SIAA Champions · 2025–26
BOYS BASKETBALL
Five teams. A 28-game national schedule. A staff that has coached in the Olympics, the NBA draft pipeline and Division I — inside a college-prep school in Orlando.
28
Games, 2025–26
Nine states and Puerto Rico, ending at the Grind Session World Championship in Las Vegas.
175+
Division I placements
Career total across our coaching staff, not a single-season figure.
30+
NBA players developed
Drafted or rostered, over the combined careers of our staff.
50+
Countries represented
Student-athletes our staff has coached, from six continents.
The program
A BASKETBALL PROGRAM INSIDE A REAL SCHOOL
Our basketball program is built by a staff with experience at the high school, collegiate and professional levels — coaches who have led national teams, developed NBA draft picks and recruited for Division I programs.
Athletes train and compete on a full school-year calendar while carrying a college-preparatory course load, including dual enrollment. Nobody here chooses between the classroom and the gym. The academic day, the practice plan, the travel schedule and the recruiting calendar are built as one thing.
Five teams give every athlete a level that fits — and a clear path to the next one.
Five teams
FIND THE LEVEL. THEN OUTGROW IT.
Flagship · Grades 11–12
Varsity National
Our national team plays the top prep programs in the country on a coast-to-coast schedule, with televised games and national showcases built in for exposure.
Grind Session member · SIAA affiliate · National showcase circuit · Games streamed and filmed
Grades 10–12
Varsity Regional
Full varsity competition on a Florida-weighted schedule, with the same practice standard and development plan as the national team.
SIAA competition · In-state schedule
Post-graduate year
Post-Graduate
A fifth year for athletes who need one more season of exposure and development. Full NCAA eligibility is preserved.
Junior college & NAIA opposition · Top PG programs · Scout-attended events
Grades 9–10
Junior National
Built to prepare underclassmen for varsity and national selection, against high-level junior varsity and varsity opposition.
SIAA affiliate · Promotion pathway
Grades 9–10
Junior Varsity Regional
A development roster with real minutes — where technical work and physical maturity catch up to ambition.
Regional schedule · Skill-first practice model
Coaching staff
TWO OLYMPIC TOURNAMENTS. EIGHT WORLD CUPS. ONE BENCH.
The credentials on this staff are not prep-school credentials. They are national-team and Division I credentials, and they are the reason athletes leave four continents to play in Orlando.
Clement Leotard
Varsity National Head Coach
Carlos Morales Sr.
Basketball Coach
The winningest head coach in the history of the Puerto Rico men’s national team.
- Eighteen years with Puerto Rico’s national programs, seven as men’s head coach
- Two Olympic tournaments and eight World Cups across men’s, U19, U22 and women’s competition
- Three championships and two runner-up finishes in professional leagues in Puerto Rico, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic
- Twenty-three years as an analyst for ESPN, NBA League Pass, NBA Latin America and FIBA
Galo Lara
Basketball Coach
Head coach of Chile’s U17 and U18 national teams, and Chile’s Sports Coach of the Year in 2017.
- South American Championship (Peru) and FIBA Americas (Canada) campaigns
- Head coach in Chile’s LNB2 professional league, 2020–23; league runner-up in 2019
- Founder of Trasandino Basket Club
- Two decades as a professional player and Chile national team member
Where they go next
OFFERS AND COMMITMENTS
We separate offers from commitments, because college coaches do — and because a family comparing academies deserves to know the difference.
OFFERED
James Rivera — 6’11”, Class of 2027
UCF · Mississippi State · Arizona State · St. Bonaventure · Jacksonville · Hofstra
Maddo Niang — 6’8″, Class of 2025
Southern · St. Bonaventure · Hofstra · USC Upstate
Joskarlyn Sambo — 6’1″, La Romana, Dominican Republic
Robert Morris · Canisius · Florida Gulf Coast
Justin Roman — Class of 2025
California · Jacksonville
Dylan Aviles — 6’3″, Puerto Rico
Four Division I offers — VERIFY SCHOOLS
Israel Bosenge — 6’1″, Class of 2024
Florida SouthWestern
Diego Cruz — Class of 2024
Two offers — VERIFY SCHOOLS
Brick Nkugwa — Class of 2025
Two offers — VERIFY SCHOOLS
David Andino — 5’4″, Cayey, Puerto Rico
COMMITTED — VERIFY SCHOOL
The training week
FOUR DISCIPLINES, EVERY DAY
- Team practice. College-level practice structure and volume, run by the staff that coaches the games.
- Skill development.Position-specific individual work outside team sessions, on Dr. Dish machines and with coaches.
- Strength and conditioning. Physical development staff, a full fitness center, and a program built around injury prevention as much as output
Film and recovery. Individual and team film. Cryotherapy, compression and massage available by reservation with training staff.
Travel, hotels and tournament lodging for the out-of-state schedule are included in the boarding program — not billed back to families mid-season.
Equipment and support
- Dr. Dish shooting machines
- VertiMax resistance training
- Raptor training system
- FitLights reaction training
- Full game streaming
- Academy gear package
- Recruiting evaluations and scout reports
- In-house photo, video and social team
Campus and housing
WHERE THEY TRAIN. WHERE THEY LIVE.
A regulation court, a full fitness center, classrooms and a computer lab on one Orlando campus — plus supervised residential homes minutes away, with scheduled transport between them.
A HOME, NOT A DORM
Boarding athletes live in supervised residential homes in East Orlando — full kitchens, living space, outdoor space — rather than in institutional dormitories. For a fifteen-year-old moving from Santo Domingo or Santiago, that difference matters.
Vans run scheduled routes between housing and campus for classes, practice and travel departures. Meals are chef-catered, three per day, Monday through Friday.
Academics
THE HALF OF THIS THAT DECIDES THEIR LIFE
Every basketball athlete here is enrolled in our full-time college-preparatory high school. Not a partner school. Not an online correspondence program bolted onto a training academy.
The curriculum carries dual enrollment for college credit before graduation, and applied electives in sports management, financial education and social media management — built for athletes who will negotiate, brand and budget for themselves.
NCAA eligibility is tracked from grade nine. Our post-graduate athletes finish their fifth year with full eligibility intact.
2026–27 tuition
PUBLISHED, NOT QUOTED ON REQUEST
Families comparing academies are comparing numbers. We publish ours.
Boarding · Domestic and international
$63,450
USD, full academic year
- Tuition, college-prep academics and dual enrollment
- Supervised residential housing
- Chef-catered meals, three per day, Monday to Friday
- Daily transportation between housing and campus
- Full basketball program and gear package
- Tournament travel and lodging
Commuter · Central Florida families
$27,450
USD, full academic year
- Tuition, college-prep academics and dual enrollment
- Full basketball program and gear package
- Tournament travel and lodging
Admissions · 2026–27
ROSTERS CLOSE BEFORE THE SEASON DOES
Applications for the 2026–27 basketball program are reviewed on a rolling basis. Evaluation film and transcripts can be submitted with your application.
Or reach the basketball staff at info@theacademycfl.com · 1865 N Econlockhatchee Trail, Orlando, FL 32817