Success Stories | Committed to My Craft Basketball Dayton
OUR ATHLETES
Over the last 8 years, Committed to My Craft has had the opportunity to work and develop players that have made it to the highest level.
Kathryn & Maddy Westbeld
- McDonald's All-Americans in 2014 and 2020
- Both played collegiately at Notre Dame and Kathryn won a National Championship in 201
- Kathryn currently plays in the WNBA for Phoenix Mercury
- Maddy currently plays in the WNBA for Chicago Sky
Travis Trice
- 2011 Ohio Gatorade Player of the Year
- Played collegiately at Michigan State
- Led the Spartans to the 2015 Final Four being named East Region Most Outstanding Player
- Currently playing professionally in China & Puerto Rico
- 2024 MVP & Finals MVP in Puerto Rico
Bree Hall
- 2021 Ohio Ms. Basketball & McDonald's All-American
- Played collegiately at South Carolina
- 2x National Champion at South Carolina in 2022 & 2024
- Currently playing in the WNBA for Indiana Fever (Younger sister, Brooklyn, currently playing at South Florida)
Anthony Thompson
- 2026 McDonald's All-American
- #1 ranked player in Ohio
- Committed to play collegiately at Ohio State
D'Mitrik Trice
- 2015 OHSAA State Champion
- Played collegiately at Wisconsin
- Currently playing professionally in Bosnia
Ibi Watson
- 2016 Division 1 All-Ohio 1st Team
- Played collegiately at Michigan & Dayton
- Key piece on UD's 2020 team ranked #1 before the season was shut down by Covid
- Currently playing professionally in Germany
Spartan Dawg Grind Week
Michigan State's annual alumni week in September where Michigan State's NBA/professional players come back to train with the current team in September. to prepare for the upcoming season. Xander has been a coach all 5 years from 2021-2025 working closely with Michigan State's players & coaches including Tom Izzo and Draymond Green.
Kingdom Summer League
Ohio's premier summer pro/am where the best players in Ohio compete to stay sharp in the off-season. The league is made up of the best professional, college, and high level high school players Ohio has to offer. Committed to My Craft has won the championship the last 4 seasons from 2021-2025- an unprecedented 4-peat.
