Christian Faith Center Academy (CFCA) Introduces

Boy's Basketball Coaching Staff

Under Direction of Coach Ro Russell, Staff Has Over 40 Years Combined Experience

Creedmoor, NC - Christian Faith Center Academy Conquerors National Boy's Basketball Team has introduced three new coaches to this year's coaching staff. Under second year leadership of Coach Ro Russell, who has developed over 400 Division 1 college players, including McDonald's All-Americans and AAU National Champions, this year's staff also includes multi-talented coaches with Division II, Junior College, High School, and AAU experience.

Players developed by CFCA's coaching staff include #1 NBA Draft Pick John Wall, NCSU's CJ Leslie, Texas' Tristan Thompson and Corey Joseph, Minnesota's Devoe Joseph, Marquette's Junior Cadougan, and this year's highly recruited Kevin Thomas, and Xavier Rathan-Mayes.

"We are really enthusiastic about the strength and experience of this year's coaching staff. Our staff has already been hard at work and looking forward to a formidable season," says Head Coach Ro Russell."

Coach Ro Russell has over 20 years of coaching experience and comes from a rich Canadian basketball heritage. Russell started the Grassroots Canada program to provide Canadian players with proper training, surround them with the highest level of competition, and obtain exposure needed to earn college scholarships. In his 20-plus years of coaching experience, Russell has accumulated astounding feats, winning over 1000 AAU, 200 high school, and 300 prep school games. Russell has found success in the US coaching the first Canadian team to win the 2008 Adidas Super 64 championship in Las Vegas NV. Russell played at Keene State in Keene, N.H., and Gordon College in Wenham, Mass.

Joining the staff this year are Kendrick Williams, Marcellus Morgan, andKhristopher Williams as assistant coaches.

Coach Kendrick Williams has most recently coached the NC Rising Prospects 11U Basketball team to a second place finish in the AAU National Championships. Williams also has served as Head Coach of the Garner Road Bulldogs AAU Team at various age groups for years in addition to his coaching stint at Word of God Christian Academy (WOGCA) in Raleigh, NC. Williams is a graduate of NC State University (1999) with a BA in Sociology and Psychology.

"Coach Kendrick will serve as lead in skill development and recruiting on this year's staff," added Head Coach Ro Russell. We look forward to being able to utilize Coach Kendrick's many years of AAU experience.

Coach Marcellus Morgan comes to CFCA after serving as an assistant coach at Belmont Abbey, Clinton Junior College, and South Granville High School in North Carolina. Coach Morgan is a native of Creedmoor, NC, and had a stellar career at Greensboro College where he holds several records and was a Division III All-American. Morgan is a graduate of Greensboro College (2007) with a BA in History.

"I am very pleased to add Marcellus on this year's staff, he shows dedication and commitment to the program", added Russell. Coach Morgan will be responsible for the strength and conditioning program as well as player development.

Coach Khristopher Williams has most recently served as Associate Head Coach for the Garner Road 17U AAU Elite team and WOGCA. Prior to WOGCA, Williams spent two years as a college assistant in the historic CIAA conference at Shaw University under former Duke great Robert Brickey. Williams is a graduate of NC State University (2001) with a BS in Computer Science and the United States Sports Academy (2008) with a MS in Sports Management.

"Coach Khris shows an amazing level of detail, administration and organization," says Russell. Coach Khris will be responsible for day-to-day basketball operations, skill development, as well as other administrative duties.

Russell and his staff lead a new group of talent into a national schedule in which they will compete against powerhouses Findlay Prep and Oak Hill Academy, amongst other top teams in the country. Schedule details will be announced at a later date.

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About Christian Faith Center Academy

Christian Faith Center Academy is a non-public, non-denominational, independent, and non-profit school located in Creedmoor, North Carolina. The academy was founded in 1989 by Bishop Mack and Pastor Brenda Timberlake. The purpose that these two innovators had in mind for the academy was to provide quality education and mold character development for students from a wide range of diverse backgrounds. The students that attend the academy come from neighboring counties such as Franklin, Wake, Durham, Vance and of course, the home of Christian Faith Center Academy, Granville County. In addition to the surrounding counties, the academy has enrolled students from various states and countries including Bosnia, Canada and Nigeria to name a few.

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