Our Staff is comprised of an "All-Star" line up of Coaches, Administrators, and Volunteers

Vidal Massiah is the Executive Director of KingNation and the Northern Kings basketball program. He is also the founder of The Hoop Factory, the development component of our program where many of our players train. Vidal graduated from St. Bonaventure University in 2002 with a degree in marketing after playing four years of varsity basketball at the NCAA Division I level.

Vidal went on to be a two-time captain of the Canadian Men’s National Basketball Team and spent seven years playing professional basketball worldwide. Vidal’s role, in addition to off-season player training and development, is to act as a bridge between our athletes, their families, and the college coaches at all levels in the U.S. and Canada. Vidal uses his playing/coaching experience to help build the type of student-athletes that university coaches want to recruit, and then he helps parents and players make informed decisions throughout that recruiting and scholarship process.

Currently, the Northern Kings operate a full Academy program for the U8 through U15 age groups, which is a skill development-based program for younger players to develop and prepare for elite competition in high school.

AAU traveling teams range from: 14-17U. The AAU teams operate from April to July and travel to the United States to compete in elite-level exposure tournaments. These showcase tournaments present opportunities for college recruiters to see our players in high-level competition with the potential to earn coveted and valuable athletic scholarships. In the summer of 2020, the NK Elite 17U team won the Under Armor Rise Championship and placed a record 8 players on Div1 scholarships.