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IN 2007 THE WEIGHT BASKETBALL CLUB TEAM BROKE OFF INTO THE COACHES TEAM. FROM THIS, THE SEOUL INTERNATIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE STARTED.
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IN 2008 THE KAIAC ELITE WAS CREATED TO ASSIST LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL PLAYERS IN KOREA TO GET EXTRA TRAINING AND EXPOSURE.
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FROM 2008-2011 THE SEOUL INTERNATIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE DOMINATED KOREAN CLUB BASKETBALL, DEVELOPING COACHES AND YOUNG ATHLETES.
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IN 2011, COACH LUKE ELIE MOVED TO BEIJING, CHINA TO PURSUE A PRO BASKETBALL PLAYING AND COACHING CAREER WHILE DEVELOPING A NEW PROGRAM.
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IN 2012 COACHES TEAM INTERNATIONAL WAS CREATED AS A PLATFORM TO TAKE A TEAM OF COACHES AND PLAYERS TO PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA.
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EARLY IN 2013, THE KAIAC ELITE PROGRAM EXPANDED BEYOND KOREA AND BECAME THE EAST ASIA ELITE PROGRAM. WE TOOK THE FIRST HIGH SCHOOL ALL STAR TEAM TO CHINA.
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LATE IN 2013, CTI WAS ABLE TO PERFORM ITS FIRST SOUTHEAST ASIA TRIP, DEVELOPING PROGRAMS IN SINGAPORE, INDONESIA, AND CAMBODIA.
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IN 2014 CTI/EAE BEGAN ITS SCOUTING AND RECRUITING PROGRAM, EXPANDED TO THE PHILIPPINES, AND OFFERED ELITE TRAINING BRINGING IN OVERSEAS COACHES.
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IN 2014 EAE WAS EXCITED TO BEGIN ITS FIRST WOMEN'S PROGRAM AND CTI OFFICIALLY BECAME INCORPORATED AS A LEGAL AMERICAN NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION.
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IN 2015 COACH LUKE RETIRED FROM PRO BASKETBALL AND BEGAN THE CTI YOUTH TRAINING ACADEMY WITH EASTSTAR IN CHINA AND HANKIBUM IN KOREA.
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IN 2015 COACH LUKE COACHED THE MYANMAR NATIONAL BASKETBALL TEAM AND BEGAN PROGRAMS FOR NATIONAL BASKETBALL AND VOLLEYBALL TEAMS REGIONALLY
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IN 2016 THE CTI COACHES LEADERSHIP TRAINING ACADEMY ALONG WITH MENTORING BEGAN ITS TRAINING OF COACHES AND LEADERS IN 5 NATIONS.
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IN 2016 EAE RELEASED ITS FIRST EVER ALL ASIA PREP TOP TEN LIST FOR GIRLS AND BOYS' BASKETBALL PLAYERS. CTI ALSO BEGAN PREP VOLLEYBALL PROGRAM.
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IN 2017 CTI COACHES JOINED IN WITH THE ATHLETES IN ACTION INTERNATIONAL BASKETBALL COACHES ACADEMY IN XENIA, OHIO.
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IN 2018 CTI JOINED USA BASKETBALL AND BEGAN BASKETBALL AND VOLLEYBALL TRAINING IN THE USA FOR COACHES AND ELITE ATHLETES.
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IN 2019 CTI FINISHED BUILDING ITS WORLD HEADQUARTERS IN SOUTH KOREA AND CTI KOREA BECAME OFFICIAL AS A RECOGNIZED INTERNATIONAL NGO.
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IN 2019 CTI EXPANDED BASKETBALL AND VOLLEYBALL PROGRAMS TO THE NATION OF THE MALDIVES SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INDIAN OCEAN.
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IN 2020 THE NEW HEADQUARTERS IN KOREA BURNED TO THE GROUND AND A FEW WEEKS LATER, COVID BEGAN TO SHUT THE WORLD DOWN.
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IN 2020 COACH LUKE CALLED FOR THE FINAL MEETING IN KOREA AND CLOSED DOWN CTI AND EAE. WE HAD ONE LAST GAME TOGETHER: EAE VS CTI. EAE FINALLY WON!
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IN 2020, THE FINAL BOARD MEETING WAS CALLED. HOWEVER, THE BOARD INSISTED ON PERSEVERING, EXPANDING T0 CALIFORNIA, MINNESOTA, AND OHIO.
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IN 2021 CTI RESUMED INTERNATIONAL TRAINING AND RETURNED TO ITS PARTNERS IN THE MALDIVES WHILE GOING TO THE UAE FOR THE FIRST TIME AS WELL.
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IN 2022 CTI PLACED ITS FIRST FULL TIME COACH IN THE MALDIVES AND OPENED NEW PROGRAMS IN EGYPT. EAE OFFICIALLY CHANGED TO ALL MEANS ALL SPORTS.
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IN 2023 CTI RETURNED TO ASIA WITH A COACHING TRIP THAT INCLUDED SOUTH KOREA, THAILAND, MALAYSIA, AND THE PHILIPPINES.
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THERE ARE A LOT MORE DETAILS THAT COULD BE SHARED, AND WE AT CTI BELIEVE, BY FAITH, THAT WE ARE ONLY JUST GETTING STARTED.
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2012 Pyongyang, North Korea
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2016 Guangxi, China
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2019 Male, Maldives
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