2024-25 Redemption Christian Academy Player Profiles
Founded in 1979 in Troy, New York by Pastor John Massey, Jr., Redemption Christian Academy (RCA) provides quality education in an affordable structured, Christian environment. Pastor Massey believed that in the right environment, any student, regardless of race, sex, or background, could achieve academic excellence. His vision was to provide a strong academic foundation to help hard-working, motivated students reach their ne plus ultra.
From the beginning, their boys basketball program has been a consistent source of college prep development. For the 2024-25 season, they are running three teams focused on developing high level talent. The AAA team is coached by the founder’s daughter, Malani Massey. Head Coach Massey has coached Prep basketball since 1997, which made her the first female boys prep coach in New York. Massey currently holds the scoring record at Redemption Christian Academy from her playing in the late 1980’s, when she averaged 38 ppg and was recruited by all the High Major programs in the country. She chose Syracuse due to its strong Communications program. The AAA team travels far and wide to take on the premier prep programs in the country. The program is overseen by the veteran coach and Youth Director, Tristan Wilchcombe. Wilchcombe has developed two recent pro players, Chris Durante and Dalano Banton, and so he knows how to assess talent and what they need to work on.
The AAA team in 2023-24 was ranked in the Top 25 of all the powerful New England Prep School teams.
The program will be running an Open Gym schedule this fall and encourage college scouts to attend.
Redemption Christian currently has the following high potential college prospects within the program:
Gedeon Basson (2026) 6’3 guard - Explosive, extremely athletic scoring guard, who gets to the rim at will and can knock down mid-range, and 3s with ease. He uses his quick lateral footwork and high energy to be a lockdown defender. High gpa
Kayontay Perdue (2025) 5’10 point guard - Perdue has the ability to handle the ball under pressure, knock down the 3, easily get into the lane, and has very good court vision.
Ibrahim Toure (2025) 6’8 forward - Toure uses his quickness to be a menace on defense. He can guard any position and challenges shots. He has good hands and is developing a soft touch around the basket on the offensive end.
Terence Thompson (2025) 6’8 forward - Thompson has deceptive athleticism, which allows him to finish around the rim and guard all 5 positions. He rounds and protects the rim. He can step out and consistently knock down 3s.
Clarence Thompson (2025) 6’3 guard - Thompson is an athletic shooting guard, who plays tough open court defense and has the ability to knock down the open 3.
Yeison Liberato (2025) 6’4 guard - Liberato is an old school point guard with a pass first mentality and a very high IQ. He is also a monster defender, who, averaged 5 steals per game last season.
Marko Karalic (2025) 6’6 guard
Imahri Wooten (2026) 6’5 guard - Wooten is an explosive and athletic guard, who’s known for his shooting, but can attack the rim off the dribble and dominate smaller defenders in the post. He’s also developing into a playmaker and a rebounding guard.
Jalen Johnson (2025) 5’10 point guard - Johnson is a full-court, in your face, shut-down defender. He guards and neutralizes the opposing team’s leading scorer and can knock down the open shot. 3.8 gpa
Abdul Allotey (2025) 6’8 forward