About

Mission Statement

Books & Basketball Academy’s mission is to create a basketball experience that focuses on developing life skills which enable student-athletes to become productive citizens beyond their basketball years. In addition to forming elite club basketball teams that compete on the highest levels, Books & Basketball Academy is devoted to ensuring that our participants become successful students who ultimately become lifelong learners as well as premiere basketball players.

Goal

The goal of Books & Basketball Academy (BBA) is to provide a program that is able to meet the academic and social needs of the student athletes.  In addition to providing each player with basketball instruction and techniques designed to improve skills and enable participation at the national level, the organization will:

• Create a support network to ensure academic preparedness

• Assist players to grow athletically in order to advance to their next level

• Develop self-confidence and promote self esteem

• Teach the value of teamwork and good sportsmanship

• Form highly competitive teams at various age levels

• Maintain the love for the game of basketball

Leadership

Pervis Ellison, Founder & Principal. BBA is the brainchild of basketball connoisseur Pervis Ellison.  Pervis is an NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player (1986), NCAA Division I Champion – University of Louisville (1986), Consensus First Team All-American (1989), NBA #1 draft pick (1989) and an 11-year NBA veteran. “Never Nervous” Pervis, as he was duly anointed, has spent his entire post-NBA career developing and molding talented young men and women into successful college athletes.  There are very few programs that can offer the high caliber of championship insider’s experience combined with the passion and dedication that Pervis possesses. As such, Pervis has recruited a top-notch staff of like-minded educators, athletic trainers, basketball skills developers and advisors from various fields to assist him on this mission. As a result, BBA exemplifies a broad depth of basketball experience as well as a wealth of intellectual capital.

Christopher Dawley, BBA Executive Director & Co-Founder

Antoine Sabb, BBA Executive Director & Co-Founder

Sherika Salmon, Director