ABOUTJY BASKETBALL

Based out of Herriman, UT Justin Yamzon, or LJ as most people know him, is a Las Vegas native who moved to Utah in 2018. LJ which stands for “Little Justin” had an extensive basketball career as a player before recently becoming a coach and skills trainer. At only 5’6 his basketball journey was one unlike any other. Growing up in Las Vegas he attended high school at Lake Mead Christian where he was an all-state player for 3 years. He received State MVP honors in his division his junior and senior year accompanied by winning the state scoring title averaging 30.1 and 30.3 ppg his junior and senior years respectively. His high school résumé was good enough to land him an offer from BYU Hawaii where he would go on to play three years before graduating early. LJ entered college as a 17-year-old freshman and graduated at the age of 20. In his time there as a player, he was amongst the top in the conference in efficiency and even led the conference in 3pt. Fg % (50%), FT % (91.9%), and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.6). Upon graduating from BYU Hawaii with a degree in Exercise Science LJ took a year off before pursuing a professional basketball career in the Philippines. In 2017 he was drafted by the Marinerong Pilipino Skippers in the PBA D-League draft while working on his dual citizenship papers. After a year year in the Philippines, he returned home due to an immigration issue. He immediately got back to work and accepted a coaching job under Head Coach David Evans at Wasatch Academy. He spent 2 years at Wasatch as an assistant coach on the national team and head-coaching the JV team. After Wasatch, he most recently took the Head Assistant coaching job at RSL Academy (2020). He is currently still under the direction of Head Coach David Evans and has goals of being able to coach his own program someday.

LJ specializes in skill work, player development, scouting, and film breakdown. His “back to the basics” approach focuses on the fundamentals of the game and evolving your game to become a complete player. His goal is to instill confidence by preparing you for in-game situations through drills and repetition. Your preparation is the key to your success.

Your basketball journey as a player is a long one and no one understands that more than LJ. His passion comes from being able to pass on his knowledge as a player and coach and work on the day-to-day process…getting better. He enjoys the opportunity to help grow the game and assist players with the tools they need to be able to reach their basketball goals. The lessons the game teaches will not only benefit the players he trains not only on the court but later on in life. The relationships LJ holds with the players he has come into contact with stretch far beyond basketball.