As the only rookie on the only undefeated team in the NRF, it's safe to say that Chad Gittens is a baller. Coming in and running the show for a Hyperflight squad desperately in need of a strong point guard/leader a year ago, Gittens is like Chris Paul out there on the floor. Take a few minutes to learn a little bit more about Chad...
Name: Chad Gittens
Team: Hyperflight
Industry: Entertainment/Nightlife
Job title: Actor / A**hole w a Clipboard
What do you do for your job? I tell stories in front of the camera by day and I control the crowd by night.
Age: 32
Hometown: Brooklyn
Height: 5-10
Weight: 165
Shoe size: 11
Position: Guard
My Home Court: Wherever I bees at
Playing Experience: AAU basketball. NYC in the mid 90’s
Favorite Sneakers: adidas Attitude (Ewings) and Jordan 5’s
Favorite Player: Isaiah Thomas
Favorite Team: NY Knicks
Go-to-Move: Whatever the defense gives me
I play: Because of the love of the game. I love being a part of a machine. The game at it’s purest, is beautiful and I understand that.
Coming up I admired: My dad
My basketball moment: My playoff game in ’95. I played like a kid possessed because my high school career was coming to and end. I left it all on the court. I learned one of the greatest lessons of my life that day. “Sometimes your best effort just isn’t good enough and that’s ok”