MISSION
The mission of Film Don’t Lie Basketball is to provide evidence-based teaching to all Basketball players. FDL Owner Jordan Newman spends hours studying film and researching motor learning to make sure everything is being taught in the most efficient manner possible. This is a very open-minded and creative environment that will constantly be evolving to the new trends of the game. Jordan believes strongly in both the physical and mental side in improving his players performance. We want all of our players to have no regrets about the way they trained and to enjoy our sessions. We accomplish this by teaching you to not only work hard but more importantly work smart and efficiently.
About Jordan
Jordan is a Player Development Coach for anybody who is serious about getting better. Jordan graduated Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, IL where he was a member of the 2015 Illinois State Championship team. That team included New York Knicks Guard Jalen Brunson. Jordan next played 4 years of College Basketball at St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wi and was named Team Captain for his Junior and Senior seasons. Following his playing career Jordan moved into coaching. He spent the next 2 seasons as an Assistant Coach at University Wisconsin-Parkside. The lessons learned as State champion playing daily with the likes of Jalen Brunson, being captain of his College team, and then being an Assistant Coach at the College level have all helped in forming Jordan’s philosophies and training methods.
Athletes/Alumni
G-LEAGUE / OVERSEAS
Nate Santos (owa Wolves)
Rasheed Bello Virtus Bologna (Italy)
Anthony Roberts Dinamo BC (Romania)
John Ittounas Peristeri (Greece)
Ty Johnson Geneva Lions (Switzerland)
Jeameril Wilson Lugano Tigers (Switzerland)
RJ Holmes BC Lulea (Sweden)
James Graham KB Trepca (Kosovo)
Raheem Anthony Huima (Finland)
Connor Cashaw Oberwart (Austria)
Chris Harris Basel Starwings (Switzerland)
Fawaz Surakat Promo (Bosnia)
Ayo Ayiboje Hammstars (Germany)
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DI MEN'S
Chris Henry- Fordham
Perry Cowan- Manhattan
Atticus Richmond- Kansas
Kyle Waltz- Miami Ohio
Anton Strelnikov- Dartmouth
Brady Sehlhorst- Elon
Jordan Williams- Illinois State
Trey Williams- Cornell
Alex Sirbu- Columbia
D2 MEN'S
Josiah Palmer- Wisconsin Parkside
Connor Davis- Arkansas Tech
Aidan Bardic- Winona State
Bryce Wegrzyn- Winona State
Andrew Hill- Bentley
Donovan Williams- Minnesota State-Moorhead
D3 / NAIA MEN'S
Ali Sabet- Loras
Orlando Thomas- Langston
Dom Trelenberg- Elmhurst
Vinnie Adjahoungbeta- Elmhurst
Alex Forowzycz- Lake Forest
Sebastian Blachaut- Elmhurst
Luke Smith- Elmhurst
Christian Uremovich- Haverford
Ian Brown- Carnegie Mellon
Mitch Humphrey- Colby
Sam Hirsch- Loras
Logan Luxem- Wisconsin-Platteville
Tommy Moffett- Wisconsin-Platteville
Blake Renfro- Wisconsin Platteville
Anestis Hadjistamoulou- Case Western
Evan Nagler- Case Western
Jackson Niego- Illinois Wesleyan
Brady Ruggles- Illinois Wesleyan
Dom Mordini- Illinois Wesleyan
Anthony Mordini- Ohio Wesleyan
Nick Alquist- Ripon
Gavin Escobedo- Rockford
Nic Gouroutis- Lawrence
Adrian Riep- Lawrence
Kain Kretschmar- Carthage
Luke Robinson- Edgewood
Scotty Dean- Denison
Jason Huber- Monmouth
Jabari Sawyer- Saint Marys MN
Kareem Bello- Saint Marys MN
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College (WOMEN)
Ava Bardic- Illinois Wesleyan
Nisha Munsuri- Carnegie Mellon
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TESTIMONIALS
Connor Cashaw
D1 Rice/Creighton, Professional for Oberwart (Austria)
He focuses on every detail and aspect of you individually at an extremely high level. Working with him helped me elevate my knowledge for the game as well as the skills necessary to play at a professional level.
Rasheed Bello
D2 GLIAC Conference Player of the year/D1 Purdue-Fort Wayne
Jordan’s attention to detail is one of a kind. He watches a ton of film on his clients and prepares his workout based on what needs to improve, while still focusing on sharpening the skills you are best at. His knowledge of the game is amazing!
Matthew Ambrose
​D3 Calvin College
Jordan is great at working on the basics while at the same time adding new skills and techniques to further advance your game. His ability to apply real game situations and attention to detail is like no one else.