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:
Jay Blossom– Jay Blossom just finished his first season as Head Varsity Basketball Coach at Principia School. He helped lead the Panthers to a school record 25 wins and the school’s first ever Final Four Appearance. Previously he spent 20 years as head coach at Webster Groves High School. During his 20 years at the helm of the Statemen basketball program, he compiled a record of 447-122, won seventeen consecutive conference championships, recorded 16 consecutive twenty plus wins seasons, eight district championships, six state quarterfinal appearances, a state record eighty-three consecutive conference wins and 2008, 2017, and 2018 Missouri Class 5 State Championships. Coach Blossom has been past president of the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association and has had numerous clinician and lecture opportunities, including internationally in Spain and China.
One of the original founders of Gateway Basketball Club in 1998 and remains a director.
Has coached and directed in summer basketball for over 30 years and part of getting over 250 players scholarships at all levels of college.
Coached for 10 years at St. Gertrudes and 5 years in the Washington Junior Jays program.
Named Volunteer of the Year at the YMCA.
President of Schroepfer Insurance, Inc. He sits or has sat on the boards of St. Louis Bank, Franklin County Country Club, Firstmate Remotes, Inc., Lucono, Inc. and LCN, Inc. and YMCA youth sports committee.
He has been married to his wife Stephanie for 33 plus years. They have three grown boys: Luke, Cole and Noah.
Dave Montandon coachdavemont@yahoo.com
Scott Schroepfer scott.schroepfer@sbins.net
4/28/2023 7:45 PM - 8:45 PM US/Eastern
Rock Hill Sports Center
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