TENNESSEE
TENNESSEE BLAZERS X TEAM THAD EYBL×
The Next GirlsBasketball Hub
Tennessee.
Built on the Tennessee Blazers program.
0 States
Bordering Tennessee
0-State
Recruiting Footprint
One established program ready to become Team Thad Girls.
The FoundationAlready Exists.
Tennessee Blazers
The program we are converting to Team Thad Girls.
Players.
Coaches.
Families.
Regional relationships.
Competitive infrastructure.
We are not starting
from zero.
Proven player development.
Proven EYBL operations.
Proven leadership.
NBA Seasons
Years Building Team Thad
NBA Players Developed
Thaddeus Young — Team Thad EYBL
One program.Three proven builders.
Norton Hurd
Operator — Program Director
- Day-to-day program operations.
- Scheduling, travel, compliance.
- Coach and roster development.
Thaddeus Young
Backer — Founder, Young For Youth
- 17 NBA seasons of standard-setting.
- Foundation capital and community reach.
- EYBL credibility and player pathways.
Josh Weeden
Director & Head Coach — TN Blazers Elite
- Leads the Blazers Elite program on the floor.
- Player evaluation and skill development.
- Regional recruiting and culture-building.
Foundational partnership.
Deep bench.Year-round development.
Experienced staff. Every practice, every weekend, every season.
DevelopmentBefore Exposure.
Identify
The Pathway
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01
Fundamentals, footwork, and love of the game.
Skill base
Build players before building rosters.
The TalentIs Already Here.
Highlight Reels
Team Mixtape
TN Blazers Elite
Team Mixtape II
TN Blazers Elite
Player Mixtape
Kalena
Give this talent the Nike stage.
Today
Tennessee Blazers
The Conversion
Team Thad Girls
The Umbrella
Team Thad EYBL
Same program. Same players. Team Thad umbrella.
Team ThadBoys EYBL
Established Nike EYBL program
Team ThadGirls EYBL
Proposed — Tennessee Blazers converted to Team Thad Girls
Boys + Girls
Team Thad × Nike
0 States.
One Hub.
Tennessee
Blazers
Nike EYBL
Girls
Team Thad
EYBL
Player Development
Regional Scouting
Basketball Operations
Recruiting
College Relationships
Strength + Performance
Content
Family Support
Nike Relationships
National Basketball Network
The infrastructure is already built.
01Regional Coverage
02Talent Identification
03Player Development
04Brand Continuity
05Program Stability
More than a team.
A Nike girls basketball platform.
BecomeThe Destination.
For elite girls throughout Tennessee and the surrounding region.
Joy, belief, and belonging — the reason they stay home to play.
Every age group, every coach — one roster of Tennessee talent under one banner.
Tennessee-based.
Regionally built.
Nationally competitive.
The players exist.
The program exists.
The infrastructure exists.
The region exists.
The opportunity is to connect it all.
What does thepathway look like?
The ask: convert the Tennessee Blazers program into Team Thad Girls under the Team Thad EYBL umbrella. We want to work with Nike Girls EYBL leadership to understand what that program must build, demonstrate and achieve to earn a full Girls EYBL opportunity.
01What does Nike need to see?
02What benchmarks matter?
03What standards must be reached?
04What timeline makes sense?
05How can we build this correctly?
We are prepared to build it.
NIKE EYBL × TN BLAZERS
Team Thad Girls
TN Blazers Elite → Team Thad Girls → Nike Girls EYBL
Team Thad
Team Thad EYBL
Tennessee Blazers
Team Thad Girls
One program. One umbrella. One Nike pipeline.
Contacts
info@teamthadnation.com