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Roney Eford hails from New York City and attended Archbishop Molloy High School for a year. He then went on to the prestigious Berkshire School in Sheffield, Massachusetts. He graduated with honors and was a high school All-American, leaving as the school's all-time leading scorer. He participated in baseball, cross country, and basketball. He was the captain for the basketball, and cross country team while at Berkshire. He completed a post-graduate year at New Hampton Prep School in New Hampshire. At New Hampton he was the captain of the nationally ranked prep school team, while also being a member of the golf team. He continued on to Marquette University, where, as a four-year starter, he left his mark on the all-time Marquette record book.
His team played in the NCAA Tournament three out of his four years he was there, with his sophomore squad advancing to the "Sweet Sixteen" under head coach Kevin O' Neill of the University of Southern California. Current Boston Celtics assistant coach Lawrence Frank also coached Roney at Marquette.
Some of the NBA pro athletes Roney has worked out are Sebastian Telfair, Reese Gaines, Andre Barrett, Denso Hoop Gang professional team, OSG professional basketball team, and the Beijing Ducks Chinese professional basketball team.
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After the conclusion of his college career he played with the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA summer league. He was in summer camp with the Bucks, Atlanta Hawks and Miami Heat a number of times. He went on to play eight years internationally in Europe and Asia. He played in Japan, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Portugal, China, and Korea, as well at stateside in the CBA and USBL. Overseas he developed his love for the sport of soccer again. Consequently, he is conversational in German, Spanish, and Japanese. He has held sport administration positions of owner, president, general manager, and head coach with numerous minor league teams over the years. While the teams president, he oversaw a staff of eleven, and negotiated record breaking sponsorship and facility lease contracts.
Roney started his own basketball academy in 2003, with the aim to teach youths the fundamentals of the game of basketball. Mr. Eford has also been a regional scout in the NBA covering college and minor league basketball. In addition to being a school teacher he is the executive director of Pinnacles for Youth. (www.pinnaclesforyouth.org) He has developed physical and health education curriculum for numerous schools throughout America. He is also a consultant to many international teams in Europe, Middle East and Asia.
Roney is an excellent communicator, leader, tireless worker and organizer. He holds a B.A. from Marquette University where he was a student-athlete, and holds a master's degree in sport management from CSU. He is a current PhD student in educational sociology. Additonally, he is an adjunct professor at Marquette University. He has over 13 years experience directing, cultivating sponsorships, teaching, and youth development experience nationally and internationally. He has a passion to assist students reach their full potential in life and reach their life long educational and fitness goals.
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