Jeros grew up in the Tri-Valley area. He played 3 years varsity basketball at Amador Valley High School. He then earned a scholarship to play at Aurora University, a DIII near Chicago, Illinois. He has spent the last 3 years as an assistant coach for the varsity basketball team at Dublin High School and the previous 8 years serving as a coach at Foothill High School. His experiences as both a player and coach helped shape his belief in using basketball to develop confidence, discipline, and character in young athletes.
Along the way, he saw a gap. Kids had places to play, but not many places truly focused on developing them — as players and as people. Many programs were built primarily as feeder systems for local high schools, focused more on team success than individual player growth. Others prioritized winning, limited opportunities to a small group of athletes, or treated training like a business transaction rather than mentorship and development.
So in 2017, Jeros founded Top Performance Basketball — a locally rooted program focused on skill development, confidence, discipline, and character through the game of basketball.
Since then, hundreds of athletes have come through the program. Players have gone on to compete at high schools across the Tri-Valley, play at the collegiate level, and even professionally overseas. More importantly, they've grown into better teammates, students, and leaders.
Our mission has always stayed the same: Develop the player. Develop the person. Basketball is just the vehicle.