Premier Basketball

Kathy King

Tournament Coordinator

(877) 545-7008

Kathy played basketball and ran cross-country and track during her high school years at Mansfield High School. She graduated from Howard Payne University in 1999 and played college basketball all four years. Kathy taught PE and coached basketball, cross-country, volleyball, and track at the high school and middle school level for 14 years. She also enjoyed being a stay at home mom for two years. She is married to her husband, Pete, and they have a son, Cooper.

Kathy started working with Joey when she coached for the Texas Express club basketball program. She has helped him run and manage his summer tournaments for nearly 20 years, which led to a full-time position with Premier Basketball.

Chell Gunter

Tournament Coordinator

Chelle Gunter worked for years in the Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth as both a Physical Education teacher, and Athletic Director of Middle School Sports.  She began working with Joey Simmons in 1997 with AAU Regional tournaments, as well as a member on the Board of Directors on Texas Shooting Stars with him.  

She has been a part of Premier Basketball tournaments since its inception.  Chelle has helped Joey run tournaments and events for nearly 25 years.   She recently became a full time employee of Premier Basketball in June of 2021.She is known as the “Face” of Premier Tournaments.

Follow her on Twitter: @GunterChelle 

Andrew Gilbert

Tournament Coordinator

Andrew is in his first year at Select Events Basketball, serving as the Texas Regional Director. Prior to coming on board to Select, he worked in Operations for the Washington Nationals.

Andrew is a graduate of the University of Delaware with a degree in Sport Management and Operations Management. He is currently pursuing his master’s in Sport Administration from Ohio University. Andrew was born and raised in Smyrna, DE.