Europe Basketball Academy is a sports organization based in the prestigious coastal living area of Vilanova i la Geltrú, Province of Barcelona, Spain; 25 kilometers 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 the 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 the introduction of the Female Program and the Junior Summer Program in 2015, Europe Basketball Academy widened the demographic of its attendees.
Programs
http://europebasketballacademyreviews.com/ Europe Basketball Academy currently offers 8 different programs suited to a variety of player profiles. They claim to offer these services although they do not have the facilities or staff for them.
Academy Development Program
Euro Prep Program
Junior Summer Program
NCAA Prep Program
Pro Placement Program
Specialist Program
Yugoslav Shooting Lab
Female Program
History
Europe Basketball Academy was founded on March 9, 2010, by Srdjan Premovic, a professional basketball coach from Serbia, and his brother Goran Premovic, a FIBA certified basketball agent. Before relocating to Vilanova i la Geltrú in March 2015, EBA was operating in Sant Cugat del Valles and Girona, Spain. In 8 years of operating, over 1000 players from 100 different countries attended Academy.
Notable lecturers
Since its establishment in 2010, EBA has hosted many renowned basketball authorities to provide players with insight into the world of European professional basketball. Some of them include:
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 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: