List of IMG Academy alumni
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The following is a list of notable alumni of IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Founded in 1978, the academy trains thousands of youth, high school, collegiate and professional athletes annually.[1] Many of the alumni listed below did not attend or graduate from IMG Academy, but participated in training there.
American football[edit]
- Kaytron Allen, running back[2]
- Ja'Corey Brooks, wide receiver[3]
- Jihaad Campbell, linebacker [4]
- Andre Cisco, safety[5]
- Marc Colombo, offensive tackle and coach
- Angelo Crowell, linebacker
- Charbel Dabire , defensive linemen
- Grant Delpit, safety
- Daniel Faalele, offensive tackle
- Thomas Fletcher, longsnapper
- Deondre Francois, quarterback
- Hjalte Froholdt, offensive guard
- Robert Hainsey , center
- K. J. Hamler, wide receiver
- Mike Jenkins, cornerback
- Mikel Jones linebacker
- Tony Jones Jr. running back
- Joshua Kaindoh, defensive end
- Chris Kelsay, defensive end
- Josh Lambo, kicker
- JC Latham, offensive tackle[6]
- Tyler Mabry, tight end
- J. J. McCarthy, quarterback
- Tre' McKitty, tight end
- Dylan Moses, linebacker
- Kellen Mond, quarterback
- Isaac Nauta, tight end
- Evan Neal, offensive tackle
- Greg Newsome II, cornerback
- Michael O'Connor, quarterback
- K. J. Osborn, wide receiver
- Shea Patterson, quarterback
- Sammis Reyes, tight end and basketball player[7]
- Cesar Ruiz, guard
- Bo Scarbrough, running back
- Nolan Smith, edge rusher
- Saivion Smith, cornerback
- Tyree St. Louis, offensive tackle
- D. J. Turner, cornerback
- Kenyatta Walker, offensive tackle
- Fabian Washington, cornerback
- Anthony Weaver, defensive end
- Kamari Wilson, safety[8]
Baseball[edit]
IMG Academy High School[edit]
- Brady Aiken, pitcher drafted by Houston Astros as first pick of 2014 MLB Draft, but did not sign; 17th pick of 2015 MLB Draft by Cleveland Indians
- Logan Allen, pitcher drafted by Boston Red Sox in 2015 MLB Draft, traded in deal for Craig Kimbrel, debuted for the San Diego Padres in 2019.
- Alfredo L. Escalera, selected by Kansas City Royals in the 2012 MLB Draft as youngest player drafted in Major League history[9]
- Jake Gelof (born 2002), third baseman, second round pick of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2023 MLB Draft
- Elijah Green, outfielder, first round pick for the Washington Nationals[10]
- Brennan Malone, drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates[11]
- L. J. Mazzilli, drafted by New York Mets in 2013[12]
- John Ryan Murphy, catcher drafted by New York Yankees in round 2 of 2009 MLB draft
- Tyler Pastornicky, shortstop drafted by Toronto Blue Jays in 2008
- Chris Perez, pitcher drafted by St. Louis Cardinals in 2008, All-Star in 2011 and 2012
- Kendall Williams, drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2019[13]
Professional training program[edit]
- Pedro Álvarez, 2010 National League Rookie of the Month for September; third baseman for Baltimore Orioles
- Pat Burrell, two-time World Series champion and Golden Spikes Award recipient
- Ian Desmond, 2012 and 2016 All-Star, 3-time Silver Slugger Award recipient
- Adam Dunn, two-time MLB All-Star; played with Cincinnati Reds, Washington Nationals, Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago White Sox, and Oakland Athletics
- Josh Hamilton, five-time MLB All-Star and 2010 AL Most Valuable Player
- Kyle Kendrick, pitcher for Philadelphia Phillies, won a World Series championship with the organization in 2008
- Joe Mauer, MLB Hall of Fame, five-time MLB All-Star, three-time AL batting champion, three-time Gold Glove Award winner and four-time Silver Slugger award winner for Minnesota Twins, AL MVP (2009)
- Andrew McCutchen, five-time All-Star, Gold Glove Award (2012), Silver Slugger Award (2012) and National League Most Outstanding Player (2012) for Pittsburgh Pirates, NL MVP (2013)
- Jamie Moyer, MLB pitcher, 26-year career, selected to All-Star team in 2003; received Roberto Clemente and Lou Gehrig Awards
- Gary Sheffield, nine-time MLB All-Star, 1997 World Series champion, five-time Silver Slugger Award winner and 1992 Comeback Player of the Year
- Joey Votto, MLB first baseman, 5-time All-Star, winner of 2010 National League MVP award, Hank Aaron Award, and Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's athlete of the year
- Neil Walker, MLB infielder, 2010 Baseball America's All-Rookie Team
- Vernon Wells, MLB outfielder, three-time All-Star, three-time Gold Glove Award recipient and Silver Slugger Award winner
- Ryan Zimmerman, MLB first baseman, two-time All-Star, Gold Glove Award recipient, and Lou Gehrig Memorial Award winner
- Jose Ramirez, MLB infielder, two-time All-Star, two-time Silver Slugger Award Winner, 3rd place AL MVP Finalist 2018
Basketball[edit]
- Armando Bacot, Center for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Renaldo Balkman, former forward for New York Knicks[14]
- Dwayne Bacon, shooting guard for Orlando Magic, formerly of Charlotte Hornets.
- Michael Beasley, forward for Los Angeles Lakers; formerly of New York Knicks, Milwaukee Bucks, Miami Heat, Minnesota Timberwolves and Phoenix Suns, as well as Shanghai Sharks and Shandong Golden Stars in China[15]
- Satnam Singh Bhamara, former center for Texas Legends; first Indian selected in NBA draft (selected by Dallas Mavericks), debuted as a professional wrestler in 2022
- Ramel Bradley, player for Hapoel Holon in Israeli Super League
- Blue Cain, player for the University of Georgia
- Earl Clark, power forward for Anyang KGC.
- Erick Dampier, former professional basketball player for Indiana Pacers, Golden State Warriors, Atlanta Hawks, Dallas Mavericks, Miami Heat.
- DeAndre Daniels, professional basketball player. College player at UConn
- Trevon Duval, point guard who went undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, was then signed by Milwaukee Bucks on a two-way contract.
- Zach Edey, Center for Purdue University
- Jesse Edwards, Center for the West Virginia Mountaineers[16]
- Keyonte George, guard for the Utah Jazz[17]
- Josh Green, Shooting Guard for Dallas Mavericks
- Taurean Green, professional basketball player; drafted in 2nd round (52nd overall) in 2007 by Portland Trail Blazers; also played for Denver Nuggets
- Jett Howard, guard for the Orlando Magic[18]
- Brandon Huntley-Hatfield, forward for the Louisville Cardinals[19]
- Jonathan Isaac, forward for Orlando Magic
- Kenny Kadji (born 1988), Cameroonian basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Alex Karaban, forward for the Connecticut Huskies
- Kenyon Martin Jr., son of Kenyon Martin, forward for the Los Angeles Clippers
- Mangok Mathiang (born 1992), Australian-Sudanese basketball player for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Chris McCullough, power forward[20]
- Dwight Powell, forward for Dallas Mavericks
- Efton Reid, center for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons[21]
- Ricky Sanchez, selected in 2nd round of 2005 NBA draft by Denver Nuggets; played for Santurce Crabbers of National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico
- Terrence Shannon Jr., Guard for University of Illinois
- Anfernee Simons, drafted 24th overall in the 2018 NBA draft directly out of high school, winner of the 2021 NBA Dunk Contest
- Jaden Springer, Shooting Guard for Philadelphia 76ers
- Romello White (born 1998), power forward for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Mark Williams, Center for Charlotte Hornets[22]
Golf[edit]
Lacrosse[edit]
IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy[edit]
- Men's tennis
- Women's tennis
Soccer[edit]
- Eddie Ababio
- Faris Abdi
- Freddy Adu
- Nelson Akwari
- Kevin Alston
- Jozy Altidore
- Bernardo Añor
- Bryan Arguez
- Corey Ashe
- Eric Avila
- DaMarcus Beasley
- Kyle Beckerman
- Nikolas Besagno
- Zak Boggs
- Carlos Borja
- Jonathan Bornstein
- Michael Bradley
- Craig Capano
- Casey Castle
- Jordan Cila
- Matt Clare
- Bobby Convey
- Michelle Cooper
- Steve Cronin
- Steven Curfman
- Kenny Cutler
- Matthew Dallman
- Kyle Davies
- Justin Detter
- John DiRaimondo
- Landon Donovan
- Greg Eckhardt
- Ben Everson
- Gabriel Farfan
- Michael Farfan
- Brian Fekete
- Evan Finney
- Eddie Gaven
- Guillermo Gonzalez
- Adolfo Gregorio
- Joseph Gyau
- Happy Hall
- Jeremy Hall
- Michael Harrington
- Kyle Helton
- Cameron Hepple
- Martin Hutton
- Christian Ibeagha
- Amaechi Igwe
- Stefan Jerome
- Christian Jimenez
- Aron Jóhannsson
- Eddie Johnson
- Hosei Kijima
- Quavas Kirk
- Perry Kitchen
- Nick Kolarac
- Asa Kryst
- Josh Lambo
- Chris Lancos
- Eric Lichaj
- Zac MacMath
- Mike Magee
- Taurean Manders
- Laurent Manuel
- Justin Mapp
- Peri Marošević
- Jamie McGuinness
- Jack McInerney
- Devon McKenney
- Ellis McLoughlin
- Tommy Meyer
- Chase Miller
- Nick Millington
- Steven Morris
- Kyle Nakazawa
- Oguchi Onyewu
- Emilio Orozco
- Matt Orr
- Pan Zecheng
- Heath Pearce
- Brian Perk
- Jacob Peterson
- Tyler Polak
- Santino Quaranta
- Charlie Reiter
- Diego Restrepo
- Robbie Rogers
- Soony Saad
- Josh Sargent
- Kofi Sarkodie
- Jordan Seabrook
- Brek Shea
- James Sisouphanh
- Brian Span
- Jonathan Spector
- Eugene Starikov
- Michael Stephens
- Jordan Stone
- Danny Szetela
- Neven Subotic
- Ryan Thompson
- Sébastien Thurière
- Joseph Toby
- Erika Tymrak
- Kirk Urso
- Julian Valentin
- Indiana Vassilev
- Korey Veeder
- Marco Vélez
- Blake Wagner
- Anthony Wallace
- Jamie Watson
- Chase Wileman
- Sheanon Williams
- Tanner Wolfe
- Leland Wright
- Drew Yates
- Alex Yi
- Eriq Zavaleta
- Preston Zimmerman
References[edit]
- ^ "New IMG brand to unify Bradenton campus | Business | Bradenton Herald". Archived from the original on October 3, 2013. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
- ^ "Kaytron Allen - Football". Penn State Athletics.
- ^ "Ja'Corey Brooks - Football". University of Alabama Athletics.
- ^ "Jihaad Campbell - Football". University of Alabama Athletics.
- ^ "Andre Cisco - Signing Day". Syracuse University Athletics.
- ^ "JC Latham - Football". University of Alabama Athletics.
- ^ Hailey, Peter. "Reyes has hooped and driven for DoorDash. Next up: The NFL". NBC Sports. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ "Kamari Wilson - Football". Florida Gators.
- ^ I-70 News. "Royals Draft The Youngest Player In Baseball History". Fox Sports News. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "MLB News: Elijah Green a Top Prospect in the 2022 MLB Draft". IMG Academy. July 7, 2022.
- ^ "Brennan Malone Stats & Scouting Report". College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America. February 25, 2021.
- ^ Dominitz, Nathan (June 6, 2014). "Sand Gnats' L.J. Mazzilli hits way toward big-league goal". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ^ "Kendall Williams Stats & Scouting Report". College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America. September 25, 2020.
- ^ Cols' Stuen to play for IMG Academy » Evansville Courier & Press
- ^ Beasley finds stability, comfort at Kansas State – USATODAY.com
- ^ "Jesse Edwards - Men's Basketball". Syracuse University Athletics.
- ^ Sports, Paige Otto, SBLive (June 22, 2023). "Keyonte George drafted by Utah Jazz in 2023 NBA Draft". Sports Illustrated High School News, Analysis and More.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "IMG Academy Sets Basketball Program Record After Three Alumni Selected in the First Round of the 2023 NBA Draft". IMG Academy. June 23, 2023.
- ^ "Brandon Huntley-Hatfield - Men's Basketball". University of Louisville Athletic.
- ^ "IMG Academy Sets Basketball Program Record After Three Alumni Selected in the First Round of the 2023 NBA Draft". IMG Academy. June 23, 2023.
- ^ "Efton Reid stays in 2021 class, headed to IMG Academy". Tar Heel Times.
- ^ "IMG Academy Sets Basketball Program Record After Three Alumni Selected in the First Round of the 2023 NBA Draft". IMG Academy. June 23, 2023.