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The Capital of Basketball is out in time for holiday giving — order now!

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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…

DeMatha's Markelle Fultz (pictured) is the fifth D.C.-area player to be taken No. 1 overall in the NBA Draft.
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Fultz latest in long line of local products to go high in NBA Draft

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With his selection as the first overall pick by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2017 NBA Draft, DeMatha’s Markelle Fultz became the fifth D.C.-area player ever to be taken No. 1 overall.

Austin Carr headshot
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50 years ago Carr drives Mackin over DeMatha

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But 50 years ago this week, Mackin was finally able to knock DeMatha from the top of the league standings and the top of the local high school basketball rankings.
In the first week of March in 1967, Mackin had at least two of the three factors in their favor. Star guard Autin Carr scored 21 points (including the 2,000th of his pep career) as Mackin downed DeMatha, 54-48, on the night of March 3, 1967.