Europe Basketball Academy

Europe Basketball Academy
Private
Industry Basketball
Founded 2010
Headquarters Sant Cugat del Vallès, Province of Barcelona, Spain
Key people
 Srđan Premović, Goran Premović
Services Coaching, Player Management, Sports Education
Website http://www.europebasketballacademy.com

Europe Basketball Academy (often referred to as EBA) is a sports organization based in the prestigious living area of Sant Cugat del Valles, Province of Barcelona, Spain; 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) away from Barcelona city center. EBA focuses on training young semi-professional and professional athletes and preparing them for either prospective careers in one of European professional leagues or studying in the US under NCAA athletic scholarships. EBA is well known for emphasizing education of international basketball players in areas related with professional basketball in Europe as well as teaching them courses on basketball technique and tactics. Europe Basketball Academy also offers management services to players seeking a career in Europe. Although primarily being concentrated on male athletes, through introduction of the Female Program and the Junior Summer Program in 2015, Europe Basketball Academy widened the demographic of its attendees.

Programs

Europe Basketball Academy currently offers 8 different programs suited to a variety of player profiles.

History

Europe Basketball Academy was founded on March 9, 2010 by Srdjan Premovic, a professional basketball coach from Serbia (born on November 16, 1978 in Obrenovac), and his brother Goran Premovic, a FIBA certified basketball agent (born on June 25, 1982 in Belgrade). Prior to relocating to Sant Cugat del Valles in October 2014, EBA was based in Girona, Spain. In 5 years of operating, the Academy was attended by more than 700 players from 60 different countries.

Notable lecturers

Since its establishment in 2010, EBA has hosted many renowned basketball authorities in an effort to provide players with insight into the world of European professional basketball. Some of them include:

Management services

Europe Basketball Academy offers player management services, closely cooperating with renowned management agencies such as Beobasket, Invictus Sports Group and Interperformances on organizing player placement events. So far, EBA has been successful in placing its players in the following clubs:


Cooperation with NCAA Division I colleges

Cooperation with NCAA D-I colleges was seen by coach Srdjan as a triple opportunity for players: by hosting exhibition games against D-I teams academy attendees would gain precious experience of facing some of the top talents of the NCAA league; EBA players could get noticed and enroll some of the universities in the United States under an athletic scholarship; EBA could welcome graduates from US universities interested in pursuing a basketball career in Europe. Europe Basketball Academy has cooperated in some of the above-mentioned ways with the following NCAA D-I teams:

References

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