Prominent graduates from DeMatha Catholic High School include celebrities, politicians, business people, athletes and more. [16][17], Wootten died January 21, 2020, at his home in Maryland, at the age of 88. 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. The DeMatha athletic department has garnered over 200 league championships in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) since the school won its first championshipin 1957.DeMatha is home to 13 varsity sports, as well as junior varsity andfreshman teams. Head Coach Irish National Team, Dereck Whittenburg 79 Famous DeMatha Catholic High School Alumni. I think its about being consistent with kids. He loves us and wants us all to do our best.. Volunteer Roster last updated on Mar 2, 2023 @ 2:34pm (GMT) Print Roster Correction All-Time Roster He announced his departure on Instagram. They didnt like that, I dont think. Athletic Director McNeese State, Duane Simpkins 92 Jones said he made the final decision with his wife Monday morning. Strickland has his share of supporters, who tout his ties to the school, passion for the game and considerable experience. Derek Mills, Track, 1990 One of three DeMatha grads to earn an Olympic gold medal. 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. Having an example in Coach Jones and our assistants to look up to was HUGE in the development of our young men both on and off the court the past two decades.. Villanova University Before high school, Moore, who earned first-team All-Met honors last season, would have envisioned October as a chance to enjoy himself while prepping for the start of basketball season in November. Jones inherited the area's most prestigious high school basketball job . Led by star player John Austin, the basketball team won its first conference title in 1961 and the national high school championship in 1962. Rankings are compiled by DC News Now sports reporters Alex Flum and Jake Rohm. Tennis doesnt seem to be helping. Assistant Coach George Mason, Pete Strickland 75 Aaron Roberson Jones played professionally in the United States, Europe, and in Asia. According to a person in attendance, Strickland responded that he couldnt change the color of my skin and said his job was to meet them where they are.. This spring, he has served as the coach for the under-16 national team. He grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland and attended Gonzaga College High School and Montgomery Blair High School, from which he graduated in 1950. Chase Young, star defensive end for the Washington Football Team, is among many DeMatha graduates to reach the NFL. Thats what Ive been doing as a coach for a long time. 70-56 victory over Paul VI in the WCAC title game. James Brown, Basketball, 1969 A three-time All-Ivy League pick and team captain at Harvard. School Hours: 7am-3:30pm 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. Now David is the Chief writer of the Athletic. Now its pretty much like: F yall. 1 draft pick Markelle Fultz and 2019 all-star Victor Oladipo. Portland Trailblazers, Sid Catlett 67 Howard University Coach Kenny Blakeney, a DeMatha alum, said he supports placing Strickland in the position on a short-term basis and trusts the school will properly vet the next full-time coach. Heres my naive wish as an administrator, Oh, they know what theyre doing. Thats a wish that we dont always get, Day said. Harris-Smith was fouled with 33 seconds remaining, but he only knocked down one of two free throws and the game was tied, 63-63. St. Johns College High School in Washington, D.C., celebrated twin triumphs on Feb. 27 at American Universitys Bender Arena, as St. Johns Cadets girls and boys basketball teams both netted Washington Catholic Athletic Conference championship wins. In addition to his coaching duties at DeMatha, Jones taught at the Hyattsville school and has been involved with USA Basketball since 2004. But to Smith and others, it should have been taken into account immediately, whether Strickland ends up staying on the bench or not. Virginia Tech Cook is a professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA. Manchin and Haley at least talk the right way against federal spending, Donald Trump's five-pronged attack plan against Ron DeSantis looks pretty weak, Reporters Notebook: Bidens student loan forgiveness plan in Supreme Court's crosshairs. 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. Sidney Lowe, Basketball, 1979 Along with DeMatha teammate Dereck Whittenburg, led North Carolina State to the 1983 NCAA title. In this wide-ranging documentary, top coaches, players, and sports journalists - Coach K, Roy Williams, Mike Brey, James Brown, John Feinstein, and others - tell the story of DeMatha High School and its legendary coach who shaped the game of basketball and changed lives along the way. Head Coach Lake Oswego HS (OR), Perry Clark 70 Whoever takes the position will be just the schools third coach since 1956. Head Coach Riverdale Baptist HS, Frank Oliver 96 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. Orlando Magic, John Jones 62 After successful high school and college careers, DeMatha graduates often continue to play and coach at the highest levels. Volunteer Help the coach manage this team. [2] Last month, a week after the hire was announced, the school organized a meeting between Strickland and parents. Utah Jazz, Jerrod Mustaf 88 Its allowed me to walk around the last 19 years and pound my chest and be a proud DeMatha alum.. Morgan Wootten, Mike Jones, Victor Oladipo, Quinn Cook, Jerami Grant, Markelle Fultz, Hunter Dickinson, Justin Moore, Jemari Young, Earl Timberlake. Leonard Smiths fondest memory from his time at DeMatha Catholic High was sitting in the office of the schools legendary coach, Morgan Wootten, and watching him pick up the phone to secure Smith a scholarship, from a school that had never recruited him, strictly on the strength of Woottens word. He was 29 and had no head coaching experience. University of Maryland, After graduating from DeMatha, Aldridge attended American University and worked as a writer for the Washington Post. 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. Now with the San Antonio Spurs. On top of being one of the best basketball teams in the Washington, DC area, the school has won six national championships. Its at the core of who I am as a person. This is a national program. Several years later, aged 75, one of his kidneys failed, and he received a transplant; the donor was his son, Joe. 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). Strickland, in an interview, admitted that the first hour was heated as parents peppered him with questions. Brey is a 1982 graduate of George Washington University. The basketball power he built produced dozens of NBA players, including Hall of Famer Adrian Dantley and 2017 No. At one point, the mother of one player stood up and asked Strickland how he could relate to teenage Black boys. Derek Mills, Track, 1990 One of three DeMatha grads to earn an Olympic gold medal. With the game tied 63-63, St. Johns guard Daquan Davis split his defenders and scored off of the glass with his right hand to give the Cadets their eventual lead of 65-63 with 3.8 seconds remaining. During his time at Florida State, the team won the ACC championship, which was the first time in school history, and made it to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. 2021 Graduates Elijah Hawkins The Howard University, Jordan Hawkins University of Connecticut (UConn), Will Reynolds Grambling University. Jones estimates he has been offered at least one college opportunity in each of the past 15 years. School Hours: 7am-3:30pm Two decades later, many of Smiths closest friends, his family, are the teammates he bonded with at the prestigious all-boys school in Hyattsville, Md., all having taken in the lessons of a legend. And I plan, as long as Im coaching, to get guys from this area to come and play with me.. DeMatha was led by four seniors: All-Met Darin Campbell, who became a consensus all-America each of his three years at North Carolina and played professionally in the Gulf Coast League; pitcher. He won eight Washington Catholic Athletic Conference titles and has a record of 511-119. 1. This past winter, pandemic restrictions limited DeMatha to a condensed schedule without a postseason, and the team finished 11-0. University of Connecticut (UConn) The victory, in front of a sold-out crowd at Marylands Cole Field House, broke Powers 71 game winning streak and is considered one of the most legendary high school basketball games in scholastic history. DeMatha means everything to me, Jones said. [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. Marymount University The shot bounced off the back of the rim and the Cadets celebration was on, one year after St. Johns finished with a .500 record. People on this list must have gone to DeMatha Catholic High School and be of some renown. [23], National champion 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. In 2000, he was the third high school coach to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the first high school only coach to be inducted. Assistant Coach West Virginia, Evan Kee 08 On top of being one of the best basketball teams in the Washington, DC area, the school has won six national championships. More than a dozen of Wootten's players went on to play in the NBA, including Adrian Dantley and Danny Ferry. We dont have an opening in math. 1 overall pick Markelle Fultz, and a slew of successful coaches at every level. 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. Mississippi State University 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. DeMatha Basketball Roster 2022-23 Players (19) Staff (5) Ways you can help Make an impact on this team, and help keep MaxPreps up-to-date. Whos lying here? Coming off a challenging, pandemic-condensed season, some found out about Strickland on social media. 4. It was all true. Smith and Mustaf said the stability the school claimed it sought in Strickland could have been achieved by hiring someone already on the bench. Markelle Fultz (2016) is a professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic, who was the first pick of the 2017 NBA Draft. Dantley and legendary coach Morgan Wootten have even been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Thats not happening in America.. 2020 Graduates: Hunter Dickinson University of Michigan, Paul Smith Mississippi State University, Earl Timberlake Bryant University. DeMatha basketball coach Mike Jones is leaving the program after 19 seasons to take a job at Virginia Tech, the schools announced Monday. Although Winston missed the free throw,. Mike Jones and his DeMatha Squads won an impressive 500 games (and only 121 loses). Jones formally shared the move with varsity coaches shortly before the formal announcement, confirming what some had assumed when Strickland showed up to the gym earlier that day. It was the 500th win of Joness head coaching career. Will Reynolds, The Howard University Keith Bogans, Basketball, 1999 Four-year starter and SEC player of year at Kentucky in 2003. DeMatha 70 Paul VI 72 Final Box Score Feb 26, 2023 @ 11:29pm And she doesnt owe it to anyone to keep trying not her sponsors, not her fans and not the game. Read Candace Buckner on Naomi Osaka. It really hurts my heart because I never thought DeMatha would get to this point and to not even think enough about us. A 6'7" small forward out of DeMatha High School, Branch starred at the University of Maryland from 1981 to 1985. DeMatha's 1965 victory over Power Memorial was the "foundation" of "something beautiful" 8 years ago BY CHRIS MCMANES Morgan Wootten won 88 percent of the basketball games he coached at DeMatha Catholic High School from 1956 to 2002. Danny Ferry, Basketball, 1985 Played in three Final Fours at Duke, where he was named All-America and won the Naismith Award as a senior. Talk about goose bumps when he stood up, Strickland said. 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. Seattle Supersonics, Markelle Fultz 16 St. John's moves up to No. DeMatha coaches also holdsummer campsfor young athletes of all ages and coaching clinics throughout the year to share their successful techniques. St. Johns coach Scribner noted, It was a business-like game. Cook won the 2015 NCAA national championship with Duke, and won two NBA championships, one with the Golden State Warriors in 2018 and one with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020. Ive talked to 100 people and all 100 of them said this process was faulty. WCAC girls basketball Coach of the Year: McNamaras Frank Oliver. Five of his former players are in the NBA, including 2017 No. Jeff Allen is a professional basketball player. It was clear from the start that DeMatha had an agenda, Smith said. It was a game of dramatic plays and dramatic action by both teams. Early on, with plenty of media and plenty of college scouts on hand, Paul VI, coached by Glenn Farello, led 10-2. I was having an identity crisis. Head Girls Coach Bishop McNamara HS, Chris Parsons 91Al St. Johns head coach Patrick Behan elected to not call a timeout with approximately 10 seconds remaining, and shouted to his junior guard, Go!. 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. It wouldve made a little bit more sense if, when he came in, [Strickland] didnt have an interim tag. Became a two-time All-America at Nebraska. Theyre just waiting for it blow over. In terms of basketball and teaching, I can vouch for him. At DeMatha, Williams became a better player, but Morgan used basketball to teach him about life. The basketball culture in this area is second to none, Jones said. Morgan was consistently recognized by the media, as well as his peers, as being one of the greatest basketball coaches ever at any level of play. Whether youre a lifelong resident of D.C. or you just moved here, weve got you covered. One of the iconic moments in Woottens career was in 1965 when Wootten made national headlines as his DeMatha team beat Lew Alcindors Power Memorial Academy and ended its 71-game winning streak! 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. It was a great atmosphere in school today getting ready for this game, said Thomas, a senior. At least they hired a coach. But they brought him in, and he was an interim. Assistant Coach University of Notre Dame, Kenny Blakeney 90 This article was published more than1 year ago. The Stags have had just two basketball coaches since 1956, and the previous hire had its share of controversy. Plays football for UMass Its Make DeMatha Great Again, he said. 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DeMatha Graduates who played in the NBA Players: John Auston '62 Baltimore Bullets Keith Bogans '99 Boston Celtics Adrian Branch '81 Minnesota Timberwolves Kenny Carr '74 Portland Trailblazers Sid Catlett '67 Cincinnati Royals Adrian Dantley '73 Milwaukee Bucks Danny Ferry '85 San Antonio Spurs Joseph Forte '99 Seattle Supersonics A forward and six-time NBA All-Star, he was. They got less pay for better work. Read Sally Jenkins on the USWNT settlement with U.S. Soccer. I could not be more excited and ready to pour everything I have into that basketball program.. 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. Joshua Wilson (born March 11, 1985) is a former American football cornerback. Head Coach Bishop OConnell HS, Tyrell Ward WCAC boys Player of the Year: Paul VIs DeShawn Harris-Smith. For years, they had to play more, and win bigger, to be paid anything close to their male counterparts. Assistant Coach UNC Greensboro, Mike Pegues 96 He has also played for the Dallas Mavericks, the New Orleans Pelicans, and the Cleveland Cavaliers. 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 . Paul Smith Day said between 25 to 30 people contacted the school to express interest in the position the morning after Jones moved on. On the other hand, a number of schools have sent multiple players to the NBA and are considered basketball powerhouses. Morgan State University He had five children, Cathy, Carol, Tricia, Brendan, and Joe. Baltimore Bullets, Keith Bogans 99 Milwaukee Bucks, Danny Ferry 85 The Stags team is predominantly African American. 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. The entire St. Johns athletic program has been a juggernaut this academic year.
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