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

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Washington Post updates for Tuesday’s paper and tomorrow morning PVI will still be #1.

Slim possibility that Saint John’s may take the #1 spot, but not Sidwell. I’m guessing it’s still PVI.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PVI

Sidwell is better academically and in basketball.

Correct on first assertion. PVI would beat Sidwell by 10+ if they played basketball right now. Full stop.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks to the PP above for the thorough breakdown. Understand where the WCAC is in the basketball hierarchy but is there a difference between the IAC and MAC? And also, just curious where GDS would fall on your list. Are they below STA for basketball (no need to discuss academics, that’s not the question). Thanks!!

MAC is usually not as competitive as the IAC, but it’s still good. The conferences schools generally have better academics than the WCAC and st Andrew’s and Sidwell are both in the MAC which for the last couple years have had better teams than any school in the IAC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks to the PP above for the thorough breakdown. Understand where the WCAC is in the basketball hierarchy but is there a difference between the IAC and MAC? And also, just curious where GDS would fall on your list. Are they below STA for basketball (no need to discuss academics, that’s not the question). Thanks!!

https://www.midatlanticathletics.com/sport/0/1

Scroll to the bottom for the 2023 standings.

GDS is very weak.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PVI

Sidwell is better academically and in basketball.

Correct on first assertion. PVI would beat Sidwell by 10+ if they played basketball right now. Full stop.

Holy shit I was wrong about this! ^^^ Just saw the score from this weekend. Congrats to Coach Singletary and the Quakers!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks to the PP above for the thorough breakdown. Understand where the WCAC is in the basketball hierarchy but is there a difference between the IAC and MAC? And also, just curious where GDS would fall on your list. Are they below STA for basketball (no need to discuss academics, that’s not the question). Thanks!!

MAC is usually not as competitive as the IAC, but it’s still good. The conferences schools generally have better academics than the WCAC and st Andrew’s and Sidwell are both in the MAC which for the last couple years have had better teams than any school in the IAC.

MAC basketball has been better than the IAC for more than a decade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PVI

Sidwell is better academically and in basketball.

Correct on first assertion. PVI would beat Sidwell by 10+ if they played basketball right now. Full stop.

Holy shit I was wrong about this! ^^^ Just saw the score from this weekend. Congrats to Coach Singletary and the Quakers!

They didn't just win. They controlled the game.

[Anonymous]

This thread is great. Just curious for those who are knowledgeable… at what point would a school start to talk to your kid if they show pretty strong potential. 6th grade? 7th?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP:

Lots of noise on this thread... Any hoops parent should know the WCAC is recognized as one of the best, if not the best, high school basketball conferences in the country.

Academically, the WCAC is nowhere on par when it comes to academic rigors of what you would experience in both MAC and IAC schools.

I do question if OP is a troll as your son would be getting recruited hard by WCAC schools if he was elite.

If you do truly want to focus on a school that has high academics and a strong basketball program, I'd strongly consider the following schools. I think you need to decide, do you want co-ed or single sex... where are you commuting from, etc.

1. Sidwell - elite academics and school has been putting a big emphasis on their basketball program in the past few years (head coach is very well connected with AAU ranks and college programs). If your son can academically get into Sidwell and is a strong hoops player, I think's its a no-brainer (don't know where you reside/commute from)
2. Georgetown Prep - very good academics and a very solid basketball program, all boys and is Catholic, if that is your thing.
3. Gonzaga - solid academics and elite basketball program, again all boys and Catholic, if your son was good enough, they would already be recruiting you by now. You need to be elite to be able to play at Gonzaga as the school is massive.
4. Bullis - good academics and having one of its best basketball seasons in school history. Beware of the head coach, he recruits pretty ruthlessly, very common for him to bring in senior transfers and mid-year transfers so playing time can be tough down the line.
5. Landon - this might surprise some people but the new basketball coach (former coach at GW) is turning the program around. Very good academics and up & coming basketball program. He is very well-connected in the area.
6. Maret - excellent academics, but the basketball program seems to have been fading in the past years. With that being said, a recent graduate is playing in the NBA right now.
7. Potomac School - again another school with excellent academics with a solid basketball program. Their head coach came from PVI program and is very well connected in the AAU ranks.
8. St Andrews School - solid academics, and the school has been putting an emphasis on its basketball program. Smaller co-ed school so your son could get a chance to play sooner rather than later.
9. St Albans School - elite academics but their basketball program has been struggling for a decade now. They have been at the bottom of the IAC for a decade now.

If you simply just want to have your son play for an elite basketball program and not take into account academics, sure, look at PVI, DeMatha or St Johns. All 3 of these programs are elite basketball programs but academics are "average" at best.

PS: Congrats on the Sidwell Quakers for knocking off PVI last night too!

How is DeMatha not on the list?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks to the PP above for the thorough breakdown. Understand where the WCAC is in the basketball hierarchy but is there a difference between the IAC and MAC? And also, just curious where GDS would fall on your list. Are they below STA for basketball (no need to discuss academics, that’s not the question). Thanks!!

MAC is usually not as competitive as the IAC, but it’s still good. The conferences schools generally have better academics than the WCAC and st Andrew’s and Sidwell are both in the MAC which for the last couple years have had better teams than any school in the IAC.

That's not true at all. Sidwell has been the class of the IAC/MAC the past two years. That's correct. But St. Andrew's has not been better than SSSAS, Bullis or Landon the past couple of years. In fact, until this past season, SSSAS was probably the strongest of all of the IAC/MAC teams over the past four or five years. Sidwell has assumed the crown while SSSAS has fallen off significantly. Bullis is doing what they can to close the gap. Landon has a great senior who is on his way to play at UPenn. Next year they may fall off a bit. But all of those IAC schools are better than St. Andrew's in basketball. Top to bottom, the IAC is a superior conference to the MAC. It's true in football, basketball, baseball and lacrosse. MAC might have the edge in soccer and tennis.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PVI

Sidwell is better academically and in basketball.

Correct on first assertion. PVI would beat Sidwell by 10+ if they played basketball right now. Full stop.

Hahahahahahahhahahahahahahaha
I hate the “full stop” and “hands down” know-it-all posters. It’s so much fun when they’re flat out wrong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP:

Lots of noise on this thread... Any hoops parent should know the WCAC is recognized as one of the best, if not the best, high school basketball conferences in the country.

Academically, the WCAC is nowhere on par when it comes to academic rigors of what you would experience in both MAC and IAC schools.

I do question if OP is a troll as your son would be getting recruited hard by WCAC schools if he was elite.

If you do truly want to focus on a school that has high academics and a strong basketball program, I'd strongly consider the following schools. I think you need to decide, do you want co-ed or single sex... where are you commuting from, etc.

1. Sidwell - elite academics and school has been putting a big emphasis on their basketball program in the past few years (head coach is very well connected with AAU ranks and college programs). If your son can academically get into Sidwell and is a strong hoops player, I think's its a no-brainer (don't know where you reside/commute from)
2. Georgetown Prep - very good academics and a very solid basketball program, all boys and is Catholic, if that is your thing.
3. Gonzaga - solid academics and elite basketball program, again all boys and Catholic, if your son was good enough, they would already be recruiting you by now. You need to be elite to be able to play at Gonzaga as the school is massive.
4. Bullis - good academics and having one of its best basketball seasons in school history. Beware of the head coach, he recruits pretty ruthlessly, very common for him to bring in senior transfers and mid-year transfers so playing time can be tough down the line.
5. Landon - this might surprise some people but the new basketball coach (former coach at GW) is turning the program around. Very good academics and up & coming basketball program. He is very well-connected in the area.
6. Maret - excellent academics, but the basketball program seems to have been fading in the past years. With that being said, a recent graduate is playing in the NBA right now.
7. Potomac School - again another school with excellent academics with a solid basketball program. Their head coach came from PVI program and is very well connected in the AAU ranks.
8. St Andrews School - solid academics, and the school has been putting an emphasis on its basketball program. Smaller co-ed school so your son could get a chance to play sooner rather than later.
9. St Albans School - elite academics but their basketball program has been struggling for a decade now. They have been at the bottom of the IAC for a decade now.

If you simply just want to have your son play for an elite basketball program and not take into account academics, sure, look at PVI, DeMatha or St Johns. All 3 of these programs are elite basketball programs but academics are "average" at best.

PS: Congrats on the Sidwell Quakers for knocking off PVI last night too!

How is DeMatha not on the list?

DeMatha has never been known for its academics.

its basketball team this year is also having the worst season in well over a decade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PVI

Sidwell is better academically and in basketball.

Correct on first assertion. PVI would beat Sidwell by 10+ if they played basketball right now. Full stop.

Hahahahahahahhahahahahahahaha
I hate the “full stop” and “hands down” know-it-all posters. It’s so much fun when they’re flat out wrong.

LOL. That was me. Hey, I cleaned it up immediately. I was wrong.

Still hard to fathom Sidwell beating PVI after watching both teams play this season. And, it looks like Caleb Williams was in foul trouble for much of the second half, making Sidwell's win even more impressive. Like I've been saying, Sidwell plays some serious D. They held Deshawn Harris Smith to one of his lowest point totals all season. That is truly commendable.

I still don't think Sidwell is better than PVI, but they were last night!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PVI

Sidwell is better academically and in basketball.

Correct on first assertion. PVI would beat Sidwell by 10+ if they played basketball right now. Full stop.

Hahahahahahahhahahahahahahaha
I hate the “full stop” and “hands down” know-it-all posters. It’s so much fun when they’re flat out wrong.

LOL. That was me. Hey, I cleaned it up immediately. I was wrong.

Still hard to fathom Sidwell beating PVI after watching both teams play this season. And, it looks like Caleb Williams was in foul trouble for much of the second half, making Sidwell's win even more impressive. Like I've been saying, Sidwell plays some serious D. They held Deshawn Harris Smith to one of his lowest point totals all season. That is truly commendable.

I still don't think Sidwell is better than PVI, but they were last night!

Wouldn’t have happened if PVI’s players were all healthy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP:

Lots of noise on this thread... Any hoops parent should know the WCAC is recognized as one of the best, if not the best, high school basketball conferences in the country.

Academically, the WCAC is nowhere on par when it comes to academic rigors of what you would experience in both MAC and IAC schools.

I do question if OP is a troll as your son would be getting recruited hard by WCAC schools if he was elite.

If you do truly want to focus on a school that has high academics and a strong basketball program, I'd strongly consider the following schools. I think you need to decide, do you want co-ed or single sex... where are you commuting from, etc.

1. Sidwell - elite academics and school has been putting a big emphasis on their basketball program in the past few years (head coach is very well connected with AAU ranks and college programs). If your son can academically get into Sidwell and is a strong hoops player, I think's its a no-brainer (don't know where you reside/commute from)
2. Georgetown Prep - very good academics and a very solid basketball program, all boys and is Catholic, if that is your thing.
3. Gonzaga - solid academics and elite basketball program, again all boys and Catholic, if your son was good enough, they would already be recruiting you by now. You need to be elite to be able to play at Gonzaga as the school is massive.
4. Bullis - good academics and having one of its best basketball seasons in school history. Beware of the head coach, he recruits pretty ruthlessly, very common for him to bring in senior transfers and mid-year transfers so playing time can be tough down the line.
5. Landon - this might surprise some people but the new basketball coach (former coach at GW) is turning the program around. Very good academics and up & coming basketball program. He is very well-connected in the area.
6. Maret - excellent academics, but the basketball program seems to have been fading in the past years. With that being said, a recent graduate is playing in the NBA right now.
7. Potomac School - again another school with excellent academics with a solid basketball program. Their head coach came from PVI program and is very well connected in the AAU ranks.
8. St Andrews School - solid academics, and the school has been putting an emphasis on its basketball program. Smaller co-ed school so your son could get a chance to play sooner rather than later.
9. St Albans School - elite academics but their basketball program has been struggling for a decade now. They have been at the bottom of the IAC for a decade now.

If you simply just want to have your son play for an elite basketball program and not take into account academics, sure, look at PVI, DeMatha or St Johns. All 3 of these programs are elite basketball programs but academics are "average" at best.

PS: Congrats on the Sidwell Quakers for knocking off PVI last night too!

How is DeMatha not on the list?

Dematha isn’t a targeted school of many people who visit this site