Team Elite Basketball Academy
Team Elite Basketball Academy, 405 El Camino Real, Ste 409, Menlo Park, CA 94025
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Team Elite Basketball Academy offers elite AAU competition, high-level training sessions, weekly training sessions, and competitive games. The program also runs youth camps offered year-round, including Summer Camp Session 1 & 2, and hosts a 3x3 Tournament that features skill training and shoe restoration activities.
• Ages: 8–18 years old
Team Elite Basketball Academy describes its mission as focusing on high-level training, mentorship, and competitive development, with an emphasis on holistic athlete development that includes technical skills, physical fitness, and mental toughness. The program states that it aims to build confidence, discipline, leadership, teamwork, execution, and perseverance, and to prepare players for success in basketball, school, and life.
The leadership team includes Director and Founder Ameer Shamsud-din and Women’s Director and Co-Founder Rometra Craig-Shamsud-din, along with coaches Zachary, Virender, Mohammed, Aliya, Maddy, Brian, Maddie, Rometra, and Jessica. Directors Ameer, Rometra, and Virender are described as providing decades of basketball knowledge and wisdom. Coach Ameer is a Portland, Oregon native, a Top 100 recruit, an All-American nominee in high school, the all-time leading scorer in college, a professional player who received Newcomer of the Year in Spain, and a former NBA G-League player for the Windy City Bulls; he began coaching in 2018, has received NBA and overseas coaching opportunities, and is an Adidas trainer and partner. Coach Rometra is a Bay Area native who attended Archbishop Mitty, where she was California State Athlete of the Year and a WBCA All-American, played at Duke University, double majored in sociology and psychology, obtained a master’s in coaching and athletic administration, has over 15 years of experience as a teacher, mentor, coach, and entrepreneur, and is also an Adidas trainer and partner.
The program highlights elite AAU teams built around high-level competition, strong leadership, and structured player development, as well as weekly training sessions for players of all levels that focus on fundamentals, elite skill development, and game-ready repetitions. Its summer camp is described as featuring skill training and competitive games in a supportive environment that emphasizes fundamentals, confidence, and basketball IQ. Team Elite Basketball Academy states that its programs are for players of all levels and that they emphasize growth, discipline, excellence, confidence, teamwork, and personal development through high-energy training, competitive experiences, and mentorship.
Team Elite Basketball Academy is proudly sponsored by Nike and Lululemon, and notes Adidas trainer and partner roles for Ameer and Rometra. The program also cites community involvement through a free 3x3 Tournament event in partnership with The Elite Foundation and HoopBus, which includes competitive games, giveaways, a live DJ, food, and community impact initiatives such as shoe restoration and the donation of 100 pairs of shoes to youth in the Philippines. The program notes that LA Sparks star Cameron Brink was the 2024 WNBA second pick in a section listing credentials and awards.
Parent testimonials describe the program as an “amazing basketball experience” where kids “learn so much and have the best time,” and as the “best basketball training program in the bay” with noticeable improvements after every session. Several parents specifically mention Coach Ameer, describing him as an excellent, top-notch coach and mentor whose knowledge and love of the game motivate players and improve their skills and confidence, including one parent whose child is moving on to play college basketball after working with him. Other testimonials highlight Coach Rometra’s impact, with one parent stating that she keeps young people engaged, gives criticism, keeps them involved, and trains “great basketball players,” and that both of their children are thriving while training with her.
Last updated June 21, 2026.
• Ages: 8–18 years old
Team Elite Basketball Academy describes its mission as focusing on high-level training, mentorship, and competitive development, with an emphasis on holistic athlete development that includes technical skills, physical fitness, and mental toughness. The program states that it aims to build confidence, discipline, leadership, teamwork, execution, and perseverance, and to prepare players for success in basketball, school, and life.
The leadership team includes Director and Founder Ameer Shamsud-din and Women’s Director and Co-Founder Rometra Craig-Shamsud-din, along with coaches Zachary, Virender, Mohammed, Aliya, Maddy, Brian, Maddie, Rometra, and Jessica. Directors Ameer, Rometra, and Virender are described as providing decades of basketball knowledge and wisdom. Coach Ameer is a Portland, Oregon native, a Top 100 recruit, an All-American nominee in high school, the all-time leading scorer in college, a professional player who received Newcomer of the Year in Spain, and a former NBA G-League player for the Windy City Bulls; he began coaching in 2018, has received NBA and overseas coaching opportunities, and is an Adidas trainer and partner. Coach Rometra is a Bay Area native who attended Archbishop Mitty, where she was California State Athlete of the Year and a WBCA All-American, played at Duke University, double majored in sociology and psychology, obtained a master’s in coaching and athletic administration, has over 15 years of experience as a teacher, mentor, coach, and entrepreneur, and is also an Adidas trainer and partner.
The program highlights elite AAU teams built around high-level competition, strong leadership, and structured player development, as well as weekly training sessions for players of all levels that focus on fundamentals, elite skill development, and game-ready repetitions. Its summer camp is described as featuring skill training and competitive games in a supportive environment that emphasizes fundamentals, confidence, and basketball IQ. Team Elite Basketball Academy states that its programs are for players of all levels and that they emphasize growth, discipline, excellence, confidence, teamwork, and personal development through high-energy training, competitive experiences, and mentorship.
Team Elite Basketball Academy is proudly sponsored by Nike and Lululemon, and notes Adidas trainer and partner roles for Ameer and Rometra. The program also cites community involvement through a free 3x3 Tournament event in partnership with The Elite Foundation and HoopBus, which includes competitive games, giveaways, a live DJ, food, and community impact initiatives such as shoe restoration and the donation of 100 pairs of shoes to youth in the Philippines. The program notes that LA Sparks star Cameron Brink was the 2024 WNBA second pick in a section listing credentials and awards.
Parent testimonials describe the program as an “amazing basketball experience” where kids “learn so much and have the best time,” and as the “best basketball training program in the bay” with noticeable improvements after every session. Several parents specifically mention Coach Ameer, describing him as an excellent, top-notch coach and mentor whose knowledge and love of the game motivate players and improve their skills and confidence, including one parent whose child is moving on to play college basketball after working with him. Other testimonials highlight Coach Rometra’s impact, with one parent stating that she keeps young people engaged, gives criticism, keeps them involved, and trains “great basketball players,” and that both of their children are thriving while training with her.
Last updated June 21, 2026.
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