Jones College

Luke Chapman enters his second season as an assistant basketball coach at Jones College.

The Bobcats went 17-8 during his first year as an assistant and were ranked as high as No. 10 in the NJCAA at one point.
 
The Memphis native played for current Bobcat head coach Newton Mealer at Center Hill High School. As a senior in 2013, Chapman was named District 1-5A Most Valuable Player and led the Mustangs to their first district championship.
 
Mealer hired Chapman as his assistant basketball coach and head junior varsity basketball coach in 2017 at Center Hill, where he spent four seasons. He was also the head cross country coach and assistant track coach.
 
While at Center Hill, the Mustangs went 100-31, including a 5A MHSAA championship, 5A MHSAA runner-up finish, three district titles, four Sweet 16s, three Elite Eight appearances and two Final Fours. 
 
Chapman was responsible for scouting and developing game plans, developing offseason strength and conditioning programs, conducting team and individual skill development sessions, ensuring players maintain grades to remain eligible, breaking down film and preparing junior varsity players for the varsity program.

Twelve players signed college scholarships during Chapman’s time at Center Hill.

Chapman attended Northwest Mississippi Community College and the University of Memphis. He was a manager on the Tigers’ basketball team during Josh Pastner’s last season as head coach. He received his bachelor’s degree from the Arts and Sciences Department at the University of Memphis in 2017 with a major in History.