Now half-way through his impressive rookie season, DeJuan Blair has gained notoriety for his on-court production and his humble off-court persona. The rookie, who prepared for the NBA draft last year at IMG Academies, recently competed among the league’s best young stars during All-Star weekend in the Rookie-Sophomore Challenge. Dan Barto, Pro Development Coordinator for [...]
Since he entered middle school, Derrick Caracter was a household name in the basketball world. By the time he was a high school senior, Caracter was a consensus top-25 recruit and wanted by most of the top college programs. He chose Louisville and, after a rocky two years, left the program. Next year, he’ll play [...]
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 with coaches Mike Moreau and David [...]
The last sentence of this diary on SLAM Magazine’s web site sums it up perfectly:
“Either way, these two former teammates know they have bettered one another at the best training facility under superb instruction.”
Sean Brown, a walk-on for the University of Pittsburgh basketball team, joined former teammates DeJuan Blair and Tyrell Biggs at the IMG [...]
Tabbed as a mid-to-late first-round pick after the college season ended, Pitt’s DeJuan Blair came to the Pro Training Center at IMG Academies in hopes of getting in better shape and improving his game.
With reports coming out of Milwaukee that the Bucks are very interested in taking Blair at No. 10, it’s safe to say [...]
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. [...]
The Pro Training Center and IMG Basketball Academy had, quite possibly, the best collection of pre-draft talent in any gym around the country today.
With NBA scouts and reporters on hand, some of the country’s top players (some already declared for the draft, others still undecided) battled to impress while under the tutelage of coaches David [...]
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. [...]