Brey has Irish Eyes Smiling
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Brey has Irish Eyes Smiling

Don’t look now, but Mike Brey’s Notre Dame basketball team sits atop what may be the best conference in college basketball. Nobody should be surprised by this. It’s the sort of thing the former DeMatha point guard/assistant coach has been doing for a decade and half, ever since he took over the basketball fortunes of…

DeMatha’s Fultz a fabulous freshman
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DeMatha’s Fultz a fabulous freshman

One of the few certainties in this still-young season is this: Upper Marlboro native and DeMatha grad Markelle Fultz is playing as well as any freshman in the country. Through the first five games of his college career at the University of Washington, Fultz is averaging 25.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game.

Jo Jo and Hawkeye: a staged match up for the ages
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Jo Jo and Hawkeye: a staged match up for the ages

Clearly, the two of them were playing on a different level – and neither was unduly selfish or reckless during their 32-minute showcase. Whitney connected on 17 of 25 shots grabbed 14 rebounds and even found time to hand out four assists. Sort of makes you wonder what the rest of the Stags were doing that night.

Private schools dominate local basketball courts

Private schools dominate local basketball courts

Congratulations go out to DeMatha’s Markelle Fultz and Paul VI’s V.J. King, who were recently named to the McDonald’s All-America team. This year marks the first time in nine yars that the Washington area has had two representatives on the prestigious squad. The teams Fultz and King play for are doing well this year, too….

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

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.