Williams and Ferry inducted into Washington Metro Hall of Fame
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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…

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

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…

Stars come out at Verizon Center as Capital Classic returns to downtown
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Stars come out at Verizon Center as Capital Classic returns to downtown

After a nomadic existence the last few years, the Capital Classic high school all-star basketball game is returning to downtown D.C. The 44th annual game will be played at the Verizon Center on April 8, with the preliminary game, featuring the District All-Stars against the Suburban All-Stars at 11 a.m. The main game, pitting of team…

Mixed bag for Maryland transfers
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Mixed bag for Maryland transfers

The Internet is now Tweeting a different tune about Md Coach Mark Turgeon; but what about those players who left the program that summer and opted for the court not taken? Unable to find anything on-line or anywhere else on this, this is for Maryland fans who are interested to know whatever became of Charles Mitchell, Seth Allen, Nick Faust, Rody Peters, Shaquille Cleare and Trayvon Reed.