ASST. COACH AND PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
Coach TJ made his MLL debut with the Florida Launch and currently plays for the Atlanta Blaze. In college, TJ played for the University of North Carolina Tar Heels.
Prep: Played midfield for the McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tenn., for coach Troy Kemp, Sr., his father…2010 Under Armour All-America selection…copped U.S. Lacrosse and adidas All-American kudos two times each…first-team All-State selection three times…named state of Tennessee’s Mr. Lacrosse…Inside Lacrosse’s No. 29-ranked Young Gun Rising Senior…earned LaxPower All-South Team distinction…led McCallie to state titles as a junior and senior and to a runner-up finish as a sophomore…was member of first team in Tennessee state history to be ranked in Top 25 nationally…played for Midwest Team in 2009 Under Armour All-America Tournament…2008 and 2009 adidas All-America selection…finished his career with 74 goals, 31 assists and 270 ground balls while winning 72 percent of his face-offs…had 28 goals, 16 assists and 98 face-off wins as a senior and 30 goals, 10 assists and 114 face-off victories as a junior…ran for 676 yards and scored seven TDs for football team as a senior…Best of Preps running back his senior year…was also a varsity wrestler and member of men’s chorus.
Community Service & Leadership: Active member of boys and girls club chapter of Chattanooga…2009 National Merit semifinalist…a National Merit Commended Scholar…National Achievement semifinalist…camp counselor in various day and sports camps at the McCallie School since the eighth grade.
Personal: Troy Fred Anthony Kemp, Jr., is the son of Troy Kemp, Sr. and Diane Kemp…goes by the initials T.J. … was born August 17, 1991 in Philadelphia, Pa. …has two younger sisters…undeclared major…his father played football at Colgate as a safety, his mother played basketball and uncle, Ron Anderson, played in the NBA from 1983-94, scoring over 7,000 career points…his cousin Ron Anderson, Jr., played basketball at Kansas State and USF.
