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Our Philosophy, Vision, and Staff Biographies

The game of basketball is changing every day.  In an effort to empower and develop athletes to reach the next level, we develop individual and team skills.  It is our observations that basic fundamental skills like; agility, technique, strength & conditioning, ball handling, passing, shooting, and DEFENSE are not taught as well as they should.  Today’s basketball players rely too much on athletic and physical ability and less on technical and fundamental development.  We truly believe the knowledge and execution of fundamental skills is the foundation for success at all levels.

The Takeover Vision

We aspire to be the leading developer and producer of elite basketball athletes.  By providing proven custom training programs aimed at developing; agility, conditioning, fundamental skill and technique, our athletes have excelled at their next level.  Everything we do is focused on developing, improving, and fine tuning the execution of fundamental skills (ball handling, passing, shooting, and DEFENSE) .  Our knowledgeable and professional coaching staff will help inspire, educate, and prepare the elite athlete to exceed their goals and reach their next level.  Our strength, conditioning and agility program develops the ability to be able to elevate basketball skills while reducing the potential for serious injury.

We are Dedicated to the
​game of Basketball

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The staff members and I love this game. The game of basketball has provided so many incredible experiences in our athletic careers that we are committed to paying the game back. -Coach Charles Williams








STAFF BIOGRAPHIES


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Coach Williams has trained athletes at the high school level who have gone on to play in college and beyond. Below is a sample list of those players:

Daniel Artest - Comm College of Southern Nevada/Overseas
Marcus Banks - UNLV/Boston Celtics
#Devin Biesbrock - Kings HS/Williams College

Maria Bennett - Wright State
#Sydney Benning - Lakota West HS/Drury University 
#Taylor Brown - Kings HS/Wittenberg Univ

Jacy Bradley - Boone Cty HS/St. Louis Univ
#Emma Cain - Ursuline Aca/Case Western Reserve

#Malauna Campbell - Summit Country Day/Univ of Charleston WV
Jerry Cobb - overseas
Javance Coleman - Fresno State

Duane Davis - Arizona State
Pharoah Davis - George Mason
#Alexis Dowdy - Van Wert HS/Ohio State
#Kristi Duncan - Mt. Notre Dame HS/ Akron Univ(Track)
#Alyssa Dunn -  Seven Hills/Bucknell

Cameron Dunn - St. Xavier HS/Columbia (Football)
Sha-ron Ely - Cal State Northridge

Willie Farley - Fresno State
#Jaydis Gales - Lakota West HS/California Univ of Pennsylvania 

Ivan Garner - Fairfax HS/Portland State
Hrvoje Gasparac - Comm College of Southern Nevada/  Professional Basketball in Croatia
Antonio Gates - College of the Sequoias/Kent St/
      San Diego Chargers
#Karisa Grandison - Sycamore HS/Wash U
 
Brandon Guyton - Sacramento State Univ
Jeremy Haggerty - College of Southern Nevada/Master College

Kristin Hammergren - Sycamore HS/Duquesne University (Volleyball)
Ben Heiser - Walnut Hills HS/Fordham(Football)
James Heskett - St. X HS/Williams College
#Jacqui Hinesman - Fairfield HS/Wheeling Jesuit
Tony Hogget - California State Bakersfield

#Brittani Holman - Campbellsville Univ
Greg Howard - Withrow HS/NBA D League/overseas
Anderson Hunt - UNLV/overseas/Boston Celtics

Brandon Hunter - Withrow HS/Ohio Univ/Boston Celtics
Shanee Jackson - Ball State
#Kelis Jones - Fairfield HS/Wilmington College

Keri Kleist - Sycamore HS/California State Bakersfield

Michaeala Kleist - Eastern Kentucky/Alabama Birmingham
Dylan Kramer - Walnut Hills HS/Loyola Univ
Kayla Lamonte - Wright State

Abby Lynn - Shawnee State Univ
#Aliah McWhorter - Sycamore HS/Wake Forest 
Suzanne Meyer - Mt Notre Dame HS/Virginia Wesleyan Univ

Shanece Miller - Anderson HS/Northern Kentucky Univ
#Claire Myree - Lakota West HS/Bluffton Univ

#Alexis Newbolt - Sycamore HS/Indiana State Univ
Fred Nichols - California State Bakersfield
Saylor Norton - Mason HS/Cincinnati Christian U

Stephanie Pahren - Hanover Univ

Fabian Pinnock - California State Bakersfield
Nick Porter - Desert Pines HS/Creighton Univ
#Anyiah Pride - Withrow HS/Shawnee State 

Denarryl Rice - Arkansas Tech Univ

#Ana Richter - Talawanda HS/Miami - Oxford
#Kennedy Roberts-Rosser - Fairfield HS/Kent St
Bree Rucker - Princeton HS/Bryant Univ

Ashley Schaefer - Sycamore HS/Christian Brothers Univ
#Maddie Schaefer - Fairfield HS/Stephens College
#Emma Shafer - Ursuline HS/Bucknell University

Trey Sherman - St. Xavier HS/Univ of Maryland (Track)
Dale Shroeder - LaVerne University
#Jenna Simon - Clermont West HS/Findlay

Chris Sockwell - College of the Sequoias/St. Francis, NY
#Alex Sperry - Little Miami HS/Capital
#Lainee Studer - Little Miami HS/Mount St. Joseph

Tina Thompson - Morningside HS/USC/WNBA/Olympian
#Ashley Tudor - McCauley-Mercy HS/Radford University 

Rachel Voss - Loveland HS/Bucknell Univ
#McKenzee Wagener - Sycamore HS/Morehead St

CJ Watson - Gorman HS/Univ. of Tennessee/Chicago Bulls
#Jaida Wilford - Wayne HS/Purdue Fort Wayne

Devin Williams - Montrevede Academy/West Virginia
#Neschelle Williams - Princeton HS/Ball State

Jason Wright - New Orleans Univ

# Denotes Takeover Family 

HEAD TRAINER Charles Williams
Head Coach: Take 1 and  Take 2
​Assistant:  ALL other Takeover Teams

Certified YMCA Personal Trainer. Over 20 years experience in Fitness Training. Extensive Speed, Strength and Agility Training
 
College- Freshman Year: All-American,   Soph Year: Conference Player of the year, First Team All-State California, First Team All-American, California Community College Player of the year.  

High School Basketball Coach- Riverview East Academy Boys Varsity Head Coach (2009-2016), Walnut Hills High School (2004-2006)
 
College Basketball Coach- College of the Sequoias Community College, Community College of Southern Nevada



Melanee Wagener
Head Coach: 

Melanee Wagener

​Melanee Wagener is a graduate of the University of Virginia. In her four years there, the women's basketball team advanced to three consecutive Final Four appearances. In addition to her collegiate success, Melanee played professional basketball for CB Jesuitinas in Segovia, Spain.  Melanee coached at the Division I, Division III and High School levels for 15 years.  She has coached youth basketball in the Cincinnati area since 2007.  During her playing career, Melanee was recognized with many awards to include; Carroll County Sports Hall of Fame, South Carroll High School Hall of Fame,  Street and Smith Basketball High School All American (1988), Gatorade’s Female Athlete of the Year, Maryland (1988), Maryland Female Basketball Player of the Year (1988).


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