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Hoping to get some content out about the
@UtahTop50League
happening tonight and tomorrow night if I can.
Also, episode 1 was a solo intro and it is airing live on Youtube and right here on Twitter at 1:05 MST
Our kids book about
#packaging
is out now and includes free prime shipping!
If you’re in the packaging industry, this is a fun story to read to your kids about our industry (and hopefully one with which you can relate!)
Packaging Peeks and the Sticky Situation
PSA to all high school basketball players:
D1 is packed with D1, JUCO, NAIA, D2, and D3 transfers which means…
JUCO is packed with D1 talent
NAIA is packed with D1 talent
D2 is packed with D1 talent
D3 is packed with D1 talent
These schools are no longer “fall backs” but high
Just watched
@KBallr21
from the
@Siouxlandbball
@PRO16League
16u team.
Has all the physical tools to step in and play right away for any D2 up to MM D1
Told me he has some current NAIA and D2 offers but 4-5 D1 coaches were on hand to watch him.
@KevOnStage
Yes! And also…when I read those books, Buck Williams was Denzel in my head.
The disappointment when the movies came out and he was played by Kirk Cameron lead to some problems for me growing up. You may even say…growing pains (I’m not proud of that ending, but the beginning
Isaiah Drisdom
Class of 2026
Quick and shifty, really finding his range from deep, finishes exceptionally well, gets downhill, menace on D, he's everything you'd want in a lead guard
For 99% of HS hoopers who want to play in college, you should be open to playing for anyone, anywhere, at any level.
NCCAA D2 up to D1 and every other level.
If you only want to play a certain level or in a certain region, you don’t want it bad enough
I swear sometimes on here players are like
6’10 SG class of 2023, 52” vert, shooting 50/40/90, 4.8 GPA 1st team All State
no college offers
(Note:not an actual person)
I’m like how do some of these kids not have offers?!?
And how do “regular sized” humans even make it 😂?
When the lights were the brightest, Sophomores
@AymenIsmail12
and
@aj_peek
stepped up to contribute to Judge winning their first boys bball state title since 2008.
B2B 3’s in the 3rd gave Judge a lead that they never relinquished.
Aymen finished with 15 points on 5 3’s
Yes, he’s my child and I’m WAY biased. It’s the only thing I have in common with LeBron 😂
But the work is starting to show for
@aj_peek
this weekend.
I get to see the work behind the scenes even on this clip how he has been in the gym working on a small tweak to his release
Is today National Women in Sports Day?
Well then how about a shout out to my sister,
@krystenpeek
for being the lone female NBA Draft expert?! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🏀
Nobody outworks KP.
Also nobody loves their 🐶 more than her.
#NationalGirlsAndWomenInSports
@CoachLanden
Only things I try to do as a parent is remind my kids of the basics when they’re on the court:
Sprint back
Box out
I don’t know the schemes or what he’s being asked to do by his coach so I stay silent on most of it
I’ve also coached HS and College 😉
Got some year end stats for
@aj_peek
in his first year at Judge
The most meaningful one
+85 in 235 minutes of game time across 24 games.
3rd on the team behind JJ and Aaydan
Plus/Minus isn't a perfect stat, but it certainly is a measure of impact especially defensive impact
College coaches:
2025 PG
@apathjang
should be on your radar if he isn’t already.
He is elite at breaking down a defense and you can see his vision on this pass to
@DD_2xxx
for the corner 3.
Deng and JJ play tonight at 7 pm on
@KSLSportsRewind
for the state championship for
Having a blast with
@aj_peek
on his visit to
@OCUmbball
OKC is a pretty dope city.
- Breakfast at Hatch 🍳
- Pizza from Empire Slice House 🍕
- Got to hang out with some SLC people last night who were in town for YG’s first games. Game 3 is today and we head back to Utah
With 4 regular season games left in his freshman season,
@aj_peek
currently sits (among 2026 in Utah)
1st in rbs - 9.6
1st in bpg - 1.8
1st in FTM and FTA
1st in Dbl dbls -7
2nd in assists - 4.2
3rd in steals - 1.8
4th in PPG - 15.6
@PrepHoopsUT
@BallKongob
@UtahTop50League
Dear lower level high school refs,
Highly paid, highly trained full time NBA refs miss calls often. 7 in the last 2 min of the LAL vs DAL game I believe.
You are not as good as those refs
It’s ok to just admit, I was wrong. That was a bad call. That’s all we want as coaches
@UOrangemen
What was Derrick Whites AAU record? How about Duncan Robinson? Jason Preston? Nobody knows? 🤔
If you aren’t developing as a player AND person, then it’s a waste of time and money. 14-18 yr olds need developing and winning cultures can certainly help. My .02
I wish HS kids would go to watch ANY college practice and see this in action. Go watch a local JUCO or D3 practice and you’ll see. There is 0 chance you will make the team or see the court in college if you don’t play hard for 99.9% of the players in high school.
Those IG
I watched a lot of Utah HS basketball this wk
I can say a few things r true
1) Twitter highlights and stats are about 20% of the story
2) The 2026 kids are REALLY GOOD
3) Utah hoops is solid
Happy New Year!
@PrepHoopsUT
@CoachSanjin
@CoachLanden
@coachronnieross
Cooper Lewis (Lehi HS Senior) from Caitlin Clark range to end the first for Lehi in the 6a state finals.
This kid has
@For3JT
confidence!
26-9 run for Lehi in the 2nd 😳😳
4 yrs ago,
@aj_peek
told me he wanted to play in college
He was on a good local club team, but had only been playing 1 year
I told him “you can’t control a lot of this journey, but you can control your effort & attitude” hard work wins
@BallKongob
@TimothyDrisdom
@CoachSanjin
Been getting in the gym a lot with
@aj_peek
working on getting into the body of bigger defenders and using a basic spin move.
Spent an hour last week on it, and I was glad to see him go for it in game.
Practice can translate into the game!
Do you buy packaging for your job?
You should buy your labels and folding cartons from
@MeyersPrinting
All the cool kids are.
This has been a Packaging Service Announcement
#packaging
Am I wrong?!
If you want to see the incredible list of player movement, check out
@VerbalCommits
and subscribe using my promo code UTAH.
Sorry my hand writing sucks so bad. Who writes anymore?!
Can be real a second? For just a millisecond?
2 months ago, this kid hadn’t put on a pair of cleats or football pads in his whole life.
As a sophomore going to a new school, he decided to try something new and get out of his comfort zone
Friday night, he started both ways on
@UOrangemen
At a small HS we had kids miss games for band, plays, vacations, and we travelled by bus 15 hours to play our first 8 games (all road games) and stayed 3 nights in hotels. We also share a gym with MS and Girls so we practice in a local church 1/2 the time. All with 8 players. 😉
Always a joy when a coach texts you this about your child
“He did winning things!”
I told
@aj_peek
I enjoy sitting and watching his games. So I didn’t have a ton of film in my phone, but I did find some of these winning things from
@Team_Utahbb
16u Black win over a very good
Nearly 800 D1 and D2 players entered the portal today according to
@VerbalCommits
Which means 800 roster spots are open and 800 players with D1 and D2 experience are waiting to fill them. Couple that with the NAIA/D3/Juco players who are looking and…
Just listen to coach 👇🏼
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I'll be staying pretty busy through AAU and June HS ball trying to get out to
@Tjonesonthenba
Tyler is owed $120 million over the next 4 years - 23 years old
Scoot, Simons, Sharpe are owed a combined $124 million over 4 years ($140 if Sharpe’s options are picked up) avg age 21
Herro and a few late 1sts is an awful return for Dame for a team with S^3 in the backcourt.
Solid performance by the
@JudgePride
Bulldogs last night in the win over Stansbury
@apathjang
was all over the court and I’m guessing had a double double again (22 and I’d guess 15 rebounds!)
@DD_2xxx
and
@AymenIsmail12
both with a breakaway dunks and efficient scoring nights
@For3JT
Dangerously wades into the conversation…
Debt forgiveness is actually incredibly Biblical. Started with the year of Jubilee and follows through into the NT principles of lending without charging interest. See also your point about the wages of sin being death…
Per
The 2026 class beat the 2025 class at the
@ChrisPoPoola
EAT Camp in SLC 105 to 96.
Junior County, Isaiah Drisdom, and Gavin Lowe were unguardable for 2026’s
@Koli_Fosita2026
and
@aj_peek
locked up on D and hit some deep 3’s
JJ Apathjang (2025) was incredible
@PrepHoopsUT
@UOrangemen
Lots of kids have interest. Fewer have the talent. Even less have the work ethic and drive. It’s a rare breed to have all of it and if they do, they’ll likely beat out everyone and make that squad.
Can't wait to go see the Nuggets with my dad for game 1 of the NBA Finals today!
Can I be real a second? For just a millisecond?
I never thought I'd see the day when an NBA Finals game would be played in Denver. It's surreal
#GoNuggets
The Utah 2026 class is really special and national media is starting to notice a bit
4 kids on the top 40 on
@madehoops
recent update
5 in the top 60
Watch out for Isaiah Drisdom and
@iso_mass22
to turn some heads this year and jump up into the top 100 national as well.
We’ve
@Tjonesonthenba
Every single NBA Draft prospect has flaws. They will all evolve or devolve over the next 3-5 years.
The Miami Heat are in the Finals with 9 undrafted players who all had enough flaws to not get drafted at all but got better
I was a ball boy for the Nuggets in a game against the Miami Heat in December of 1988…
Since then my son has been able to be a ball boy and meet Jamal Murray, my daughter got to meet Jokic, and I’ve taken all my kids to countless games
GO NUGGETS!!!!!!!!!
So excited to welcome 6’5 185 lb F Solomon King to Utah from the UK
He will be living with us at Casa de Peek
He,
@aj_peek
,
@AymenIsmail12
are going to make for a high potential, crazy good 2026 class @ Judge!
📸 taken 12 hours after he landed against defending state champs 😉
Defensive highlights for
@aj_peek
and
@Koli_Fosita2026
at
#EATCamp
AJ stops the Fast break (yellow shoes)
Koli & AJ both stop drives
Koli contests
AJ boxes out, contests the layup, finds his guy, grabs the board, gets out of a double team
It’s the little things…
@BallKongob
I had a blast tonight with Coach
@DJDamazo
from
@GrinnellCollege
as we talked
#D3hoops
, the Grinnell System, and why players and parents in Utah should not overlook the opportunities at D3 Schools like Grinnell.
The full episode will be available on Apple and at
The fact that 2 people who grew up on the same street in tiny Monument, CO went on to become influential NBA figures (Pat and
@krystenpeek
) is pretty remarkable…
4a - 6a preview with
@nu_ballerz
and
@MarquezHeck
over on IG today
My predictions:
4a - LCA over Dixie, Cottonwood is my sleeper
5a - Alta over Highland, Bountiful is my sleeper
6a - Corner Canyon over Herriman, Weber is my sleeper
You watch the whole video (trying to get the
A silver lining after a rough night in Ogden was
@aj_peek
had first varsity football catch last night against LCA
Just dropped him off at the airport ✈️ next stop, Long Beach for
@FCPPangos
this weekend 🏀
Back in 2019, I got to take my daughter to a Nuggets game in Dallas (thanks Aunt
@krystenpeek
!) and meet some players after.
She asked for a photo and autograph with Jokić and he couldn’t have been a nicer human. Super down to earth and approachable!
When I coached an AAU team from 11U to 13U, I told the players and parents I was coaching to teach them how to play so they could make their HS teams, not just to win.
Happy to report, they’re all freshman and made their teams (some fresh, some Soph, some JV, and one Varsity!)
Hand down…
@aj_peek
with the 3 vs Mt Vernon
Finished with
19 pts
6 boards
7 assists
2 blocks
3 steals
Best part? When he focused on getting downhill and 2 ft in the paint, we scored easier and everyone ate!
This play is an example of what makes the 15u
@BallKongob
so hard to guard (and 11-1)
1) ball reversal
2) high post entry
3) PnR to a switch
4) Step into the midrange
They play together and the right way
@PrepHoopsUT
@TimothyDrisdom
College coaches would be wise to check out 2025
@Jaxxballer2
playing with
@utah_gold
on the Adidas 3SGB circuit
He’s a complete player who plays through contact at the rim and has a smooth mid range game as well.
Absolute competitor.
@JUCOadvocate
@PrepHoopsUT
Great weekend from
@aj_peek
at the Vegas Bragging rights tourney
7 ppg
3 rpg
1.5 apg
7/13 from 3
2/2 from 2
1/1 FT
Team went 4-0
In the 12 games (Rise and BR) he’s shooting 13/24 from 3 (54% 🔥)
@PrepHoopsUT
This is a simple move
@aj_peek
has been working on
1) get into the shot blockers body (the kid in the clip is about 6’7 220 17u from LA
2) finish high off the glass
Not perfect yet! But good
@CoachSeena
has been putting in the work. One of the best skills trainers around!
Soren Reis
6’8
Class of 2026
Highland High School
@BallKongob
Long, athletic, defends multiple positions and has range out to the college 3 already
@PrepHoopsUT
Since the live period is coming up and the combine just happened!
AJ Peek
@aj_peek
2026
6’3
180 lb
G
6’7 wingspan
8’2 standing reach
Scout - Loves to defend, guards 1-5, knockdown shooter
3.5 GPA
Judge Memorial Catholic HS, Utah
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