United States2023-2025 FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE (SOUTH PLAINS COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
Played in 33 games with 21 starts for the Texans last season… scored 9.3 points per game and made 61.5% of his field goal attempts … grabbed 2.5 rebounds per game with 15 total steals and 21 total blocks …knocked down 45.5% of his three-point attempts during conference play.
Finished his two seasons at South Plains with 21 starts in 55 games played … averaged 6.3 points per game on 57.1% shooting … scored in double-figures 14 times in his career, including a stretch of eight games in a row last season … career-highs as a Texan include 27 points against Hill College … 5 rebounds against Central Arizona College … 4 assists at Howard College … 3 steals against Western Texas College … 3 blocks against Temple College and 34 minutes against both Hill College and Western Texas College all done as a sophomore.
HIGH SCHOOL
Averaged 30 points per game, 9 assists per game and 8 rebounds per game at Fenway High School …. 2023 Boston Herald All-Scholastic honoree after scoring a career-high 40 points against Brighton, and 27 points against Div. IV semifinalists Burke …. Scored 11 points in the 2022 Boston City League All-Star game … a multi-sport athlete who lettered in football (quarterback, wide receiver, and safety) and track in addition to basketball.
LAGNIAPPE
Son of Rashad Cope and Tenia Gilbert … first name is Tavaj, but prefers “TJ” … majoring in marketing … has shown NBA-level athleticism … at the NCAA Juco pathway event showed the ability to score at all three levels … No. 45 ranked recruit on JucoRecruiting.com’s class of 2025 … played AAU Basketball for Team Spartans and Run The Citi.
