About The Founder

As a high school and college player (at Duke University), Dick DeVenzio was regarded as the prototypical "coach on the court." In his senior year in high school, Dick was named the best point guard in America by Parade Magazine and led his father’s team to an undefeated state championship in Pennsylvania. Dick went on to earn Academic All-American and Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) all-star honors at Duke and to play and coach professionally in Europe and South America.

An English major and lover of literature, Dick authored five books—including the popular Stuff! Good Players Should Know (called "the ultimate guide to playing the game the right way" by Larry Brown, Head Coach of the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats) and Think Like a Champion—in his lifetime. Dick's books are well known for being insightful, practical and innovative. His writings continue to influence sports lovers all over the world and have been translated into several foreign languages.

Dick began running his own summer basketball camps as a college student and continued doing so every summer until his death in 2001. The program he was most proud of, however, was the nationally acclaimed Point Guard Basketball College. While Dick’s ingenuity, humor, and creativity will always be missed, most of the ideas and teaching methods that he created remain at the core of the PGC programs.

PGC's owner (Dena Evans) and President (Mano Watsa) were mentored by and were friends of Dick and are fully committed to carrying out his dedication to excellence and to championship principles for Point Guard College participants.

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