Director of Basketball Programming

Zacchaeus Gillion is a co-founder of the Gillion Basketball Academy and AAU Team Breakdown and serves as the Academy’s Director of Basketball Programming, where he passionately leads all athletes to believe in themselves and push themselves to a higher level of skill.

Coach Zach oversees all aspects of basketball training for the Academy, using his vast experience as a Division 1 coach, championship high school and AAU coach, and pro player trainer to implement our Elite Guard Curriculum.

Prior to co-founding the Academy, Zach served as an assistant coach for Division I programs Chicago State and Samford.  He reached the collegiate level after earning Florida High School Coach of the Year honors twice and coaching Team Breakdown (which he co-founded with his brother, Darrance) to two national AAU championships.  He has developed over 200 players who played at the collegiate level with more than 50 of those players going on to play professionally.

Director of Basketball Operations

Darrnance Gillion is a co-founder of Gillion Basketball Academy and natioanlly recognized AAU TEAM BREAKDOWN. Coach Darrance has ben coaching with TEAM BREAKDOWN, and ranked high school teams for 24 years and has developed over 200 players into college athletes and over 50 plyers into professional players.

Director of Player Development

Warren Doles serves as Director of Player Development for the Gillion Basketball Academy. Coach Warren has an unwavering passion for player development and inspires athletes by sharing his extensive playing and professional coaching experience.

After playing collegiately at Shepherd University and Fairmont State University (where he still holds assists records at both schools), Warren began a successful career as a coach and basketball trainer.  In addition to coaching locally as an assistant at Alexandria City High School, he served as player development coach for the Chinese National Team and the Qingdao Eagles of the Chinese Basketball Association. 

Warren also is the founder of the DMV Basketball Academy, where he developed and trained numerous notable players who have gone on to play professionally in the NBA or overseas (including Haywood Highsmith, former Division II National Player of the Year and current member of the Miami Heat).

Head Trainer/AAU Coach

Maurice Smith is the head trainer for the Gillion Basketball Academy. Coach Mo was a top basketball athlete during his career and uses that experience to mentor athletes looking to play at the next level.

Coach Mo has deep ties to the Gillion team, playing for Team Breakdown in high school and helping the team earn a number-one U16 ranking.   He continued his career at Division I Western Carolina University before moving on to Harris-Stowe University, where led the team to the AMC Midwest Conference Championship in 2020.  Following his undergrad career, Mo played as a graduate at the University of the Virgin Islands.  He earned his MBA as well as Second Team All-Conference honors (the first player in school history to do so) after finishing in the top ten in points, rebounds, three-point percentage and blocks.

Trainer/AAU Coach

A three-time 7A All-State Honorable Mention by the Sun Sentinel and Miami Herald , Nailah helped Northeast High School to the Class 6A State title game as a senior and led Broward County in scoring as a junior, averaging 15.5 points per game to go along with 5.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists. She played D1 basktball at Saint Joseph Univeristy and Coppin State and won her team’s 2019-20 SJU Best Defensive Player Award. Upon graduation, Nailah served as an assistant coach forthe University of Albany’s Woman’s Basketball Team. Nailah is also overseeing TEAM BREAKDOWN’s girls basketball program and coaching the teams.