DME Academy (25‑11)

Top Players

• 6-3 SR Mikel Brown, Jr. ESPN-16, Rivals-11
• 6-9 JR Tim Winkler
• 6-7 SR Trey Simpson (MURRAY ST.)
• 6-4 SR Jordan Ford (BUFFALO)
• 6-9 SR Gabe Stewart (IU-INDIANAPOLIS)
• 6-0 JR Nate Kirk
• 6-6 JR A.J. Williams

DME At A Glance

Coach Matt Panaggio’s squad becomes the seventh school from Florida’s independent SIAA circuit to make a City of Palms Classic appearance, following Life Christian, Oldsmar Christian, Potter’s House Christian, The Rock, Victory Rock and West Oaks. An exciting McDonald’s All-American candidate, guard 6-3 SR Mikel Brown, Jr. (Overtime Elite), has arrived via transfer, along with Murray State recruit 6-7 SR Trey Simpson (15.9 ppg, 9.1 rpg, 4.1 blocks at Evergreen Hillcrest AL), 6-9 JR Tim Winkler (4.8 ppg, 5 rpg at Orlando Oak Ridge), 6-6 JR A.J. Williams (5.7 ppg, 2.6 rpg at Bergen Catholic NJ) and 6-0 JR Nate Kirk (17.3 ppg, 5 rpg, 3 apg at Daytona Beach Mainland). … 6-4 SR Jordan Ford and 6-9 SR Gabe Stewart have committed to Buffalo and IU-Indianapolis, respectively. … DME placed third at the prestigious Chick-Fil-A Classic in Columbia, S.C., beating Dream City Christian after losing to Prolific Prep in the semifinals, and reached the final game at the SIAA state finals. … The crowd-pleasing Brown averaged 24.5 points, 3.7 boards and 3 assists at the adidas 3SSB Championships in July, while Simpson erupted for 24 points, 23 rebounds and 15 blocks in Hillcrest’s 54-28 Alabama 3A state-title rout of Midfield.

NO. NAME POS. HT WT GR.
0 Mikel Brown Jr. PG 6-4 169 12
1 Nathan Kirk PG 6-0 166 11
2 Alexander Williams, Jr. F 6-7 180 12
4 Jordan Ford SG 6-3 176 12
5 Trey Simpson lll F 6-7 198 12
10 Matas Buteliauskas F 6-6 204 12
13 Amari Cummings SG 6-4 184 11
15 Chris Kitenge F 6-5 202 11
23 Eishun Naito PG 6-2 178 12
24 Seydina Ndiaye F 6-11 189 12
32 Heri Bukinga C 6-11 226 12