History
Coaches Team International was created in 2007 as a simple club basketball team playing in Seoul, South Korea. We were comprised of local, young, American coaches who wished to play basketball and compete together while sharing ideas to help each other in the coaching profession. Since many of us were former college or pro-level athletes, we proved to be a very competitive group. We also used our team to help our own student-athletes who were playing in high school to prepare for increased competition in the states. Many athletes hoped to play basketball at the university level and needed help to achieve their goals, so playing with and against the Coaches Team was a great opportunity to do so.
Many of the Coaches Team members were instrumental in beginning the Seoul International Basketball League (SIBL), along with other basketball activities. Although the Coaches Team was primarily a Seoul club group that was made up of American, Canadians and Koreans, it took on a new face and shape when the idea and name was resurrected to be used in China and eventually as the focal point of a historic trip to North Korea in 2012. It was at that time that the Coaches Team ceased being known as a simple club of coaches from Seoul, but rather as Coaches Team International. CTI has now been involved in North and South Korea, China, the Philippines, Cambodia, Indonesia, Singapore, Myanmar, Thailand, and the USA.
Many of the Coaches Team members were instrumental in beginning the Seoul International Basketball League (SIBL), along with other basketball activities. Although the Coaches Team was primarily a Seoul club group that was made up of American, Canadians and Koreans, it took on a new face and shape when the idea and name was resurrected to be used in China and eventually as the focal point of a historic trip to North Korea in 2012. It was at that time that the Coaches Team ceased being known as a simple club of coaches from Seoul, but rather as Coaches Team International. CTI has now been involved in North and South Korea, China, the Philippines, Cambodia, Indonesia, Singapore, Myanmar, Thailand, and the USA.