He stands 6 ft 9 in and 200 lbs. Led his team Bishop Kearney to a NY State championship and into the semis of the federation tournament. And he is 15 years old. That's right 15. I introduce you to Thomas Bryant. Thomas has only been playing basketball for 6-7 years and look where he is now. A few years ago, I saw this kid in a gym and looked him up and down and said damn you skinny. We laughed but I am skinny myself. This kid has been selected to represent the USA in the USAU16 championship in Maldonado, Uruguay. This is a big, big accomplishment not only for him personally but for the city of Rochester. This young man has made me proud and still has many miles to travel in life. He doesn't only excel on the basketball court but he also keeps his head in the books. From what I know and from what others have told me, this kid works hard on and off the court. With this opportunity, he has a chance to make a real name for himself outside of New York. Playing under a great coach Don Showalter (Iowa City H.S) and other selected great players from around the nation, he has a chance to learn and compete with some great talent. In an article I read recently after the team arrived in Uruguay on June 8th, Coach Showalter is excited to coach this group of young talent. He said that the defense is coming together and they are starting to gel as a unit. Coach Showalter thinks it will be very hard for teams to score on them. They open up the FIBA Americas U16 championship preliminary round playing against Mexico tomorrow at 4pm and can be viewed on live stream at www.fibaamericas.com . They will be streaming all of the games. Schedule is as follows, Tomm against Mexico at 4pm, Argentina June 12 at 6pm, and on the 13th against The Bahamas. Im interested to watch Mr. Thomas Bryant compete against the world. Best of luck to you and no matter what, you already made a lot of people proud. Go get em young fella.... Go USA!!!!
`Coach T
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