Bryce James' future Arizona teammate Koa Peat shares 1-word reaction as he posts his highlight reel

Koa Peat, the 6-foot-9 power forward, is set to join the son of the four-time NBA champion LeBron James, Bryce James, next season. Peat finished a stellar high school basketball career at Perry in Gilbert, Arizona, and is ranked eighth nationally, as per On3's Industry Rankings.

With Peat starting his collegiate journey at the Arizona Wildcats, a famous basketball page, "PDT," shared some highlights of the power forward on Monday. It also compared him to the 2022-23 NBA Rookie of the Year, Paolo Banchero. The post was reshared by Koa Peat on his IG story with a one-word reaction.

"Baskets,'' he captioned his story.

Bryce James' future Arizona teammate Koa Peat shares 1-word reaction as he shares his highlight reel (Image via Instagram @koapeat)

Check out the original post.

"Incoming Arizona Freshman Koa Peat is going to be one of the best Freshmen in CBB next season. The 6’9 5 star was one of the best players in his class who averaged 21/7/2 while shooting 50% from the field for the Compton Magic and averaged 18/5/2 on 62% shooting for Team USA 17U," the post was captioned.

"Koa is an extremely skilled scorer at the rim and from the mid range. Koa shot an impressive 70% at the rim while creating most of those looks and being an off ball threat with his athleticism and cutting ability," read an excerpt from the post's caption.

Peat, who is ranked fourth in the power forward position and first in Arizona, was a popular figure among colleges. He received offers from Arizona State, Texas, Houston and North Carolina, among others.

However, he decided to sign with the Wildcats on March 27, becoming the youngest sibling to play at a collegiate level. He talked about his decision with ESPN.

"I chose Arizona, head coach Tommy Lloyd and his staff because I know I will be pushed," Peat said. "It's a winning program, and all I want to do is win."

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How good was Koa Peat in high school?

Peat started his high school basketball career as a freshman at Perry. In his debut season, he averaged 15 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.8 blocks per game, to lead the team to their first-ever Class 6A state championship.

While his senior year stats are unknown, the power forward played in the prestigious McDonald's All-American Game and represented Team USA in the Nike Hoop Summit in April. He also led his school to a 27-2 record and the state title in his senior year.

Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year and the MaxPreps Arizona Player of the Year will now join Dwayne Aristode, Bryce James and Brayden Burries next season.