About

East Dallas.
Since 2012.

A club basketball program developing players from beginner to elite — and the staff who run it.

About the club

A club built to
develop champions.

Blade Basketball is an East Dallas club basketball program founded in 2012, developing youth players from beginner to elite across the DFW Metroplex. Competitive developmental and travel teams, weekly skills training, and seasonal camps.

There are no tryouts. Registration is open to any child who wants to join; evaluation practices after registration place players on the roster that fits their level. Teams are structured around grades 2nd through 8th, plus a Saturday-only high-school package for rising 9th and 10th graders.

Practices run at Bishop Lynch High School, Lakehill Prep, Zion Lutheran and Lakewood Presbyterian. League games are played Sundays with occasional Saturdays — 8–10 regular-season games plus playoffs — at venues including Ryse Starcenter in Farmers Branch, Sportsplex and FieldhouseUSA. Tournament Squad players in 5th–8th grade add 4–5 DFW tournaments with a three-game guarantee.

Blade states on its own site that it has served over 1,000 kids in 14+ years in Dallas. Those two figures are self-reported and could not be independently verified.

The Blade Basketball coaching staff
We develop leaders on and off the court. That's our cutting edge promise.
Blade Basketball's own words, bladebasketball.com
The staff and the record

Who coaches, and where

Founded
2012, by Greg Lewis with Tyler Relph and Chris Gramlich
Head coach
Greg Lewis — Brooklyn NY; Houston Christian HS 2001 state champion & All-State; Alfred State JC then D-I St. Bonaventure, later Director of Basketball Operations; Nike EYBL Team Takeover (DC); 20+ years coaching
Assistant coach
Larry Kelley — Richardson High School 1983; former Texas Tech varsity player and 1985 SWC champion
Coach
Tavion Moore — Lake Highlands graduate, East Dallas basketball
Coach
Ashley Anderson — 20+ years across Dallas ISD; full-time coach at Woodrow Wilson High School and JL Long Middle School
Varsity coach / staff
Marty Wilkerson — Memphis native; coach and educator at St. Thomas Aquinas School; varsity assistant at Bishop Lynch High School
Skills trainer
Christian Nwoso — Dallas native, former varsity standout at Jesuit College Prep; individual and small-group specialist
Varsity coach / staff
Shane Shead — Dallas native; varsity assistant at Bishop Lynch High School
Coach
Ryan Ozata — Dallas native, 5+ years developing young players across DFW
Practice venues
Bishop Lynch High School · Lakehill Prep · Zion Lutheran · Lakewood Presbyterian · The DEN, 1411 N. Peak St.
Game venues
Ryse Starcenter (Farmers Branch) · Sportsplex · FieldhouseUSA
Alumni
Blade's own alumni page lists players now at Colorado State, Penn, William & Mary, Northwestern, West Point, Saint Louis, Trinity, Radford, Mercer, Hendrix, Loyola New Orleans, Emerson and Oklahoma. The club also lists Isaiah Stevens (class of '19) as NBA · Miami Heat; that is their claim and was not independently confirmed here.