Champions Basketball Academy

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Champions Basketball Academy provides skill training and basketball camps that will help make each player the best that they can be!  We are able to do this because we have the best staff around!


                          

We want you to maximize your potential as a basketball player and are here to help you do just that.  For you to become the best player you can be you must improve your skill set.  Our training focuses on ball-handling, individual offensive moves, shooting, passing, and footwork.  We offer the best training in the St. Louis area due to our staff, with not only experience but successful experience.  Our staff includes high school coaches who have taken teams to district, sectional, and even state titles.  We can be a supplement to your team one night a week working on skills so you can work on offensive and defensive schemes during practices.
 
 
     


Our Coaches:

 

We have always felt that having experienced, successful coaches is what separates CBA from other programs.  CBA has hired some great new coaches and trainers to help with both the skill training and the Jr. Eagle program!  Read below about our coaches! 


                               

          Champions Basketball Academy Staff

Dave German - Dave has been coaching HS and college basketball for 20 years.  He was an all-conference selection in HS and played on an Independence Community College team that finished 6th in the nation in NJCAA National Tournament.  He coached at Pittsburg State University when they finished 3rd in the tough MIAA conference.  He has won a district championship at St. Dominic HS as the head boys coach and has participated in Sectional and Elite 8 games while an assistant at DeSmet HS.  He is currently the Athletic Director and head boys basketball coach at Barat Academy.



 Kenyon Catchings -  Kenyon is a former Nike High School All-American.  He has run several basketball camps through the YMCA and has been on staff for numerous youth basketball camps across the Midwest for the past 15 years.

 

Kenyon's father Harvey Catchings played for 11 years in the National Basketball Association (NBA).  His sister, Tamika Catchings, is currently an All-Star player in the Womenʼs National Basketball Association (WNBA).  His other sister, Tauja Catchings, was drafted to play in the WNBA after a successful collegiate career at the University of Illinois.


Chandra Catchings - After a standout HS career in Chicago, Chandra played 4 years of college basketball.  She and husband Kenyon have been part of CBA for 3 years now.

 



 

Matt Baker-

High School:

2 year varsity letter winner at Skyline HS Longmont CO
1st team all conference
Led conference in blocked shots as a senior
Academic all state all 4 years

College:

Played four years of college basketball (3 at Maryville university)
SLIAC player of the month Dec. 2008
National Tournament appearence 2006

Other:

Spent summer of 2009 in Italy with USAA Atleyes playing professional and local club teams. 


 

 

Aaron Brinker-  Aaron is currently entering his second year as an assistant coach at Barat Academy.  Aaron played high school basketball at Pacific HS where he was two time all-conference, Conference Player of the Year, and All-State.  He then played for 2 years at Meramac Community College during which time they finished third in the National Tournament.  After Meramac, Aaron played at Lindenwood College where he was a team captain. 

 


 

Abby Brunnert - After a stellar career at Fatima HS, Abby played for 3 years as a varsity athlete at Maryville University with the Lady Saint's.  She was part of the record setting 6 consecutive seasons without a conference loss for Maryville.


Dan Sandorf- Dan has been the assistant varsity coach at Wentzville Holt HS for 2 years after a stand-out high school career at St. Dominic HS.


Charles Williams - Charles is the head coach at Wentzville Holt HS, where he took the Indians to the Elite 8 last year.  Charles played HS basketball at St. Charles High for Coach Gary Wacker and was an assistant coach at St. Charles High before taking the Holt job.