One local product staying put, one moving on, another makes history
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One local product staying put, one moving on, another makes history

Bycapitalofbasketball

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…

Elgin Baylor finally got a statue in L.A. When will D.C. follow suit?
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Elgin Baylor finally got a statue in L.A. When will D.C. follow suit?

Bycapitalofbasketball

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…

Fultz latest in long line of local products to go high in NBA Draft
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Fultz latest in long line of local products to go high in NBA Draft

Bycapitalofbasketball

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.

Former local stars shuffle at Maryland
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Former local stars shuffle at Maryland

Bycapitalofbasketball

For a long time, it seemed like local basketball fixture Kevin Broadus (Blair/Dunbar) might wind up working for every local college basketball program but Maryland.   Over the year, he embarked on a tour of the area’s colleges as an assistant coach, working at Bowie State, UDC, American University, George Washington and Georgetown (twice). Broadus was finally…

Jerian Grant third Stag to reach NBA off 2009-10 DeMatha team
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Jerian Grant third Stag to reach NBA off 2009-10 DeMatha team

Bycapitalofbasketball

Jerian Grant becomes the third player off the 2009-2010 DeMatha team to get drafted. Two years ago, Ex-Stag Victor Oladipo went second overall to the Orlando Magic. Last year, Grant’s brother Jerami, went in the second round to the Philadelphia 76ers. He, too, played at DeMatha in 2009-10.