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The Capital of Basketball is out in time for holiday giving — order now!
Bycapitalofbasketball May 26, 2019May 2, 2025

Order The Capital of Basketball here, or at Amazon here. Dec 7, Saturday, 12 noon, Barnes and Noble, Rockville, MD. Special guest: Hall of Fame Coach Gary Williams! Dec 10, Tuesday, 6 pm, Dematha Stags vs Archbishop Carroll at Dematha High School Dec 14, Saturday, 2 pm-5pm Takoma Park Book Fair Dec 15, Sunday, time…

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John McNamara ’83 Endowed Sports Journalism Scholarship
Bycapitalofbasketball November 20, 2018May 2, 2025

Please donate to the John McNamara ’83 Endowed Sports Journalism Scholarship

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UM recruit Wiggins shines brightest at Capital Classic
Bycapitalofbasketball May 1, 2018May 2, 2025

On Friday night, though, Maryland recruit Andrew Wiggins, a 6-foot-6 swingman, offered offered some hope there may be better days ahead for the Maryland Terrapins.

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One local product staying put, one moving on, another makes history
Bycapitalofbasketball April 23, 2018May 2, 2025

During the past week, one local basketball product will be staying put, another will be moving on and yet another made a bit of history. At Notre Dame University, Mike Brey (Bethesda/DeMatha), the winningest coach the program’s history, has signed a contract extension through the 2024-25 season. The new deal was in recognition of his…

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Elgin Baylor finally got a statue in L.A. When will D.C. follow suit?
Bycapitalofbasketball April 11, 2018May 2, 2025

The Los Angeles Lakers unveiled a bronze statue of Elgin Baylor at Staples Center before Friday night’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. What took them so long? The Staples Center has been in existence since 1999; Baylor has been retired since 1971. Baylor, a Washington, D.C. native, became the sixth Laker to be honored with…

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Forty years ago this week, DeMatha came up with the perfect ending
Bycapitalofbasketball March 22, 2018May 2, 2025

Forty years ago this week, DeMatha’s basketball team made history. By that time, Hall of Fame coach Morgan Wootten had been at the school 20 years and had turned it into the premier high school basketball program in the Washington area, if not the country. But the Stags had never finished a season unbeaten. That…

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Happy 62nd birthday to DeMatha great Adrian Dantley
Bycapitalofbasketball March 8, 2018May 2, 2025

It was a cold winter morning in December of 1969. Schools were on break, with teachers and coaches like DeMatha’s Morgan Wootten happy for a respite from their responsibilities. This particular morning, Wootten heard a knock on the door of his Hyattsville home. He went to answer it and discovered ninth-grader Adrian Dantley standing on…

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Local product Palmer finds winter in Nebraska to his liking
Bycapitalofbasketball February 25, 2018May 2, 2025

It’s rare that someone would prefer winter in Lincoln, Nebraska to winter in Miami.
But it worked out for James Palmer, Jr. Palmer, who played at Henry Wise and St. John’s, is one of the main reasons Nebraska is battling for an NCAA Tournament bid as March approaches.

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50 years ago, Northwestern’s Fox played a game to remember
Bycapitalofbasketball February 15, 2018May 2, 2025

Was it the greatest single-game performance in the history of D.C. area high school basketball? It just might be. Fifty years ago this week, Harold Fox, a 6-foot-1 guard at Northwestern High School, pumped in 64 points in a wild 103-87 victory over Oxon Hill. Fox, a senior, connected on 29 of 44 shots, pouring…

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Gary Mays, Armstong High’s one-armed wonder, dead at 82
Bycapitalofbasketball January 25, 2018May 2, 2025

When you hear the stories about Gary Mays, a multisport star at the long-closed Armstrong High School, it’s easy to dismiss what you’ve heard. There’s couldn’t really have been a one-armed high school basketball player who was also the best catcher in the city. It’s got to be an urban legend. Mays was a legend,…

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