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Bruce Gillard Owner/Head Trainer
- 19 years experience training
- Experience coaching High School and Semi-Pro
- NBA Skills Trainer
- Owner of Hoop Dreams Elite Training
- Certified in: BALL HANDLING, SHOOTING, SKILL ENHANCEMENT, POST PLAY, OFFENSIVE FOOTWORK, PLAYMAKER, and MORE...
- Cell: (616) 890-1117
Avery Brown HEAD TRAINER
- Miles College
- 2020 SIAC Player of the Year
- 2X Brighthouse Player of the Year
- 2X Lake County Player of the Year
Cell Phone: (352) 593-1214
Instagram: Avery_brown5
Chelsea Johnson Trainer
- Played at Eckerd University
- 1st Team all conference
- 2nd Team all region
- Honorable mention all American 2019
- Cell: (321) 313-7840
Phillip Wilson Trainer
Cell: Phil (847) 532-5456
Clarence Tillman Trainer
- Played at North Georgia University
- Played professionally in Spain and Mexico
- Won 3 ABA National Championships
- Currently playing for the Clermont Crocs
- Certified personal trainer and skills trainer for 7 years
Cell: (904) 803-9702
Dwayne Trent
4 Years High School Basketball
3 Years Playing AAU in New York
Basketball Skills Trainer for 5 years in Central Florida
4 Years of Coaching experience
Dwayne cell: (631) 320-4104
Matt Kebler Trainer
Trained with Hoop Dreams Elite 2016-2019
Played 4 years at Boone High School
Played competitive AAU 2014-2020
Studied at Florida State University 2020-2022
Cell: Matt (321) 439-9673
RACHEL GILLARD Account Manager/Staff RN
- 18 Years experience as a registered nurse and certified in CPR/First Aid
- Has been managing HDE member accounts for 11 years
- Coordinates HDE Family member events
- hdebasketball@yahoo.com
- cell phone (407) 490-8438
DARREN EVANS TRAINER/TRAVEL COACH
- Played at Bryan College
- Scored over 1,100 points in High School
- 10 years as Head Coach of Travel Teams
- 10 Years Skill Training experience
- Multiple top 10 national finishes on boys and girls travel ball
- Helped get over 50 players to college
- Cell: (407) 965-8325
Stevie Akridge Trainer/ Coach
- High School first team All-City and All-State honorable mention
- Played at Grand Rapids Community College (01-03)
- Played Lincoln Memorial University (04-06)
- Semi Pro 2 seasons for IBL Grand Rapids Flight
- Pro 1 season in Lima Peru for El-Bosque
- Junior Varsity Head Coach
- 1 Year Varsity Assistant Coach
Cell: Stevie (770) 510-6891
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