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D-UP! with Double D: The Story Behind GRIND Basketball

Matt Malatesta
and
Derek Dusek
Jan 03, 2021

In this episode of D-UP!, Derek Dusek has a conversation with Thomas Fields, Founder/CEO, and Maurice Elrod, Marketing Director, of GRIND Basketball.

In this video, you'll learn about the inspiration behind the portable/affordable shooting machine that fits into a duffle bag. It's a reminder to athletes and entrepreneurs to keep grinding!

To learn more about the backstory of GRIND read this great piece by VYPE's Matt Malatesta below.


Solutions take vision and most importantly – Grind.

Thomas Fields was a city-ranked basketball prospect at Heights High School a few years back. He started as a freshman on varsity. His name was bouncing around recruiting circles through his play on the AAU circuit.

He could really hoop.

Adversity struck as Fields suffered a pair of ACL injuries in high school, but still strived for those DI offers. Ranked with the likes of Justice Winslow, Kelly Oubre and Justin Jackson, Thomas found himself up at 5 am, trying to put up hundreds of shots before and after school.

After his school purchased a shooting machine, Fields soon realized that the equipment that could help change his career wasn't designed for him at all.

Fields wanted to use the shooting machine at his high school, but he never had full access to it. It was always locked up or controlled by the coach, and purchasing a $4,000 machine on his own was out of the question.

What he needed was his own machine. So, GRIND was born, a sports technology company that designs products to solve the problems of athletes - starting with a better shooting machine.

He started the research and development on a portable shooting machine in his garage on the northside of Houston, and the rest is history.

"The idea was to design a shooting machine for athletes, like if Nike were to recreate game-changing equipment - that's what we are doing at GRIND," Fields said.

Creating a shooting machine that folds in a large duffle-bag, designed specifically to make basketball players, trainers and teams great. The machine can be taken to the park or gym and can be used to help anyone from point guards to post players. Most importantly, it wouldn't break the bank.

At a fraction of the cost of original shooting machines, this product may change basketball forever. Along with the hardware, GRIND will offer interactive shooting drills and shot tracking through an app on your phone with its version two.

"Perfecting the hardware was the first priority, next is the software," he said.

With very few investors, Fields was able to get the company into technology accelerator programs to help bring the company to life and all that work has paid off.

Consumers can purchase The GRIND Machine online for $1,595.00 and can expect delivery starting Spring 2021.


Website:
grindbasketball.com

Instagram:
@grindbasketball_
@grindincorporated

Facebook:
@grindbasketball

For more information about the GRIND, go to grindbasketball.com.

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Matt Malatesta's Class of 2022 Super 60 1.0; 11-20

Matt Malatesta
12 Apr, 2021

Matthew Golden, Klein Cain

National recruits liter VYPE's No. 11-20.

Offensive weapons like Klein Cain's Matthew Golden, Dickinson's Donovan Green, and Clear Springs' Noah Thomas are uber talents, while defense again rules the remainder of this list.

Next up are the 2021 Top 10 recruits in H-Town.

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GCCISD Spring Magazine: Hoops Wrap- Boys Basketball

Joshua Koch
12 Apr, 2021

This was a historic year for Goose Creek Memorial boys' basketball! It was that break-through-the-glass-ceiling type year for the Patriots.

The Patriots reached the Regional Semifinals for the first time in program history led by District 22-5A Defensive Player of the Year Sam Bradford. The junior led the team with 18.1 points and 11.2 rebounds per game.

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GCCISD Spring Magazine: Hoops Wrap- Girls Basketball

Joshua Koch
12 Apr, 2021

It was Baytown Sterling that represented Goose Creek CISD in the 2021 playoffs this season after finishing fourth in District 22-5A.

For the Lady Rangers, who were under first-year coach Monique Everett, this marked the first playoff appearance for the program since the 2014-2015 season. Baytown Sterling ended up falling to Beaumont United, which reached the Class 5A State Semifinals.

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