Building scholars.
Developing leaders.
Changing lives.
Team SAGE helps Sacramento-area youth achieve excellence in academics, athletics, leadership, health, and community responsibility.
Athletics as the catalyst, not the destination.
Team SAGE (Scholar Athletes Globally Emerging) is a nonprofit organization that uses athletics as a catalyst for academic achievement, leadership development, personal responsibility, and community impact.
Learn about Team SAGEFive ways we develop the whole scholar
Basketball is the engagement platform. Academics, leadership, wellness, and service are the mission.
Academic excellence
Tutoring, academic monitoring, college preparation, and admissions workshops.
Mentoring & leadership
Professional mentors, peer mentoring, life skills, and civic responsibility.
Athletics & wellness
Basketball development, competition, health education, nutrition, and physical conditioning.
College & career exposure
College tours, career presentations, professional workshops, and scholarship preparation.
Community service
Opportunities for students to develop responsibility and give back to their communities.
Why families choose Team SAGE
“Coach Wornel, you are awesome. Thank you for your time, effort, confidence, and patience. You told me you had him, you handled him, and you supported this kid at his worst. You are one of a kind.”
A scholar-athlete on the path to a four-year university.
Read more success stories →News & events
Empowering student athletes
Highlights from the 2025 “Project Time Out” workshop at the SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity.
Campus visit day
Scholars tour four-year universities and meet admissions teams to picture their future.
Fuel the season
Join us to support tutoring, workshops, and college visits for the year ahead.
Photos & video
Real moments from games, tutoring, workshops, and college tours. Tap any tile to view it larger.
See the program in motion
From the first whistle to signing day, video tells the Team SAGE story. Game footage, player spotlights, and event recaps live here, kept fresh all season long.
Support the teamYour gift keeps scholars in the game and in the classroom.
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