is doing the work. I came up with this idea of starting a blog last year, I thought College basketball needed more of a spotlight especially in my friend group. I knew I could write about it for days on end, not just about the Power 4 schools, but the mid-major teams who have some great coaches. For some reason I did not go through with it, until now where I have been able to look at basketball on every level: Analytics, trends, film, and the storylines. 

This first year of the blog we will be learning on the fly together, especially in the sense of how I want to write each piece, how I want to break down film, and see if others in my life want to write about something they are passionate about. I hope you enjoy the thoughtful insight of the basketball world. Welcome to The Off-Ball Forum!