EAI - About Illinois Evolution Jeff Pagliocca Basketball Training

President and founder Jeff Pagliocca, along with the EAI coaching staff, trains hundreds of basketball athletes across Illinois, including many elite high school, college, and professional players.

EAI continues to offer athletes fresh new ways to increase their ability to handle the ball, shoot, and score. Coach Pagliocca consistently prepares some of the best shooters in Illinois while implementing revolutionary strength and specific ball handling which can be found nowhere else.

EVOLUTION ATHLETICS, INC. OFFERS YEAR-ROUND
INDIVIDUAL, SEMI-PRIVATE, AND GROUP TRAINING

Elementary and Junior High School – Day-to-day training includes skill work and game play dedicated to building the complete player at a young age. EAI will also prepare full teams for their travel seasons.

High School – Day-to-day training prepares players for the varsity and college levels by focusing on strength specific skill work. Instructional game play allows for players to develop practical, creative, and aggressive solutions to game situations.

College – Spring and summer daily workouts and games provide athletes the best training environment in Illinois. Coach Pagliocca trains players from many of the nation’s elite conferences including the ACC, Big Ten, Ivy League, MAC, and Missouri Valley.

MISSION STATEMENT

Evolution Athletics, Inc. provides athletes a premier education in their commitment to excellence on and off the basketball court. EAI offers experienced coaching resulting in increased individual development and personal growth.

COACHES

Jeff Pagliocca
President and Founder

Statewide renowned trainer Jeff Pagliocca has trained hundreds of athletes across Illinois. His coaching background includes teams at the elementary, junior high, high school and AAU levels. He currently trains athletes of all ages, including many elite high school, collegiate, and professional players.

Bart Fabian
Coach

Bart graduated from Main West High School where he was named All-Conference and All-Area. He played as a starter for two years at Carthage College. Currently he is a fifth grade teacher at Middleton School, as well as the head 8th grade girls coach at McCracken Middle School, both in Skokie. Bart specializes in shooting mechanics.

Bryan Piironen
Coach

Bryan was an All-Area basketball standout at Stevenson High School. He continued on to play collegiate basketball at Loyola University and then transferred to Oakton Junior College where he was named All-American. Bryan specializes in skill work.

Anthony Maniscalco
Coach

Anthony was an All-Conference Basketball standout from St. Pats High School who now runs skill camps around the Chicagoland area. Anthony does day-to-day training as well as individual instruction for Junior High and High School athletes at the BGFC.

Anthony Jennings
Coach

Anthony was an All-Area basketball standout from Libertyville High School and played basketball at Carroll College. He is currently a girls AAU coach for the Illinois Evolution.