Dags Basketball
Steve Dagostino
Steve Dagostino has become one of the Top Skill Development Coaches on the East Coast. Since 2008, ‘Dags’ has trained Multiple NBA Players, Over 50 College Players, over 40 High School Teams, and 1,000’s of Youth Players. He has dedicated his life to finding the most efficient ways to help players improve their game!!
Steve Dagostino has had the privilege to work as a Skills Trainer with USA BASKETBALL. In the spring of 2018 he was a court coach for the U18 National Team Trials under coach Bill Self. In October of 2018 he was called back to work as 1 of 2 Skill Coaches during the newly establish USA Junior National Team Camp. This camp features the Top 20 players in 9th-12th Grade and is in collaboration wtih the NBA, NBPA, and NCAA.
Dags basketball has training facilities in Schenectady, Troy, Colonie, and Saratoga. He offers youth training camps in the summer and for school holidays. Training for youth is available in group or individual sessions and adult training is available in individual sessions.
HIGH SCHOOL
As a 5’6 120 Lb Sophomore in High School, Steve D would have to be smarter, and more skilled than every player he faced. In a basketball world that continually told him he had no chance of success, he took matters in to his own hands. At 14 years old, Dags began tailoring workouts focused on having unlimited shooting range, and indefensible ball handling technique. As Dags’ success grew, so did his workouts. He began adding in new dimensions. He expanded the workouts to focus on playmaking ability and creating hundreds of options for finishing around the basket. By the time his senior season was over, Dags averaged over 21 pts and 5 assists per game, played on the Nike Sponsored Elite AAU squad and was a consensus 1st Team All-Area Pick.Dagostino knew that in order to reach his Basketball Dreams he would have to be smarter, and more skilled than every player he faced. In a basketball world that continually told him he had no chance of success, he took matters in to his own hands. At 14 years old, Dags began tailoring workouts focused on having unlimited shooting range, and indefensible ball handling technique. As Dags’ success grew, so did his workouts. He began adding in new dimensions. He expanded the workouts to focus on playmaking ability and creating hundreds of options for finishing around the basket. By the time his senior season was over, Dags averaged over 21 pts and 5 assists per game, played on the Nike Sponsored Elite AAU squad and was a consensus 1st Team All-Area. Steve knew that in order to reach his Basketball Dreams he would have to be smarter, and more skilled than every player he faced. In a basketball world that continually told him he had no chance of success, he took matters in to his own hands. At 14 years old, Dags began tailoring workouts focused on having unlimited shooting range, and indefensible ball handling technique. As Dags’ success grew, so did his workouts. He began adding in new dimensions. He expanded the workouts to focus on playmaking ability and creating hundreds of options for finishing around the basket. By the time his senior season was over, Dags averaged over 21 pts and 5 assists per game, played on the Nike Sponsored Elite AAU squad and was a consensus 1st Team All-Area Pick.
COLLEGE
Under recruited as a high school all-star, Dags got passed on by every D1 school. With his highlight tape and resume out to every school in the highly touted NCAA D2 Northeast 10 Conference, he received 1 response, a scholarship offer from The College of Saint Rose. Before stepping on campus, Dags added new competitive phases to his workouts, focused on dominating the most repetitive GAME SITUATIONS. By the time his college career was over Dags was not only a 2-time MVP of the NE-10 Conference (The same conference that every school passed on him), 2-time 1st Team All-American, and 2-Time 1st Team Academic All-American.
PROFESSIONAL
After college, Dags signed with the biggest sports agency in Europe, playing professionally in Italy, Spain, Hungary, UK, and Iceland. He worked with National Team Coaches and successful pro players to add the technical and efficient concepts of European Basketball Training to his system. He competed in high level European Leagues such as Spain-Leb Gold and Italy – Legadue. His career was highlighted with a Cup Championship in which he scored a record 35 pts and shot a record 8/10 from 3.