Legendz Athletics
Coaching Staff

Co-Founder, Coach

Coach Williams is currently the head coach of the Gateway Gators girls’ varsity basketball team. In his first two seasons, with the Gator’s, he helped lead the team to the first and second rounds of the WPIAL Playoffs. During his third season, 2018, the Lady Gators won the 5A WPIAL Title. The Lady Gators advanced to the Elite 8 in the PIAA state playoffs. 

Through the AAU Circuit Coach Williams has worked with PA Hoop Stars, PA Elite, and SMAC PA before becoming a founding member of Legendz Athletics.

Previously, he was the head coach of the Quaker Valley girl’s varsity basketball team from 2004 to 2010, During his tenure, he led the Lady Quakers to multiple playoff appearances. He has a great deal of additional basketball coaching experiences including twenty years of AAU basketball, and has coached numerous camps, clinics, and exposure events . Curtis has developed 150+ players who have competed at all collegiate levels. 

Boys Director, Coach

David Williams is entering his fourth year as the boys Director for Legendz Athletics. During his tenure he has helped numerous players obtain scholarships at all Levels Division I, II, and III. He is also entering his first year as the Director of Basketball at All American Field House.

David spent 4 years as an assistant coach for The Gateway Gators, who finished as WPIAL 5A champs in the 2017-18 Season. The Gators also earned back-to-back section champs for 2018-19 and 2019-20 season.

Coach Williams was a Graduate Assistant for the University of Akron Women’s Basketball program. His duties included coordinating all the squad’s video needs, specializing in film break down. During his time, he helped as one of the point guard coaches and oversaw player development in the off season. Skill development and training is his specialization.

Coach Williams also had a four-year playing career at for Salem University.  He was also a co-captain and led the team in academics. Salem University was ranked in the NCAA for all divisions in Points scored per game and steals per game.

Coach has also earned his master’s degree in Sports Science and Coaching from The University of Akron and bachelor’s degree in Business Management Specializing in Accounting from Salem International University.

David has been a part of the AAU scene for 12 years now, coaching and developing boys and girls of all ages and is looking forward to helping the next era of players reach their dreams of playing at the next level!

Coach

Coach Battles possesses fifteen years of head coaching experience at both the high school and middle school levels. He is currently the assistant coach of the Gateway Gators girls’ varsity basketball team. In his first two seasons, with the Gator’s, he helped lead the team to the first and second rounds of the WPIAL Playoffs. During his third season, 2018, the Lady Gators won the 5A WPIAL Title. The Lady Gators advanced to the Elite 8 in the PIAA state playoffs.  Previously, he coached with SMAC PA for numerous years, Career Connection Charter High School.  He has coached numerous camps, clinics, and exposure events, and assisted with skill development clinics/camps for all ages girls and boys.

Coach

Coach Jp is going into his first season here in the Legendz program. Jp was born in the Greensburg PA area and moved to Alpharetta GA in 2009, where he attended Milton high school and played four years of varsity basketball. In those four years he averaged a double-double and was named team captain during his senior year.

Following his time at Milton; Jp committed to continuing his education and athletics at Maryville College in Tennessee. Maryville is a division three school that is a part of the USA South conference. He spent two years at this institute and during those two years he would win a conference title in his freshman year and play under Hall of Fame coach Randy Lambert. While at Maryville, Jp learned an abundant amount of basketball knowledge on how to get to and staying at the college level.

Jp is finishing his college classes online at Full Sail University where he is majoring in Sports Broadcasting. Once he’s graduated; he plans to continue his passion for the sport by working closely with professional and amateur sports teams. While finishing school he is currently living in the Atlanta GA area working in the hospitality industry at the Aloft, a Marriott hotel branch.

Coach

2012 Central Catholic Graduate – Varsity hoops

2016  Howard University Graduate – Economics and Political Science major

2021 – Sacred Heart Elementary School Head School

2021-2023 – Taylor Allderdice High School assistant coach

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