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President/Founder- Tony Thompson
Coach Thompson grew up playing basketball in the city of broad shoulders "Chicago, IL". He
was a standout guard at Morgan Park HS, on the south side of the city. Coach Thompson was
also a member of the 1986 team that completed the season with a 30-3 record, which broke the
previously held record by the schools 1976 team led by Levi Cobb. Coach Thompson was also
part of a very talent group of basketball players to come out of Chicago during the mid 80''s, such
NBA standouts like Tim Hardaway, Nick Anderson, Kendall Gill, and Randy Brown to name a few.
He went on to play college basketball at North Central College, IL. He relocate to Nashville, TN,
and After 6 seasons of coaching at the middle, High School and AAU levels, Coach Thompson
has established the Tennessee-EDGE AAU Basketball Program. As an active member of Kappa
Alpha Psi fraternity, Inc., coach Thompson dedicates his community service to his program where
he has developed some of the best talent to come out of the Middle Tennessee area. In 2005, he
was awarded an article in the Nationally published coaches book "Winning Hoops", where he
describes his unique style of trapping defenses that were cultivated over the past years. In 2005,
Coach T and staff, won the 15U Boys National Div. II AAU Championship, Little Rock, Ark. His
coaching style, passion and knowledge is what makes his players want to play for him. Coach
Tony also participates in the yearly coaches certification through the NIKE-CBBC Coaches clinic,
which continues to further develop his knowledge and understanding of the game. Coach
Thompson is currently a National Scout with the "National Collegiate Scouting Association" out of
Chicago, IL. The focus of NCSA is to match college coaches with the right student athlete.
Coach Thompson prides himself on working with and developing young athletic talent. Please
Join Coach Thompson and staff at Tennessee-Edge basketball and grow. Coach T has two
children, Ashleigh and Tony, Jr. The EDGE motto is "Go Hard Every Time".
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