List of IMG Academy alumni
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. Many of the alumni listed below did not attend or graduate IMG academy, but participated in training there.
[Baseball]
- Brady Aiken, 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, 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 as youngest player drafted in Major League history
- L. J. Mazzilli, drafted by New York Mets in 2013
- John Ryan Murphy, drafted by New York Yankees in round 2 of 2009 MLB draft
- Tyler Pastornicky, drafted by Toronto Blue Jays in 2008
- Chris Perez, drafted by St. Louis Cardinals in 2008, All-Star in 2011 and 2012
- José Fernández, drafted by Miami Marlins in 2012, Rookie of the Year in 2013; passed away in 2016
- Pedro Álvarez, 2010 National League Rookie of the Month for September; third baseman for Baltimore Orioles
- Mark Buehrle, pitcher for 2005 World Series champion Chicago White Sox; five-time All-Star and Gold Glove Award winner
- 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
- Nomar Garciaparra, six-time All-Star shortstop, 1997 Rookie of the Year, played for Boston Red Sox, Oakland A's, LA Dodgers and Chicago Cubs
- 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, 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
- Andrew McCutchen, five-time All-Star, Gold Glove Award, Silver Slugger Award and National League Most Outstanding Player for Pittsburgh Pirates, NL MVP
- Jamie Moyer, MLB pitcher, 25-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
- Renaldo Balkman, former forward for New York Knicks
- Dwayne Bacon, shooting guard for 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
- Satnam Singh Bhamara, center for Texas Legends; first Indian selected in NBA draft
- Ramel Bradley, player for Hapoel Holon in Israeli Super League
- Earl Clark, forward for Delaware Blue Coats
- Erick Dampier, former professional basketball player for Indiania Pacers, Golden State Warriors, Atlanta Hawks, Dallas Mavericks, Miami Heat.
- Trevon Duval, point guard who went undrafted in the 2018 NBA Draft, was then signed by Milwaukee Bucks on a two-way contract.
- Taurean Green, professional basketball player; drafted in 2nd round in 2007 by Portland Trail Blazers; also played for Denver Nuggets
- Jonathan Isaac, forward for Orlando Magic
- Dwight Powell, forward for Dallas Mavericks
- 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
- Anfernee Simons, drafted 24th overall in the 2018 NBA Draft directly out of high school
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- Marc Colombo, former offensive tackle for Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins, and current offensive line coach for the New York Giants
- Angelo Crowell, former linebacker, drafted in 3rd round in 2003, played for Buffalo Bills and Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Deondre Francois, former quarterback for Florida State Seminoles
- Hjalte Froholdt, offensive guard for New England Patriots
- K. J. Hamler, wide receiver for Denver Broncos
- Mike Jenkins, former cornerback for Arizona Cardinals
- Julius Jones, former running back for Dallas Cowboys
- Chris Kelsay, former defensive end for Buffalo Bills, drafted in 2nd round in 2003
- Kellen Mond, quarterback for Texas A&M Aggies
- Shea Patterson, quarterback for Kansas City Chiefs
- Bo Scarbrough, running back for Detroit Lions
- Kenyatta Walker, former offensive tackle, drafted in 1st round in 2001, played for Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Fabian Washington, former cornerback for Baltimore Ravens, drafted in 1st round in 2005 by Oakland Raiders
- Anthony Weaver, former defensive end, drafted in 2nd round in 2002, played for Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans
- Grant Wistrom, former defensive end, drafted in 1st round in 1998, played for Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks
- Josh Lambo, placekicker for Jacksonville Jaguars
[Golf]
- Laetitia Beck
- Nelly Korda
- Howie Conyack
- Delo Baker
IMG Bollettieri [Tennis] Academy
- Andre Agassi
- Paul Annacone
- Jimmy Arias
- Pablo Arraya
- Younes El Aynaoui
- Boris Becker
- Philip Bester
- Björn Borg
- Jim Courier
- Taylor Edgar
- Thomas Enqvist
- Brian Gottfried
- Tommy Haas
- Mauricio Hadad
- Ryan Harrison
- Mark Knowles
- Aaron Krickstein
- Jesse Levine
- Xavier Malisse
- Paul-Henri Mathieu
- Tim Mayotte
- Max Mirnyi
- Kei Nishikori
- Yoshihito Nishioka
- Nicolás Pereira
- Mark Philippoussis
- Marcelo Ríos
- Greg Rusedski
- André Sá
- Pete Sampras
- David Wheaton
- Carling Bassett-Seguso
- Lisa Bonder
- Sandra Cacic
- Jennifer Capriati
- Pam Casale
- Jelena Dokić
- Sara Errani
- Mary Joe Fernandez
- Tatiana Golovin
- Daniela Hantuchová
- Martina Hingis
- Anke Huber
- Jamea Jackson
- Jelena Janković
- Anna Kournikova
- Michelle Larcher de Brito
- Sabine Lisicki
- Mirjana Lučić
- Iva Majoli
- Tara Moore
- Mary Pierce
- Raffaella Reggi
- Monica Seles
- Maria Sharapova
- Alexandra Stevenson
- Nicole Vaidišová
- Caroline Vis
- Heather Watson
- Serena Williams
- Venus Williams
- Fabiola Zuluaga
[Soccer]
- Eddie Ababio
- Faris Abdi
- Freddy Adu
- Nelson Akwari
- Kevin Alston
- Jozy Altidore
- Ana Maria Franco
- Bernardo Añor
- Bryan Arguez
- David Arvizu
- Corey Ashe
- Eric Avila
- Nicolo Paqueta
- DaMarcus Beasley
- Kyle Beckerman
- Nikolas Besagno
- Zak Boggs
- Carlos Borja
- Jonathan Bornstein
- Michael Bradley
- Craig Capano
- Casey Castle
- Jordan Cila
- Matt Clare
- Bobby Convey
- 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
- 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
- Javed Mohammed
- Steven Morris
- Kyle Nakazawa
- Oguchi Onyewu
- Emilio Orozco
- Heath Pearce
- Brian Perk
- Jacob Peterson
- Tyler Polak
- Santino Quaranta
- Charlie Reiter
- Diego Restrepo
- Robbie Rogers
- Soony Saad
- Kofi Sarkodie
- Jordan Seabrook
- Brek Shea
- 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
- Gianluca Zurlo
- Blake Wagner
- Anthony Wallace
- Jamie Watson
- Chase Wileman
- Sheanon Williams
- Tanner Wolfe
- Leland Wright
- Drew Yates
- Alex Yi
- Eriq Zavaleta
- Preston Zimmerman