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Gateway Knights Basketball Club’s mission is to compete at the highest level on and off the court. Gateway Knights strives to be an all-inclusive basketball club reaching out to all areas of St. Louis and Metro East Illinois. Our mission is to create a positive network of players, coaches, families, and business partners to positively impact our community and region. Our goal is NOT to only teach the great sport of basketball but to use basketball as a vehicle to help our players succeed while in our club and when they move on to college and professional careers. Gateway players understand hard work, dedication, attention to detail, TEAM concepts, leadership, and competition. Gateway players simply make everyone around them better! We strives to create superior basketball players and teams, and we have a history of producing fantastic young men and women ready to make a positive impact on our community.
Meet the team's coaches, managers, and administrators:
30 years of Coaching Experience
8 Years of High School Experience at Chaminade Prep High School. Currently Head Coach JV and assist
Varsity.
12 years Coaching AAU with Gateway Basketball club
Started own AAU basketball Club for 15 and 16u before joining Gateway Basketball
15 years of coaching middle school AAU basketbal
James just finished his first season as assitant varsity basketball coach at Principia with Jay Blossom. He help lead the Panthers to their first ever state championship game. Previous he was assistant varsity coach at Francis Howell. James played 4 years in NCAA D1/D2 as well so he understands the game from a player perspective. James enjoys giving back to the community through basketball as he believes kids should use the game as a tool to better they life with free education!
Scott Schroepfer – scott.schroepfer@sbins.net