The Panthers girls basketball team dropped to 20-10 on the season. He transitioned to a basketball career off the court when he was presented with an opportunity with the Atlanta Hawks to be an intern, a seasonal assistant. Brian Westbrook, Football, 1997 Star running back at Villanova, where he won the Walter Payton Award in 2001 as top offensive player in Division I-AA. Adrian Francis Branch (born November 17, 1963) is a retired American professional basketball player. Won four National Prep titles. [4][6], UCLA basketball coach John Wooden (19102010) described his admiration for Wootten when he said, "I know of no finer coach at any level high school, college or pro. In junior high, he went to school in Greenbelt, where his basketball coach arranged for Morgan Wootten to come see him play. The 1964-65 Stags varsity basketball team, led by a young coach named Morgan Wootten, upset the seemingly unbeatable Power Memorial (NY) and their senior center Lew Alcindor (later, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar). As a sophomore, he helped his team capture its first Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) championship since 2011. Jones said he was most excited by the opportunity to learn from Young and compete in the ACC with a team that has a lot of returning talent. 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On top of being one of the best basketball teams in the Washington, DC area, the school has won six national championships and 41 WCAC Championships. Wootten is one of the individuals memorialized in the ending of the film. Smiths love for DeMatha still runs so deep that before marrying his wife, Shena, Smith told her that any future sons could go anywhere from kindergarten through eighth grade but that DeMatha was the only choice for high school. At hoops power DeMatha, a coaching change stirs a painful debate about race, Tom Wilson gives Capitals a boost on an otherwise painful night in Anaheim, Bradley Beal hits season high as Wizards fight to the finish in Atlanta, Dylan McIlrath, a fighter in an evolving NHL, looks to stick around with Caps, leaving after 19 years to become associate head coach at Virginia Tech, Kevin B. Blackistone on the war in Ukraine, Sally Jenkins on the USWNT settlement with U.S. Soccer, John Feinstein on Daniel Snyder and the NFL. (Photo by Larry French/St. He won eight Washington Catholic Athletic Conference titles and has a record of 511-119. Whos lying here? It was the 500th win of Joness head coaching career. Paul VI, led by veteran coach by veteran Scott Allen, was paced by Louis Volker (11 points), Anna Kunzwiler (nine points), Brooke Batchelor (six points), Laura Williams (four points/eight rebounds/three blocks), Riley Hamburger (four points) and Sadie Shores (two points/six rebounds). [1][14], Wootten co-authored two biographies with Bill Gilbert: From Orphans to Champions (1979), and A Coach for All Seasons (1997). DeMatha players surround Mike Jones after the Stags won the 2020 WCAC championship game, the coach's 500th victory. (Jones did not respond to a request for comment). Jeff Allen is a professional basketball player. In 46 seasons as the head coach of DeMatha basketball, he won five high school national championships, 22 Washington, DC titles, and 33 WCAC championships. Right now, I cant look at DeMatha that way. Boston Celtics, Joe Kennedy 64 DeMatha replaced Mike Jones, pictured here, with a White interim coach . You are who you are. Read John Feinstein on Daniel Snyder and the NFL. DeMatha Catholic competes in the highly competitive Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) and play other private schools in the Archdiocese of the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia; such as Archbishop Carroll, Bishop Ireton, Bishop McNamara, Bishop O'Connell, Good Counsel, Gonzaga, Paul VI, St. John's College, and St. Mary's Postseason invitational champion 1 draft pick Markelle Fultz and 2019 all-star Victor Oladipo. I owe everything Ive done thus far to this program and anything I do in the future to this program., Potomac softball, outscoring opponents 47-0, takes its lead from senior Maria Urban, Wild finish gives Stone Bridge football its second state title in 10 tries, The arrival of spring high school sports brings new obstacles and plenty of gratitude, Goldendoodle shows stunning breakaway speed, hounds high school runner at finish line. I feel like they let us down.. From Ernie Cage '58 and Adrian Dantley '73 to Victor Oladipo '10, Markelle Fultz '16 and Justin Moore '19, there have been many All-Americans who have played at DeMatha. Jones will be an associate head coach for the Hokies under Mike Young. At DeMatha, Williams became a better player, but Morgan used basketball to teach him about life. With Mike departing this past offseason for Virginia Tech, new Head Coach Mike G. Jones III is ready to bring the Stags into the next era in this legendary program's history. 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When people are passionate about a school or a teacher or a coach, then you get passionate responses. University of Connecticut (UConn) He later returned to serve as an assistant under Wootten and has experience coaching high school, college and international basketball. But Smiths plan for them has been shaken, he said, after his alma maters recent decision to replace Woottens Black successor, Mike Jones, with a White interim coach, Pete Strickland bypassing, without even interviewing, several Black assistants in the process. St. Johns knocked down one trey, 16 buckets and 13 free throws for their 48 points. In the fourth quarter, St. Johns led for the first 5:20 of game action. January 11, 1985. During the school day, he told the DeMatha administration and his players. Cook is a professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA. Named 2009 Major League Lacrosse MVP. Head Coach Howard University, Marshall Cho And since DeMatha requires coaches to be educators, Strickland can easily fill the position in the English department vacated by Jones. People on this list must have gone to DeMatha Catholic High School and be of some renown. Most of the assistants played at DeMatha, either for Wootten or Jones. Most of the teams play in the WCAC and play other private schools in the Archdiocese of Washington and Virginia area, such as Gonzaga, Good Counsel, O'Connell, McNamara, and Ireton. In the nightcap, St. Johns boys basketball team held off nationally ranked Paul VI, 65-63, to claim the 2022-23 WCAC basketball title. We scream, One DeMatha, because of the brotherhood of it. Paul VI dropped to 28-3 and were paced by Harris-Smith (24 points), Darren Harris (14 points), Ngongba (11 points), Hammond (seven points), Isaiah Abraham (four points) and Jaquan Womack (three points). John Auston 62 Daquan Davis finished with a team-high 21 points, seven rebounds and three assists along with the game-winning basket. Strickland, in an interview, admitted that the first hour was heated as parents peppered him with questions. Dantley and legendary coach Morgan Wootten have even been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He was surrounded by his wife Kathy and family. He transferred to the University of Maryland, College Park in 1953 and became the junior varsity basketball and football coach at St. John's College High School. The basketball program and DeMatha's proud athletic reputation owe a lot to the late Morgan Wootten, who was the varsity head coach for 46 seasons and won 1,274 games. This article was published more than1 year ago. A forward and six-time NBA All-Star, he was .more #125 of 290 The Top NBA Players Of All Time #91 of 168 He grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland and attended Gonzaga College High School and Montgomery Blair High School, from which he graduated in 1950. At one point, the mother of one player stood up and asked Strickland how he could relate to teenage Black boys. I love them so much, and I love DeMatha so much. James Brown, Basketball, 1969 A three-time All-Ivy League pick and team captain at Harvard. He and teammate Joe Forte, 2001 ACC player of year at North Carolina, led DeMatha to City Title as juniors. Im not going to try and learn all of the handshakes, but I am who I am., The dearth of black coaches in the NFL is a problem that somehow still hasnt been fixed. The Cadets, coached by veteran Behan (a former Bucknell player), outscored the Panthers 16-9 to trail 19-18 as the first quarter concluded. It was a great atmosphere in school today getting ready for this game, said Thomas, a senior. Imagine how that would be received in the news firing the physics teacher because we need a coach, said Day, adding that DeMatha doesnt allow parents of current students to be on its board. In 1984 Branch led the Terrapins to the ACC Championship. Rarely do people yawn when they talk about DeMatha, Day said. Cover StoryA culture of winningRick Snider For Wootten, it's a wonderful viewFalcons challenge Stags, againTop 10 notable DeMatha alumni. But even Mustaf said he is disturbed by how Strickland got the job and that none of the people behind the decision attended the meeting with parents. Bowser, Cole ( So.) DeMatha coaches also holdsummer campsfor young athletes of all ages and coaching clinics throughout the year to share their successful techniques. Black football agents face another hurdle: Convincing White players to sign with them, Everything for us is One DeMatha, and all of a sudden it felt like two, said one alumnus and parent of a current basketball player. School Hours: 7am-3:30pm He continued to teach world history to every DeMatha freshman until reducing his class load in 1980. Orlando Magic, John Jones 62 Its like a spit in the face to every Black athlete that put that program on the map. DeMatha helped shape me into who I am today. Head coach: Mike Jones | 2019-20: 30-3, No. unknown to the kids. Conference regular season champion He can be reached in the Basketball office at (240) 764-2225 or by email at mgjones@dematha.org. One fact, in particular, overwhelmed the conversation: that none of Joness assistants were even considered, let alone consulted about the schools plans. With 16 seconds left in the game and the Stags down 62-70, starting PG Jaden Winston grabbed an offensive rebound and put up a tough layup, was fouled, and got the and-one. Day said inclusion will factor in the decision, pointing to the recent hiring of Shaka Dickerson, who is Black, as dean of students. Then in the WCAC girls basketball semifinal games, St. Johns defeated Good Counsel, 67-34; and Paul VI edged Bishop McNamara, 53-52, toppling the undefeated Mustangs. He was 29 and had no head coaching experience. Wootten was born in Durham, North Carolina on April 21, 1931, the son of a United States Navy officer Charles Thomas Wootten, Jr. and grandson of photographer Bayard Wootten. [11] Wootten was one of the founders of the McDonald's All-American Game, whose annual player of the year award is named in his honor. Player Pos HT WT Birth City Birth Date HS Grad Draft Year College Current Team; Desmond Adedeji: FC: 6-10: 305: Landover Hills, MD: Jan 13, 1987: 2005: 2010: Stony Brook-Derek Ahern: C: 6-11: 260 . He was an All-ACC second team selection twice. "[9] In 2000, Wootten became the third high school coach to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame,[1][10] and the first to be admitted solely as a high school coach. Tennis doesnt seem to be helping. The final game of the year, played just weeks before the pandemic shut down high school athletics across the country, was a 70-56 victory over Paul VI in the WCAC title game. "Virginia Tech is first and foremost getting a great person who not only fits our program, but embodies what our University is about," Young . DeMatha was on the national map. Cincinnati Royals, Adrian Dantley 73 He was named Coach of the year by the Washington Post in 2005 and served as a head coach at the prestigious Nike Hoop Summit in 2018. DeMatha basketball coach Mike Jones, after 511 wins, takes top assistant job at Virginia Tech, Bradley Beal hits season high as Wizards fight to the finish in Atlanta, In his spring training debut, Patrick Corbin finds reasons to believe. He is a DeMatha alumnus who played for Wootten before starring at the University of Pittsburgh. Portland Trail Blazers, Jerian Grant 10 Jerrell Roberson, Louisiana State University (LSU) Cook is a professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA. And I plan, as long as Im coaching, to get guys from this area to come and play with me.. Famous DeMatha Catholic High School Alumni. In terms of how this whole thing has taken place, I cant, Mustaf said in an interview. He loves us and wants us all to do our best.. Its allowed me to walk around the last 19 years and pound my chest and be a proud DeMatha alum.. I dont expect you guys to snap your fingers to be ready. I think mentoring is about caring. Student-athletes play and work to their potential. Read more about Coach Jones under his bio. To Smith and others, these high-profile moves suggest a pattern of bias and discomfort with Black leadership. Brown is currently host of the NFL on Fox pregame show. The St. John's players at right are Ava O'Neal (#3) and Carolae Barton. [18][19], In 1992, Wootten wrote a manual for coaching, Coaching Basketball Successfully, with co-author Dave Gilbert. Jones estimates he has been offered at least one college opportunity in each of the past 15 years. Assistant Coach Washington Wizards, Travis Lyons 94 Site by Glass Canvas. Mustaf played under Strickland when he was Woottens assistant, and Strickland, who taught English, was Mustafs favorite teacher. DeMatha Basketball Alumni History powered by SportsMarkit. Mike Jones 91 successfully followed up a legend by making his own legendary path by amassing over 500 wins in 19 seasons, eight WCAC Championships, and he himself played under Morgan and was a key member of the 1991 squad that went undefeated at 30-0. Chase Young, star defensive end for the Washington Football Team, is among many DeMatha graduates to reach the NFL. With 2:40 remaining, Harris-Smith knocked down a trey and Paul VI led, 58-56. Two Black coaches at the two most visible programs? When Wootten began considering retirement near the end of the last century, the assumption, even by him, was that his son, Joe, would slide over one seat from his role as top assistant. This is a national program. No point passing gun control if you don't prosecute gun crimes. Now its pretty much like: F yall. This story has been updated with additional information about how assistant coaches learned about Stricklands hire. It was all true. The Washington Catholic Athletic Conference announced its basketball coaches and players of the year. [13][14][15], In 1996, Wootten nearly died because of a malfunctioning liver and was quickly rushed to the hospital for a liver transplant. DeMatha has long been recognized as one of the elite academic institutions in suburban Washington. Early on, with plenty of media and plenty of college scouts on hand, Paul VI, coached by Glenn Farello, led 10-2. Jones was 29 and had no previous head coaching experience. I rep DeMatha everywhere, Smith, who now works in insurance, said in a telephone interview, no longer believing that his love for the school is reciprocated. Now David is the Chief writer of the Athletic. Talk about goose bumps when he stood up, Strickland said. Strickland managed to assuage some of them, displaying the savvy and charm that helped him serve as head coach from Coastal Carolina University from 1998 to 2005 and Irelands national team from 2016 to 2018. Several years later, aged 75, one of his kidneys failed, and he received a transplant; the donor was his son, Joe. Praising his team, St. Johns coach Behan said, You could really sense from this team that they have been a real family this season.. At the meeting, Mustaf told the parents that it was the first time in his life that he had read a book by an African American author and that it forever changed him. He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils. Pete knows that he means a lot to me. He had two perfect seasons, the first coming in 1977-78 (28-0) and the other in 1990-91 (30-0). Jordan Hawkins Private, college-prep school in Hyattsville, Maryland, United States, Single-gender schools in the Washington, DC area, Washington Metropolitan Area Catholic High Schools, Archdiocese of Washington Catholic Schools, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, 1976 gold medal winning United States Olympics team, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002, "DeMatha is much more than an 'athletic powerhouse' Streetcar Suburbs News", "DeMatha High Continues its Long Tradition", "Winningest prep basketball coach Wootten retires", "How outsider Justin Fairfax broke through the Democratic Party in bid for lieutenant governor", "Senate Tribute to David Schiappa, S.Res. Day said DeMatha opted for a temporary fix in Strickland because he was available and open to guiding the program through the transition. Became a two-time All-America at Nebraska. Jones, 47, is a former standout guard for the Stags who starred at Old Dominion and later became a DeMatha assistant under Hall of Fame coach Morgan Wootten. Thomas III, Charles ( So.) It was produced and directed by Bill Hayes, and features top coaches, players, and sports journalists, including Coach K, Roy Williams, Mike Brey, James Brown, John Feinstein and more. The film explores Wootten's coaching journey from a baseball coach at a small orphanage to the first high school basketball coach in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, as well as his personal and family life. In the not-so-dramatic fourth quarter, the Cadets led by double digits on 15 different junctures. Items here include everything from Adrian Dantley to Jarrett Jack. Jones said he has not given any thought to who will replace him as coach of the Stags or whether he will play any part in that hiring process. The Howard University He is not anticipating he will get either. Born in Bethesda, Maryland, he played his high school basketball under legendary DeMatha High School coach Morgan Wootten. This list of distinguished DeMatha Catholic High School alumni is loosely ordered by relevance, so the most recognizable celebrities who attended DeMatha Catholic High School are at the top of the list. Sign up now to get the Washington Examiners breaking news and timely commentary delivered right to your inbox. The Debrief: Tim Carney on Chicago mayoral race being about rising crime, The Debrief: Conn Carroll on HHS encouraging illegal child labor. Orlando Magic, Jerami Grant 12 Were happy with that.. [Strickland] is an . Dantley and legendary coach Morgan Wootten have even been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. On the other hand, a number of schools have sent multiple players to the NBA and are considered basketball powerhouses. Morgan Bayard Wootten (April 21, 1931 January 21, 2020) was an American high school basketball coach for 46 seasons at DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland. More than a dozen of Wootten's players went on to play in the NBA, including Adrian Dantley and Danny Ferry. Division regular season champion He learned more from the losses than the wins. Whether youre a lifelong resident of D.C. or you just moved here, weve got you covered. Also won an NCAA 400m title at Georgia Tech. They got less pay for better work. Read Sally Jenkins on the USWNT settlement with U.S. Soccer. Paul Rabil, Lacrosse, 2004 Helped DeMatha to four WCAC lacrosse titles. In an interview, Father James Day, DeMathas president, said the school plans to establish a search committee to find a full-time coach in the coming school year. Harris-Smith scored again to make it 60-60, but the senior missed the ensuing free throw. He announced his departure on Instagram. Dickinson (right) with DeMatha Catholic in 2020 Dickinson attended DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland. The WCAC playoffs are over for the Stags after their loss in the semi-finals to PVI, 72-70. Nor should I. I dont even want to try, even during this most absorbing stretch of the sports calendar. At least they hired a coach. But they brought him in, and he was an interim. WCAC, Washington Catholic Athletic Conference, Stags, DeMatha Stags, Coaches, Alumni Athletes. Theyre just waiting for it blow over. Most of the people who spoke to The Washington Post were vehement that their problems werent with Strickland or McGregor, the football coach. Blakeney, who is Black, compares the transition to the one unfolding at his college alma mater, Duke, which announced a plan to have Jon Scheyer as coach-in-waiting for the retiring Hall of Fame legend, Mike Krzyzewski. They needed someone that they could connect with right away.. He played college football at the, The Best NBA Players With No Championship Rings. They didnt like that, I dont think.

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