Spring 2021 Men's Basketball Season Preview
April 2, 2021
The 2021 Tacoma Titans Men's Basketball Team will be a fun team to watch in this 2021 COVID year. With the entrance of new coach Rachi Wortham and 11 new players Tacoma will be entering a new phase of basketball. The returners from last year's team along with the new guys will create a great opportunity for new found success here at Tacoma Community College. The players have bought into the new Coaching Style of Rachi Wortham. Coach Wortham is excited about the opportunity that awaits him in the NWAC West League with the COVID Protocols.
2020 TEAM BREAKDOWN
Players Returning: 5
Shooting Guard
Kashaud Babbs 5'8 Lincoln High School Tacoma, WA
(15.1 PPG 41% "3" 2019-2020)
Solomon McGinnis 6'3 Curtis High School University Place, WA
(8.3 PPG 5.7 Reb. 2019-2020)
Small Forward
Xavier Lovelace 6'5 Placer High School Sacramento, CA
***Lassen College Transfer , 2019-2020 TCC redshirt
Center
Te'Jhan Potts Woods 6'5 Life Christian Academy Tacoma, WA
(3.7 PPG 2019-2020)
Isaiah Jackson 6'5 Henry Foss High School Chicago, WA
(2.0 PPG 2019-2020)
TOP NEWCOMERS-POSITION PLAYERS
Player Pos. Cl. B/T Hometown (Previous School)
Coach Wortham is excited to welcome in his new Freshman
Point Guards
Bryce Parker 6'2 Curtis High School University Place, WA
Alileyon Ford 6' Milwaukee High School Portland, OR
Shooting Guards
Truman Young 6'3 Sumner High School Sumner, WA
Gunner Chronis 6'4 Grandview High School Grandview, WA
Small Forward
Derek Carroll 6'5 River Ridge High School Lacey, WA
Power Forward
Jared Franklin 6'5 Federal Way High School Tacoma, WA
Center
Lucas Meines 6'7 Bellarmine Prep Academy Tacoma, WA
Damen Ringgold 6'6 Port Angeles High School Port Angeles, WA
Sophomore Newcomers
Shooting Guard
Joey Rodrick 6'5 Cleveland High School Portland, OR
*** Humoldt State Transfer
Kyle Wells 5'11 Concordia Luth. Academy Gig Harbor, WA
**** University of Valley Forge Transfer
Center
Christian Cherry 6'8 Central Islip High School Long Island, NY
*** University of Saint Joseph CT Transfer
"I believe we will have a competitive ball club for the 2021 season. We are young and inexperienced so we will need to do the tough things in order to compete at this level. Many of our players have had little to no experience playing in college athletics. I know that the higher you go in this game the smarter, and more precise you must be. If we play hard, defend, and take care of the ball we should be happy with how our season ends." -Rachi Wortham
2020 TEAM BREAKDOWN
Players Returning: 5
Shooting Guard
Kashaud Babbs 5'8 Lincoln High School Tacoma, WA
(15.1 PPG 41% "3" 2019-2020)
Solomon McGinnis 6'3 Curtis High School University Place, WA
(8.3 PPG 5.7 Reb. 2019-2020)
Small Forward
Xavier Lovelace 6'5 Placer High School Sacramento, CA
***Lassen College Transfer , 2019-2020 TCC redshirt
Center
Te'Jhan Potts Woods 6'5 Life Christian Academy Tacoma, WA
(3.7 PPG 2019-2020)
Isaiah Jackson 6'5 Henry Foss High School Chicago, WA
(2.0 PPG 2019-2020)
TOP NEWCOMERS-POSITION PLAYERS
Player Pos. Cl. B/T Hometown (Previous School)
Coach Wortham is excited to welcome in his new Freshman
Point Guards
Bryce Parker 6'2 Curtis High School University Place, WA
Alileyon Ford 6' Milwaukee High School Portland, OR
Shooting Guards
Truman Young 6'3 Sumner High School Sumner, WA
Gunner Chronis 6'4 Grandview High School Grandview, WA
Small Forward
Derek Carroll 6'5 River Ridge High School Lacey, WA
Power Forward
Jared Franklin 6'5 Federal Way High School Tacoma, WA
Center
Lucas Meines 6'7 Bellarmine Prep Academy Tacoma, WA
Damen Ringgold 6'6 Port Angeles High School Port Angeles, WA
Sophomore Newcomers
Shooting Guard
Joey Rodrick 6'5 Cleveland High School Portland, OR
*** Humoldt State Transfer
Kyle Wells 5'11 Concordia Luth. Academy Gig Harbor, WA
**** University of Valley Forge Transfer
Center
Christian Cherry 6'8 Central Islip High School Long Island, NY
*** University of Saint Joseph CT Transfer
"I believe we will have a competitive ball club for the 2021 season. We are young and inexperienced so we will need to do the tough things in order to compete at this level. Many of our players have had little to no experience playing in college athletics. I know that the higher you go in this game the smarter, and more precise you must be. If we play hard, defend, and take care of the ball we should be happy with how our season ends." -Rachi Wortham