TFS Varsity Boys Basketball
RECORD
20-6 (7-3 in 8-A Private)
State-Ranked #2 in Class 1A Private
Region 8-A Private Runner-Up
State Sweet 16
SCHEDULE
ROSTER
# | NAME | GRADE | HOMETOWN |
---|---|---|---|
23 | Devonte Allen | JR | Nassau, Bahamas |
14 | Charlie Cody | SR | Cornelia, GA |
5 | Diego Crotta | JR | Cornelia, GA |
4 | Anfernee Hanna | JR | Nassau, Bahamas |
21 | Lincoln Hall | JR | Mt. Airy, GA |
32 | Colton Hicks | JR | Clarkesville, GA |
44 | George Ketch | SR | Clarkesville, GA |
15 | Gavin Page | SR | Clayton, GA |
3 | KC Respress | FR | Cornelia, GA |
22 | Zakhar Valasiuk | SO | Kobrin, Belarus |
1 | Milos Vico | SR | Klek, Serbia |
MGR | Keelie Parks | JR | Mt. Airy, GA |
MGR | Nafis Rahman | SR | Mt. Airy, GA |
HISTORY/RECORDS
State: '05-'06 • '06-'07 • '16-'17 • '17-'18 • '19-'20 • '20-'21 · '21-'22
SWEET 16: 2021-22 • 2016-17 • 2005-06
Region Champions: 2020-21
Region Runner-Up: 2021-22
NEXT LEVEL INDIANS
Keith Kersey ('99) - Piedmont College
Daniel Lampl ('07) - Piedmont College
Wilfred Moise ('00) - Hostos Community College
Sanson Navarette ('17) - Montevallo College
George Tabi ('02) - Reinhardt College
Michael Van Hooser ('17) - Middle Tennessee State University
FACILITIES
The boys basketball team plays its home games in the Student Activity Center on the Middle School campus.
LINKS
COACHES
Cody Coleman – Head Coach
cody.coleman@tallulahfalls.org
Cody Coleman played basketball at Rabun County High School and later at the University of North Georgia. At UNG he was recognized as a Presidential Scholar-Athlete and received the Department of Athletics All-Academic Award. He graduated from UNG with an undergraduate degree in history and a graduate degree in Public Administration. Coleman teaches history at the Upper School.
Coleman sports a 28-19 record over two seasons at TFS, leading the Indians to back-to-back playoff runs and the program's first-ever Region Championship in 2020-21. TFS has been ranked as high as #9 in the state in his time over the program. Coleman was named the Region Coach of the Year in 2020-21.
Corey Page – Assistant Coach
corey.page@tallulahfalls.org
Corey Page is an alumni from Rabun County High School where he played all four years of basketball and baseball. He comes from a long line of coaches where his father has coached for 35 years and his bother and brother in law are also head varsity coaches in the state of Georgia. His love for the game started as young as birth for the fact he was raised in a gym with his dad. Corey has been an assistant varsity coach for 4 years and also has coached travel ball for 4 years. One of his favorite quotes from Phil Jackson, “The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.” Corey is married to his wife Savannah Page and have two children, Reeves Page and Kyler Page and another on the way. He is part of the Reeves Ace Hardware family in Clayton, GA where he manages the building supply store.
Matt Crotta – Assistant Coach
matt.crotta@tallulahfalls.org
Matt Crotta currently serves as an Upper School Spanish teacher as well as the Head Junior Varsity Volleyball Coach, Assistant Boys’ Varsity Basketball Coach, and Assistant Boys’ Varsity Golf Coach. Coach Crotta brings 40 seasons of coaching experience to Tallulah Falls Athletics in his second year with the program. He spent the previous 13 years within the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) as head coach for various levels of lacrosse, soccer, basketball, and tennis. In 2007 and 2008, Coach Crotta assisted in coaching the Hudson Valley Hawks in the National Professional Basketball League in which the Hawks won the 2007 championship. In his spare time, Coach Crotta travels to various Spanish speaking countries, contributes to local community outreaches, and spends time with his wife Veronica, his four children, and his dog, Landon.