Combine Academy - Showcase 2024

About OVER 300 COLLEGE COMMITMENTS SINCE 2012 Located in Lincolnton, North Carolina, Combine Academy is an international boarding school for athletes with the goal of developing students academically and athletically in preparation for playing at the college level. Sitting on a 60-acre campus, Combine Academy offers an all-inclusive environment for students in basketball, baseball, soccer, and golf. Each student goes through and in

Boys: Ages 14–19

HOSTING TEAMS Boys/Girls

TRAINING CAMPS

depth academic and athletic evaluation and then

HS/College/Pro Players

has a custom schedule and plan designed around

AAU EXPOSURE

their specific needs to maximize their results.

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HIGH SCHOOL

Boys: Ages 14–19

Who

are

WE’RE BUILT TO HELP YOU EXCEED The coaches and support staff at Combine Academy bring a wealth of experience from multiple levels of amateur and professional sports, including the NCAA, various international leagues and competitions, and the NBA.

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Facts Figures

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COMBINE ALUMNI PLAY IN COLLEGE NCAA D1 COMMITMENTS DIFFERENT COUNTRIES REPRESENTED ON CAMPUS NCAA EXPERIENCED STAFF MEMBERS YEARS RANKED TOP-25 NATIONALLY NBA ALUMNI

NEW STARS Yohance Connor

Kaden Magwood

North Carolina Guard, Yohance Connor might be the most athletic and explosive player in the class of 2026. Connor, who recently was tested at having a 46” vertical jump, is at his best when showing casing his athletic abilities on defense, allowing him to play in transition on offense. Ranked nationally as a 4 star player, Connor already has offers from schools like Auburn, Arizona State, Illinois, and more.

The sky is literally the limit for this player.

Kaden Magwood, the Louisville, Kentucky native, joins the Combine Academy family for his senior year. Magwood, at 6’2”, is an athletic guard that has the ability to score in bunches from all three levels. Rivals.com class of 2025 newest ranking has Kaden as the 64th ranked player in the country. While, already holding offers from High major programs like Illinois, Cincinnati, Xavier, and Virginia Tech, Magwood looks to become a household name this season.

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NEW STARS Rivers Knight

Elhadj Diallo

Rivers Knight is a 6’10” forward with the ability to step outside and stretch the floor. On the more intriguing players in the class of 2026 as Knight combines a unique blend of size, length, and shot making ability that pro scouts seek.

Widely considered a top 100 proepct in his class, Knight already has a handful of High Major offers.

Elhadji Diallo is a 6’8” forward from Senegal and is a member of the 2026 class.

The versatile forward has the ability to play inside and outside on offense and uses his 7’3” arm span to alter shots on the defensive end of the floor. Ranked as a top 60 prospect by multiple sources, Diallo already holds offers from schools like Rutgers, Mississippi State, and George Mason.

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Where are JALEN HOOD SCHIFINO LOS ANGELES LAKERS

SEAN EAST

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI

ARTUR LABINOWICZ

COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY

JACOB COOPER

LANDER UNIVERSITY

RHYION BLACKWELL MCNEESE STATE

ROB DILLINGHAM

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES

JASHEEM FELTON

SETON HALL UNIVERSITY

MJ COLLINS

TRENTYN FLOWERS LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS

CHARLES MANNING

LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY

JACORI OWNES

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY

AJ SMITH

DYLAN VAN ECK

JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY

AARON HALL

WINGATE UNIVERSITY

IONA COLLEGE

DETALION BROWN

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA

now?

RAKEASE PASSMORE

SILAS DEMARY JR.

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

JAYDEN EPPS

ASANTI PRICE

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY

MATAI BAPTISTE

BOSTON UNIVERSITY

PAUL JONES III

WINTHROP UNIVERSITY

LIAM CRAVEN

WEST VIRGINIA TECH

PATRICK WESSLER VIRGINIA TECH

COLLIN TANNER

GEORGIA TECH

UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND

JAYDEN BREWER

KENDALL CAMPBELL

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL

ERICH HARDING

MARSHAL UNIVERSITY

ETHYN BROWN

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHICAGO

ELON UNIVERSITY

JAMIL MILLER

KENNESAW STATE

JOSH ADOH

BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY

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Combine Showcases ABOUT THE EVENT

SHOWCASE BENEFITS

The Combine Sports Academy Showcase is designed for Middle School (ages 10-14) and High School (ages 15-19) basketball athletes.

The Showcase aims to:

The ultimate goal of the Showcase is to educate parents and athletes about the USA Basketball system and principles.

• Introduce the USA style of training.

• Teach players how to enhance their skills and basketball IQ. • Offer classes on NCAA rules.

• Provide scouting evaluations from games.

1. USA BASKETBALL TRAINING 2. WORLD-CLASS EXPERTS 3. NCAA CLASSES 4. SCOUTING EVALUATIONS 5. SUMMER PROGRAMS IN THE USA 6. SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES 7. MEDIA EXPOSURE 8. GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS

The Hyper

with EHCB

ABOUT THE EUROLEAGUE HEAD COACHES BOARD (EHCB) The EuroLeague Head Coaches Board (EHCB) was founded as a nonprofit sports association in February 2019 in Belgrade, Serbia, following discussions among coaches. The decision to establish the EHCB was made in June 2018 at the EB Institute Annual Workshops in Barcelona. Zeljko Obradovic and Pablo Laso were elected as President and Vice-President, with Goran Sasic as Executive Director, by 14

EuroLeague coaches present at the meeting.

The first Assembly was held on July 4, 2019, in Badalona, adding advisors Cem Karamuersel and Jan Pommer. In 2020, Amit Ganor and Svetlana Krstajic joined the management.

The EHCB aims to share the knowledge and experience of EuroLeague Head Coaches with new basketball coaches worldwide, a key founding objective.

GOAT BASKETBALL

GOAT BASEBALL

GOAT SOCCER

GOLF

JEFF MCINNIS Former UNC and NBA Player, Current Coach at College of Charleston

MIKE JAGACKI Assistant Coach at Hofstra

RAY CROSSMAN

KAINAN JUSTINIANO

Assistant Coach at Yale

Graduate Assistant at LSU

MATT WARREN

PRESTON INGRAM

Head Coach at Tabor College

Head Coach at Maryville

IAN WALSH

BASEBALL

BASKETBALL

GOAT Pitching Coach with the LA Dodgers

ALEX SPEAS Pitcher for the Houston Astros

STEVE MCMILLIAN Head Coach at Southwest Virginia

FRONT MOMIR GAJIC

JELENA TODOROVIC

DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS

SENIOR ADVISOR

Recipient of the “NABC Outstanding Student-Athlete” award, Momir brings over 20 years of diverse professional experience. His roles include NCAA D1 Coach, NBA Scout, President of a Sports Tech Company, CEO of a Sports Academy, and General Manager of the Athlete+ Consulting Firm.

Jelena was born in Serbia but has spent most of her life in Australia. She is a professional basketball coach, specialising in player development. Jelena spent most of her career in the USA and Australia in men’s basketball. Jelena graduated EHCB head coaches academy and is alumni of the 1st generation, since then she has debuted in European men’s basketball and has joined the EHCB academy as operations manager.

MATT MORRIS

MATT WILLIAMSON

VICE PRESIDENT

DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Matt Morris joined Combine Academy in 2015 and has served as Vice President since that time. In addition to his day-to-day role as Vice President, Morris has been an instrumental part of the growth and success of Combine Academy through his wealth of industry contacts and his International recruiting efforts. Morris was a five-year letterman in basketball at Andrews High School in South Carolina., and a three-time 7A AllRegion selection and earned AA All-State honors as a senior.

Mat Williamson joined Combine Academy in the fall of 2014. After coming on as National Head Coach and General Manager for the first two years of his time at Combine, he has spent the last four years primarily in the General Manager role with a focus on business development. Mat Williamson came to Combine Academy after serving as Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at NCAA Division II Newberry College and Division I NJCAA Gordon College.

We look forward to a great partnership

MOMIR GAJIC Director of International Operations

+1-561-843-9288 momirllc@gmail.com

JELENA TODOROVIC

MATT MORRIS

Senior Advisor

Vice-President

+61-449-737-772 jelena@headcoaches.org

+1-843-833-4128 morris@combineacademy.com

MAT WILLIAMSON Director of Business Development

+1-404+401+4049 mat@combineacademy.com