DME Academy
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Sports, |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Headquarters | Daytona Beach, Florida |
Key people | Mike Panaggio, Co-Founder; Dan Panaggio, Co-Founder |
| Parent | DME Sports |
| Website | https://dmeacademy.com/ |
DME Academy is a private athletic sports training academy based in Daytona Beach, Florida for post-graduate basketball players. During its first year in existence, DME Academy's National Team, The DME Lakers, reached the National Prep Championships at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, Connecticut.[1] The DME Lakers lost to Putnam Science in the quarter-finals.
In the 2016 National Prep Championships, DME was eliminated by Putnam Science Academy (93-66)[2]
History
[edit]DME Academy was established in 2015 as a Post Grad Basketball Training Academy. The property sits on a ten-acre campus adjacent to the Daytona Beach Airport and within eyesight of the Daytona 500.
Facility
[edit]DME Academy currently resides in the DME Sports facility, a 47,000 square foot event center.[3] The facility consists of 2 full NBA courts, a shooting lab, a 2500 square foot video studio, a state of the art film room, 10,000 square foot strength and conditioning area and a 60 yard by 40 yard outdoor synthetic turf area for speed and agility training. The facility compares to top NBA practice facilities.[citation needed] The facility is not open to the public and serves the academy and other high-profile athletes. Academy students have 24/7 access.
Programs
[edit]7-Month Post Graduate
[edit]The program assists high school graduates in basketball training. The season consists of a seven-month, thirty game season with potential playoff tournaments. DME Academy houses and feeds student athletes daily.
Intensive Summer Camp Schedule
[edit]DME Academy's Intensive Summer Camp is designed to test the physical and mental strength of student athletes through 2.5 - 3 hour sessions per day with 12 basketball coaches.[4][citation needed] DME Academy houses and feeds student athletes daily, utilizing beachfront accommodations.
Notable alumni
[edit]- Ahmad Clark (2016), basketball player who plays professionally in Montenegro and formerly for the Albany Great Danes[5]
- Kevon Harris (2016), basketball player for the Orlando Magic and formerly for the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks[6]
- Ted Kapita (2016), former basketball player for the NC State Wolfpack[7]
- Junior Madut (2017), basketball player who plays professionally in Finland, and formerly for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors[8]
- Keegan Murray (2020), basketball player for the Sacramento Kings, and formerly for the Iowa Hawkeyes[9]
- Kris Murray (2020), basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers, and formerly for the Iowa Hawkeyes[10]
- Jean Montero (2021), basketball player for BC Andorra, formerly played for Overtime Elite[11]
- Chloe Kitts (2022), basketball player for the South Carolina Gamecocks[12]
- Savo Drezgić (2024), basketball player for KK Partizan[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "National Prep Championship Field Announced". New England Recruiting Report. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ "National Prep Championship | NERR - New England Recruiting Report". www.newenglandrecruitingreport.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-10. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
- ^ "Our Mission". DME Sports. Archived from the original on 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
- ^ "DME Post Grad - DME SportsDME Sports". Archived from the original on 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
- ^ "DME Academy - Basketball Program Alumni Student-Athletes". DME Sports.
- ^ "Kevon Harris - Men's Basketball". Stephen F. Austin.
- ^ "Ted Kapita - 2016-17 - Men's Basketball". NC State University Athletics.
- ^ "Junior Madut - Men's Basketball". University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics.
- ^ "DME Academy - Basketball Program Alumni Student-Athletes". DME Sports.
- ^ "DME Academy - Basketball Program Alumni Student-Athletes". DME Sports.
- ^ "Jean Montero". NBADraft.net.
- ^ "DME Academy Alumna Shine in NCAA Tournament". DME Sports. 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Basketball Standout, Savo Drezgić, Joins DME Basketball". DME Sports. 28 December 2023.