Kevin Davis of Tacoma Community College is taking a full course load and will be ready to play for the Washington Huskies next season.

"He has verbally committed to Washington and they have offered him a scholarship," TCC head coach Carl Howell said. "I've been in constant contact with the Huskies and I've been told that the scholarship is there him as long as he does what he's supposed to do and is able to graduate and enter in the fall quarter."

Davis, who is 6'9" and 221 pounds, is a former standout at Todd Beamer High.

"He runs like a deer and he fits their system to a tee," Howell said.

Davis put up big numbers at Beamer (21.3 points, 15.3 rebounds and 6.6 blocks a game), but has tapered off at TCC. This season Davis is averaging 8.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.5 blocks and 20 minutes per game.

"The thing about him is a lot of people expect he's going to put up huge numbers, but I don't care what level he's in, he's not a back-to-the-basket, go-to scorer," Howell said. "He's a really good rebounder and defender. He can shoot the ball in little bit on the perimeter. And he's got a huge upside. But his game is really as a rebounder and a defender."

Howell has spent 13 years at Tacoma CC head coach four years at the school's athletic director. He's also produced 30 four-year and 17 Division-I players.

"Kevin is just not a skilled low-post player yet," Howell said. "He's an exceptional athlete playing basketball. He's a runner, jumper, shot blocker and rebounder. Those are all good qualities to have."