Coach White |
Coach Jaaber
He was a Portsmouth Invitational Tournament participant and was drafted by the Gainesville Knights of the WBA. He played with the Richmond Generals of the ABA and was drafted by the Wilmington Sea-Dawgs in the PBL. Luqman rounded out his career by playing two seasons in Saudi Arabia. After playing, he was the Head Men’s Basketball coach at Virginia Union University for two seasons going 40 and 16 with an appearance in the CIAA Championship game. Luqman received his coaching certification from The American Coaching Academy. Luqman has been training and developing players for 12 years. |
Gerald White is the Director of NUMA BasketballTraining. Gerald is native of Augusta, Georgia and was a four year starter at Auburn University 83-87 and a draft pick of the Dallas Mavericks in 1987.He’s also the all-time leader in assist at Auburn University.  In addition, he was a NCAA DI college basketball coach for nearly 20 years.When he is isn’t traveling with Leaders of The Hardwood, he works and trains college basketball players to play on the collegiate and pro level through Augusta Sports In Action, a 20 year organization based out of Augusta, Georgia which sponsors basketball camps, middle and high school all star games, tutorial programs.
Luqman Jaaber has become known especially for his prolific defensive tactics and coach-like persona on the court. During his Virginia Union career he captained VUU to a National title, South Atlantic Regional Tournament Title, and two consecutive CIAA Tournament titles. The three-time VUU MVP scored over 1,300 points in a four-year college career and led the nation in free throw shooting percentage his senior year (04-05).