T.J. Bannister

I’ve coaches and trained kids for a long time now about 15+ years to be exact. I myself have been playing professional basketball in Europe for the past 9 years. I was a Nike All-American, USA All-American and player of the year twice throught my high school career. I went to the University of Virginia for 3 years then transferred to Liberty University for my last year. At Liberty University I finished #2 in the nation in assists my senior year. Then I had multiple NBA workouts with over 16 teams, and also spent time with the Pacers for preseason before I left to go overseas to Europe. With that being said I have a lot of experience and the ages I work with are 8 & up.

Education
ARLINGTON COUNTRY DAY HIGH SCHOOL ‘03

VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY ’03-’06

LIBERTY UNIVERSITY ’06- ‘08
Awards & Achievements
HS: Division I-A Player of the Year in Florida
HS: all-state first-team selection -06
HS: Nike All-American 98-03
HS: USA Junior Olympics 01-02
University of Virginia: Freshman record for most assists in a game vs. Wake Forest 12 assists -03
Big South Conf. Tournament Semifinals -08
Eurobasket.com All-Slovakian League Honorable Mention -10, 16
Eurobasket.com Slovakian League All-Imports Team -10, 15
Chinese NBL Regular Season Champion -10
Asia-Basket.com All-Chinese NBL 1st Team -10, 11
Asia-Basket.com Chinese NBL All-Imports Team -10, 11
Chinese NBL Semifinals -11
Asia-Basket.com All-Chinese NBL Guard of the Year -11
Slovakian League All-Star Game -15
Slovakian Cup Finalist -15
Slovakian League Regular Season Runner-Up -15
Slovakian League Champion -15
Eurobasket.com All-Slovakian League Finals MVP -15
Eurobasket.com All-Slovakian League Player of the Year -15
Eurobasket.com All-Slovakian League Guard of the Year -15
Eurobasket.com All-Slovakian League Import Player of the Year -15
Eurobasket.com All-Slovakian League 1st Team -15
Slovakian League Finalist -16
Czech Republic NBL All-Star Game -17
Qatar Basketball Federation -19

I focus on ballhandling, Shooting & correct shooting form, proper way to use ballscreens and read screens, correct positioning on defense, 1 on 1 skills, lastly speed and agility.