Jamill Jones on Running an Elite Youth Program (EP415)

The Basketball Podcast

Chris Oliver

Sports, Basketball

4.3 • 525 Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Jamill Jones joins The Basketball Podcast to share insights on running an elite youth program.

Jamill Jones serves as a Director with Team Takeover, one of the premier programs on the Nike EYBL circuit, where he provides leadership across elite player development, program structure, and national representation. He articulates a development‑first philosophy rooted in defense, accountability, and family culture, emphasizing long‑term growth over short‑term results.

Team Takeover’s model prioritizes practice over games, beginning player development as early as third grade, maintaining coaching continuity across age groups, and creating consistent standards throughout the program. Jones stresses transparent communication as a cornerstone of success, highlighted by regular parent and coach Zoom calls to align expectations and reduce common conflicts.

The program’s practice‑first approach, intentionally demanding practices, and supportive game‑day environment reinforce learning without public criticism. Team Takeover also avoids traditional A/B/C team labels, instead offering multiple competitive pathways to account for non‑linear player development. In addition to his grassroots leadership, Jones brings extensive collegiate experience from assistant coaching roles at Florida Gulf Coast, VCU, UCF, and Wake Forest, as well as national instructional experience through the Nike Skills Summit and other elite basketball platforms.

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0:00.0	Awesome to welcome director of Team Takeover, Jemiel Jones, to the basketball podcast.
0:06.0	Coach Jones serves as a director with Team Takeover, one of the premier programs on the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League circuit.
0:14.0	In this role, he's involved in program leadership, elite player development, and representation of Team Takeover on the national EYBL stage, including high-profile
0:23.0	events such as Peach Jam. Jones has built a strong reputation through his work with Nike
0:29.2	Team Takeover and his experience in collegiate basketball. With Team Takeover, he has helped guide the
0:34.9	program to national prominence, making it one of the elite
0:37.7	programs in the world for youth grassroots basketball development. He has played a key role
0:43.8	in the development of hundreds of scholarship athletes and future NBA players. He was also part of
0:48.4	the staff that captured an EYBL championship, one of the most prestigious titles in grassroots
0:52.5	basketball. Jones has also had an extensive collegiate coaching career, serving as assistant coach
0:57.9	at Florida Gulf Coast University, Virginia Commonwealth University, the University of Central
1:02.7	Florida, and Wake Forest University.
1:05.1	He has also served as a skills instructor at the Nike Skills Summit and numerous other
1:09.9	grassroots events.
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