Deane Hirons 5’7″. And he dunks the 10-foot rim.
I’m a 16-year-old dunker with a 37-inch vertical, training in the THP Strength system and coached by Isaiah Rivera and John Evans. At 5’7″, every rim I touch is a rim I had to climb to — and I’m throwing down on the full 10-foot rim off the lob. Selected for The Dunk Camp 2026. Off the court, I build AI agents that help local businesses grow online.
Short. And still above the rim.
I’m Deane Hirons, 16 years old and 5 feet 7 inches tall. In a sport where everyone tells you that you need height, I went the other way — I built the jump. Every dunk I land is a foot-and-a-half of rim I had to earn out of the air.
I train in the THP Strength vertical-jump system, coached by Isaiah Rivera and John Evans — the same program behind some of the highest verticals ever tested. The work shows up in the numbers: a 37-inch vertical, a 10’6″ max touch off a 7’5″ reach, and a ~6-inch vertical gain documented on the same hoop across ten months. My first real dunk landed on a 9’11.5″ rim — and now I’m throwing it down on the full 10-foot rim off the lob.
In 2026 I was selected for The Dunk Camp — days alongside the best dunkers and jump trainers in the world. I’m on Team 6, and I’ve put down a windmill over my own coach, Isaiah Rivera. The whole journey is public, posted rep by rep.
And there’s a second lane: I’m learning to build with AI — pointing AI agents at the work that drowns local business owners, the same playbook young builders like Dylan, Cam, and Nate are running. More on that below.
The Facts
What I throw down.
At 5’7″, the game is about getting the ball over a rim that’s nearly twice my standing reach. Here’s what’s in the bag — every one posted, every one earned.
Off-the-Lob Finish
Catching it in the air and finishing on the full 10-foot rim. The clean lob jam is the dunk that proves a short jumper belongs above the rim.
Windmills
9-foot and 8-foot 360 windmills, including one thrown over Isaiah Rivera’s head. Style on top of the hops — the highlight stuff.
The Vert Itself
A measured 37-inch vertical and a 10’6″ touch — built in the THP system and tracked publicly, with a documented ~6″ gain in ten months.
Real reps. Real rims.
Straight from the gym. Follow @deane.hirons10 for new clips every week.
The other thing I’m training: AI.
Reach you rent disappears. So while I chase the rim, I’m also learning to build — running AI agents that do the work most local business owners never get to: showing up in search, posting consistently, answering leads, keeping a real presence online.
It’s the same path the young builders ahead of me are on — Dylan Haugen, Cam Hazzard, and Nathaniel “Hoopin Nate” Kenney — using AI not just to make content, but to run a lean, one-person agency for real local businesses.
If you run a local business and you’re confused about where to even start with AI, that’s exactly who I help. I’ll put the agents to work so you can get back to your business.
🔎Get Found Online
AI agents that build and maintain your search presence so local customers actually find you.
📲Show Up Consistently
A steady stream of posts and content — produced with AI, on schedule, in your voice.
🤝Built for Local Owners
No jargon. A 16-year-old builder who translates “AI” into “more customers” for your business.
Who I train and fly with.
Dunking is a small world, and the people in it vouch for each other. Here’s the company I keep — coaches, camp, and the crew.
The Dunk Camp 2026 crew
Let’s work.
Booking a dunk feature or collab, putting Deane in front of your audience, or a local business that wants AI doing the heavy lifting — this is home base. Reach out.
✉ Email Deane