Biography Neil Berrien 

A native of Springfield, Ohio, relocated to Georgia in 1984. Married in1992, with 2 children.

Owner, Stylistix Barber & Hair Studio, www.Stylistix.biz

Co-Founder, Youth Academic Business and Ballers Association, www.theYABBA.org

Head Coach, Georgia Stars 15u Blue travel team, www.GaStars.org

Varsity Head Coach, Cumberland Christian Academy, www.CumberlandChristian.org

Enter His courts with praise...

Building character through the game of basketball

Coach Berrien recently combined his highly successful  Next Level Basketball Team & Academy with the Georgia Stars. His athletes and teams have always been known for their great individual fundamental skills and unselfish team play. Their "No Excuses/Never Quit" attitude have been his teams calling card in innumerable first place tournament finishes. Yet the ordained deacon and youth pastor has served his community well and was honored with the JCPenney Golden Rule Award for community service and the National Association of Christian Athletes sportsmanship winner.

Coach Berrien, the Head Boys Varsity coach @ Cumberland Christian Academy , the 2008 Region Champion, has been coaching for over 15 years in Georgia. He has worked with an uncountable number of student athletes, helping them transition from recreational to competitive AAU and High School ball. Several players have gone on to play college basketball at all levels, JUCO, NAIA, DII, & major DI.

my mission is to offer educational opportunities to all student athletes, exposing them to up to date basketball skill training, tournament experiences, and biblical life lessons, while preparing them for high school, college and beyond."