SUCCESS IS EARNED ...

TEAM NASHVILLE 17U'S PLACE 4TH FOURTH IN THE NATION!!!

CONGRATS TO THE PLAYERS, PARENTS AND COACHES BATTLE AND POWELL.

WE WIN. ALWAYS. FAMILY.

SUMMER-SLAM II - ATL LIVE

GIMME DAT ...

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ATLANTA EVENT - HOTEL INFO & SUMMER SLAM II SCHEDULE

http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/atljc-courtyard-atlanta-norcross-i-85/

17U BRACKET

http://reportscores.com/basketball/brksV1.4/public/tournament.jsp?Org=PH7901&date=Jul%2019-20,%202014&tname=OnTheRadarHoops.com%20Summer%20Slam%20II

15U BRACKET

http://reportscores.com/basketball/brksV1.4/public/tournament.jsp?Org=PH7901&date=Jul%2019-20,%202014&tname=OnTheRadarHoops.com%20Summer%20Slam%20II

REID PIERCE > MOTLOW

Blackman’s Reid Pierce is latest addition to Motlow Bucks’ impressive roster


LYNCHBURG, TN (July 14, 2014) – Matt Sligh, men’s head basketball coach for the Motlow College Bucks, has added another outstanding in-state student-athlete to his 2014-15 roster with the announcement that Murfreesboro’s Reid Pierce will bring his talents to Copperweld Arena.

Pierce will be a true freshman after a splendid prep career at Blackman High School. The Blaze, under head coach Barry Wortman, won the Class AAA state championship last season and Pierce was an integral part of the championship run. Blackman reached the state tournament all three seasons of Pierce’s prep career.

He played his AAU basketball under Head Coach Carlton Battle and his Team Nashville squad, which also featured Motlow signees Jordan Darden and Jacob Saunders.

“Reid makes winning plays night in and night out,” said Sligh. “He has developed under one of the best high school coaches, not just in the state of Tennessee but in the entire country, in Barry Wortman. Reid plays extremely hard and was vital in Blackman’s state championship run.

“I believe he will flourish in our program because of his excellent work ethic and commitment to improve. He will also be a great teammate and will have total buy-in with what we do as a program from day one. We really emphasized adding talented in-state student-athletes who would fit our Motlow community well, and Reid fits that perfectly.”

Coach Wortman was an assistant coach for Donnie Tyndall, currently the head coach at the University of Tennessee, when Tyndall was head coach at Morehead State University. In his fourth season at Blackman, the Blaze finished the 2013-14 season with a 28-6 record, beating Oak Ridge 60-58 in the championship game.

“Reid Pierce is a young man with his best basketball ahead of him,” said Wortman. “Reid has great instincts and a knack for coming up with the ball. He is a talented rebounder who can get baskets running the floor as well as scoring facing the basket or with his back to the basket. He is a special kid, great teammate, and will thrive under the guidance of Coach Sligh.”

Pierce joins an impressive list of student-athletes that Sligh has signed entering his second season as Motlow’s head coach.

The Bucks finished with a 14-14 record in 2013-14, Sligh’s first season, and advanced to the TCCAA/Region VII Tournament semifinals before being eliminated by eventual champion Columbia State 122-121 in double overtime.

MULLEN HIGH PROFILE (ST LOUIS, MO) - HOTEL INFO & SCHEDULE

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17U :  http://www.mullensports.net/wp-content/uploads/17U-Bracket-Mullens-High-Profile-Tourney-20142.pdf

16U :  http://www.mullensports.net/wp-content/uploads/16U-Bracket-Mullens-High-Profile-Tourney-20141.pdf

15U :  http://www.mullensports.net/wp-content/uploads/15U-Bracket-Mullens-High-Profile-Tourney-20141.pdf

BEST IN STATE 2014 - SCHEDULE

JUNE 28TH - STONE MEMORIAL HS

CROSSVILLE , TN

2014 AAU STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS - 17U

COREY BREWER MDC - SCHEDULES

17U

16U

15U

2014 AAU 16U & 15U SUB-STATE

2014 AAU 17U SUB-STATE

GULF COAST HOOPFEST : EXPOSURE

TEAM NASHVILLE BC

#EXPOSED

GULF COAST HOOPFEST - SCHEDULES

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17U

16U

15U

CARSON NEWMAN DOUBLES DOWN

IT'S ON!

TEAM NASHVILLE'S BACKCOURT DUO RYAN JONES AND CHARLES CLARKE HAVE BOTH COMMITTED TO CARSON NEWMAN.  

THESE YOUNG WILL HAVE EXCELLENT CAREERS FOR COACH BENSON.

CONGRATULATIONS TO RYAN AND CHARLES  (SIEGEL - COACH DOTSON), AS WELL AS THEIR FAMILIES.

FAMILY.

REID PIERCE TO MOTLOW COLLEGE

TEAM NASHVILLE'S REID PIERCE CAPPED OFF A GREAT 13' SUMMER AND A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP WITH BLACKMAN HS (COACH WORTMAN) WITH A COLLEGE COMMITMENT.

REID WILL CONTINUE HIS CAREER AT MOTLOW COLLEGE IN THE FALL.

CONGRATS, FROM YOUR TEAM NASHVILLE FAMILY!

KNOXVEGAS HEAT - TRAVEL

ALL LOCAL PLAYERS:

WE WILL MEET AT -

SHONEY'S (PARKING LOT)

546 DONELSON PK

NASHVILLE, TN 36214

FRIDAY @ NOON

ALL AGE GROUPS

OUT OF STATE AND PREP SCHOOL PLAYERS:

YOU SHOULD CONTACT YOUR COACH AND HAVE TRAVEL PLANS SET AND/OR TRANSPORTATION ARRANGEMENTS SCHEDULED (IF NEEDED) IN KNOXVILLE.

TEAM NASHVILLE FAMILY,

LEGGO GO!!

KNOXVEGAS HEAT - SCHEDULE

17U

FRI  6:45P  V.  SC RAPTORS ELITE (SC)  @  KNOX CATH

SAT  12:15P  V.  LOUISVILLE MAGIC (KY)  @  BEARDEN

SAT  4P  V.  CAROLINA FLAME (NC)  @  KNOX CATH

16U

FRI  9:15P  V.  SC RAPTORS ELITE (SC)  @  KCS 1

SAT  1P  V.  LOUISVILLE MAGIC (KY)  @  KCS 2

SAT  3:30P  V.  TCB (MS)  @  KCS 1

15U

FRI  6:45P  V.  CHATTANOOGA ELITE - PLAT  @  MARYVILLE 2

SAT  1P  V.  TEAM HEAT (NC)  @  MARYVILLE 1

SAT  6P  V.  RUNNING REBELS (GA)  @  MARYVILLE 2

14U

FRI  6:45P  V.  VOL KATS (TN)  @  PELLISSIPPI

SAT  8A  V.  SC HORNETS (SC)  @  CONCORD 1

SAT  2:15  V.  GA RED STORM (GA)  @  CONCORD 1

**  ALL TIMES EASTERN STANDARD TIME **

2014 SCHEDULES

17U

APRIL 11-13   KNOXVEGAS HEAT   (KNOXVILLE TN)
APRIL 25-27  GULF COAST HOOPFEST   (BILOXI MS)

MAY 2-4   AAU SUBSTATE   (NASHVILLE TN)
MAY 23-25  COREY BREWER MDC   (FRANKLIN TN)
MAY 30-1 JUNE   AAU STATE  (MEMPHIS TN)

JUNE 20-22  WHO'S GOT NEXT?  (FRANKLIN TN)
JUNE 28  BEST IN STATE  (CROSSVILLE TN)

JULY 11-13  MULLIN'S HIGH PROFILE  (ST LOUIS MO)
JULY 18-20  ELITE 32  (ATLANTA GA)
JULY 22-28  AAU NATIONALS  (LOUISVILLE KY)




16U

APRIL 11-13   KNOXVEGAS HEAT   (KNOXVILLE TN)
APRIL 25-27  GULF COAST HOOPFEST   (BILOXI MS)

MAY 11-12   AAU SUBSTATE   (NASHVILLE TN)
MAY 23-25  COREY BREWER MDC   (FRANKLIN TN)

JUNE 6-8  AAU STATE  (NASHVILLE TN)
JUNE 20-22  WHO'S GOT NEXT?  (FRANKLIN TN)
JUNE 28  BEST IN STATE  (CROSSVILLE TN)

JULY 11-13  MULLIN'S HIGH PROFILE  (ST LOUIS MO)
JULY 18-20  ELITE 32  (ATLANTA GA)
JULY 22-28  AAU NATIONALS  (LOUISVILLE KY)




15U

APRIL 11-13   KNOXVEGAS HEAT   (KNOXVILLE TN)
APRIL 25-27  GULF COAST HOOPFEST   (BILOXI MS)

MAY 2-4  AAU SUBSTATE [15U]  (NASHVILLE TN or CLARKSVILLE TN)
MAY 11-12   AAU SUBSTATE [UP @ 16U]   (NASHVILLE TN)
MAY 23-25  COREY BREWER MDC   (FRANKLIN TN)

JUNE 6-8  AAU STATE [UP @ 16U] (NASHVILLE TN)
JUNE 20-22  WHO'S GOT NEXT?  (FRANKLIN TN)
JUNE 28  BEST IN STATE  (CROSSVILLE TN)

JULY 11-13  MULLIN'S HIGH PROFILE  (ST LOUIS MO)
JULY 18-20  ELITE 32  (ATLANTA GA)
JULY 22-28  AAU NATIONALS  (LOUISVILLE KY)

TEAM CAMP: PRE-SPRING EVALUATION

COACH JONTHAN HEMINGWAY IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT HE WILL TEAM UP WITH CHRISTIAN SIMMONS TO HOST THE ANNUAL COACHHEMI.COM SHOWCASE.

SATURDAY - MARCH 15TH

RIVERDALE HS  MURFREESBORO TN

THIS IS A ONE TIME EVENT DESIGNED FOR HIGH SKILL LEVEL TRAINING, AS WELL AS, EXPOSURE TO A NATIONAL SCOUTING SERVICE IN A PERSONALIZED SETTING.  THIS IS A PERFECT TIME FOR HIGH SCHOOL PROSPECTS OF ALL AGE GROUPS TO TUNE UP AND GET KNOWN BEFORE THE SPRING EXPOSURE TOURNAMENTS.

TEAM NASHVILLE BC (15U-16U-17U) WILL BE ATTENDING THIS EVENT AS A PROGRAM.  FOLLOW THE LINK TO SIGN UP...

 http://coachhemi.com/coachhemi-com-showcase-boys/

ANY QUESTIONS?  CONTACT A STAFF MEMBER

BY POPULAR DEMAND... TRYOUTS FOR 15U AND 16U

WE WILL BE HOLDING TRYOUTS FOR 15U AND 16U SUNDAY, MARCH 2ND AT 3PM.  THIS TRYOUT WILL BE HELD AT ANTIOCH HS.

- STAFF

THE GRAND FINALE

IF YOU ARE A SENIOR AND WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SHOWCASE.  CONTACT THE TEAM NASHVILLE STAFF ABOVE.

- STAFF 

2014 COREY BREWER CLASSIC

Corey Brewer (of the NBA, Minnesota Timberwolves)
hosts his Annual Youth Basketball Tournament through JSE
May 23rd-25th

The Corey Brewer Memorial Weekend Classic is a 3-game guarantee basketball tournament for Boys ages 10-17.

Ages 10-13 - $275 per team
1st and 2nd place trophies and Tee-Shirts for ALL registrants
Ages 14+ - $325 per team
1st place prizes are Under Armour Basketball Shoes
2nd place prizes are Trophies/Medals

http://jseworld.org/events/corey-brewer/

HOLLIS EDWARDS CLOSE TO THE RECORD ...

HOLLIS EDWARDS

MR. EDWARDS 47 STEALS SO FAR THIS SEASON HAS MOVED HIM UP TO THIRD ON WEBSTER'S CAREER ALL-TIME LIST WITH 158 TOTAL STEALS.  HE IS 13 STEALS AWAY FROM BREAKING WEBSTER HALL OF FAMER DAN THOMAN'S (1987-90) CAREER MARK OF 170.  HOLLIS IS THIRD IN NCAA III THIS SEASON WITH A 3.36 STEALS PER GAME AVERAGE.

TEAM NASHVILLE FAMILY.

LET'S GO!

DARIUS THOMPSON IS THE TRUTH.

** IN THE PHOTO:

TEAM NASHVILLE V. TEAM NASHVILLE (JAMONTE GRAHAM V. DARIUS THOMPSON)

REMEMBER THE NAME ... TAVIN LOVAN

THE FUTURE.

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Coach Al Golden said after Wednesday's practice that the team hasn't determined if Dallas Crawford will get a similar amount of reps to Duke Johnson or if the team will go with a running back-by-committee approach.

"His role is what it has been - he's carried the load in games before," Golden said. "We're going to keep evaluating and see who has earned what reps in the game and go from there."

He added "You'll see all three of those guys in the game (including Eduardo Clements and Gus Edwards)."

Golden said there is no set No. 2 back behind Crawford right now, as Clements and Edwards are battling.

* Asked if Duke Johnson could return for a bowl game off ankle surgery, Golden said, "I don't believe so. I'd hate to comment without having a medical standpoint, but I don't believe so."

* Golden pointed to youngster Corn Elder as a young leader on this team, saying he "clearly stands out."

"Guys like Quan Muhammad, the moment wasn't too big for him last Saturday and he was a leader," Golden said. "There are a lot of young guys that are stepping up."

Golden also mentioned Nantambu Fentress as a leader that hasn't been mentioned previously.

Can the staff teach players to be leaders?

"You have to cultivate the leadership," Golden said. "There's no question that some people gravitate towards it earlier in life, but it may be because of sociological factors, they didn't have some challenges other people did. But I don't think there's any question you can cultivate leadership, and that's evidenced by a lot of guys on our team that have grown in that role. There are born leaders, but you have to cultivate them, and they have to share the same vision and messaging as the head coach because it has to be uniform."

* Golden said the team has no plans to move Elder from defense to running back - he'd never played cornerback in high school.

* The team tracks mental errors by player and unit. And Golden says the mental mistakes are "half of where we were a year ago."

He adds that a strong team like FSU can make the errors show up moreso than against other opponents.

"Guys are getting more comfortable, guys have more experience, are playing with more poise - we need that," Golden said.

Golden added that "we saw some errors in that (FSU) game that were uncharacteristic of some players. And it's either a function of losing your poise or trying too hard - `I have to make this play!' And really what you have to do is do your job. If what they call over there allows you to make a play, have the confidence to make a play. But you have to do your job. So if you're running the corner route it needs to be eight steps. If you're in pass protection you need to block your man, not think you have to block three men. Hopefully we learned a lot from that (at FSU)."

* Golden said of Deon Bush that "We really haven't seen him yet (at full strength). He's getting better. Physically there should be no issue, but clearly there was a learning curve coming back after being out for so long. I'm anxious to see that. We haven't seen a fury from him like we saw last year where he was so poised and confident that he was flying around … He's getting better with his calls, his comfort level."

* Golden said the team never considered redshirting WR Rashawn Scott.

"He's got to play - we only have five receivers in the rotation, six on scholarship," Golden said. "He's getting better every day, has helped us on special teams the last two weeks."

SUPER FROSH ... DARIUS THOMPSON

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COME OUT ON TUESDAY NIGHTS AND GET YOUR GAME RIGHT.  

MR. LaDARRIUS CHESTER - Y'ALL BETTER ASK SOMEBODY...

NEW YORK CITY

Maurice Wingate
NYCHoops.net

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Talk about it in The General's Quarters

There has been an urban legend about a combo guard from Tennessee who's all that.

M. Wingate
"Nobody in Memphis can guard me," said LaDarrius Chester

On Saturday at the Big Strick Classic, NYC got a chance to see that LaDarrius Chester and he is, in fact, the real deal. With the ability to jump out the gym, but also able to score off the dribble, knock down the long ball as well as facilitate, the 6'1" rising senior had people wonder where this kid came from.

NYCHoops.net caught up with Chester and his mentor, Bobby Bates to learn more about the relatively unknown rising star and find out how he remained under the radar for so long.

"I use to play timid," said Chester. A statement that's hard to believe after watching him play during the star studded event at the world famous Gaucho Gym in the Bronx, NY. Underneath the spot light against top level players from around the nation including Isaiah Whitehead, Stephen Zimmerman, Isaiah Briscoe, Chris McCullough and Cheick Diallo, Chester put on a show. Winning the slam dunk competition and coming in second in the 3-point competition was just a prelude to the 6'1 rising senior's potential.

"I can get to the rim at any cost," said the rising senior from Melrose HS. After his performance in the Big Strick Classic, Mike Libert, a writer for NYCHoops.net ,described Chester as, "[a player who] displayed great lead guard skills, breaking down the defense and finding open big men on the inside off the dribble. Incredibly bouncy, who was easily the biggest high riser of the event, Chester understood his role on this team and really was a playmaker for most of the game, but did show a step back shot along with a strong finishing touch going in, making him one of the better guards at the event."

	M. Wingate
	Chester showed his hops during the slam dunk competition

Whereas most players would have wilted under such an intense spot light, especially as a virtual unknown with no rep, Chester took it all in stride saying, "It was fun. I fit in well."

According to Bates, Chester is from a rough and rugged part of Memphis, TN called Orange Mound. "Let's just say, it's like [the TV show] First 48," he said.

Bates said that when Chester did play AAU basketball it was with Team Nashville but really hasn't had much exposure outside of the state.

"He's like a Josh Selby but more explosive," said Bates. That would actually be an accurate description. "He's the most gifted athlete I've ever seen," he added.

Although Chester has had limited exposure, he's started to receive interest from Wichita State, Creighton and Tennessee according to Bates. "We're not sure what we're gonna do next year," said Bates due to Chester's belated notoriety.

Focusing on the upcoming season, Chester confidently said this is going to be his breakout year. Why? "Because nobody in Memphis can guard me," said the once timid combo guard.

Chester said that he's always working on his game with a focus on dribbling and shooting even better but Bates believes as the high flyer hones in on his killer instinct, "the sky's the limit."

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