JAY DEMINGS – USA BASKETBALL’S YOUTH & SPORT DEVELOPMENT DIVISION DIRECTOR – EPISODE 135
Jay Demings joined USA
Basketball as youth and sport development division director on Nov. 4, 2013. He
arrived at USA Basketball with 16 years of experience in boys and girls
basketball and a master’s degree in sport leadership from Northeastern
University.
As the youth and sport development division director, Demings oversees all
facets of the department, including the development of youth basketball
initiatives that address player development, coach education and safety in
sport.
Prior to arriving at USA Basketball, Demings served as the director of
operations for the Boston Amateur Basketball Club in Boston, Massachusetts,
where he oversaw all aspects of the non-profit basketball program. During his
tenure, BABC won five national tournament titles as well as the 2012 Victor Rho
International Basketball Tournament in Milan, Italy, at the U16 age group. He
also organized and directed many youth basketball tournaments.
From May of 2011 through August 2012, Demings was a sport director at Boys and
Girls Clubs of America in Warwick, Rhode Island, and he spent the 2009-10 NBA
season with the Boston Celtics as a media and public relations assistant.
At Providence Country Day School in East Providence, Rhode Island, from
2003-2008, Demings served as an assistant athletic director and the varsity
girls basketball coach for five seasons.
Demings got his start in high school basketball as founder, president and coach
of Rhode Island Premier Basketball from 1998-2009, a nonprofit youth program
for boys and girls ages 9-18.
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Get ready to learn and make sure you take some notes as we dive into a conversation with Jay Demings from USA Basketball.
Email – jdemings@usabasketball.com
Twitter – @CoachJayDemings
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