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In this episode, Trevor Williams talks about how we can empower youth to become socially conscious members of their community through sports, education and mentoring
Trevor Williams, LCC parent of Riley ‘26, grew up in Little Burgundy, an inner-city Montreal neighbourhood. His perseverance and basketball skills landed him the opportunity of a lifetime— a basketball scholarship to an American university and a chance to play for the Canadian national team.
After playing for division 1 universities in both Louisiana and New Jersey, Trevor played against basketball legends including Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird from the 1992 USA Dream Team.
However, Basketball glory was not what Trevor was after. He returned to Montreal with a vision to change the lives of youth across the city. With childhood friend Dean Smith, Trevor founded the Trevor Williams All-Star Basketball Academy in 1992, an instructional basketball camp that drives youth to be the best that they can be. The Trevor Williams Basketball Academy has a distinctive mission: to create good basketball players, but more importantly, good people. In 2002, Trevor expanded his vision founding the Trevor Williams Kids Foundation, a non-profit organization aimed at teaching life skills to youth from impoverished families.
Both the camp and the foundation are clear manifestations of Trevor’s motto: “Academics plus athletics equals a perfect education.” He continually stresses the importance of balance; and the importance of health, well-being and education. By educating and empowering youth, he has made a tremendous difference in the lives of youth across the city.
Trevor Williams now coaches basketball at Dawson College and continues to serve as both Director of the Basketball Academy and President of the Foundation. He is a well-known and widely respected figure in the Montreal community and in the basketball community of universities across North America.
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