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RM204/h
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Big Baller Brand (BBB) offering 1 on 1 & small group basketball training sessions!
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About Travis
Travis McAvene, 49, now has 27 years of high-level basketball coaching experience at the prep school, college and overseas professional level.
McAvene works now as Global Basketball Grassroots Director for Big Baller Brand (BBB) where he is responsible for developing basketball clinics, All-Star games and AAU tournaments across the United States and Internationally. McAvene is also in charge of working with former college basketball players and setting up private workouts overseas with teams at the professional level.
McAvene completed the 2024-2025 season as Head Basketball Coach and General Manager for Mantarrayas Isla Mujeres Professional Club in the Caribbean Basketball League in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. McAvene was recently named 2024 Caribbean Basketball League Executive of the Year and won a Championship!
McAvene spent five seasons from 2019-2024 with Santiago Basket Titans Dorado in the LDC Professional Basketball League (Dominican Republic). McAvene won back-to-back United Cup Championships as Head Coach and was also named 2020 & 2021 Latinbasket.com Coach of the Year. McAvene is the professional club’s all-time winningest coach.
Coach McAvene has built a great reputation for producing Championship level teams and is considered one of the best offensive minds in basketball. McAvene’s coaching philosophy has always been modeled around legendary college basketball coaches Jerry Tarkanian at UNLV and Nolan Richardson at University of Arkansas.
McAvene started his coaching career in 1998 and now has coached at the NCAA Division I, NAIA and NJCAA college basketball levels. Since 2012, McAvene has coached in the following countries at the professional level; Taiwan, Dominican Republic, Turks and Caicos, Lebanon, Tonga, Belize and Mexico. During this time, McAvene has won Championships in Taiwan, Dominican Republic, Lebanon, Tonga and Mexico.
McAvene developed a reputation as a Championship Head Coach winning back-to-back Prep School National Championships in 2003 and 2004. He also built the best prep school basketball program in the Midwest at Harmony Prep in Cincinnati, Ohio from 2005-2006. During this time, McAvene coached, developed and placed over 30 NCAA Division I basketball players at major universities.
McAvene served as Head Coach for our USA Jones Cup Men’s National Team in Taiwan from 2012-2013. During this time, he won silver and bronze medals against Olympic Men’s National Teams throughout Asia and the Middle East. McAvene also served as General Manager for our USA Jones Cup Men’s National Team from 2014-2016 and was responsible for hiring former NBA Coach of the Year Sam Mitchell.
Coach McAvene was also a key part of the recruiting and talent evaluation process with the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters from 2010-2016, where he served as a professional scout. During this time, he recruited and signed several college basketball players to play for the Washington Generals with former General Manager John Ferrari.
McAvene holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Humanities and Social Sciences from Southern Utah University. He also has an Associate's Degree from Vincennes University. McAvene played his college basketball from 1994-1998 at Indiana Wesleyan University, Sinclair Community College and Taylor University-Fort Wayne. McAvene currently resides in Dayton, Ohio and has one daughter Jada McAvene, who played her college volleyball and recently graduated at University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Kentucky
About the lesson
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All languages in which the lesson is available :
English
“Coach Travis McAvene is a great coach and even better person. I played for Coach McAvene at the 2016 Mitchell Cup in Santiago Dominican Republic and he led our team to the Championship. He’s a player’s coach and understands how to get the best out of his players! He is constantly challenging them to become better by giving them goals to strive for. Over the years I have seen how Coach McAvene trains and mentors his players. He develops them to be better people off the court. I would recommend Travis McAvene as a Head Coach at the highest level of basketball because he has what it takes to be successful! Erron Maxey Providence College (Big East)
FIBA Overseas Professional Player (20 years)
“Coach Travis McAvene has made a huge impact in my life. He has pushed me to my limit and he has taught me what it takes to succeed at the next level. I'm thankful for the commitment he had to training me as a player over the years. He is a lifelong friend to my family and me and I hope anyone can take advantage of the credentials he has! No matter what, keep pushing towards your dreams!”
Quinton Green Valparaiso University (Missouri Valley Conference) UBSC RAIFFEISEN GRAZ (Austria-BSL)
“Coach McAvene is not only a great coach but also a great man! I was blessed to be a part of the best team ever at Southern State Community College (25-3), which Coach McAvene assembled piece by piece. Coach Mac provided me with plenty of opportunities in which I was able to maximize, Ultimately he helped mold me into the player I am today. I owe him a lot. His mind for the game is amazing
Ty Harris Southern State Community College & Columbus State University (Peach Belt) Professional basketball Player DINAMO VLADIVOSTOK (Russia-Superleague)
From the first time I met Coach McAvene in Indiana was my first experience taking my career to what it is now. I didn’t know what to expect or who I would become. Playing for Coach Mac has shown me how to work hard and believe in myself. He has given me great things to build on in life and on the court. I was very blessed to be put in the path as a professional player. It has taken me to places you can only dream of. He has a special gift when it comes helping players get to reach their full potential. I would love for him to coach me on any team at any level. It was an awesome experience to play for Coach McAvene at the 2021 United Cup in La Vega, Dominican Republic and win a Championship!
Aaron Perez Oklahoma Baptist University Professional Basketball Player
HURACANES TAMPICO (Mexico)
“It was an honor to play for Coach McAvene. He helped me take my game to the next level as a professional. He was extraordinary at motivating athletes to go the extra mile. It wasn’t just lip service with him; he would go the extra mile for us.”
Sean Smith Northern Illinois University (MAC)
Takamatsu FA Professional Club (Japan)
“I truly loved and enjoyed playing for Coach McAvene. He ran a pro-style offense which I thrived in. He is truly a player’s Coach. If you can play he will let you play but if you can’t he will let you know! I always loved his honesty and commitment to winning Championships.”
Norman Plummer
University of Dayton (Atlantic 10)
Circulo Sportivo Professional Club (Uruguay)
Rates
Rate
- RM204
Pack rates
- 5h: RM1020
- 10h: RM2040
free lessons
This first lesson is free to allow you to get to know your teacher so that they can best meet your needs.
- 1hr
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- RM204/h
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