Iowa’s Peter Jok is headed to Los Angeles.
The senior shooting guard was invited to the 2016 Nike Basketball Academy, which brings some of the top basketball players in the nation together for a four-day camp. Former Hawkeyes Jarrod Uthoff and Aaron White both received invitations to the Academy, which also helps players build a bit of buzz.
The camp runs from July 24-28, and a number of NBA players will be in attendance, including LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and Anthony Davis.
It’s an elite camp, and the top 20 to 30 college athletes are invited.
Jok will get a long, hard look from the NBA — simply because he’s able to shoot the ball so well — but this will be another great opportunity for him to learn from the best. He will be Iowa’s lone fourth-year senior on the team and will have to lead the group this season.
There’s a lot Jok can do, and as the basketball season grinds closer, it’ll be interesting to watch just how much he can improve over the summer.
— by Jordan Hansen