Basketball IQ. Real Skill Work. Confidence.
Real Game Improvement. In-person and online coaching
Ndewedo Newbury
D1 Men's Basketball Player (University of San Francisco)
"Whenever I went to the gym at night, EJ was there. Whenever I wanted to get extra work at the school’s gym, EJ was getting some runs in. His love for the game is unmatched…"
Jake Cioe (@trainwjc)
NBA/Pro Skills Trainer & Consultant Former Men's D1 Basketball Player
“EJ and I spent a lot of time in the gym together, competing, growing, and he was always looking for ways to improve to play at the D1 Level. EJ is a high character individual who will always make a real impact in any environment”
Justin Bieker
NBL Pro Basketball Player | Former Men's D1 Basketball Player
"EJ is a top notch person and I deeply respect his commitment to the game of basketball and the process of getting better."
Introduction
Testimonials
What Other High-Level Players Say About Training With EJ
Feedback from college and high-level players who’ve trained, competed, and put in real work with EJ.
testimonials
In-Person Clients & Results
Hear from players who EJ has trained and worked with live and in-person
My Story
Ellison (EJ)
Coach/Trainer & Founder
For 800 straight days, I trained with one goal in mind: earn a walk-on opportunity with my school’s Division I men’s basketball team.
Before college, I was a recruited athlete with multiple Division III offers. I chose my university for academics instead, committing on a full academic scholarship after graduating with a 4.3 GPA. But once I made that decision, I knew I wasn’t done with basketball.
Because I couldn’t transfer or decommit, walking on was the only path forward.
For over two years, I worked as a team manager while training every day, before and after practice — competing against Division I players, learning in the same environment, and holding myself to a higher standard. I didn’t miss a single day of training. I had to level up from being a Division III-level player to being good enough to survive in a Division I gym.
In the end, I wasn’t given the opportunity to walk on.
But those 800+ days gave me something more valuable: a firsthand understanding of what it actually takes to reach elite levels of basketball — physically, mentally, and technically.
That perspective is what I bring to my training today. Most players never get to see what high-level development really looks like on a daily basis. I did, and now I help players close that gap.
