Our Mission
Self Made Academy is a 501 c 3 public non-profit organization in California. Established to serve youth who are low income, homeless, who are at risk of dropping out of school, lack of nutrition, have a need for wellness and health along with Educational & Vocational resources. We plan to provide coordinated services to all our clients who‘ve in need of support. Our main goal is to help breach the gap between the communities and the youth by using basketball as a gateway to create well rounded student athletes.
SELF-MADE
LIFE-STYLE
Our team
DARIUS SCOTT
Founder/ Head Trainer
BACKGROUND:
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South Hills Highschool 2013-2015 2x All league Sierra League/Palomares League
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Graduated Damien Highschool Laverne apart of (26-3) Team 2015-2016
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West hills CC SIgnal light all state team 2016-2017
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Lead State of California 3pt percentage 42% shooting 8 3pt attempts per game
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Received Athletic Scholarship to Cal State University of Stanislaus
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Top 3 In Pts Reb Ast Stls 2019-2020 @ Stanislaus St
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Played in Eurobasket showcase ranked 31/150 players
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Played in Yerevan-Armenia EuroAsia
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Mexican National Dual Citizen
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Played for Dorados Chihuahua 2023 LBE
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Currently a Skill Development Coach for the youth thru Self-Made Training
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Currently a School teacher and 501c3 Director/CEO
LUIs PREZ
Self-Made Strength and Conditioning
background:
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Damien High School Graduate
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2016 CIF - Division III 400m Champion
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Top 10 Fastest 400m Sprinters in the State of California
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Former Division 1 NCAA Athlete
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California State University Fullerton
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West Hills College Grad
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Personal Record of 47.71s in the 400m
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Earned scholarships to both UC Davis and Cal State Fullerton
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Big West Conference Championship Titles ‘17-‘18
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West Hills JC Basketball Team ‘21 - ‘23
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Player of the week 01/23/2023
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Academic President’s Citation ‘22 & ‘23
DOM HUNTER
Ris3 Athletic Academy "CEO"
background:
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Partnered With Self-MadeAcademyInc
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Former Overseas Teammate of Darius Scott in
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Yerevan Armenia (Covid year)
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All State/ League MVP (Decatur H.S, WA) 2012
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All league/All region (Eastern AZ JUCO) 2014
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All league/Nations 12th leading scorer / All Decade Team (Central Wa. U) 2017
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Overseas professional (Spain) 2018
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Overseas professional (Armenia) 2020
Ezekiel Alley
Professional
Basketball Player
/Skill dev Coach
background:
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Currently a professional basketball player in Spain
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Graduated from Damien Hs
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All baseline league 2x
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1st ever All Damien classic tournament 1st team
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Fullerton JC State champion
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Earned Scholarship to play @ Northern Nazarene university
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All GNAC 2nd team
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GNAC tournament winner
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NABC NCAA D2 all district
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Grad transfer to Portland St university
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Big sky semi finalist
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Togolese Dual National