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Antonio Hicks
Assistant Coach & Director of Player Development
Antonio Hicks is assistant coach and Director of Player Development at St. Christopher Academy, where he runs the day-to-day skill work built on five pillars he calls the Hicks Standard: Footwork First, Decide Faster, Live Reps, Film and Plan, and Built to Be Coached. He sees every player in the private workout, in team practice and in the live game from the bench, so every rep gets a defender, a clock and a consequence, and progress is measured against written development plans. Outside the Academy he is head coach of the Team Manifest travel program and operates ITRAIN.U Basketball in the Triangle.
Highlights
- Assistant Coach & Director of Player Development, St. Christopher Academy
- Head Coach, Team Manifest travel program (March–August)
- Founder & Operator, ITRAIN.U Basketball — development in the Triangle
- Creator of the Hicks Standard, a five-pillar development framework
