Looking for a high school with amazing boys basketball coaching and academics

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Anonymous wrote:Sidwell won the DSCAA again, defeating Gonzaga and Jackson-Reed (Wilson) - who beat St Johns on the way to the finals.

Congrats to Sidwell. Feel bad for JR, they couldn’t land a 3-pointer to save their lives. They made only 1 all night.

Don’t feel bad. They were very fortunate to be in the championship. They developed a large enough lead against St John’s, that St John’s just didn’t have enough time to recover in the semifinals. They ended their season very well.

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Anonymous wrote:You might consider Sandy Spring Friends - they have a great boys basketball program. We know a few families with boys on the team and they are very happy. We also like their academic approach - strong and deep learning without the pressure cooker.

+1 amazing basketball program

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Anonymous wrote:SSSAS had a great boys basketball program but their coach left and now coaches DeMatha and hence this year has been hard for the SSSAS team.

Coach Jones is great, he is greatly missed.

He’s also pretty cute ☺️

This info is out of date. He’s still cute, but he’s now assistant coach at Virginia Tech. Sad loss for the DMV.

Lol. Different guy with the same name.

Correct. New coach has same name, no relation.

He was actually at Tech, before the Dematha coach even arrived.

What are you talking about? I’m talking about the CURRENT DeMatha coach. Not the one that left to go to Tech.

He is easy on the eyes and a very nice guy IMO.

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Anonymous wrote:What high school has fantastic basketball coaching such that kids can train at school and get out of the AAU travel grind so they can also focus on academics?
TIA!

The sad truth is there is a trend for the top players to be more concerned with their AAU teams and less with their HS teams. Of course driven by AAU coaches and tournament directors who insist AAU showcase gives better exposure to players. It is terrible. Kids should put HS experience first. All this is to say if a kid is good enough, HS ball won’t be enough and the AAU grind will keep happening. But St John’s has a great coach

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Low Key, Archbishop Carroll.

Very strong program and plug.

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That’s another way of saying your kid will never make the team if they aren’t recruited

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Not true. There is a lot of home grown talent on the SFS basketball team.

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That’s another way of saying your kid will never make the team if they aren’t recruited

Doubt the top players will want to go to a school that is requiring 3 hours per day of homework. They usually spend too much time training

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That’s another way of saying your kid will never make the team if they aren’t recruited

Exactly.

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That’s another way of saying your kid will never make the team if they aren’t recruited

Exactly.

NP with a kid that plays at another MAC school. That’s not true at all. About all Sidwell starters have been there since at least middle school (some lifers) including their top 2 players. Their 6th man is a recent transfer from SJC.

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That’s another way of saying your kid will never make the team if they aren’t recruited

Exactly.

NP with a kid that plays at another MAC school. That’s not true at all. About all Sidwell starters have been there since at least middle school (some lifers) including their top 2 players. Their 6th man is a recent transfer from SJC.

Some programs are recruiting kids in middle school. Do you not think the Sidwell kids were recruited?

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That’s another way of saying your kid will never make the team if they aren’t recruited

Exactly.

NP with a kid that plays at another MAC school. That’s not true at all. About all Sidwell starters have been there since at least middle school (some lifers) including their top 2 players. Their 6th man is a recent transfer from SJC.

Some programs are recruiting kids in middle school. Do you not think the Sidwell kids were recruited?

I know their top 3 players are lifers (i think one was like 4th grade) including their 4-star senior. I know of 1, maybe 2 kids (that are not top 5) that could be considered recruited.

Speaking of, congrats on one of their best girls committing to UCLA yesterday where she will join Kiki.

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Congrats to Sidwell. I’ve heard that STA is stepping their program up, as well. They should use Sidwell as an example because they really have grown into a powerhouse.

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That’s another way of saying your kid will never make the team if they aren’t recruited

Exactly.

NP with a kid that plays at another MAC school. That’s not true at all. About all Sidwell starters have been there since at least middle school (some lifers) including their top 2 players. Their 6th man is a recent transfer from SJC.

Some programs are recruiting kids in middle school. Do you not think the Sidwell kids were recruited?

I know their top 3 players are lifers (i think one was like 4th grade) including their 4-star senior. I know of 1, maybe 2 kids (that are not top 5) that could be considered recruited.

Speaking of, congrats on one of their best girls committing to UCLA yesterday where she will join Kiki.

Gillus didn’t arrive until middle school.