Delaware Technical Community College Men's Basketball Team Wins 2022 NJCAA Region 19 Championship

Wilmington DE

11 March, 2022

3:06 AM

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Press release from the Delaware Technical Community College: February 28, 2022 It's amazing what a change in mindset, an adjustment in scheduling, and a group of hard working coaches and players can do for a basketball program. Delaware Tech's 2018-2019 men's basketball season ended with an 0-27 record. This year, the team won the 2022 NJCAA Region 19 Men's Basketball Championship with an 86-78 victory over Raritan Valley Community College on Feb. 26. "It's outstanding, and why it feels so good is because these guys have been through a heck of a lot," Head Coach Richard Rago said. "I felt so good for them to not only be in the position to play for a championship, but to win it. "Our guys have a lot of heart." Delaware Tech entered the region tournament as the second seed, and knocked off the third-seeded County College of Morris 70-54 on Feb. 24 in front of a raucous home crowd. The team continued that momentum at Raritan Valley to win the championship. Sophomores Rashaan Butler and Tyson Tanner put up two of the best games in their Delaware Tech careers to lead the team. Butler scored 19 points with 12 rebounds against Morris and posted 26 points and 11 rebounds against Raritan, while Tanner scored 16 points and had 12 rebounds against Morris and scored 17 points with 20 rebounds against Raritan. "Tyson was an absolute monster. He was playing on bad ankles, and I knew he had these types of games in him," Rago said. "Rashaan put two outstanding games together. Some of the baskets he scored were just fantastic." This press release was produced by the Delaware Technical Community College. The views expressed here are the author's own.