Craik, a 2025 AdventistHoops All-American, is a 6’5” senior defensive stopper for his hometown Walla Walla Valley Academy. He’s never been the highest scoring threat on the court. Instead, he’s built his identity on effort, discipline, and a calm leadership style rooted in something deeper than basketball.

The original AdventistHoops logo was created in 2023 when I started the Instagram account and needed a symbol to represent the celebration of Seventh-day Adventist basketball.

2025 AdventistHoops All-American Luke Deininger played his freshman season at Forest Lake Academy in Florida, before considering a transfer to another local Christian school. “It was tough because it wasn’t an Adventist school. But I just felt like in order to really fulfill my potential in basketball, I needed to make a change. I prayed about it a lot and ended up making the switch.”