List of IMG Academy alumni
Appearance
The following is a list of notable alumni of IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Founded in 1978, the academy trains thousands of youth, high school, collegiate and professional athletes annually.[1] Many of the alumni listed below did not attend or graduate IMG academy, but participated in training there.
Baseball
- IMG Academy High School / full-time baseball program alumni
Brady Aiken, drafted by Houston Astros as first pick of 2014 MLB Draft, but did not sign; 17th pick of 2015 MLB Draft by Cleveland Indians
Alfredo Escalera, selected by Kansas City Royals as youngest player drafted in Major League history[2]
L. J. Mazzilli, drafted by New York Mets in 2013[3]
John Ryan Murphy, drafted by New York Yankees in round 2 of 2009 MLB draft
Tyler Pastornicky, drafted by Toronto Blue Jays in 2008; currently[when?] playing in Texas Rangers organization
Chris Perez, drafted by St. Louis Cardinals in 2008, All-Star in 2011 and 2012
José Fernández, drafted by Miami Marlins in 2012, Rookie of the Year in 2013; passed away in 2016
Andrew Benintendi, selected by Boston Red Sox in first round of 2015 MLB Draft
- Professional training program alumni
Pedro Álvarez, 2010 National League Rookie of the Month for September; third baseman for Baltimore Orioles
Mark Buehrle, pitcher for 2005 World Series champion Chicago White Sox; five-time All-Star and Gold Glove Award winner
Pat Burrell, two-time World Series champion and Golden Spikes Award recipient
Ian Desmond, 2012 and 2016 All-Star, 3-time Silver Slugger Award recipient
Adam Dunn, two-time MLB All-Star; played with Cincinnati Reds, Washington Nationals, Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago White Sox, and Oakland Athletics
Nomar Garciaparra, six-time All-Star shortstop, 1997 Rookie of the Year, played for Boston Red Sox, Oakland A's, LA Dodgers and Chicago Cubs
Josh Hamilton, five-time MLB All-Star and 2010 AL Most Valuable Player
Kyle Kendrick, pitcher for Philadelphia Phillies, won a World Series championship with organization in 2008
Joe Mauer, five-time MLB All-Star, three-time AL batting champion, three-time Gold Glove Award winner and four-time Silver Slugger award winner for Minnesota Twins, AL MVP (2009)
Andrew McCutchen, five-time All-Star, Gold Glove Award (2012), Silver Slugger Award (2012) and National League Most Outstanding Player (2012) for Pittsburgh Pirates, NL MVP (2013)
Jamie Moyer, MLB pitcher, 25-year career, selected to All-Star team in 2003; received Roberto Clemente and Lou Gehrig Awards
Gary Sheffield, nine-time MLB All-Star, 1997 World Series champion, five-time Silver Slugger Award winner and 1992 Comeback Player of the Year
Joey Votto, MLB first baseman, 5-time All-Star, winner of 2010 National League MVP award, Hank Aaron Award, and Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's athlete of the year
Neil Walker, MLB infielder, 2010 Baseball America's All-Rookie Team
Vernon Wells, MLB outfielder, three-time All-Star, three-time Gold Glove Award recipient and Silver Slugger Award winner
Ryan Zimmerman, MLB first baseman, two-time All-Star, Gold Glove Award recipient, and Lou Gehrig Memorial Award winner
Basketball
Renaldo Balkman, former forward for New York Knicks[4]
Dwayne Bacon, shooting guard for Charlotte Hornets
Michael Beasley, forward for Los Angeles Lakers; formerly of New York Knicks, Milwaukee Bucks, Miami Heat, Minnesota Timberwolves and Phoenix Suns, as well as Shanghai Sharks and Shandong Golden Stars in China[5]
Satnam Singh Bhamara, center for Texas Legends; first Indian selected in NBA draft (selected by Dallas Mavericks)
Ramel Bradley, player for Hapoel Holon in Israeli Super League
Earl Clark, forward for Delaware 87ers[6]
Erick Dampier, former professional basketball player for Indiania Pacers, Golden State Warriors, Atlanta Hawks, Dallas Mavericks, Miami Heat.
Trevon Duval, point guard who went undrafted in the 2018 NBA Draft, was then signed by Milwaukee Bucks on a two-way contract.
Taurean Green, professional basketball player; drafted in 2nd round (52nd overall) in 2007 by Portland Trail Blazers; also played for Denver Nuggets
Jonathan Isaac, forward for Orlando Magic
Dwight Powell, forward for Dallas Mavericks
Ricky Sanchez, selected in 2nd round of 2005 NBA Draft by Denver Nuggets; played for Santurce Crabbers of National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico
Anfernee Simons, drafted 24th overall in the 2018 NBA Draft directly out of high school
Football
- Michael Clayton, former wide receiver for Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New York Giants
- Marc Colombo, former offensive tackle for Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins
- Angelo Crowell, former linebacker, drafted in 3rd round (94th overall) in 2003, played for Buffalo Bills and Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Deondre Francois, quarterback for Florida State Seminoles
- Martin Gramatica, former kicker, drafted in 3rd round (80th overall) in 1999, played for Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots, Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints
- Mike Jenkins, former cornerback for Arizona Cardinals
- Julius Jones, former running back for Dallas Cowboys
- Chris Kelsay, former defensive end for Buffalo Bills, drafted in 2nd round (48th overall) in 2003
- Jordan Mailata, Philadelphia Eagles left tackle, drafted in the 7th round (233 overall) in 2018
- Heath Miller, former tight end for Pittsburgh Steelers
- Kellen Mond, quarterback for Texas A&M Aggies
- Dan Morgan, former linebacker, drafted in 1st round (11th overall) in 2001, played for Carolina Panthers
- Chad Pennington, former quarterback for Miami Dolphins and New York Jets, drafted in 1st round (18th overall) in 2000)
- Mike Peterson, former linebacker for Atlanta Falcons, drafted in 2nd round (36th overall) in 1999
- David Pollack, former linebacker, drafted in 1st round (17th overall) in 2003, played for Cincinnati Bengals
- Dunta Robinson, former cornerback for Atlanta Falcons, drafted in 1st round (10th overall) in 2004
- Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, cornerback for New York Giants
- Bo Scarbrough, running back for Dallas Cowboys
- Kyle Turley, former offensive tackle, drafted in 1st round (7th overall) in 1998, played for New Orleans Saints, St. Louis Rams and Kansas City Chiefs
- Kenyatta Walker, former offensive tackle, drafted in 1st round (14th overall) in 2001, played for Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Fabian Washington, former cornerback for Baltimore Ravens, drafted in 1st round (23rd overall) in 2005
- Benjamin Watson, tight end for New Orleans Saints, drafted in 1st round (32nd overall) in 2004 by the New England Patriots
- Anthony Weaver, former defensive end, drafted in 2nd round (52nd overall) in 2002, played for Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans
- Chris Weinke, former quarterback, drafted in 4th round (106th overall) in 2001, played for Carolina Panthers and San Francisco 49ers; 2000 Heisman Trophy winner.
- Grant Wistrom, former defensive end, drafted in 1st round (6th overall) in 1998, played for St. Louis Rams and Seattle Seahawks
Golf
Laetitia Beck
Richie Lash - Most commonly known for his "streak" of 6 consecutive pars in a professional golf tournament (2-man scramble)
Paula Creamer Casey Wittenberg Taylor Leon Ty Tryon Jonathan Moore Mattthew Mills Michele Wie Jodie Ewart
IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy
- Men's tennis
- Women's tennis
Soccer
Eddie Ababio
Faris Abdi
Freddy Adu
Nelson Akwari
Kevin Alston
Jozy Altidore
Bernardo Añor
Bryan Arguez
David Arvizu
Corey Ashe
Eric Avila
DaMarcus Beasley
Kyle Beckerman
Nikolas Besagno
Zak Boggs
Carlos Borja
Jonathan Bornstein
Michael Bradley
Craig Capano
Casey Castle
Jordan Cila
Matt Clare
Bobby Convey
Steve Cronin
Steven Curfman
Kenny Cutler
Matthew Dallman
Kyle Davies
Justin Detter
John DiRaimondo
Landon Donovan
Greg Eckhardt
Ben Everson
Gabriel Farfan
Michael Farfan
Brian Fekete
Eddie Gaven
Guillermo Gonzalez
Adolfo Gregorio
Joseph Gyau
Happy Hall
Jeremy Hall
Michael Harrington
Kyle Helton
Cameron Hepple
Martin Hutton
Christian Ibeagha
Amaechi Igwe
Stefan Jerome
Christian Jimenez
Aron Jóhannsson
Eddie Johnson
Quavas Kirk
Perry Kitchen
Nick Kolarac
Asa Kryst
Josh Lambo
Chris Lancos
Eric Lichaj
Zac MacMath
Mike Magee
Taurean Manders
Laurent Manuel
Justin Mapp
Peri Marošević
Jamie McGuinness
Jack McInerney
Devon McKenney
Ellis McLoughlin
Tommy Meyer
Chase Miller
Nick Millington
Javed Mohammed
Steven Morris
Kyle Nakazawa
Oguchi Onyewu
Emilio Orozco
Heath Pearce
Brian Perk
Jacob Peterson
Tyler Polak
Santino Quaranta
Charlie Reiter
Diego Restrepo
Robbie Rogers
Kofi Sarkodie
Jordan Seabrook
Brek Shea
Brian Span
Jonathan Spector
Eugene Starikov
Michael Stephens
Jordan Stone
Danny Szetela
Neven Subotic
Ryan Thompson
Sébastien Thurière
Joseph Toby
Erika Tymrak
Kirk Urso
Julian Valentin
Korey Veeder
Marco Vélez
Blake Wagner
Anthony Wallace
Jamie Watson
Chase Wileman
Sheanon Williams
Tanner Wolfe
Leland Wright
Drew Yates
Alex Yi
Eriq Zavaleta
Preston Zimmerman
References
- ^ http://www.bradenton.com/2012/08/19/4163910/new-img-brand-to-unify-bradenton.html
- ^ I-70 News. "Royals Draft The Youngest Player In Baseball History". Fox Sports News. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Dominitz, Nathan (June 6, 2014). "Sand Gnats' L.J. Mazzilli hits way toward big-league goal". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ^ Cols' Stuen to play for IMG Academy » Evansville Courier & Press
- ^ Beasley finds stability, comfort at Kansas State – USATODAY.com
- ^ NBA draft: Jrue Holiday, Earl Clark and DeJuan Blair could go high in 2009 draft – ESPN