We’re starting to learn a little bit more about Anfernee Simons, whom the Blazers chose with the 24th overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. But what do we know about the IMG Academy, the prep school where Simons last played?
What the heck is the IMG Academy, anyway?
The answer to that question requires a trip back into the not-so-distant past. And it requires that you, dear reader, shift gears from basketball to tennis.
Tennis coach Nick Bollettieri opened the aptly named “Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy” in 1978 near Bradenton on Florida’s west coast.