With the 2012-13 high school basketball season right around the corner that means that NCAA hoops and the NBA are underway. With that said it’s time to take a look at some former local DMVers who are shining at the highest level of D-1 basketball. We all know how Indiana has just inked former Paul VI standout Stanford Robinson to join former DeMatha Stag Victor Oladipo on the country’s #1 team.…
Nate Britt Jr., one of the most accomplished ball-players in the DMV has been through a lot this summer. It is reported that he has taken multiple trips down to Oak Hill Academy this summer, he has participated on the US National 17U team, he is a star with the local DC Assault team, and he is the leader of the WCAC’s Gonzaga Eagles. This coming Sunday Nate will…
Rank Player School Pos Height 1 Marcus Derrickson Paul VI F 6’6″ 2 Justin Jenifer TBA PG 5’9″ 3 Franklin Howard Paul VI G 6’4″ 4 Leroy Butts Bishop O’Connell F 6’7″ 5 Kevin Dorsey Paul VI PG 5’10” 6 William Tchiengang Princeton Day Academy F 6’8″ 7 Walter Broddie St. John’s G 6’2″ 8 Isaiah Buck-Lowman Dematha F 6’5″ 9 Taron Oliver Bell C 6’8″ 10 Jamaal King Wicomico…
On Thursday night the BSN Hoops Summer League at DeMatha Catholic opened with some excitement. Host DeMatha lost in a nailbiter to rival O’Connell. Capitol Hoops will be making a lot of trips to Hyattsville this summer to bring you highlights. Thursday 5/31 7:30 DeMatha vs. O’Connell 9:00 Parkdale vs. Wise Friday 6/1 6:00 Parkdale vs. Carroll 7:30 Edison vs. Ryken 9:00 WT Woodson vs. McNamara Saturday 6/2 10:00 Central vs.…
LINK: Class of 2014 Rankings-Top 60 As a supplement to Capitol Hoops’ class rankings (see link above), Marc Stern and Edgar Walker have teamed up to provide more information about some of the top prospects in each class. For the class of 2014, the top 10 players are broken down with a brief scouting report and recruiting update. 1. Dwayne Morgan, F, City College HS: Morgan has been climbing the national rankings…
Rank Name School Pos. Ht. 1 Dwayne Morgan City F 6’7″ 2 Phil Booth Mount St. Joseph G 6’4″ 3 Melo Trimble Bishop O’Connell PG 6’3″ 4 Obi Enechionyia St. James F 6’8″ 5 Dion Wiley Potomac (MD) G 6’3″ 6 Kevin Zabo Montrose Christian PG 6’1″ 7 Allante Holston St. John’s F 6’5″ 8 Byron Hawkins Good Counsel PG 6’1″ 9 John Crosby Poly PG 6’3″ 10 Andre Walker…
Basketball fans who want to find out about the rich legacy of former University of Maryland and Northwestern High School star Len Bias can pick up a copy of the book, Born Ready The Mixed Legacy of Len Bias, during the Capital Classic All Star games at T.C. Williams High School on April 21. Journalist and author Dave Ungrady, a former University of Maryland athlete and track team captain, will…
Capitol Hoops made it out to 7 games that the Gonzaga Eagles played in during the 2011-12 season. Those DVD’s are on sale now. Catch Gonzaga as they win the annual Gonzaga DC Classic over Philadelphia powerhouse Neumann-Goretti. Catch Gonzaga as they defeated Aquille Carr and the Patterson Clippers on MLK day when Kris Jenkin’s buzzer-beater sent the gym into pandemonium. And catch Gonzaga against rivals DeMatha and Paul VI.…
Capitol Hoops was able to attend 7 games during the DeMatha Stags 2011-12 season. Those games are available on DVD for 15$ each. Buy all 7 and save 20%. DeMatha DVDs from 2011-12 Season 12/6/2011 Magruder @ DeMatha $15.00 USD1/12/2012 O’Connell @ DeMatha $15.00 USD1/21/2012 DeMatha @ Gonzaga $15.00 USD1/27/2012 DeMatha @ Paul VI $15.00 USD2/19/2012 Paul VI @ DeMatha $15.00 USD2/26/2012 WCAC Semi’s DeMatha vs Gonzaga $15.00 USD2/27/2012 WCAC…
Capitol Hoops made it out to six games during Magruder’s 2011-12 championship season. DVD’s are 15$ each, or buy all six and save 20%. Magruder DVDs from 2011-12 season 12/6/2011 Magruder @ DeMatha $15.00 USD12/27/2011 Magruder vs Eleanor Roosevelt $15.00 USD12/28 Magruder vs Gwynn Park $15.00 USD2/17/2012 Sherwood @ Magruder $15.00 USD3/1/2012 4A West Semi’s Magruder vs Wootton $15.00 USD3/3/2012 4A West championship Magruder vs Churchill $15.00 USDBuy all 6…
