About COACH AUSTIN

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I grew up in Chesterfield County, Virginia and began playing basketball  in middle school. I played  at Manchester High School and Trinity Episcopal School in Chesterfield.  During this time I became known as "Stretch" due to my athletic abilities and skills. While at Trinity, I was named First Team All-Richmond Prep League, Second Team VISAA All State and 2 time Prep League Champion. My love for the game has taken me all over the world as both  a D1 college athlete and professional basketball player.  

I am a high energy, athletic coach with 5+ years of experience coaching group and individual sessions. While playing overseas I was responsible for running youth training camps for the teams I played for. I have coached kids in France, Norway and Slovakia and was responsible for running the program for grades 9th-12th. I have experience motivating clients, mentoring kids and helping athletes reach their goal while using my experience playing basketball at a high level.

While being a professional basketball player I played in the top leagues for: France, Argentina, Norway, Austria, Slovakia and Germany. I attended Drexel University as a Division 1 basketball player from 2014 to 2018. I served as Team Captain in 2017 and 2018. During my collegiate career I led the CAA Conference in blocks per game and in 2018 I was ranked #8 in blocks for the NCAA Division 1 Conference. In 2018, I also received CAA All Defensive Team which is an accolade given to outstanding players for their defensive performance. While playing overseas I competed with several top athletes in the foreign league as well as former players for the NBA.