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Line 1: {{~~short~~Short description\|Private athletic school in Bradenton, Florida, ~~USA~~US}} {{Use mdy dates\|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox school \| name = IMG Academy \| image = \| logo = IMG Academy Logo.svg \| logo_size = 125px \| type = [[Privately held company\|Private]], [[boarding school\|boarding]], [[college preparatory school]] \| established = {{start date and age\|1978}} \| former_name = Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy \| religious_affiliation = \| founder = [[Nick Bollettieri]] \| alt = \| caption = \| motto = \| motto_translation = \| location = 5650 Bollettieri Blvd \| city = [[Bradenton, Florida\|Bradenton]] \| state = [[Florida]] \| county = = U.S. \| zipcode = 34210 \| coordinates = {{Coord\|27.441\|-82.602\|type:landmark_region:US-FL\|display=inline,title}} \| principal = <!-- use \| principal_label = to override the default label --> \| head = <!-- use \| head_label = to override the default label --> \| staff = \| faculty = \| grades = ~~<!--~~[[Sixth ~~use~~Grade\|6]]–[[Twelfth Grade\|12]] ~~grades_label~~& =[[Postgraduate ~~to override the default label -->~~year\|postgraduate]] \| gender ~~= <!-- use \| gender_label~~ = ~~to override the default label -~~[[Co->educational]] \| age_range = <!-- or \| lower_age = and \| upper_age = --> \| enrollment = <!-- or \| enrolment = or \| students = or \| pupils = or \| roll = --> \| campus_size = 600 acres (243 ha) \| campus_type = [[Suburban]] \| colors = {{Color box\|blue}} Blue<br />{{Color box\|white}} White<br />{{Color box\|black}} Black \| nickname = Ascenders \| accreditation = ~~<!--~~[[National orAssociation \|of ~~accreditations = -->~~Independent Schools\|NAIS]] \| publication = \| newspaper = \| yearbook = \| affiliation = {{ubl\|Independent {{smaller\|(1978–87)}}\|[[IMG (company)\|IMG]] {{smaller\|(1987–2013)}}\|[[Endeavor (company)\|Endeavor]] {{smaller\|(2013–23)}}\|[[BPEA EQT]] {{smaller\|(2023–present)}}}} \| website = {{URL \|https://www.imgacademy.com/}} \| footnotes = }} '''IMG Academy''' is a [[University-preparatory school\|preparatory]] [[boarding school]] and sports training destination in [[Bradenton, Florida]], United States. The organization is set across over 600 acres (243 ha) and features programs consisting of sport camps for ~~youth~~young athletes, adult camps, a boarding school, including a [[postgraduate year\|post-graduate]]/[[gap year\|gap-year]] program, events, professional and collegiate training, group hosting, and corporate retreats.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=DeLollis \|first1=Barbara \|title=Finding the Best Private High Schools for Sports \|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/articles/finding-the-best-private-high-schools-for-sports \|publisher=U.S. News \|date=14 October 2021 \|access-date=March 29, 2022 \|archive-date=March 29, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329223913/https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/articles/finding-the-best-private-high-schools-for-sports \|url-status=live }}</ref> On April 25, 2023, [[Endeavor (company)\|Endeavor]] announced the sale of IMG Academy to [[BPEA EQT]] for $1.2526 billion.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/endeavor-sells-img-academy-private-equity-eqt-1235401441/ \|title=Endeavor Sells IMG Academy to Private Equity Firm BPEA EQT for $1.25B \|date=April 25, 2023 \|access-date=April 25, 2023 \|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] \|first=Alex \|last=Weprin}}</ref> On June 28, the deal was completed.<ref>{{Cite press release\|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230627680161/en/Endeavor-Completes-Sale-of-IMG-Academy-to-BPEA-EQT-in-Partnership-with-Nord-Anglia-Education\|title= Endeavor Completes Sale of IMG Academy to BPEA EQT, in Partnership with Nord Anglia Education\|work=Business Wire\|date= June 28, 2023\|access-date=2023-07-28\|language=en-US}}</ref> ==History== Line 54: The IMG Pendleton School was founded in 1999 as a co-educational, [[college preparatory]] school for athletic students. In 2012, the school changed its name to "IMG Academy".<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.fhsaa.org/news/2012/0831 \|title=Pendleton School becomes IMG Academy \|website=FHSAA.org \|access-date=December 15, 2015 \|archive-date=August 27, 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140827123803/http://www.fhsaa.org/news/2012/0831 \|url-status=live }}</ref> It delivers both academics and athletics.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.imgacademy.com/prep-school-program/overview \|title=Why \|publisher=IMG Academy \|date=May 22, 2015 \|access-date=December 15, 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903023118/http://www.imgacademy.com/prep-school-program/overview \|archive-date=September 3, 2014 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2021, the school's football team [[Bishop Sycamore High School scandal\|faced off]] against [[Bishop Sycamore]] in which they won in a 58–0 rout. Bishop Sycamore received scrutiny after the game and its existence was questioned.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://patch.com/florida/bradenton/apparent-fake-school-bishop-sycamore-got-img-academy-schedule \| title=Apparent Fake School Bishop Sycamore Got on IMG Academy Schedule \| date=August 31, 2021 \| access-date=September 4, 2022 \| archive-date=October 11, 2022 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011151508/https://patch.com/florida/bradenton/apparent-fake-school-bishop-sycamore-got-img-academy-schedule \| url-status=live }}</ref><ref>https://www.news.com.au/sport/sports-life/fake-high-school-pulled-off-national-scam/news-story/700b66b79aa6eb3c0df92bbafa500f7c?amp {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906070613/https://www.news.com.au/sport/sports-life/fake-high-school-pulled-off-national-scam/news-story/700b66b79aa6eb3c0df92bbafa500f7c?amp \|date=September 6, 2021 }} {{Bare URL inline\|date=September 2022}}</ref> On April 25, 2023, parent company [[Endeavor (company)\|Endeavor]] agreed to sell IMG Academy to [[private equity]] firm [[BPEA EQT]] at a value of $1.25 billion - the sale was completed in June.{{cn\|date=July 2024}} ==Programs== Line 63: IMG Academy tennis programs offer year-round tennis camps ranging from one to five weeks in length and from 2019 to 2019 were led by director Rohan Goetzke.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.courtsense.com/rohan-goetzke/ \| title=Rohan Goetzke \| CourtSense }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/archives/6830 \|title=Banking giant BNP Paribas and French Open sign five-year extension: This week in tennis business with Justin Cohen \|publisher=World Tennis Magazine \|date=May 30, 2012 \|access-date=December 15, 2015 \|archive-date=December 22, 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222102513/http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/archives/6830 \|url-status=live }}</ref> The campus has 35 outdoor hard courts, 5 indoor hard courts, and 16 green [[clay court]]s.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.imgacademies.com/nick-bollettieri-tennis-academy/tennis-department/sports-facilities/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120823142140/http://www.imgacademies.com/nick-bollettieri-tennis-academy/tennis-department/sports-facilities/\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=August 23, 2012\|title=IMG Academy Bollettieri tennis program Sports Facilities\|date=August 23, 2012\|access-date=April 19, 2019}}</ref> In 1987, thirty-two academy students or former students were in the [[The Championships, Wimbledon\|Wimbledon]] draw and twenty-seven were in the [[U.S. Open (tennis)\|U.S. Open]]. Famous past students include [[Andre Agassi]], [[Monica Seles]], [[Jim Courier]], [[Kei Nishikori]] [[ Alejandro Tabilo]], [[Anna Kournikova]], [[Serena Williams]], and [[Maria Sharapova]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/nick-bollettieri\|title=Nick Bollettieri\|work=TennisFame\|access-date=2 December 2021\|date=2 December 2021\|archive-date=June 24, 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624024738/https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/nick-bollettieri/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Current students include [[Michael Mmoh]]. ===Football program=== IMG announced the [[John Madden]] Football Academy in March 2010 and held its first camp from June 4–6, 2010. The football program offers a residency program and year-round camps ranging from three days to five weeks in length and was previously led by former [[National Football League\|NFL]] quarterback [[Chris Weinke]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=~~http~~https://~~articles~~www.orlandosentinel.com/2010-/03-/19/~~news/os-~~img-academies-launches-john-madden-football-~~0319_1_img-academies-florida-state-quarterback-football-program~~academy/ \|title=IMG Academies launches John Madden football academy - tribunedigital-orlandosentinel \|website=Articles.orlandosentinel.com \|date=March 19, 2010 \|access-date=December 15, 2015 \|archive-date=January 16, 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116132836/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2010-03-19/news/os-img-academies-john-madden-football-0319_1_img-academies-florida-state-quarterback-football-program \|url-status=live }}</ref> The academy fielded a high school football team for the first time in 2013.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.imgacademies.com/madden-football-academy/news/img-academy-to-field-a-high-school-football-team-in-2013/1456/ \|title=IMG Academy To Field A High School Football Team In 2013 \|website=www.imgacademies.com \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120831100448/http://www.imgacademies.com/madden-football-academy/news/img-academy-to-field-a-high-school-football-team-in-2013/1456/ \|archive-date=August 31, 2012}}</ref> In 2013, MaxPreps called IMG Academy the "nation's top high school football facility."<ref>{{cite web \|author=Stephen Spiewak \|url=http://www.maxpreps.com/news/GZqTevVQyk-pjG-hsNGJmQ/behind-the-scenes-photos-from-img-academy.htm \|title=Behind the scenes photos from IMG Academy \|website=MaxPreps.com \|date=October 3, 2013 \|access-date=December 15, 2015 \|archive-date=January 16, 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116132837/http://www.maxpreps.com/news/GZqTevVQyk-pjG-hsNGJmQ/behind-the-scenes-photos-from-img-academy.htm \|url-status=live }}</ref> Kevin Wright was named head coach in 2015 after Weinke accepted a position as quarterbacks coach with the then-[[St. Louis Rams]].<ref>{{cite web\|title = IMG Academy names Steve Walsh as director of football and Kevin Wright as coach\|url = http://usatodayhss.com/2015/img-academy-names-steve-walsh-as-director-of-football-and-kevin-wright-as-coach\|website = USA Today High School Sports\|date = March 30, 2015\|access-date = February 17, 2016\|language = en-US\|archive-date = October 11, 2022\|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221011151509/https://usatodayhss.com/2015/img-academy-names-steve-walsh-as-director-of-football-and-kevin-wright-as-coach\|url-status = live}}</ref> Wright guided the program to its first undefeated regular season (9–0) in 2015.<ref>{{cite web\|title = IMG Academy Football Top Performers\|url = http://www.bradenton.com/sports/article53849335.html\|website = bradenton\|access-date = February 17, 2016\|archive-date = February 18, 2016\|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160218152535/http://www.bradenton.com/sports/article53849335.html\|url-status = live}}</ref> ===Boys' and girls' soccer programs=== IMG Academy offered an academy soccer program and year-round soccer camps from 1999 to 2017. IMG Academy was home to [[United States Soccer Federation\|U.S. Soccer's]] full-time residency program for the United States' U-16 and U-17 men's national teams. It was integral in developing the United States' top youth [[soccer]] prospects. The original idea of the residency program was to give elite players the opportunity to train in a professional environment as most [[Major League Soccer\|MLS]] clubs did not have a substantial youth academy system in place prior to 2009. The Bradenton Academy grew from an initial twenty players to thirty in 2002 and then to forty in 2003. The program was split into a U-16 squad and a U-17 squad. The girls program was a member of the Girls Academy League. A typical day for the student-athlete at Bradenton consisted of academic classes in the morning followed by sports training in the afternoon. Students at the academy took accelerated courses and graduate high school a year early, making the players who do not turn pro immediately some of the most heavily recruited prospects in [[college soccer]]. The academy traced its roots back to [[Project 2010]] which highlighted ways U.S. Soccer could make the senior men's national team a legitimate threat to win the [[FIFA World Cup\|World Cup]] by the end of the decade. Two programs that were born from Project 2010 were [[Generation Adidas]] (previously called ''Project-40'') and the Bradenton Academy. The academy was started in January 1999 with the backing of [[International Management Group\|IMG]] and [[Nike, Inc.\|Nike]], but was closed in 2017 due to the proliferation of U.S. Development Academy programs.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2017/03/17/19/22/20170317-news-u17mnt-after-fulfilling-mission-us-soccer-residency-program-to-complete-final-semester\|title=U.S. Soccer Residency Program Set to Complete Final Semester After 18 Years\|website=Ussoccer.com\|language=en\|access-date=March 23, 2017\|archive-date=March 23, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170323233414/http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2017/03/17/19/22/20170317-news-u17mnt-after-fulfilling-mission-us-soccer-residency-program-to-complete-final-semester\|url-status=live}}</ref> ===Baseball program=== IMG Academy has an academy baseball program and year-round camps, in addition to summer Wood Bat Leagues.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.imgacademy.com/boarding-school/athletics/baseball ~~{{Webarchive~~\|~~url~~archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301030416/https://www.imgacademy.com/boarding-school/athletics/baseball\|url-status=dead\|title=IMG Academy Baseball Program \| IMGAcademy.com\|~~date~~archivedate=March 1, 2022 ~~}} {{Bare URL inline~~\|~~date~~website=~~August~~IMG ~~2022~~Academy}}</ref> ===IMG Basketball=== Line 83: During the preparation for the [[2017 NBA draft]], the IMG Academy hosted their first ever draft combine. The Professional Basketball Combine was held as an alternative (mainly for seniors) to measure their abilities and potentially give them the chance to enter the [[NBA]], if not allow them the chance to play in the [[NBA G League]] or even overseas, with nearly every participant that year doing exactly that. Currently,{{When\|date=February 2022}} four players that participated in the event signed [[two-way contract]]s to enter the NBA properly, with eight of them going overseas and 11 players entered the G League.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.professionalbasketballcombine.com/2017-pbc-participants.html\|title=2017 PBC Participants\|website=PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL COMBINE\|access-date=April 19, 2019\|archive-date=October 11, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011151554/https://www.professionalbasketballcombine.com/2017-pbc-participants.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> The event would be held once again in 2018, gaining more popularity that year with the participation of former [[UCLA Bruins men's basketball\|UCLA]] player and current professional player [[LiAngelo Ball]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.si.com/nba/2018/05/21/pro-basketball-combine-nba-draft-liangelo-ball-lavar-ball\|title=LiAngelo Ball and a new lifeline for NBA hopefuls\|website=Si.com\|date=May 21, 2018 \|access-date=April 19, 2019\|archive-date=October 11, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011151511/https://www.si.com/nba/2018/05/21/pro-basketball-combine-nba-draft-liangelo-ball-lavar-ball\|url-status=live}}</ref> Due to the [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports\|COVID-19 pandemic]], the entire [[WNBA]] [[2020 WNBA season\|2020 season]] was held there. Under a plan approved on June 15, the shortened 22-game regular season ~~would be~~was held [[Behind closed doors (sport)\|without fans present]].<ref name=":4">{{cite web\|date=2020-06-12\|title=Report: The WNBA's New Proposal For The 2020 Season Includes Full Pay\|url=https://uproxx.com/dimemag/wnba-new-proposal-to-start-season-includes-full-pay/\|access-date=2020-06-14\|website=UPROXX\|language=en-US\|archive-date=September 7, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200907102216/https://uproxx.com/dimemag/wnba-new-proposal-to-start-season-includes-full-pay/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{cite web\|date=2020-06-15\|title=WNBA announces plans for 2020 season to start late July in Florida\|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/washington/mystics/wnba-announces-plans-2020-season-start-late-july-florida\|access-date=2020-06-15\|website=NBC Sports Washington\|archive-date=August 4, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804023337/https://www.nbcsports.com/washington/mystics/wnba-announces-plans-2020-season-start-late-july-florida\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet\|user=WNBA\|number=1281726367139278848\|date=July 10, 2020\|title=Basketball officially returns July 25th. Are you ready for #WNBA Tip-Off 2020 presented by @ATT#ATTtipoff}}</ref> ===Boys' and girls' lacrosse programs=== IMG Academy has an academy lacrosse program and year-round camps. IMG Academy launched a high school team in 2012, featuring a new women's program made in 2018. Notable alumni include [[Tehoka Nanticoke]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/lacrosse-men/article/2018-05-22/college-lacrosse-memory-grandparents-fuels-tehoka-nanticokes\|title=Memory of grandparents fuels Tehoka Nanticoke's play for UAlbany - NCAA.com\|website=Ncaa.com\|access-date=April 19, 2019\|archive-date=July 10, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710133028/https://www.ncaa.com/news/lacrosse-men/article/2018-05-22/college-lacrosse-memory-grandparents-fuels-tehoka-nanticokes\|url-status=live}}</ref> Prior to that, IMG Academy hosted their first full-time lacrosse student-athlete, Matthew Xirinachs, starting in September 2010. Xirinachs went on to join the [[Drexel Dragons men's lacrosse\|Drexel men's lacrosse team]] in fall 2011.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2012/06/20/img-academy-field-first-lacrosse-team \|title=IMG Academy to Field First Lacrosse Team \|publisher=Inside Lacrosse \|date=July 23, 2012 \|access-date=December 15, 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623040332/http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2012/06/20/img-academy-field-first-lacrosse-team \|archive-date=June 23, 2012 }}</ref> The women's team hired head coach Jeff McGuigan in July 2019. 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