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Coach Shawn
Sullivan
Coach Sullivan has spent many summers working for Attack
Athletics with the renowned Tim Grover . Coach Sullivan
works out current NBA players, foreign pros, college
players and local players. He has worked closely with
Detroit Pistons guard Will Bynum.
Coach Sullivan, has
coached and taught in the high school level for thirteen years and started one of top AAU programs in the country,
Upstate Elite. As a coach he has won major National AAU
tournaments such as the Rumble in the Bronx, Rhode Island
Jam Fest, and even defeated the number one ranked team
in the country in AAU Nationals. Coach Sullivan, has
worked the country's top camps including both Five-Star and
Hoop Group Elite camps. Coach Sullivan also played four
years of college basketball, played at the point and was a
team captain.
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Coach
Brendan O'Toole
Brendan
is currently the Wilson
boys varsity basketball coach.
Coach Brendan O’Toole, has coached and taught at various
levels scholastically for the past 14 years.
Brendan has been involved with Coach Sullivan
Basketball Training and Upstate Elite since Coach Sullivan
started the program.
This has given Brendan the opportunity to work with
some of the top players in the region.
Brendan has work very closely with Coach Sullivan in
developing training methods and concepts that are used with
the Professional athletes, Division One players, and the top
high school players.
Brendan
has spent his summers working at a variety of basketball
camps at colleges including Syracuse, Duke, Wake Forest,
Providence, and Seton Hall.
He has been involved with the Syracuse camp for over
16 years and works closely with Syracuse Associate Head
Coach Bernie Fine.
In addition to his coaching experience, Coach O’Toole
played two seasons of college basketball.
Coach
Brendan O'Toole vast experience and knowledge of the game
allows him the ability to work not only with the younger
players but also with the top high school and college
players. He is one of the top player development coaches in
the entire upstate region.
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Coach Chad
Thomas
Coach Chad Thomas, played on a
Division One Scholarship at the University of Rhode Island.
He was a teammate with NBA player Lamar Odom. He
was named Team Defensive Player of the year in both 1996 and
1997, Chad also played in the NCAA Tournament in 1997.
Prior to Rhode Island Chad spent two years at JCA Juco
College and is still their all time leading scorer, a member
of their Hall of Fame, and was listed in the who's who among
junior college athletics on the Deans List.
A East High graduate and All Greater Rochester player in
both 1992 and 1993, his playing experience and awards in
both high school and college sets him apart from many.
Chad has coached for years, and has coached both the
boys and girls varsity teams at Wilson high school.
His son Mandel Thomas who played at Rush Henrietta 2012
attended prep school before getting a full ride scholarship
to Fordam University. Coach Sullivan was his Basketball
trainer and Coach with Upstate Elite Basketball program.
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Coach Tommy
Cox
Coach Tommy Cox, is an all around athlete who excelled in
both basketball and soccer. He graduated from St.
John Fisher with a Business Management degree and was hired
full time right out of college.
He was both a varsity basketball and soccer player
for Webster Thomas. A player that knows what
it takes to succeed, Tommy played on a Division 1 Soccer Scholarship.
He was a two time All County Selection, Team Captain, and
part of the Olympic Development Program.
He has been part of the
Coach Sullivan basketball staff for over four years. He
has worked out top Division one college basketball players,
high school players, and our youth players. He is an
exceptional player development coach. Tommy, also
spent his time working with the Webster Basketball Youth
Program.
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