DeMatha Catholic High School
DeMatha Catholic High School, named after John of Matha, is a four-year Catholic high school for boys located in Hyattsville, Maryland, United States. A member of the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference, DeMatha is under the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington.
Academics
The United States Department of Education recognized DeMatha as a Blue Ribbon School in 1984 and 1991.Music program
According to the school's website, the music program includes "five concert bands, three choruses, three percussion ensembles, three string orchestras, six levels of music theory, and a History of Rock and Roll class" plus "two jazz ensembles, a pep band for basketball games, a gospel choir, as well as numerous small ensembles."Athletics
Sports Illustrated recognized DeMatha as the #2 high school athletic program in the United States in 2005, and again in 2007.Notable alumni
Religious
- Sister Susan Rose Francois, known for tweeting a daily non-violent prayer for President Trump, and for Nuns on the Bus
Arts and entertainment
- Peter Bay, conductor-music director of the Austin Symphony Orchestra
- Bob Bates, designer of games for Infocom, Legend Entertainment, and Zynga
- Daniel DeWeldon, film producer, actor and writer Actors Studio
Television
- James Brown is a television sportscaster, and currently the host of The NFL Today.
- David Aldridge is a sports reporter affiliated with television's TNT, and The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Politics
- Justin Fairfax is a politician, attorney, and the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.
- David J. Schiappa was the Secretary for the Majority in the United States Senate
Publishing
- Michael Mewshaw is an author.
- Thomas S. Hibbs is an American philosopher and author, dean and president of the University of Dallas.
- Jim Nelson is an editor, currently the Editor-in-Chief of GQ magazine.
Sports
Baseball
- Steve Farr is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher.
- Brett Cecil is a current Major League Baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals.
Basketball
- Johnny Austin is a former professional basketball player in the NBA and ABA.
- Bernard Williams is a former professional basketball player in the NBA and ABA.
- Sid Catlett is a former NBA player.
- Kenny Carr is a former NBA player, and member of the 1976 gold medal winning United States Olympics team.
- Adrian Dantley is a former NBA player and former interim NBA coach. A member of the 1976 gold medal-winning United States Olympics team, he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008.
- Charles Whitney is a former professional basketball player, perhaps best remembered for being convicted of kidnapping Hillary Clinton's attorney.
- Mike Brey is a collegiate basketball coach who is currently the men's head coach for the University of Notre Dame.
- Dereck Whittenburg is the former men's head basketball coach at Fordham University.
- Sidney Lowe is a former NBA player and coach. He is a former men's head basketball coach at North Carolina State University.
- Ron Everhart is a college basketball coach, formerly the head coach at Northeastern University and Duquesne University.
- Adrian Branch is a former NBA player. He is also a television analyst for basketball.
- Danny Ferry is a former NBA player with the Cleveland Cavaliers who won an NBA championship with the San Antonio Spurs. Most recently he was general manager of the Atlanta Hawks.
- Steve Hood is a former professional basketball player who played.
- Jerrod Mustaf is a former NBA basketball player.
- Heath Schroyer is the former head coach of University of Wyoming.
- Mike Pegues is a former professional basketball player and current college coach.
- Joseph Forte is a former professional basketball player, having played in the NBA and last played for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League.
- Keith Bogans is a former NBA player.
- Jerai Grant is a professional basketball player in Europe and Australia and played collegiately at Clemson University.
- Jerian Grant is a professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic and played collegiately at the University of Notre Dame.
- Victor Oladipo is a professional basketball player who currently plays for the Indiana Pacers and was an All-American at Indiana University.
- Quinn Cook is a professional basketball player who currently plays for the Los Angeles Lakers and played collegiately at Duke University.
- Jerami Grant is a professional basketball player who currently plays for the Denver Nuggets and played collegiately at Syracuse University.
- Markelle Fultz, is a professional basketball player who was the first pick of the 2017 NBA Draft.
Football
- Mike Johnson is a former All-Pro NFL linebacker.
- Tony Paige is a former NFL player.
- Steve Smith is a former NFL running back.
- JB Brown is a former NFL cornerback.
- Bobby Houston is a former NFL linebacker.
- Andrew Bayes is a former All-American punter at East Carolina University.
- Brian Westbrook is a former running back for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles.
- John Owens is a former NFL tight end.
- Cameron Wake is a former defensive end and two-time CFL Defensive Player of the Year.
- Quinn Ojinnaka is a formeroffensive lineman and now a professional wrestler under the name "Moose" for Impact Wrestling.
- Byron Westbrook is a former defensive back for the NFL's Washington Redskins.
- Josh Wilson is a former defensive back for the NFL's Detroit Lions.
- Edwin Williams is a former offensive lineman for the NFL's Chicago Bears.
- Rodney McLeod is a safety for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles.
- Cyrus Kouandjio is a former offensive lineman for the NFL's Denver Broncos.
- Arie Kouandjio is a former offensive lineman for the NFL's Washington Redskins.
- Ja'Whaun Bentley, linebacker for the NFL's New England Patriots.
- Chase Young, defensive end for the NFL's Washington Redskins.
Lacrosse
- Paul Rabil is a PLL lacrosse player for the Atlas Lacrosse Club.
NASCAR
- Coy Gibbs is a former NASCAR driver, former assistant coach for the Washington Redskins, and the current owner of Joe Gibbs Racing Motocross. He is the son of former Redskins head coach Joe Gibbs.
Soccer
- Jordan Graye is a professional soccer player for the Major League Soccer team Houston Dynamo.
- Drew Yates is a professional soccer player for the USL Harrisburg City Islanders.
- Bill Hamid is a professional soccer player for the Major League Soccer team D.C. United.
- Chris Odoi-Atsem is a professional soccer player for the Major League Soccer team D.C. United.
Track and field
- Derek Mills is an Olympic gold medalist in track and field at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Notable staff
- Morgan Wootten is the school's former basketball coach. He coached the team to five national championships and in 2000 was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
- Eddie Fogler was an assistant basketball coach under Wootten for the 1970-1971 school year.