Every spring, basketball players from the U.S. and abroad come to the IMG Basketball Academy with hopes of a future in professional basketball. From sure-fire NBA lottery picks to players simply preparing for a tryout with a lower-level pro club, each player in the Academy’s pre-draft program/Pro Training Center has a different story and background. [...]
In preparation for the upcoming European clay court season, including the French Open starting May 24, Serena Williams today arrived at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy/IMG Academies to train with Nick on the campus’ clay courts.
“I’ve known Nick since I was 10 years old,” she said. “He’s always been a great person and a help [...]
During the 2007 season, the University of Florida and Ohio State University met in the championship games in both football and men’s basketball, sparking a bit of rivalry.
At the David Leadbetter Golf Academy, Mia Piccio (from Philippines) and Susana Benavides (Bolivia) hope to push their golf teams to similar success next year when they attend [...]
The desire to play college basketball never left Jesse Edwards.
Not after his high school team struggled mightily. Not after recruiters failed to make the trip to his small Cape Cod town.
“What scout’s going to drive out to Cape Cod for a 2-18 team,” Edwards said. “I knew I wasn’t getting any exposure.”
Now, Edwards, a 5-foot-8 [...]
Perfect Game Crosschecker released their latest High School Baseball: Top 50 Teams. The Pendleton School at the IMG Baseball Academy moved up three spots to #7 in the nation. The team completed their season on Friday, ending with a 29-1 regular season record.
The Pendleton School at the IMG Baseball Academy dropped 4 spots to # 19 in the MaxPreps Xcellent 25 Baseball Poll. Previously the team was ranked 15th. A sample from the linked poll:
The Panthers suffered their first loss of the season with a 12-4 defeat at the hands of Lakewood Ranch on Tuesday of last [...]
Playing in her first tournament since winning the title in Charleston, Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy student, Sabine Lisicki, picked up right where she left off. The 19-year old German (playing in front of her home fans) defeated world #20 Patty Schnyder 6-4, 6-3 today in the fist round of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in [...]
ESPN Rise, the high school sports component of ESPN, released their lastest Fab 50 Baseball Rankings. The Pendleton School at IMG Acadmies ranked 42nd nationally and 15th in the Southeast Region. A sample from the linked Fab 5o below:
Lakewood Ranch defeated Pendleton, 12-4, last week to hand the Panthers their only loss of the season. [...]
Brad Rusin, an IMG Soccer Academy student from 2002-2005 and IMG Defensive Player of the Year as a senior, was signed by the Carolina RailHawks of the United Soccer League First Division.
At an intimidating 6-foot-4 and 200 pounds, Rusin made 76 appearances for UCLA before graduating in 2008.
Rusin helped IMG win its first Dallas Cup [...]
Every spring, basketball players from the U.S. and abroad come to the IMG Basketball Academy with hopes of a future in professional basketball. From sure-fire NBA lottery picks to players simply preparing for a tryout with a lower-level pro club, each player in the Academy’s pre-draft program has a different story and background. They share [...]