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The Capital of Basketball for everyone on your holiday list
Whether you’re shopping for fans of sports, history, education, or just good writing, The Capital of Basketball needs to be on your shopping list. Order The Capital of Basketball now! Signing events are on hold for the public health crisis, but you can still order your copy now. Buy it, read it, and bring it…
Capital of Basketball Events Feb – May 2020
Order The Capital of Basketball now! Events for 2020 are on hold for the public health crisis, but you can still order your copy now. Buy it, read it, and bring it to the next event too get it signed and talk about the great stories inside this book. Named one of the Top 100…
Capital of Basketball events in 2020
Look for events on Facebook at the John McNamara’s author page here. This Facebook page will be updated more regularly than this blog. Order The Capital of Basketball here, or at Amazon here. January 7, 2020: Men’s basketball, Ohio State at Maryland Xfinity Center. Hall of Fame Coach Gary Williams will be autographing the book…
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UM recruit Wiggins shines brightest at Capital Classic
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
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…
Gary Mays, Armstong High’s one-armed wonder, dead at 82
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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Williams and Ferry inducted into Washington Metro Hall of Fame
Prince George’s County was well-represented at the Wooden Leadership in Coaching awards dinner Thursday night at the Watergate Hotel in downtown Washington. Walt Williams (Temple Hills, MD) and Danny Ferry (Bowie, MD) were inducted into the Washington Metropolitan Basketball Hall of Fame. Both were high school standouts, with Williams playing on Crossland HS team that…
Offense is the order of the day at Capital Classic
The 44th annual Capital Classic at Verizon Center on Saturday wasn’t exactly perfect. But Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree was. The 6-foot-8 Villanova recruit out of Philadelphia’s Neumann Goretti High School scored 18 points and didn’t miss a shot as the United States All-Stars prevailed over the Capital All-Stars, 113-101. “I got a lot of dunks,” Cosby-Roundtree said. “I…