DME Academy

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DME Academy

Company type	Private
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]

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