Richard Alexander

“love people, serve people, and provide value.”

[Mady Spriggs @SpriggsMady]

Some highlights from Louisville at The Classic this weekend. @clarksvillesol @pride2023 @WolvesDen_4 @CCHSLadyJetsBB @radhika3232 @mikemillsnc @United_Phenom @3SSBGCircuit @daonlyone27 @2jet3 @JrAllStarBB @JrAllStar_TN @scopescouting @mosesk225 @_BlakeDerrick @StacySpriggs @WorldExposureWB @UCPrepShowcase @U_C_Reporter

[Mady Spriggs @SpriggsMady]

Thank you for the eval @FiveStateHoops ! 🙏🏼 @WolvesDen_4 @CCHSLadyJetsBB @radhika3232 @3SSBGCircuit @pride2023 @_BlakeDerrick @JrAllStarBB @JrAllStar_TN @U_C_Reporter @UCPrepShowcase @StacySpriggs @scopescouting @mikemillsnc @WBBRecruiting @daonlyone27 @DestinyRH32 @mosesk225

[Lady Phenom United @United_Phenom]

Congrats to our 2027 Forward @AddisonEdgin00 on the offer from @UNAwbb @3SSBGCircuit

[Addy Gravelle @AddysonGravelle]

Schedule update for today’s games.

@2jet3 @pride2023 @clarksvillesol @United_Phenom @daonlyone27

[Charley Rae Hutchison @CharleyRae2028]

Updated schedule for the weekend!
@TNTeamPride @pride2023 @clarksvillesol @United_Phenom @daonlyone27

[Tennessee Team Pride 3SGB 2028 @TNPride3SGB2028]

Coaches, we will be at the Classic this weekend! Last live period we had a strong showing at the Apache Memorial going 3-1. Come check this group out!
@KeeleLizzie11 @evaeaton2028 @Josie_Crabtree5 @JaydenGarner_15 @ZoieRoberts_2 @MadisynHil65682 @alex_bolden2029 #AverySmith

[Richard Alexander @pride2023]

Growth comes from hard games.
From pressure. From mistakes. From responding.

This weekend is an opportunity to compete against quality teams and find out where we are — and where we need to grow.

Stay connected.
Stay disciplined.
Respond the right way.

That’s how teams improve.
@spriggsmady
@Taylinmosqueda
@RyleeYoung2029

#WinTheBounce #TogetherAsOne

[Richard Alexander @pride2023]

The best part of NCAA Live Period isn’t the hype.
It’s finding players who translate to winning.

Sol United 17U heads to Louisville with a group that values toughness, efficiency, versatility, and team basketball. Guards that settle games. Wings that defend and rebound. Players willing to make the extra rotation, sprint the floor, and compete through uncomfortable moments.

This group doesn’t chase empty possessions.
They impact winning.

College coaches looking for:
✔ steady guard play
✔ positional versatility
✔ efficient scorers
✔ defenders who compete
✔ high-feel teammates
✔ players who embrace roles and toughness

…should make time this weekend.

@evabirkofer
@MadisenS30
@CharleyRae2028
@the_sam_garner
@Josie_ladd
@addysongravelle
@AddisonEdgin00
#SkylarArnold

#WinTheBounce
#3SSB
#TogetherAsOne
@tnteampride
@clarksvillesol
@2jet3
@United_Phenom
@daonlyone27
@MeadeHoops
@JrAllStarBB
@tbwnextgen
@PGHTennessee @_BlakeDerrick

[Coach Noah @NoahBFisher]

2031 guard Kennedy Heitmeyer of T.W. Hunter MS was selected to the SE/NE Super Regional All Tournament team. Way to step up and shine when the lights were the brightest 10 🖤🏀

@pride2023
@TNPride3SGB2028
@clarksvillesol
@United_Phenom

[Alexandria Bolden @alex_bolden2029]

Thank you @PrepGirlsHoops @PGHTennessee for the recognition on the list of 2029 PGs in Tennessee. A lot of great players in that article. https://t.co/H0dvf60zMZ~~

[Addy Gravelle @AddysonGravelle]

Thank you @TinnonBrandon @PGHTennessee for the write up!

[Richard Alexander @pride2023]

Class of 2028 PG @the_sam_garner (Blackman HS) picks up an offer from @LipscombWBB

Well-earned. Proud of the work and the consistency behind it.
@tnteampride
@clarksvillesol
@2jet3
@United_Phenom
@daonlyone27

[Richard Alexander @pride2023]

Bryan, TX.

6 players. No subs. No excuses.

Finished 2–2—but that’s not the story.

👉 Found out who we are.

💪 Toughness
🧠 IQ
🔄 Versatility

📈 Standouts:

@MadisenS30 — 12.8 PPG | 2.5 SPG (locked down primary matchup)
@the_sam_garner — 8.8 PPG | 4.0 APG (true PG, controls pace)
@evabirkofer — 8.0 PPG | 6.0 RPG (basketball magnet)
@Josie_ladd — 7.5 PPG | 3.5 RPG (length disrupts)
@addysongravelle — 8.5 PPG | 4.3 RPG (inside/out versatility)
@AddisonEdgin00 — 10.0 PPG | 5.0 RPG (6’2, skilled forward)

#WinTheBounce #3SSB #ControlControllables
@tnteampride
@clarksvillesol
@2jet3
@United_Phenom
@daonlyone27

[Lady Phenom United @United_Phenom]

Congrats to our 2027 scoring guard @Zoecoleman_10 on the offer from @SHUWBB @3SSBGCircuit

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

Coaches can set the standard.
But players decide if it lives or dies.
The best players don’t just do it right.
They make sure everybody else does too.

When players start leading like coaches, winning stops being a hope and starts becoming a habit.

[Lady Phenom United @United_Phenom]

@3SSBGCircuit /// @adidasHoops

[Lady Phenom United @United_Phenom]

@3SSBGCircuit /// @adidasHoops

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

We don’t have a classroom management problem.
We have an emotional regulation crisis that teachers are being asked to handle.
Somehow, “classroom management” has turned into:
• de-escalating trauma
• supporting anxiety and depression
• calming panic attacks
• breaking up fights
• being cursed at, threatened, and even assaulted
• being the counselor, social worker, and crisis team
And at the same time…
we remove the very things that actually help:
• recess
• movement
• art
• play
• connection
Teachers aren’t trained for this.
And they shouldn’t have to be.
Classroom management was never meant to do all of this.
It’s about:
relationships
rules
routines
responsibility
That’s it.
It was never designed to replace what families, communities, and systems failed to provide.
And until we stop offloading every societal failure onto schools,
teachers will keep drowning under expectations no human can meet.

[Jamy Bechler @CoachBechler]

KIRBY SMART ON BEING GREAT

"There's one way. The right way. The hard way. There are no shortcuts.

When the alarm goes off...if you wanna be a really good player, you're gonna get up & go to class.

You've gotta do something somebody else isn't willing to do."

~@TerryCollege

[Tennessee Team Pride 3SGB 2028 @TNPride3SGB2028]

Excited to have Eva Eaton back with us this season!
Guard / Henry County '28
14 - 4A All District Team
@evaeaton2028 @TNTeamPride @pride2023