Became a two-time All-America at Nebraska. Copyright 2023 Catholic Standard 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). Then in the WCAC boys basketball semifinal games, St. Johns edged Gonzaga, 54-53; and Paul VI edged DeMatha, 72-70. With 2:40 remaining, Harris-Smith knocked down a trey and Paul VI led, 58-56. 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. Now its pretty much like: F yall. The Stags team is predominantly African American. We have worked so hard for this moment we wanted this so bad for coach B who has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), said St. Johns player Timothy Barton afterwards, acknowledging the teams respect for its coach, Patrick Behan. [1][14], Wootten co-authored two biographies with Bill Gilbert: From Orphans to Champions (1979), and A Coach for All Seasons (1997). Hunter Dickinson - Wikipedia Varsity Basketball Season Review - The DeMatha Stagline Jordan Hawkins Stricklands hiring comes two years after DeMatha brought back football coach Bill McGregor, another White man in his 60s, to replace Elijah Brooks, who is Black, after he took an assistant coaching job at the University of Maryland. 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. Justin Moore 10 Best Educated NBA Players - College Consensus In the fourth quarter, St. Johns led for the first 5:20 of game action. Rankings are compiled by DC News Now sports reporters Alex Flum and Jake Rohm. Baltimore Bullets, Keith Bogans 99 Adrian Francis Branch (born November 17, 1963) is a retired American professional basketball player.