{{Short description|Private sports training academy in Florida, United States}} {{multiple issues| {{COI|date=March 2016}} {{notability|Sport|date=March 2016}} {{one source|date=March 2016}} }} <!-- Don't mess with this line! -->{{Infobox company | name = DME Academy | logo = DME Academy Logos Blue.png | logo_size = 200px | type = Private | key_people = Mike Panaggio, Co-Founder; Dan Panaggio, Co-Founder | industry = Sports | parent = DME Sports | homepage = https://dmeacademy.com/ | foundation = 2015 | location = Daytona Beach, Florida }}
'''DME Academy''' (stands for ''Direct Mail Express'') is a private athletic sports training academy based in Daytona Beach, Florida for post-graduate basketball players. During its first year in existence, DME Academy's National Team, The DME Lakers, reached the National Prep Championships at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, Connecticut.<ref>{{cite web|title=National Prep Championship Field Announced|url=http://www.newenglandrecruitingreport.com/news/national-prep-championship-field-announced-2|website=New England Recruiting Report|accessdate=29 February 2016}}</ref> The DME Lakers lost to Putnam Science in the quarter-finals.
In the 2016 National Prep Championships, DME was eliminated by Putnam Science Academy (93–66)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newenglandrecruitingreport.com/events/national-prep-championship|title=National Prep Championship {{!}} NERR - New England Recruiting Report|website=www.newenglandrecruitingreport.com|access-date=2016-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410154025/http://www.newenglandrecruitingreport.com/events/national-prep-championship|archive-date=2016-04-10|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== History == DME Academy was established in 2015 as a Post Grad Basketball Training Academy. The property sits on a ten-acre campus adjacent to the Daytona Beach Airport and within eyesight of the Daytona 500.
== Facility == DME Academy currently resides in the DME Sports facility, a 47,000 square foot event center.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dmesports.com/about/ |title=Our Mission |website=DME Sports |access-date=2016-03-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316231659/http://dmesports.com/about/ |archivedate=2016-03-16 }}</ref> The facility consists of 2 full NBA courts, a shooting lab, a 2500 square foot video studio, a state of the art film room, 10,000 square foot strength and conditioning area and a 60 yard by 40 yard outdoor synthetic turf area for speed and agility training. The facility compares to top NBA practice facilities.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} The facility is not open to the public and serves the academy and other high-profile athletes. Academy students have 24/7 access.
==Programs==
=== 7-Month Post Graduate === The program assists high school graduates in basketball training. The season consists of a seven-month, thirty game season with potential playoff tournaments. DME Academy houses and feeds student athletes daily.
=== Intensive Summer Camp Schedule === DME Academy's Intensive Summer Camp is designed to test the physical and mental strength of student athletes through 2.5 - 3 hour sessions per day with 12 basketball coaches.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dmesports.com/post-grad-academy/ |title=DME Post Grad - DME SportsDME Sports |access-date=2016-11-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104053234/http://www.dmesports.com/post-grad-academy/ |archive-date=2016-11-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref>{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} DME Academy houses and feeds student athletes daily, utilizing beachfront accommodations.
== Notable alumni == * Ahmad Clark (2016), basketball player who plays professionally in Montenegro and formerly for the Albany Great Danes<ref>{{cite web |title=DME Academy - Basketball Program Alumni Student-Athletes |url=https://dmeacademy.com/alumni/ |website=DME Sports}}</ref> * Kevon Harris (2016), basketball player for the Orlando Magic and formerly for the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks<ref>{{cite web |title=Kevon Harris - Men's Basketball |url=https://sfajacks.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/kevon-harris/2557 |website=Stephen F. Austin |language=en}}</ref> * Ted Kapita (2016), former basketball player for the NC State Wolfpack<ref>{{cite web |title=Ted Kapita - 2016-17 - Men's Basketball |url=https://gopack.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/ted-kapita/4197 |website=NC State University Athletics |language=en}}</ref> * Junior Madut (2017), basketball player who plays professionally in Finland, and formerly for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors<ref>{{cite web |title=Junior Madut - Men's Basketball |url=https://hawaiiathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/junior-madut/19528 |website=University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics |language=en}}</ref> * Keegan Murray (2020), basketball player for the Sacramento Kings, and formerly for the Iowa Hawkeyes<ref>{{cite web |title=DME Academy - Basketball Program Alumni Student-Athletes |url=https://dmeacademy.com/alumni/ |website=DME Sports}}</ref> * Kris Murray (2020), basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers, and formerly for the Iowa Hawkeyes<ref>{{cite web |title=DME Academy - Basketball Program Alumni Student-Athletes |url=https://dmeacademy.com/alumni/ |website=DME Sports}}</ref> * Jean Montero (2021), basketball player for Valencia Basket, formerly played for Overtime Elite<ref>{{cite web |title=Jean Montero |url=https://www.nbadraft.net/players/jean-montero/ |website=NBADraft.net}}</ref> * Chloe Kitts (2022), basketball player for the South Carolina Gamecocks<ref>{{cite web |title=DME Academy Alumna Shine in NCAA Tournament |url=https://dmeacademy.com/dme-academy-alumna-shine-in-ncaa-tournament/ |website=DME Sports |date=29 March 2024}}</ref> * Alvaro Folgueiras (2023), basketball player for the Iowa Hawkeyes<ref>{{cite web |title=Alvaro Folgueiras - Men's Basketball |url=https://rmucolonials.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/alvaro-folgueiras/9394 |website=Robert Morris University Athletics |language=en}}</ref> * Savo Drezgić (2024), basketball player for KK Partizan<ref>{{cite web |title=Basketball Standout, Savo Drezgić, Joins DME Basketball |url=https://dmeacademy.com/savo-drezgic-basketball/ |website=DME Sports |date=28 December 2023}}</ref> * Moustapha Thiam (2024), basketball player for the Cincinnati Bearcats<ref>{{cite web |last1=Givony |first1=Jonathan |title=Moustapha Thiam reclassifies, joining UCF for 2024-25 season |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/40284470/moustapha-thiam-reclassifies-joining-ucf-2024-25-season |website=ESPN |access-date=20 June 2025}}</ref> * Yan Diomande (2024), football player for RB Leipzig<ref>{{cite web |title=DME's Yan Diomande Named STARI Player of the Year |url=https://dmeacademy.com/diomande-stari-poy/|website=DME Academy |date=7 September 2023}}</ref> * Mikel Brown Jr. (2025), basketball player
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