Ross has worked with over 200 NBA players across the span of almost 20 years as a professional basketball trainer. Through the Pro Hoops Pre-NBA Draft Training Combine, he has trained seven lottery picks, including Brandon Ingram (New Orleans Pelicans), Jamal Murray (Denver Nuggets), and Tyler Herro (Miami Heat).

Born and raised in Greenfield, MA, Ross played for legendary coach John Calipari at the University of Massachusetts and was a member of the 1995-96 Final Four team. He earned his master’s degree in Business Administration from Wagner College while serving as an assistant coach for the men’s basketball team. He then went on to coach at Youngstown State University and Fordham University.

His most extensive work has been with Joe Harris (Brooklyn Nets) and recently-retired NBA players JJ Redick and Joakim Noah. Ross oversees all aspects of the Pro Hoops training program.

After training with Pro Hoops for over ten years as a player, “Q” has joined the team as a professional basketball trainer following the conclusion of his collegiate playing career. He is a product of the Pathways program.

“Q” wrapped up his senior year as a D3Hoops.com All-Region Second Team selection at York College. Prior to that, he became BMCC’s all-time leader in points (1,159) and three-point field goals made (179) and was a NJCAA All-American in 2018-19. In his two seasons there, he guided the Panthers to consecutive CUNYAC conference championships and was named CUNYAC Player of the Year, Tournament MVP, and All-Region First Team each season.

Born and raised in Harlem, NYC, “Q” will graduate from York College this winter with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. As a Pro Hoops basketball trainer, he specializes in point guard play and works closely with the guards that come through our program.

After training with Pro Hoops for over ten years as a player, Luke has joined the team as a professional basketball trainer following the conclusion of his collegiate playing career. He played for five seasons at Columbia University under Jim Engles and served as a team captain for the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons.

Luke earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree in American Studies from Columbia while making eight appearances on the dean’s list as an undergrad.

Born and raised in Manhattan, NYC, Luke attended the Trinity School, where he was a four-year starter and scored over 1,000 points. He was named first team all-conference as a junior and senior and earned first team all-state for B-division high schools as a senior.”

Dante most recently served as an assistant video coordinator/player development assistant for the Brooklyn Nets during the 2020-2022 seasons. While with Brooklyn, Dante worked extensively with Kyrie Irving, James Harden, Lamarcus Aldridge, Jarrett Allen, Nic Claxton, Alize Johnson and Day’ron Sharpe. He also served as an NBA summer league assistant coach while with the Nets.

Prior to joining the Nets, Dante served as an assistant coach at New York University for two seasons where he helped develop an All-UAA Conference post player Dominick Cristino. Dante’s first introduction into coaching came between 2016-2018 where he served as a graduate assistant coach at Saint Louis University, where he also earned his master’s degree in Higher Education Administration. While at Saint Louis, he played a pivotal role in on court player development.

Dante played professional basketball for seven seasons, including stops in Spain, France, Israel, China and the Dominican Republic. He also played two seasons in the G-League. In his final G-League season (2011-2012), he led the league in total rebounds, was 2nd in overall blocks and top 4 in the league in double doubles.

Dante, a New York City native, was a Top 100 basketball player in his class. He started his collegiate career at the University of Pittsburgh, where he was a member of the Big East regular season champion and Sweet 16 NCAA tournament in 2004. He later transferred to the University of Massachusetts, where he ended his career on the NIT Post Season All-Tournament team in 2008.

Philip brings valuable NBA basketball operations experience to Pro Hoops. Most recently, he was on staff with the Stockton Kings – the NBA G League affiliate of the Sacramento Kings. He is also in the NBA’s “Future Basketball Operations Stars” talent pipeline program.

Originally from the Washington, DC metro area, Philip coached at national powerhouse Montrose Christian and also served as the Director of Scouting for Friendship Collegiate Academy. He has also coached and evaluated talent on Stephen Curry’s Underrated Tour.

Philip earned his bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology from the University of Maryland and his master’s degree in Sports Industry Management from Georgetown University.”