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Marcus Smart's YounGameChanger Program
ygc hoops academy
Marcus Smart's YounGameChanger Program
About Us
Smart Players
Smart Players
Smart Players
In Marcus' evolving hoops career, #36 has forged himself into a brand of toughness and blue-collared grit that every coach dreams of in his/her program. His coaches have used words such as "heart", "winner", "game-changer", and "tough" to describe his traits and character.
Smart's hoops clinics are designed to push the players by maximizing their skill development, while having fun. Players will be taught skills and drills they can use individually at their home court, and also on the court with their teammates & coaches.
Marcus believes that every time he steps onto the floor, he needs to be a "young game changer".
And so his brand was born from his belief...
YounGameChanger!
Smart Skills
Smart Players
Smart Players
By keeping himself humble to the game, he has brought a rigid and edgy style of play back to the game of basketball.
Smart's basketball Academy, which includes both summer & winter youth clinics in both Texas, Tennessee and Kentucky, are one big way to improve your skills. His clinics focus on "thinking the game" and mastering skills from fundamental to advanced, both boys and girls.
Smart Minds
Smart Players
Smart Minds
Winning back-to-back State Championships in the Texas 6A High School Playoffs while attending Flower Mound Marcus HS; winning the Adidas Super64 in his AAU days with Texas Assault; competing in the McDonald's All-American Games; earning many Big 12 honors at Oklahoma State Univ; being selected for USA Basketball and becoming the 6th pick in the 2014 NBA Draft and helping the Boston Celtics to the 2015, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 NBA Playoffs; being selected to the 2016 BBVA Rising Stars All-Star Weekend; being selected to the 2016 Rio Olympic Games Select Team; being selected 1st Team NBA All-Defense Team in 2019; being selected Captain of the USA Basketball Team in the 2019 FIBA Games in Beijing; and being selected once again 1st Team NBA All-Defense in 2020...And winning the NBA's most prestigious defensive award in 2022 by being named the Defensive Player of The Year...2022 NBA Finals appearance....round out Smart's growing list of accolades! Smart was traded by the Celtics in June 2023 to the Memphis Grizzlies. He, and his beautiful wife, Maisa, now reside in Tennessee where Marcus is excited about his journey as a husband and a Grizzly.
Customer Reviews
Kim Malbrough — Texas
"Can't say enough good things about Smart's camp. We've done NBA player camps before where we've paid outrageous prices for sloppy coaching and zero skill development, and the NBA player stops by for 30 minutes on the last day of camp. Marcus was at camp every single day, accessible, interactive, and encouraging. I'm beyond impressed with the effort each coach put into their training routines, and the organization of the camp as a whole."
Michelle Powell - Texas
"My nine year old had the time of his life and learned a lot of basketball skills and life skills. Everyone was so friendly and helpful!"
Amy Siegel Wood — Boston
"The clinics are great and all the kids think the world of Marcus. Amazing how down to Earth he is and accessible to fans. We come across a lot of athletes at sporting events and not many are as generous and as kind as Marcus."
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