Prep school and college placement in the USA, Canada and Europe

For young athletes. Australia and Asia too. Basketball first, other sports welcome.

Five steps

Talk to Deng, free
A first call with the player and the parents. The goal, the school grades, the budget for a year and which countries.
Evaluation and film
Deng watches the player and says what level fits. We cut the short game film that coaches ask for.
Profile and school list
A one page profile and a list of schools where the player would play, study and get the right visa.
Coach emails and applications
We write to the coaches, prepare the interviews and help with the applications and the financial aid forms.
Visa and start
Help with the papers: I-20 and F-1 for the USA, study permit for Canada. Calls with the family until the first day of school.

Deng stays in touch once the player has started.

The player has Deng's number. A call or a message about school, the team or life away from home.
The parents hear from Deng too. How school is going and how the player is doing, on the court and off it.
Deng talks to the coach there. When something needs sorting, he takes it up with the coach.

Prep schools give financial aid. It follows the family's income and each school decides. Some give little to international students, so we ask each school before you apply.
Colleges give athletic and academic scholarships. The coach and the college decide who gets one.
We help you apply. We ask every school on the list what it gives international students, help with the aid forms and compare what each school costs after aid.
Nobody can promise a scholarship. We never do. Our price is the same with or without one.

The USA and Canada lead. We work out each new country as it comes.

USA
Prep schools and colleges. Most boarding schools close applications between 15 January and 1 February for the school year that starts in the fall.
Canada
Prep schools and academies. Many take applications all year.
Europe
Schools and club academies, Germany and Spain first. A move to a club is a transfer between federations, so the family runs it or hires a licensed agent. We help with the plan, the film and the introductions.
Australia and Asia
Tell us the country. We find out how it works there and tell you what we learn.

Parents lead and sign. Under 18, the parents decide. We never sign a minor.
One set price. Agreed before we start, the same whatever school says yes. It is never tied to a scholarship.
You pay the school yourself. The family signs with the school and pays the school directly.
Nothing goes out without your yes. Film and profile go to a coach only after the parents have said yes in writing.
Pro contracts go to a licensed agent. For a player over 18 who wants a professional contract, we point the family to FIBA's list of licensed agents.

Placed through Talata Basketball, where Deng is head coach. Neither school sponsors or endorses Nile.

Deng grew up and played in Alberta, so a lot of them are in Western Canada.

Schools, clubs and programs where Deng knows the people who run them. None of them sponsor or endorse Nile.

Universities, colleges and pro clubs in Alberta, where Deng grew up and played. None of them sponsor or endorse Nile.