Krysten Peek

Krysten Peek

Krysten Peek joins the Hoops HQ team as a senior contributor after 10 years at Yahoo Sports, extensively covering basketball at the high school, college and NBA levels. She is also a color analyst for NBA TV for their Future Starts Now platform, broadcasting all of the best high school games in the EYBL Scholastic League and other top high school basketball showcases.

Top High School Recruits Make Their Case at Nike Showcase in Arizona

A swarm of NBA scouts descended on Mesa last weekend for Nike’s first EYBL session. Here are the players who made the best impressions.

NBA Scouts Explain How the Portal is Helping Players Boost Their Draft Prospects

The transfer portal and NIL is keeping players in college longer. And that means NBA teams get longer looks at prospects.

NBA Draft Update: Players Who Helped Themselves During the NCAA Tournament

Wisconsin’s John Tonje and Colorado State’s Nique Clifford didn’t make the Sweet Sixteen, but they and several others have played their way up NBA Draft boards

Peaking at the Right Time, Mountain West Champ Colorado State Is Headed to the NCAA Tournament

Star guard Nique Clifford and the Rams will take a 10-game winning streak into the Big Dance

NBA Draft Report: Should They Stay or Should They Go?

Duke’s Isaiah Evans, Michigan’s Danny Wolf and Michigan State’s Jase Richardson are among the prospects who will have difficult decisions whether to enter the draft

NBA Scouts and Execs Name the Most Polarizing 2025 NBA Draft Prospects

Hoops HQ’s NBA Draft expert Krysten Peek has assembled a list of eight prospects who are drawing starkly divided opinions from NBA scouts and executives

EXCLUSIVE: How Cooper Flagg Took His Game to Another Level

Duke’s star freshman forward has solidified his spot as the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft. First, though, he wants to win an NCAA championship. 

Likely NBA Lottery Pick Is Peaking at Just the Right Time

Baylor is increasingly reliant upon on its freshman star, who has proven he can carry the load

The Cosmic Connection That Started Tre Johnson’s Path to Texas

The freshman phenom and future lottery pick is playing for the same coach his father did nearly 30 years ago

Duke-Bound Boozer Twins Prove to Be a Winning Pair

Cameron and Cayden Boozer — sons of former NBA and Duke star Carlos — might be the best twin pairing in high school basketball history

Has Bryce James Arrived?

He's not Bronny (or LeBron) but Arizona-bound Bryce James showed potential at the Hoophall Classic