"People say Morgan Wootten is the best high school basketball coach in the country. I disagree. I know of no finer coach at any level - high school, college, or pro. I've said it elsewhere and I'll say it here: I stand in awe of him"
- John Wooden - Head Basketball Coach, UCLA (1949-75) |
"I've seen some great teachers around the game - Hubie Brown, Rick Pitino - and Joe has the knack. A lot of people out there know the game, but they can't teach it. Joe can really teach the game. That's a unique ability."
- Joe Cantatino, Associate AD, VCU |
Morgan Wootten coached an amazing 1,274 wins during his tenure as Head
Basketball Coach at DeMatha High School in Hyattsville, MD. His career
winning percentage of .869 is the highest winning percentage of any coach
with more than 500 wins in the history of organized sport. The prestigious
Naismith Foundation has named Morgan Wootten the #1 Prep Coach of the
20th Century. And, on October 13, 2000, Morgan Wootten was inducted into
the National Basketball Hall of Fame. Click here to see his year-by-year won-loss records as Head Basketball Coach for
nearly a half-century at DeMatha Catholic High School.
- Enshrined in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, Class of 2000
- Received Naismith Award as the outstanding male prep coach of
the twentieth century
- With almost 1,300 wins and a winning percentage of 87%, he is
considered to he the winningest coach in basketball history
- Has helped over 250 student-athletes receive a full college scholarship
- Teams have been selected national champs five times. won over
100 major titles, and been voted #1 in the Washing-ton. DC area 23 times
- National Coach of the Year four times and Coach of the Year in
the Washington, DC area ten different years
- 1991 recipient of the John W. Bunn Award presented by the. Naismith
Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- Initial recipient of the Disney Award as the top sports coach
in all of the United States
- Chairman of the selection committee to pick the McDonald's All-American
team
- Heavily in demand as a clinician and teacher, he has spoken on
five continents, in numerous foreign countries as well as most states
in the USA.
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- Has averaged 23 wins per year in his 12 years as head coach. All of this after taking over a program that had won just six games prior to his arrival
- Has led O'Connell to 5 Virginia State Independent Titles, 3 WCAC Regular Season Titles, 3 Alhambra Catholic Invitational Titles, and 1 WCAC Tournament Title.
- Selected as the Arlington County Coach of the Year three times, WCAC Coach of the Year once and Virginia State Independent Coach of the Year four times
- 32 of his former players currently playing or have played college athletics
- Former Assistant at Division I Furman University, where he was the youngest assistant coach in the NCAA
- Known for developing his assistant coaches, he has one College Head Coach, four Division 1 assistant coaches, and 6 Head High school coaches work with him before advancing in their career
- Named by the Washingtonian Magazine as one of the "100 people to watch" in Washington in the 21st Century
- Has spoken at clinics throughout the country including: South Carolina, Colorado, Minnesota, Delaware, Missouri, Michigan, and Pennsylvania
- Played and started for his father in high school on a team that posted a record of 30-0 and finished the season ranked #5 in the country
- Member of the McDonald's All-America Basketball game selection committee
- Two former player playing professional basketball overseas
- Member of the McDonald's All-Americal Basketball game selection
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