DME Academy
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Sports |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Headquarters | Daytona Beach, Florida |
Key people | Mike Panaggio, Co-Founder; Dan Panaggio, Co-Founder |
| Parent | DME Sports |
| Website | https://dmeacademy.com/ |
DME Academy (stands for Direct Mail Express) is a private athletic sports training academy based in Daytona Beach, Florida for post-graduate basketball players. During its first year in existence, DME Academy's National Team, The DME Lakers, reached the National Prep Championships at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, Connecticut.[1] The DME Lakers lost to Putnam Science in the quarter-finals.
In the 2016 National Prep Championships, DME was eliminated by Putnam Science Academy (93–66)[2]
DME Academy was established in 2015 as a Post Grad Basketball Training Academy. The property sits on a ten-acre campus adjacent to the Daytona Beach Airport and within eyesight of the Daytona 500.
Facility
DME Academy currently resides in the DME Sports facility, a 47,000 square foot event center.[3] The facility consists of 2 full NBA courts, a shooting lab, a 2500 square foot video studio, a state of the art film room, 10,000 square foot strength and conditioning area and a 60 yard by 40 yard outdoor synthetic turf area for speed and agility training. The facility compares to top NBA practice facilities.[citation needed] The facility is not open to the public and serves the academy and other high-profile athletes. Academy students have 24/7 access.