DME Hosted the Christmas Classic including 12 High School Programs on December 19 – 21, 2019.

It was a great turnout with teams from all over the state of Florida as well
as some from out of state and was a great weekend of high level
basketball.

CHRISTMAS CLASSIC RECAP:

DME HS BLUE RESULTS
In a tough loss to start the weekend, Charles Davis led DME Blue with 18
points vs Spring Creek Academy.
DME HS Blue then turned around and played a tough program in Boca
Raton losing a close game 45 – 38. DME’s 6’8 Israel Griffin showed his
toughness and potential all throughout the game.
With the final game of the tournament, DME faced a very good program
and team in Victory Rock National. 6’1 G Sebastian Kinney came out on
fire with his energy and crafty finishing he finished the game with a game-high 31 points.

DME HS WHITE RESULTS
DME HS White had a tough loss against West Lake to start the
Christmas Classic. However, they bounced back big time the next day
with a win over FBCA 56 – 24. Sean Yan had a great performance with 20
points in the game.
DME HS White fell short on the final day against East Ridge 50 – 39.

 

You can check out the game on our youtube. 

You can check out the games on our youtube.

Activity

DME has hired Coach Steven Kenner to serve as head coach for Prep Team White during the 2019 – 2020 season. Coach Steven has a great compassion for teaching the game and his history shows it.

While serving as the Head Women’s Basketball coach at Southeastern Illinois College in 2018-2019 his team finished the season 22-10 with a home record of 13-1 and a second-place finish within the conference.

He also aided in the development of 2018-19 NJCAA All American Shamari Tyson.

During his time there, he coached six players that went on to NCAA Division I and II schools. He was also instrumental in the recruitment of Alex Pantelic, from Belgrade, Serbia, during the final games of the Men’s Basketball season.

As a former member of the University of Georgia (UGA) Men’s Basketball program, Kenner has found success on several levels. He has spent time coaching collegiately for NCAA Division II and III, and NJCAA Division I teams for almost 16 years. While at UGA, he served as the Head Manager, assisting the coaching staff with on-court player development, video scouting report, bench duties, and on-campus recruitment of student-athletes. It was during that time that he heard his calling to be a coach.

“Basketball is a great game meant for much fun, enjoyment, and a tool to inform us of our possibilities. I like to relate everything we do in basketball to life – how we handle adversity, criticism, and success. As a basketball coach, I have a vested interest in helping our student-athletes to fulfill their potential in the classroom, in the community, and on the court.

My primary role, as I perceive it, is to assist student-athletes not only to achieve but exceed their educational goals and aspirations…to encourage, nurture, and develop sportsmanlike conduct with an emphasis on academic accomplishments. In conjunction, we are providing opportunities for those driven to compete at a higher level to enhance and advance their basketball career,” Coach Steve closed with when giving some insight words on his purpose with coaching.

Favorite Quote:

“Success is a peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable.” – John Wooden

We look forward to a great season with Coach Steven.

Spring Prep closed out the season and finished up tournament play in Atlanta, Georgia for an All – American JUCO Showcase. Some of the highlight moments of Spring Prep included Tony Sun from China who attended 2019 Final Four to represent China and DME in the Final Four showcase activity games. Tony was featured on DME’s Youtube channel on his experience at DME all the way from China and the Final Four. You can find the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YUw1SggI4E&t=1s

You can find more pics here: https://dmeacademy.com/basketball-spring-prep/

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Daytona State College Head Coach, Brock Morris, also came over to DME to give some wise words of handwork, dedication and succeeding at the college level to 2019 Spring Prep after a day of practice.

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Former NBA Coach Stan Van Gundy also came to DME to watch Spring Prep Practice during the 2019 Spring Prep Season. He shared some encouraging words with DME Owner and Former NBA Coach Dan Panaggio and Spring Prep!

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DME HS Girls suited up this past weekend for the SIAA Championship against PottersHouse.
Before the game, the girls attended the SIAA Banquet and 2020 Hilani Cantone and Mary McMillan were named 2nd Team All SIAA. 2019 Ahna Burney and 2021 Isys Grady were named 1st Team All SIAA.

Coach Michael Panaggio was also named SIAA Coach Of The Year for the second year in a row.

DME HS Girls suited up and played a tough match against PottersHouse.

The girls won the SIAA Championship 76 – 53 over Potter’s House with Ahna Burney season high of 31 points.

Isys Grady, Mary McMillan, and Hilani Cantone were all were in double figures as well.

Ahna Burney was named SIAA Tournament MVP. DME HS girls finished the 2018-2019 Season 28-11. HS Girls has 4 seniors leaving but have 6 talented players returning.
To watch the game, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbMa-wQtbVk

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DME PG Blue and Orange traveled to Atlanta, Georgia for The Skill Factory Tournament this weekend and finished 3-1.

Day One started with Orange taking on Tennessee Prep and falling short 63-56. PG Blue took on SFG and came on top with the win 60-51.  
DAY Two consisted of both Post Grad teams taking on The Skill Factory. Orange took home their first victory of the weekend against TSF White 55-53 with Jaydon Cousins finishing with 23 points and 15 rebounds.

Next up, PG Blue took on #8 Nationally Ranked TSF Gold at the Invitational. Blue struggled in the game early, trailing by 17 points in the second half. DME began to string together with some big defensive steps and made a comeback late in the third quarter by cutting the lead to 6 points. DME defeated TSF 71-67. Big efforts by Antonin Kemkeng and Jeremy Golson. Kemkeng added 8 points and 12 rebounds and Golson shot 4-6 from the three-point line with 14 points. Jermaine Marshall had a double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds.
This is the second win from PG Blue against a top 15 ranked team this season. DME Blue record is now 15-4.

PG Blue takes on 4A Academy Wednesday at 2:00 pm. Game will be live streamed here on our youtube here.

DME hosted the 2nd Mauro Panaggio Invitational Tournament this past weekend. Four NCAA Division 3 colleges competed for year bragging rights in the DME Field House.

 The first series of games started on Sunday at noon with The College at Brockport and Gallaudet University. Brockport dominated with a win 100 – 63. 
You can watch the game here.

Next game was Nazareth and Washington & Lee University. Washington took the win 94 – 68. You can watch the game here.

Monday started with the Consolation game with Nazareth and Gallaudet University. With great efforts from both teams, Nazareth took the win 73- 56. You can watch here.
The Championship Game followed up next with Washington & Lee and Brockport. Washington Lee took home the trophy by closing out a win with a nine-point lead 75 – 66. You can watch here.

All-Tournament players were named at the end and rewarded with a plaque. All-Tourney Players were Steve Valencia-Biskupiak – Gallaudet, Justin Summers – Brockport, Tyler Stenglein – Nazareth, and Devin Kearns – Washington & Lee. Roy McMillan from Washington & Lee took home Tournament MVP! You can check out the photos on our Facebook page here.
Check out our Youtube page for the highlight video of the whole tournament here.

After losing UNC commit Alexis Duckett for the season, DME Girl’s High School Team has not skipped a beat. DME Girl’s team is currently 8-0 and no team has stayed within 20 points. The team is very talented and has great depth. The team has 5 girls averaging double figures, led by Sophomore I’sis Grady who is leading the team in points, rebounds, and steals with 14 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 2.6 steals a game.

Senior Guard Ahna Burney has been scoring 13 points per game and has helped make up for Duckett’s absence. FAMU commit Hilani Cantone is also off to a strong start averaging 12 points a game in her junior year. Three other girls are averaging 9 points, 8 points, and 7 points respectively.

Coach Michael Panaggio says this is the best team he has coached thus far regardless AAU or High School. DME recently had a showdown with 3x Defending State Champs Fort Myers who has 2021 star, Chaniya Clark. DME made a statement with a 29 point victory. The schedule gets tougher as they go deeper into December and the new year.

Three of the next four games DME plays before Christmas are Timber Creek High School out of Orlando, followed up by a huge home game December 15th against National Top 5 Ranked Hamilton Heights, and another matchup against talented Montverde Academy.

To watch some of our girls’ basketball games live-streamed, click here.

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