TEAM
THAD (16's)
2014
Team Thad goes 7-0 in
Panama City wining The Gulf Coast Challenge -
July 27, 2014
One
of the top 17 Under programs in the country
coached by third year coach Norton Hurd who
compiled an 55-4 record in his first full year of
coaching the program in 2012. Team
Thad will
be one of the top Under Armour teams under the Under
Armour brand.
Coming off an very strong 44-10 (2013) campaign
that included 2 championships in national
marquee tournaments from Peach
State in South Carolina and
Future 150
in Birmingham, Alabama. Also
National Runner up at
the AAU Nationals
in Orlando, Florida and runner up at the prestigious
Spiece Hoop Fest in Fort Wayne, Indiana
were major events in the record books. The
roster consist of 4 kids ranked in the Top 150 of
all national polls and 1 sophomore ranked in the
Top 25 of ESPN. Assistant coach
Chris Chiozza,
whose son played last year and committed to
Florida
is on staff and will help tremendously with his
high basketball IQ. knowledge of the game.
Jaylen Fisher @ Bolton
Team Thad ranked No. 19 at Five Star Basketball
Sophomore
Jaylen Fisher (6'2
- 185 lbs. Bolton, espn
#23 & Future
150 #11) had
an very impressive high school season at
Bolton (22-9)
and with offers already from
Memphis,
Baylor,
UCONN,
Florida, &
Tennessee
to name a few and list will only get bigger as the
season progresses. Last time
Bolton
had a winning record of that magnitude was
in 1986 when
Sylvester Gray
(Miami Heat)was
at the school and 2 consecutive
TSSAA State
Championships
being recorded in the books.
Fisher
had great showings at all major national camps
from Adidas
Nations and
coming away with a top 5 ranking at the guard spot
respectively. In
the open court
Fisher
can take anyone in the country with his strong
build and long reach that translates into solid
flashes to the goal. When defenses collapse, his
pinpoint laser passes turn into multiple assists
accordingly from all over the court to dunks and
long range shots that can change the landscape
of the basketball games.
His outside game has improved and is a
consistent threat from anywhere on the court.
This kid is going to be very special compadres
and when his high school career ends he will be
a Top 10 guard in the rankings!!!! Junior
LaGerald Vick (6'4
- 175 lbs. Douglass, rivals
#) who also holds
offers from
Memphis
& Ole Miss
had a great high school season as one of the top
scorers in the state.
Vick's
beautiful rotation and high elevation on his jump shot is one of
the best Hoopers staff has seen and athletic
drives to the goal will give opponents
difficulty to defend. Junior Terrance
Davis (6'4
- 185 lbs., Future
150 #
) who is one of the top receivers in the state with
offers for basketball and football from the
elite programs around the country. His athletic
build and explosiveness around and to the goal
are just as good as anyone in the country hands
down.
Future 150
Champions April 2014
Junior Andrew
Fleming Ensworth,
Tennessee (Iowa
commit)
Junior Andrew
Fleming (6''5
- 210 lbs. Ensworth,
TN. - "Iowa"
- Future
150 #) had
an extremely successful year at Ensworth High
School winning 2 TSSAAState Championships
in a row. His strong upper build to coincide
with his great outside shot that is deadly from
all over the court in strong fashion will mesh
well in the Big
Ten as
for their style of play accordingly. Jeremiah
Martin (6'2
- 175 lbs. Mitchell ,Future
150 #50)
had an extremely great high school season wining
a gold ball. His wiry left hand motion is a task for
opponents to hold and Martin does
a little of everything on both sides of the ball
compiling numbers like a stat stuffer that win ball games.
Junior
Jordan Varnado (6''6
- 205 lbs. Haywood
County,
Tennessee Future
150 #)
joined Team Thad for this highly anticipated
summer circuit season for the Pitt Jam Fest in
Pittsburgh, PA. In his first game with Team Thad
he recorded a double double on 17 points and 15
rebounds in a spectacular performance against
We R 1. Varnado
has a solid overall game with nothing fancy but
hard nosed and straight up with sizing his
opponents a plus for him. He can drive to the
goal in strong fashion, hit the mid range
soundly and can shoot from long range with high
percentage.
Naba Echols capturing
MVP @ TSSAA State Championship
Naba Echols (5'9
- 160 lbs., Mitchell -
rivals #) is one of
the most solid overall point guards the Hoopers
staff has seen with his gift of handling the
ball in any situation brought before him. Echols earned MVP
of Division A TSSAA State Championship Game! Basketball
IQ is out the roof coaches and pay attention to
this young man compadres!! A special to Team
Thad Bio is the best 3 some guard sets in recent
Hoopers History at Mitchell High
School with teammate Kylan
Phillips (5'9
- 165 lbs. Mitchell ,Future
150 #) who plays for the
MemphisHoopers.com travel team.
Mitchell High School
will come in at Number 1 in
MemphisHoopers.com Preseason Poll.
Team Thad 17's in
Pittsburgh April 25 - 27, 2014 at Pitt
Jam Fest
Team
Thad will
have a strong schedule participating on the Under
Armour summer circuit schedule
pitting team from the East vs. West and meeting
up in Atlanta in July for a championship
session.The season starts in Atlanta, Georgia at the Future
150 Main Event Showcase
where they win it all going 5-1. They cross the
state for the
Knox-Vegas Tournament and go 6-1
after losing to
S.C. Raptors in final four
action 94-88. During the live period and only
one during April, Team Thad goes up north to
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
for the UA
Pitt Jam Fest April
25-27, 2014 and go 4-1, losing to eventual
champions New
Heights, NY. in final four
action but defeat
We R 1 74-60 in showcase
action. Once again they go to Atlanta for a
second trip in a month to the long running
Bill Gibbons
Tournament of Champions
where they go 3-1. They fall to the Number 1
team in the country
E1T1 83-80 in the final
four to a packed house with no standing room.
E1T1
turns around and lose to
S.C. Raptors in a
blowout affair during the championship game with
Raptors
coming away champions. . The primetime game with
Team Thad & E1T1 took some deep air and was
electrifying for the summer circuit session.
Last two weeks of May have
Team Thad
traveling to Houston May 16-18 for the second
session of UAA
East vs West. Last week of May
23-25 during Memorial Day they go around the
corner to Nashville for the
Corey Brewer
first annual Tournament before the high school
session begins in June.
They finish
out the summer circuit season in the volatile
month of July with trips to Under
Armour National Championship
NY2LA Summer Jam
in Atlanta, Georgia July
16-20, 2014.
They end their season
with a trip to Las Vegas for the
Fab 48
July 24-28, 2014
and everyone buckle up
and enjoy the ride compadres!!!!!!.
Nic Marshall (Lexington,
TN. High
School)
Junior
Nic Marshall (7'0
- 225 lbs. Lexington,
TN. Future
150 #)
game has improved ten fold from last year with
his foot work and soft touch from the paint.
Marshall is averaging over 2 blocks a game and
this young man is going to be a major force in
the middle respectively.
Junior
Og Anunoby
(6'7 - 195
lbs. Jefferson
City, MO. Future
150 #) dynamic
play and strong offensive skill not only around
the rim but all all over the court will
make him a vital part of
Team Thad
going into
the stretch of the summer circuit season. Two
Overton
players
Keith Wilson
and
Malik Smith
will contribute accordingly.
College Coaches: Diamond
in the Rough Team with legitimate off the radar
prospects, (college
coaches click here).
ESPN Article (click here)
Old school
Photo 2011
Recap 7-21-2014
By: Harold Rivera
Players:
NAME
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HT
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CLASS
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HIGH SCHOOL
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OFFERS/COMMIT
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Terrance Davis |
6'5 |
Junior |
Southaven |
Ole Miss-commit |
LaGerald Vick |
6'4 |
Junior |
Douglass |
Cincinnati, Memphis, Florida St., Ole
Miss, Arkansas |
Andrew Fleming |
6'5 |
Junior |
Ensworth, TN. |
IOWA-commit |
Nic Marshall |
7'0 |
Junior |
Lexington, TN. |
Memphis, UConn, Tennessee, Indiana,
Florida |
Jeremiah Martin |
6'2 |
Junior |
Mitchell |
UT Chat, Murray State, Louisiana T ech |
Og Anunoby |
6'7 |
Junior |
Jefferson City, Missouri |
Kansas St. SMU,
Iowa, George Mason, Missouri |
Naba Echols |
5'10 |
Junior |
Mitchell |
UT Martin,
SEMO |
Jordan Varnado |
6'6 |
Junior |
Haywood County |
Western
Kentucky, UT Martin, |
Keith Wilson |
6'3 |
Junior |
Overton |
multiple |
Malik Smith |
6'7 |
Junior |
Overton |
SEMO, UT Martin |
Jaylen Fisher |
6'2 |
Sophomore |
Bolton |
Memphis,
Tennessee, UConn, Florida, Baylor |
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