[ PLAYER DEVELOPMENT / DALLAS, TX ]
GROUNDED.DEVOTED.FREE.
Find your purpose.
Put in the work. Play as yourself.
[ THE PHILOSOPHY ]
THE GAME
IS YOURS.
Build the player.
Free the person.
Know what grounds you. Give yourself to the craft. Then trust what only you can bring.
Foundation, Technician, and Artist grow together—at every age, at every level. This is the heart of Trey Slate’s teaching and The Art of Basketball.
[ 01 / THE FOUNDATION ]
GROUNDED.
Stand on something.
Balance in your body. Clarity in your purpose. The presence to stay steady when the game speeds up.
Build your footwork, control, and composure. Know why you play. Believe in where you can go—and stay humble enough to keep learning.
[ 02 / THE TECHNICIAN ]
DEVOTED.
Love fuels the work.
Give every rep a reason. Return to the details: the touch, the footwork, the timing. Practice with attention until the skill becomes part of you.
Learn to read a defender, recognize the help, and understand why a move fits. Devotion is the daily work of turning what you know into what you can do.
[ 03 / THE ARTIST ]
FREE.
Trust it. Then let go.
See the opening. Feel the rhythm. Respond to the moment.
The work gives you options. Trust gives you freedom. A hesitation, a perfectly timed pass, a finish only you would see—let your game become your own.
[ THE PERSON BEHIND THE WORK ]
TREY SLATE.
BUDDY HIELD’S FULL-TIME
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT COACH
Belief comes first.
The work follows.
Before Trey taught players to trust their work, he had to trust his own.
With no scholarship offers, he found another way into his childhood dream: becoming a team manager at the University of Oklahoma. He kept showing up, earned a walk-on roster spot, and became a Division I player.
That same belief shapes his coaching today. From his daily work with Buddy Hield to developing younger athletes, Trey helps players pursue their potential with purpose, patience, and a love for the game.
OTHER TRAINING EXPERIENCE
Trey’s other training experience includes sessions with Jimmy Butler, Deandre Ayton, VJ Edgecombe, Trae Young, Blake Griffin, and other Division I and professional athletes.
BEYOND THE GYM
The Art of Basketball is the philosophy behind Trey’s teaching and his book of the same name. Hoop Sensei brings humor, animation, and storytelling to that work, grounded in real instruction and on-court demonstrations.
[ TRAINING WITH TREY ]
- THE PLAYERS
- Seventh grade & up
- THE SETTING
- Group basketball training
- THE PLACE
- Private gym · Preston Hollow
Dallas, Texas
A supportive, challenging environment for junior high and high school athletes. Focused movement, clear demonstrations, real game reads, and feedback that helps the next rep mean more.
The work meets the player. Younger athletes build their base and explore. Experienced players refine the details and find new solutions.
Balance, footwork, and control.
Purposeful reps. Thoughtful reads.
Trust, rhythm, and expression.
[ YOUR NEXT CHAPTER ]
LET’S
WORK.
Your game has more in it.
Athletes and parents: tell Trey the player’s grade, basketball experience, and what they want to develop. Ask about current group availability in Dallas.
SlateTrey@gmail.comPRESTON HOLLOW / DALLAS, TEXAS