Sei Paye

HEAD COACH

Coach Sei is currently a full time Private/Group Skill Development Basketball Instructor. Being one of the Co-Founders of FAM Elite Men’s Basketball, Coach Sei is the main recruiter & organizer for the program. Coach Sei also coordinates the College/Pro Skill Training sessions over the Summer. Coach Sei has worked with a ton of athletes. Most notable are: Jake Stephens(NBA G League) Hassan Whiteside(Ex NBA), Carsen Edwards(Ex NBA) Reid Travis(Kentucky Alumni), Billy Preston (Kansas Alumni) and DJ Stephens (Memphis Alumni) to name a few. 

Coach Sei played High School basketball here in Houston, Texas. He attended Strake Jesuit College Preparatory & graduated in 2007. He is apart of the 1000 point club at Strake Jesuit. He was nabbed Pre-Season Player of the year in District 17-5A(2007). Named First team All District 17-5A as well as the TABC All-Region Team in 2007. Coach Sei committed to play basketball at Louisiana Monroe university. He transferred and ended up playing four years (2008-2012) at The University of Texas at San Antonio. UTSA went to the NCAA tournament in 2011 and advanced to the 2nd round after defeating Alabama State in the first round. Coach Sei graduated from The University of Texas at San Antonio (May 2012) with a Bachelor's Degree in Technical Communications. He obtained a Masters of Arts, Human Service Counseling and Executive Leadership at Liberty University. (June 2017).

Coach Sei played professional basketball overseas in Lebanon, Qatar and Pre Season in France before dislocating his shoulder in 2015. He also toured in Costa Rica and played in the Jump 10 basketball tournament in Beijing, China (August 2016). Coach Sei’s motto is, “Accountability can sometimes feel like a personal attack. Especially, when one is not used to being held responsible, for their actions.” Be better than you were yesterday!