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#284: Parker Van Dyke on why being a disciple of Jesus Christ comes before basketball
#284: Parker Van Dyke on why being a disciple of Jesus Christ comes before basketball
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Although professional basketball player Parker Van Dyke has worn jerseys for the Salt Lake City Stars and Austin Spurs, he sees his first identity as a disciple of Jesus Christ.
Parker currently plays for the NBA G League and broadcasts high school games. He has also played professionally in Europe, after starting for the University of Utah Utes and serving a full-time mission in the Alabama Birmingham Mission.
Through all this, Van Dyke’s advice to others is to be builders — both on a team and in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
He joins Church News reporter Mary Richards in the church meetinghouse gym where he grew up playing in Salt Lake City.
Guest: Parker Van Dyke
Host: Mary Richards
Publisher: Church News
Publishing Date: 2026-03-10
Release Date: 2026-03-10