Indiana commit Chase Branham heads to La Lumiere for senior year

Chase Branham took his senior year to La Lumiere in La Porte, putting Indiana basketball fans in line to watch one of the Hoosiers’ first 2027 commitments on a national prep-school stage. The 6-foot-4 combo guard has already built a résumé that stretches beyond his home state, and the move keeps him in Indiana while pushing him into a far tougher weekly spotlight.

Branham arrived at La Lumiere after leading Logan-Rogersville to a Missouri state championship and helping the Wildcats finish 29-3. In the title game, Logan-Rogersville rolled past Clayton 72-36, capping a season in which Branham averaged 21.5 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game. He also averaged 2.2 steals and shot 41 percent from 3-point range, numbers that show why his game has continued to rise as his profile has expanded.

The fit at La Lumiere is significant because the school’s boys basketball program competes in Nike EYBL Scholastic, a circuit built around elite prep competition, heavy travel and constant evaluation from college coaches and scouts. For Branham, that means a senior year spent against top backcourt talent rather than a more regional schedule, with every possession carrying more weight and every performance measured on a national scale. La Lumiere’s 190-acre campus in La Porte County has long been part of that pipeline, and its alumni list includes Jaren Jackson Jr., Jaden Ivey, Tyger Campbell, Keion Brooks Jr., Aden Holloway, Wendell Green Jr., Jeremy Fears Jr. and Javon Freeman-Liberty.

Branham’s national climb was already visible before the move. USA Basketball’s player profile lists his participation in the 2025 junior national team October minicamp, the 2026 Men’s Junior National Team April minicamp in Indianapolis and the 2026 U18 National Team training camp in Colorado Springs. Those stops, combined with his production at Logan-Rogersville and his commitment to Indiana, mark him as more than a strong Midwest recruit; they place him among players being tracked for their ceiling as much as their current scoring.

For Indiana, the move adds another layer to an already important recruitment. Branham is headed toward Bloomington with a season of elite prep competition still ahead of him, and that senior-year stretch at La Lumiere could sharpen the kind of versatile guard play that made him such an early prize for the Hoosiers.