LeBron James Skills Academy

The LeBron James Skills Academy is a four-day camp (in Akron, OH) for 20 of the top college players in the country and 80 high school players from each of the four previous Nike Skills Academies. The purpose of the camp is fundamental skill development and evaluation from top instructors.

LeBron JamesInstructors for the camp are highlighted by Jay Bilas, Craig Ehlo, Fran Frachilla, Kenny Atkinson, Kyle Manary along with a host of other NBA Development personnel.

College players attending the camp are:

• Cole Aldrich
• Jeff Allen
• Al-Farouq Aminu
• Patrick Christopher
• Dwayne Collins
• Jordan Crawford
• Malcolm Delaney
• Devin Ebanks
• Yancy Gates
• Manny Harris
• Jerome Jordan
• Kalin Lucas
• Larry Sanders
• Iman Shumpert
• DeShawn Sims
• Kyle Singler
• Edwin Ubiles
• Greivis Vasquez
• Willie Warren
• Chris Wright

Notable high school players in attendance:

Class of 2010

• Harrison Barnes
• Jared Sullinger
• Will Barton
• Adrian Payne
• Dominque Ferguson
• Jelan Kendrick
• Deshaun Thomas

Class of 2011

• Mike Gilchrist
• Marquis Teague
• Austin Rivers
• Johnny O'Bryant

Players at the camp were divided by position with a primary focus on skill development. The intention of the camp is not to play games as the players are receiving intense instructional workouts. There are no college coaches in attendance but a number of NBA scouts. This gives the players the ability to focus on skill development rather than trying to impress college coaches.

The workouts for the college players have been intense, again with a focus on skill development. All players have been receptive to this learning environment. The level of intensity in the college workouts is noticeably higher than the high school sessions. This is partially due to the instructor-to-player ratio and the focus of the college players (with NBA scouts present).