1. Team Memphis Elite
8th Grade Team
2014 SPRING TRYOUT at Evangelical Christian Legacy Center (HS Gym)
3/3/14 5:00- Contact Coach Thomas Teed at 901-268-6747 or Coach Jessica Green at 901604-5333 to register for tryouts and/or with any questions. It is important that
6:30
you make contact so that you can be notified of any changes. We will also post
Tryouts at www.teammemphiselite.com.
2014 Projected Schedule
Date
Tournament/Event
Beginning
Practice 2-3 times a week for 1st 4 weeks at
in March ECS Middle School Gym. Will drop to 1-2 practices per week when we
have games beginning in April. There will also be a weekly
fundamentals clinic conducted by Drills-N-Skills, Inc. on Wednesdays
from 3:30-6:00 (come and go) at ECS throughout the season (small fee
if you choose to participate).
April 1
thru May 6
Games in Hi-C Spring League
Mar 21-23
TN AAU State Qualifier Tourney - Memphis
Apr 4-6
TN AAU State Qualifier Tourney – Jackson (USJ)
Apr 11-13
Possible Local Tourney
May 16-18
8th Grade AAU State Tournament (D1 or D2)
TN A-Game Sports Complex - Franklin, TN
Coaches Bios located on backside of this page.

2. Coach Thomas Teed Coach Teed started his coaching career in 1989 as an assistant at the small
college level. Coach Teed played 4 years (1984-1989) at Northland International University
(NCCAA II) where he was a 4 year starter and a 3 year captain. He is currently in the school’s
top 15 of minutes played, games played, assists, steals, and 3 point percentage. After serving 2
years as an assistant at his Alma Mater he served 2 more years as the interim head coach before
taking a position at Thrifthaven Baptist Academy in Memphis, TN. His responsibilities at
Thrifthaven included serving as Athletic Director, head varsity boys soccer, and head varsity
basketball coach. Thrifthaven amassed a basketball record of 67-19 in 3 years under Coach
Teed, finishing as State Runner-up in the TACS in 1994, State Semi-finalist in 1995 and region
champions all 3 years. After a one year stint as varsity assistant at Central Baptist, he was hired
at Evangelical Christian School (1995-present) where he has coached multiple sports (volleyball,
soccer, basketball) and has coached the following teams in basketball: 15 years 8th boys
basketball (1998-present; record 301-150; 5 Shelby 7/8 Championships); 3 years head coach of
freshman boys (Fall 2008-Spring 2007; record 23-7) and varsity assistant (Fall 2008-Spring
2011; 2011 State Champions). He desires to teach life principles through the sport of basketball.
He, his wife, and his 6 children are members of Bellevue Baptist Church.
Coach Jessica Green Coach Green is coaching her 5th year of summer basketball and has been
affiliated with Memphis Elite for 8 years. As a player she won 3 TN AAU State Championships
and had 3 top ten National finishes. She continued her playing career at CBU and set records in
three pointers made, three point percentage and games started. Jess first joined Memphis Elite as
a coach after graduating from Lausanne in 2009, assisting Coach Wayne Kelley's 5th grade team
and being a part of the scout/film crew for the 11th grade Memphis Elite (2008 and 2009
National Champions). Coach Green is a current college coach at Mid-South Community College
in West Memphis, AR. She has high school and middle school coaching experience with
Lausanne and St. George's, respectively.