Championship Earned by Tennessee Impact 16u

"It was a great weekend for our guys," said [program_tooltip program_id='2393604' first='Tennessee' last='Impact'] 16u Head Coach Courtney Clevinger. "We ended up playing 3 teams the final day. We played Team New England in the Championship game, and after playing AE5 Gold. That was a great win for our guys. Very physical. We shot the ball at a high level."   Thursday evening [program_tooltip program_id='2393604' first='Tennessee' last='Impact'] Head Coach Courtney Clevinger shared his time recapping the wonderfully successful weekend, analyzing the players individually.   "In 5 of the 7 games we shot 50%+ from three."   [player_tooltip player_id='1959160' first='Trey' last='Thompson'] - Greeneville   He is 6'8". He spaces the floor. I think he is shooting real close to 50% from 3. It is like 48.0 or 48.5% and 70% from the field overall. He is absolutely killing it. He averages around 8-9 rebounds per game. He is the best teammate. It starts with him. He is tough. He defends the rim at a high level. He has gotten to where he can guard the "3" and "4" and the "5". 4.0 student.   We scored 53 at halftime and Trey had no points because they tried to faceguard him. He kept passing it out and finding his teammates. He was fine with it.   [player_tooltip player_id='2166129' first='Alexander' last='Leeth'] - Knox Webb   This team is full of great teammates. Have been asked to play with all of the UA and 3SSB teams. They just really like to play with each other. I think he is 6'7" with a 6'11" wingspan and he guards all five positions. We always see who their best player is and that is who he guards. I think he shoots about 39% from 3. And he is around 70% from the field, also. He is a great, great teammate. He is just a winner. Does whatever it takes to win.   [player_tooltip player_id='2358309' first='Jonathan' last='Woodlee'] - Maryville   He is our point guard. He is a true floor general. He looks to get every single body involved and keep them involved. He is an absolute nightmare. He takes a guard out of play. He usually guards the 1-3. Alex is probably our best defender. [Woodlee] is probably the second-best. His game has improved the most in outside shooting Last year he was shooting in the low 30's from 3 and this year he is in the 40's. Kids love playing with him. He is looking for their's first.   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/TennImpact/status/1795255256969834520 </div></figure>   [player_tooltip player_id='2345574' first='Brayden' last='Hazelbaker'] - Maryville   He is our 2-guard. A 6'0" 2-guard. A couple of weekends he has shot it in the mid-60's from 3. He is an elite scorer who has great bounce. Finishes at the rim. Through contact. I think he is right at 46% from 3 this spring. The part of his game that has come along the furthest, is operating as a point guard, but his defense has come a long way too.   [player_tooltip player_id='2358333' first='Justin' last='Nordin'] - Bearden   He is with us too. He is up to about 6'2" or 6'2.5"   He could start on about any team. He comes off of the bench on our team and he is ok with that. He is shooting in the 45-46% from 3. Physical on contact on both sides of the ball. Great teammate and great point guard. Trey is our leading scorer, around 18 ppg. Brayden averages around 16-17 and Justin averages around 13-14 [ppg].   Malachi Brown - Kingston (Roane County)   He is a 6'4" - 6'5" wing that is the best on-ball defender I have seen. Really strong hands. When he came to our opening practice he was windmilling and dunking the whole time. But he has been dealing with growing pains since then. Almost 3-4 steals/ game. He has not been to the rim in a while. They are projecting him to get around 6'7" , the doctor's are saying. Left-handed. Great strokes. About 37% from 3 right now. Like I said, the best on-ball defender that we have. Alex can check everybody. Malachi is an absolute stud.   [player_tooltip player_id='2933722' first='Ian' last='Clevinger'] - Knox Central   He played this past weekend. He is a great point guard. Is a great defender. Hits three-pointers. Doesn't turn the ball over. Averages 2-3 assists per game.   Jace Blocker (Moravian Prep - NC)   6'7" forward. Super bouncy. He is as strong as any kid in the gym. Quick jumper. He is coming along really well. Coming off an ACL injury. Hurt last May. He came back in March. Coming along. He was out but because of unrelated, minor injury.   [player_tooltip player_id='1787950' first='Luke' last='Sigmund'] - Maryville   Coming off an ACL. Already been cleared. Going to team camps in June with Maryville. Great off-ball defender.

"It was a great weekend for our guys," said Tennessee Impact 16u Head Coach Courtney Clevinger. "We ended up playing 3 teams the final day. We played Team New England in the Championship game, and after playing AE5 Gold. That was a great win for our guys. Very physical. We shot the ball at a high level."