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Brandon received numerous other accolades while at USD: Freshman All-American,1st Team All-WCC, WCC Tournament MVP, WCC Player of the month. Years of commitment and hard work would finally pay off when Brandon was selected to compete in the NBA, playing for the Phoenix Suns Summer League and Pre-season with the Washington Wizards. Brandon would play professional basketball overseas for 8 years in Europe, South America, and China.

When the ball stopped bouncing Brandon was able to establish himself as a Motivational Speaker and a Sports Betting Awareness Ambassador (SBAA), visiting Universities, Schools, and Organizations across the United States. In 2020, Brandon took an incredible leap of faith and launched his nonprofit organization called, ‘No Script’, formalizing his efforts regarding youth advocacy and life-skills education through his AWAKE (Actively Working Acquiring Knowledge

Everyday) Program. This led to the creation of AWAKE Basketball and a partnership with Playground-Houston. With purpose in hand, Brandon is determined to utilize his journey to inspire others; life has “No Script”, but effort, perseverance, and faith turns commitment into visible success. Combine that with the amazing support system of Sam Ibrahim, Jamie Coote and Playground-Global the possibilities of impact are limitless.

Jerome found his way to the basketball court following behind his older brother. The Toronto native was a standout player in high school, college and professionally. The 6-foot-4 guard was chosen as one of the top five players in Ontario as a high school senior at Westwood Secondary School.

Jerome played collegiate basketball at Bradley University and was named MVC Defensive Player of the Year and First Team All-Missouri Valley Conference selection as a senior averaging 17 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists. After Graduating in 2001 with a degree in elementary education, Jerome would go on to play 7 years professionally in France, Belgium and Austria. He earned all-league honors and was named the All-Austrian Bundesliga Defensive Player of the Year twice in his career. He also was a member of the Canadian National Team for three years and was selected to represent Canada in the World University Games in 1999.

Jerome boasts a successful NCAA Division I coaching career having worked at Bradley U, Eastern Michigan, St Bonaventure, and University of New Mexico. Continuing his pursuit of wisdom, Jerome would earn a master’s degree, holds an NBA agent certificate and is a certified Real Estate Agent.

Cartier also boasts a successful 4-year career at Kansas State University, becoming one of the top All-Time Scoring Leaders in school history and earning Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year honors in 2007. Currently, Cartier is dedicated to educating young athletes through his experience. Teaching them the importance and impact of a healthy lifestyle through fitness and nutrition.

After two years, Ken decided Southern Arkansas University was a better fit and that decision ended up paying off. While at SAU, Ken received several honors, GSC All-Conference, Conference Leader in Assist, and holds school records for most assists in a single game and season. His constant pursuit of excellence created the opportunity to play professional basketball in Kosovo, Austria, Mexico and the American Basketball Association (ABA). Ken has over 15 years of experience coaching and training male and female athletes, instilling in them that skill comes from consistent and deliberate practice.