What Our Families & Alumni Say
Real stories from parents and graduates whose lives were shaped on the court, in the classroom, and beyond.
“In a matter of two months, his growth has been exponential as a student athlete, as a son, a teenager, it has been excellent. I can see how his confidence in basketball has improved tremendously, along with his skills, and his basketball IQ.”
— Parent of Sydney, ‘29
Parent of Class of 2026
“So this is his first time using the online platform that they use at the Academy, which I really love because it has all his AP classes that he was taking. They have the same courses and essentially the same platform, just online.
Overall with basketball, they play on a national schedule, which is really great. They're playing a lot of prep teams. Lots of coaches, college coaches were in attendance. So it was really nice to see.”
Parent of Class of 2026
“First of all, academically, he's thriving and doing really well. He has close to a 4.0 average. The coaches are fully invested in not only his academics but also building his basketball skills. And the coaches really care about these kids.”
Parent of Class of 2029
“Your son is going to be taken care of. Once I came to this environment, to the Gillion Academy, I tell you, you know your son's taken care of they…they put his well-being first and then everything else is after.”
Parent of Class of 2029
“They've made my son and us feel like family from day one, made us comfortable from the start. One of the main takeaways we've seen so far is our son's defense has really improved. So it's really nice to see that all the hard work that they're putting in to him is paying off.”
Hear from our alumni…
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Anfernee Simons
Boston Celtics
“Gillion helped me go from an unranked high school player all the way to the NBA.”
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Kai Joines
Dallas Mavericks
“Gillion has been instrumental in my growth and development as a player.”
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Wesley Cardet, Jr.
Providence College
“Gillion has taken me from Middle School all the way to Division I.”
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Royal Smith
Arkansas State