The program he wished he'd had.
Jeros grew up in the Tri-Valley, working the same youth basketball circuit most kids out here know. He earned a varsity spot at Amador Valley High School, then a basketball scholarship to Aurora University — a Division III program in Illinois. He played college ball and finished a Bachelor of Business Administration at Cal State East Bay.
And he saw a gap.
Tri-Valley kids had plenty of places to play basketball. What they didn't have were places actively trying to develop them — into more skilled players, sharper students of the game, and the kind of role models and leaders the community is built on.
So in 2017, Jeros founded Top Performance Basketball. Structured. Disciplined. Locally rooted. Run by people who knew the gyms, the schools, and the families. Built around one thesis:
Develop the player. Develop the person. The court is just the classroom — the lesson is bigger.
Lynn joined that year as Program Manager and has been the operations backbone ever since — same-day replies, gym scheduling, parent communication, the invisible work that keeps a real program running. The coaching staff was built against the same bar: multi-step interview, background check, coaching standards training, and a mentored first season before leading independently.
Nine years later, hundreds of athletes have come through the program. Many earned varsity spots at Foothill, Amador Valley, Dublin, California, and San Ramon Valley high schools. A few signed with colleges — Bethel (Kansas), Skyline, CIS University in Madrid. One made his pro debut in Spain. Many more are simply better teammates, students, and brothers because of what they learned in this gym.
"There's nothing more fulfilling than watching our players succeed in life. Developing their character through the game of basketball is just the stepping stone — the real goal comes after."
— Coach Jeros