https://wmbhof.com/exercises daily 0.75 2022-06-07 https://wmbhof.com/exercises/ex1-p3jdy monthly 0.5 2021-09-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61142b9ccc7a0f4dc8075f95/1631909389451-YPEUPIWPMC5O3PPT6RYK/image-asset.jpeg Exercises - Exercise One - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://wmbhof.com/exercises/ex2-ylsyn monthly 0.5 2021-09-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61142b9ccc7a0f4dc8075f95/1631909431954-69T7KN92SMHUFQID4GK6/image-asset.jpeg Exercises - Exercise Two - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61142b9ccc7a0f4dc8075f95/1629139111581-S48061F4CRN13YY9A7X8/image-asset.jpeg Exercises - Exercise Two - BE CLEAR, BE CONFIDENT, AND DON’T OVERTHINK IT. https://wmbhof.com/exercises/ex3-as6cc monthly 0.5 2021-09-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61142b9ccc7a0f4dc8075f95/1629139193715-8I8K8ZPF5B3WKCS52UYO/image-asset.jpeg Exercises - Exercise Three - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://wmbhof.com/exercises/ex4-y3b5m monthly 0.5 2021-09-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61142b9ccc7a0f4dc8075f95/1631909482288-96NHJ4AGF03XO6PIIB3B/image-asset.jpeg Exercises - Exercise Four - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://wmbhof.com/wolfpack daily 0.75 2022-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629e9c69d52910018002323e/2cc119bd-0637-4648-922c-f79eacc07a12/1bf1e7_aac6a74351ce4d61a3062370c15c9e96_mv2.png 1983 N.C. 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With his flaming red hair and fiery temper, Auerbach was soon nicknamed "Red."He played at PS 122 and in the Eastern District High School, and was named “Second Team All-Brooklyn” in his senior year. After high school, he attended George Washington University on an athletic scholarship. He excelled on the court, and graduated with a Master of Arts in 1941. In 1941, Auerbach began coaching basketball at the St. Albans School and Roosevelt High School in Washington, D.C. In 1943, he began coaching the Navy basketball team in Norfolk, and caught the eye of Mike Uline, who hired him to coach the Washington Capitols in the newly founded Basketball Association of America (BAA), a predecessor of the NBA. In the 1946-47 BAA season, Auerbach led a fast break-oriented team built around early BAA star and fellow Washington Metropolitan Basketball Hall of Fame member, Bones McKinney and various ex-Navy players to a 49–11 win–loss record, including a standard-setting 17-game winning streak that stood as the single-season league record until 1969. In 1950, Boston Celtics owner Walter Brown hired Auerbach as a coach. Auerbach immediately began making notable moves, including drafting Chuck Cooper in the 1950 NBA draft, the first black player to be drafted by an NBA club. As a result, Auerbach is widely credited with breaking down the color barrier in professional basketball. He served as the general manager of the Celtics from 1966-1984, and as president from 1984-1997, vice chairman from 1997-2001, and then as president again until his death in 2006. He was part of 16 NBA championships with the Celtics and was elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1969. https://wmbhof.com/about-1-2 daily 0.75 2022-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629e9c69d52910018002323e/9a378994-dbcf-4773-9515-85c71586abde/1bf1e7_98aacebcfd4140869f10e30e7ec7c5ca_mv2.png Elgin Baylor - Elgin Baylor Born Washington, D.C. in 1934, Elgin, was a 3 time All City player in High School. He played his first 2 years at Phelps Vocational High School in the '51 and '52 basketball seasons where he set his first area scoring record of 44 points vs Cardozo. After two years off from school, Elgin reappeared for the '54 season playing for the newly opened Spingarn High School and was named 1st team All Met and won the SSA's Livingstone Trophy as the Area's Best Basketball player for 1954. He finished with a 36.1 average for his 8 Interhigh Division II league games. On Feb 3, 1954 in a game against his old Phelps team, he scored 31 in the first half. Playing with 4 fouls the entire second half, Baylor scored 32 more points to establish a new DC area record with 63 points. As he transitioned from high school to college, he continued his dominance on the court at Seattle University, where he led the Chieftains to the NCAA championship game in 1958. Throughout his college career, Baylor averaged 31.3 points per game. The Minnesota Lakers used their first round draft pick in the 1958 draft to select Baylor. Baylor’s tremendous ability to score allowed him to lead the Lakers out of last place in the NBA and into the NBA finals. Baylor was voted rookie of the year, averaging 25 points and 15 rebounds per game. During his illustrious 14-year career, Baylor was 10-time All-NBA First Team selection and 11-time NBA All-Star. Baylor was also elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1977. He was named to the NBA 35th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1980 and the NBA 50th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1996. https://wmbhof.com/about-1-3 daily 0.75 2022-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629e9c69d52910018002323e/d6c2128c-8c0f-45c5-aaa9-35dcfb93e6f3/1bf1e7_da38cb7f46734adfb1c7b0ea6a8c6a74_mv2.png "Bosey" Berger - Louis William "Bosey" Berger Born in Baltimore, MD in 1910, Baltimore native Berger attended McKinley Tech High School in Washington, D.C.. Nicknamed “Bosey” by his grandmother, he attended the University of Maryland to play basketball. At the time, this was considered a coup because Maryland was a small agricultural school compared to the athletic giants recruiting Bosey. He led Maryland to the 1931 Southern Conference Championship averaging the 19.1 points over the nine-game season. Berger was Maryland's first basketball All-American (2 times) and is regarded as one of the greatest and most likable Maryland athletes. After graduation, he switched sports signing a professional contract with the Cleveland Indians baseball team. He played in the major leagues for six years with the Indians, White Sox and Red Sox. https://wmbhof.com/about-1-4 daily 0.75 2022-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629e9c69d52910018002323e/acf900d3-76f1-44fc-b974-7be76de3f2e4/1bf1e7_8540522cf6664948a3d05d680a68c5e5_mv2.png Len Bias - Len Bias Born in Landover, MD in 1963, Len attended Northwestern High School (Hyattsville, MD). In 1982, the 6' 8", 195 pound center lead the Wildcats into the Maryland State AA Finals. He averaged 20 points and 12 rebounds per game average, hitting 68 percent from the floor, for Coach Bob Wagner's club. He was a Washington Post First Team All-Met choice and was selected to the Capital All-Stars Team for the 9th Annual Capital Classic. In the 1982 Capital Classic, Len and fellow teammate Johnny Dawkins (Mackin High) took charge and led the Capital All-Stars to an 82-79 victory over the U.S. All-Stars lead by Brad Daugherty and Brad Lohaus. Bias totaled 18 points and 11 rebounds, as the local team won for the fourth time in nine years. Bias and Dawkins were named co-MVP’s for the Capital All-Stars. Bias went on to a storied career at the University of Maryland. Playing for fellow Washington Metropolitan Basketball Hall of Fame member, Charles "Lefty" Driesell, as a freshman he was viewed as "raw and undisciplined." By the time he graduated, he developed himself into an All-American player (1st team, 1986; 2nd team 1985). The two time ACC Player of the Year (1986, 1985) led the Atlantic Coast Conference in scoring in 1985. His senior season was highlighted by his performance in an overtime victory against top-ranked North Carolina in which he scored 35 points, including 7 in the last 3 minutes of regulation and 4 in overtime. He was voted ACC Athlete of the Year in 1986 Bias impressed basketball fans with his amazing leaping ability, his physical stature and his ability to create plays, and was considered one of the most dynamic players in the nation. By his senior year, scouts from various National Basketball Association teams viewed Bias as the most complete forward in the Class of 1986. According to Celtics scout Ed Badger, "He's maybe the closest thing to (Chicago guard) Michael Jordan to come out in a long time. I'm not saying he's as good as Michael Jordan, but he's an explosive and exciting kind of player like that." Len was drafted 2nd overall in the 1986 draft by fellow Washington Metropolitan Basketball Hall of Fame member, Arnold "Red" Auerbach, Boston Celtics president and general manager, but passed away tragically shortly thereafter. https://wmbhof.com/about-1-5 daily 0.75 2022-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629e9c69d52910018002323e/415d57e7-ee3a-432b-84d0-857ce4640f6a/1bf1e7_9503f3d086b44a6b90056c45e5ea9bb2_mv2.png Dave Bing - Dave Bing Born in Washinton, DC in 1943, Dave attended Spingarn High School, where he played basketball, developing into a double-digits per game scorer, noted for his jump shot and knack for driving to the basket. Bing was a three-year letter winner, all–Inter High, all-Metro, and all-East member. In 1962, he was featured in Parade magazine and made the All-American Team. College. Bing attended Syracuse University, where he was once roommates with Jim Boeheim. He led the Orangemen in scoring as a sophomore (22.2) in 1964, as a junior (23.2) in 1965, and as a senior (28.4) in 1966. During his senior year, Bing was fifth in the nation in scoring and was Syracuse's first consensus All-American in 39 years. He was also named to The Sporting News All-America First Team and was named Syracuse Athlete of the Year. After being selected 2nd overall in the 1966 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons, Bing scored 1,601 points (20.0 points per game), and won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award while also being named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. The next year, he led the NBA in scoring with 2,142 points (27.1 points per game). While with the Pistons, he played in seven NBA All-Star Games (1968, 1969, 1971–1975), and was named to the All-NBA First Team twice in 1968 and 1969. Bing also played for the Washington Bullets (1975-77) and Boston Celtics (1977-78). He was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1990 and the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006. https://wmbhof.com/about-1-bxgd8 daily 0.75 2022-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629e9c69d52910018002323e/431a5d6f-3748-4a00-935a-67e6a8cf2b8b/1bf1e7_f8196cb95811431db910df59567e637a_mv2.png Phil Chenier - Phil Chenier Born and raised in Berkeley, California, Phil played college basketball at the University of California in Berkeley and was selected fourth in the 1971 NBA Hardship Draft by the Baltimore Bullets. He was an NBA All-Rookie, 3 time All-Star and 1978 NBA Champion with the Washington Bullets. He averaged 17. 2 points per game in 11 years in the NBA, nine with the Bullets. Phil started his sports broadcasting with Home Team Sports in 1985, broadcasted on Black Entertainment Television, and since 1987 broadcasted Washington Bullets and Washington Wizards games on CSN Washington alongside play-by-play commentator, Steve Buckhantz. https://wmbhof.com/about-1-r4k6k daily 0.75 2022-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629e9c69d52910018002323e/e1b55433-29ed-4716-9484-deb1c0bfc5cb/1bf1e7_67083e0fcd4d4e76a2e08ad8e689e4e2_mv2.png Rich Chvotkin - Rich Chvotkin Rich Chvotkin was born and raised in Scranton, Pennsylvania and came to Washington D.C in 1972 to work as a psychologist at Walter Reed Army Hospital. In the 1973-74 season Chvotkin attended some Georgetown Hoya basketball games and saw they did not have any radio play by play. Having done play by play in college at the University of Scranton, Chvotkin approached Fran Connors, who was then the Sports Information Director, and made a few tapes sitting up in the stands with a tape recorder. He gave the tapes to John Thompson who liked them, and history began. After WAVA-FM passed on a chance to broadcast the games, a small station known as WOOK-AM picked up the Hoyas in the fall of 1974 with its new voice. Chvotkin's untiring passion and commitment to Georgetown basketball is well known, from the extensive travel in the early years to having broadcast 16 straight Big East tournaments in their entirety back to Washington--whether Georgetown was playing or not. He's also somewhat unique among broadcasters in that he has been announcing games solo--without an analyst-- since 1986. He has broadcast nearly half of the entire history of games in Georgetown basketball (over 1,100 games). https://wmbhof.com/about-1-wbway daily 0.75 2022-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629e9c69d52910018002323e/4beaf540-d88a-4001-aa65-76f632fdcffa/1bf1e7_0826e1eafd9d4f07ac6e9d9fd5db7ad1_mv2.png Adrian Dantley - Adrian Dantley Born in Washington, D.C. in 1955, Adrian attended DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland, where he played under fellow Washington Metropolitan Basketball Hall of Fame member, coach Morgan Wootten. Dantley went on to a storied career at Notre Dame (1973-76, first-team All-American in 1974–75 and 1975–76, 2nd all-time scorer, scoring leader in 1974-75, 30.4, and 1975-76, 28.6). As a freshman, he played an important role in one of the biggest games in college basketball history, Notre Dame's 1974 upset to end UCLA's record 88-game winning streak. He was also the leading scorer on the 1976 U.S. Olympic team that captured the gold medal in Montreal. He was drafted sixth overall by the Buffalo Braves in the 1976 NBA draft and won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award. Traded to Utah in 1979, he reached his peak as a prolific scorer (NBA's leading scorer in 1981and 1984, averaging over 30 points per game each season between 1981 and 1984) and finished his career with an average of 24.3 points per game. He was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008. https://wmbhof.com/about-1-5pgk5 daily 0.75 2022-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629e9c69d52910018002323e/09c91b93-c3b7-4808-9350-f2f6e9d6ddb2/1bf1e7_edebfcc0cf834ea4a3b7865db49cc27d_mv2.png Charles "Lefty" Driesell - Charles "Lefty" Driesell Born in Norfolk, Virginia in 1931, Lefty attended Granby High School and was selected to the All-State basketball team. He attended college at Duke University from 1950 to 1954. Soon after college, he returned to Granby High School and was promoted to varsity coach in 1956. In 1957, he became the head coach at Newport News High School, where he compiled a 57-game winning streak. Driesell then served as the head coach at Davidson College from 1960 to 1969. In 1969, he was hired by the University of Maryland, where at his introductory press conference, he made the bold statement that he wanted to make Maryland the "UCLA of the East." While not UCLA, he did lead the Terrapins to eight NCAA Tournament appearances, a National Invitation Tournament championship, two Atlantic Coast Conference regular season championships, and one Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championship. Maryland also attained a No. 2 Associated Press ranking during four consecutive seasons from 1972 to 1976. Driesell coached the Maryland Terrapins from 1969 to 1986. During his tenure, he successfully recruited numerous exceptional players, including Tom McMillen, Len Elmore, John Lucas, Albert King, Buck Williams, and Len Bias. In 1974, he signed perhaps the best college prospect of his career, Moses Malone, but Malone chose instead to go to a professional basketball franchise, the Utah Stars. Malone was the first player in the modern era to proceed directly from high school into professional basketball,deciding on the day classes were scheduled to begin. At Maryland, Driesell began the now nationwide tradition of Midnight Madness. According to longstanding NCAA rules, college basketball teams were not permitted to begin practices until October 15. Driesell traditionally began the first practice with a requirement that his players run one mile in six minutes, but found that the players were too fatigued to practice effectively immediately afterwards. At 12:03 a.m. on October 15, 1971, Driesell held a one-mile run at the track around Byrd Stadium, where a crowd of 1,000 fans had gathered after learning of the unorthodox practice session. The event soon became a tradition to build excitement for the basketball team's upcoming season. Lefty later coached at James Madison and Georgia State compiling a career record of 786-394. He was elected to the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007. https://wmbhof.com/home daily 1.0 2022-06-08 https://wmbhof.com/about-1-kwman daily 0.75 2022-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629e9c69d52910018002323e/a68da718-28d3-4818-9491-39b65c881d15/1bf1e7_68d0dc7f786740cca19123dcdf3c2c97_mv2.png Bob Dwyer - Bob Dwyer Bob Dwyer (1916-2007) is most well-known for coaching at Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington, D.C.. Dwyer coached at Carroll for nine seasons, turning the Northeast Washington school into a powerhouse program. In the middle of that stretch, Carroll became the first integrated team in the Washington area's Catholic league and its dominant teams included stars such as John Thompson Jr., fellow Washington Metropolitan Basketball Hall of Fame member, George Leftwich and Edward "Monk" Malloy. Under his leadership, the boys’ varsity basketball team won 55 straight games over two seasons from 1958-60. Dwyer also coached at St. Anselm's (previously known as Priory School) before and after his stint at Carroll. He coached a total of 26 years before retiring in 1981. Dwyer was also was one of the founding fathers of the Catholic Youth Organization in the Washington area. Legendary Coach Bob Dwyer Named Recipient of 2016 Morgan Wootten Award Former Archbishop Carroll Coach Robert “Bob” Dwyer has been named the winner of the prestigious Morgan Wootten Award for Lifetime Achievement in Coaching High School Basketball by The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Dwyer, who died in 2007, will receive the award posthumously. Former DeMatha coach and fellow Washington Metropolitan Basketball Hall of Fame member Morgan Wootten, who was just starting out on his Basketball Hall of Fame career when Carroll went on its long run said, "He was an outstanding coach and certainly had arguably as good a team as ever has played in this area. I don't think anyone could say there was a better team. Their 55 in a row speaks for itself." https://wmbhof.com/about-1-shj89 daily 0.75 2022-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629e9c69d52910018002323e/31798b65-20ab-435e-9383-d08949ee8f07/1bf1e7_3f5fd9fd1dce4d6e98d40b28c8a2e351_mv2.png Len Elmore - Len Elmore Born in 1952, Len attended Power Memorial Academy in New York City, leading its basketball team to the City championship and the "Number 1 Team in the Nation" in 1970. He went to college at the University of Maryland and became a three-time All-ACC player and a 2nd team All-American in 1974. He is Maryland's all-time leading rebounder, in both total rebounds and rebounding average. In 2002, Len was selected to the ACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team, honoring him as one of the 50 greatest players in ACC history. Len was selected in the 1st round of the NBA draft by the Washington Bullets, but chose to play for the ABA's Indiana Pacers. After a ten year career in the ABA and NBA, Len became a lawyer, receiving his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1987. He began his law career as a prosecutor, serving as an Assistant District Attorney in Brooklyn, New York. Elmore is also a college basketball analyst for ESPN and for CBS Sports' coverage of the NCAA Tournament. https://wmbhof.com/about-1-6twsj daily 0.75 2022-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629e9c69d52910018002323e/0caa75f6-4df3-4398-af7d-f716fb632f41/1bf1e7_fc6d6b3cc7fe45fb82422b03c3ef76ac_mv2.png Bob Faris - Robert K. "Bob" Faris Born in 1918 in Fremont, Nebraska. As a standout high school athlete at Fremont High School, he was offered a football scholarship to George Washington University in 1935. But he became star player for the GW basketball team, becoming the first GW basketball player to be named an All-American in 1939. Faris returned to his alma mater in 1955 as athletic director where he remained, until he retired in 1982. His leadership of the athletic department included the 1976 opening of the Smith Center. Bob was associated with GW athletics for more than 45 years. A triple-sport athlete in basketball, football and tennis, his accomplishments weremagnified during his tenure as coach and athletic director in his guidance of the development of sports at the University. https://wmbhof.com/about-1-9pn4s daily 0.75 2022-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629e9c69d52910018002323e/09e6936a-94db-4f48-8712-efa114878117/1bf1e7_7d371e88c2e649edb281a1a1f9b2c095_mv2.png Bob Ferry - Bob Ferry Born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1937, Bob established himself as a 6'8" center at Saint Louis University. In 1959, he was selected by the St. Louis Hawks with the seventh pick of the NBA Draft. He played ten seasons in the NBA with the Hawks, Detroit Pistons and ended his career with the Baltimore Bullets. After his playing career ended, he became an assistant coach and then general manager for the Bullets, winning the NBA Executive of the Year Award in 1979 and 1982. https://wmbhof.com/danny-ferry daily 0.75 2022-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629e9c69d52910018002323e/923882e2-01f0-4e0a-b211-7f871a716168/1bf1e7_32b53e068dfc4c34a851baf3c45be8c1_mv2.png Danny Ferry - Danny Ferry Born in Hyattsville, Maryland in 1966, Danny is the son of fellow Washington Metropolitan Basketball Hall of Fame member, Bob Ferry. He attended DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland, where he played under fellow Washington Metropolitan Basketball Hall of Fame member, coach Morgan Wootten. Danny then had a prolific college career at Duke (1985-89, 3 Final Fours, first team All American in 1989). Ferry still holds Duke's all-time single game scoring record, scoring 58 points against Miami on December 10, 1988. He is among Duke's greatest players of all time, ranking 6th in career points, 8th in career rebounds, and 7th in career assists. He became the first player in Atlantic Coast Conference to collect more than 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 500 assists in his career. He was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team honoring the fifty greatest players in ACC history. In the 1989 draft, he was the second overall pick by the Los Angeles Clippers but eschewed the Clippers and accepted an offer to play for the Italian league's Il Messaggero (now Virtus Roma) instead. After his rights were traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, he signed 10-year guaranteed contract and then finished his career with the San Antonio Spurs. Ferry then moved into a management career with multiple NBA teams. https://wmbhof.com/about-1-2lbz8 daily 0.75 2022-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629e9c69d52910018002323e/63ff748b-3570-4982-8a99-f1b2ff70f613/1bf1e7_4a3401cecb92474b9e4b883e7498d19a_mv2.png Joe Gallagher - Joe Gallagher Joe Gallagher (1920-2013) is regarded as one of the greatest coaches in the District’s rich high school sports history. At St. John’s, his alma mater, he served as a basketball, football and baseball coach, athletic director and history teacher from 1947 to 1991. In those 44 years at the Northwest Washington private school, Gallagher compiled an 870-292 record and two Washington Catholic Athletic Conference titles as basketball coach. Just before his seventh year as boys’ basketball coach at St. John’s, Joe Gallagher decided to take a chance on a University of Maryland student, handing him the reins to the Cadets junior varsity basketball and football teams. That student, and fellow Washington Metropolitan Basketball Hall of Fame member, Morgan Wootten carefully studied Gallagher’s coaching style during his three years on staff, gleaning from Gallagher’s tough love approach and genuine concern for his student-athletes before taking the same approach to DeMatha in 1956 to start his own legendary coaching career. “He gave me my start in coaching and was a tremendous mentor who had an incredible impact on my life,” Wootten said of Gallagher. “We had a great rivalry through the years, and he was definitely the best coach that I ever coached against.” In 1961, Gallagher teamed with Wootten, his good friend and WCAC foe, to start the Metropolitan Area Basketball School, the nation’s first basketball day camp. In 2008, Gallagher was the recipient of the Morgan Wootten Lifetime Achievement Award from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. https://wmbhof.com/jack-george daily 0.75 2022-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629e9c69d52910018002323e/24f0e8b4-eb37-4d09-b274-89753525af15/1bf1e7_b3084e1e716644f68559cb9253a46374_mv2.png Jack George - Jack George Jack George (1928-1989) was born in the Pittsburgh suburb of Swissvale, Pennsylvania. He attended St. John's College High School in Washington, D.C. He played basketball and baseball at La Salle University in the early 1950s. After being selected by the Philadelphia Warriors in the 1953 National Basketball Association Draft, he played eight seasons in the NBA with the Warriors and New York Knicks. Among the highlights of his NBA career were his NBA Championship with the Warriors in 1956 and his NBA All-Star Game appearances in 1956 and 1957. The 6'2" guard ranked within the NBA's top ten in assists per game six times throughout his career and led the league in total minutes played (2,840) in 1955-56. https://wmbhof.com/arnold-heft daily 0.75 2022-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629e9c69d52910018002323e/b6835aad-cf5d-4b74-8b97-3c6ca9f0a27e/1bf1e7_a907ad7f251f4033b9c610138f32f2a4_mv2.png Arnold Heft - Arnold Heft Arnold Abraham Heft was born on Lombard Street in Baltimore and moved to Washington with his family in 1925. The son of Harry and Rose Heft, Russian immigrants who owned and operated a kosher butcher shop in Washington DC. Heft was a pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles and several minor league teams. After serving with the Navy during World War II, Heft went to work as a referee for the Basketball Association of America, which became the National Basketball Association in 1949. He retired from officiating in 1961. From 1964 to 1968, he co-owned the Baltimore Bullets with Abe Pollin, to whom he later sold his interest along with a third partner, Earl Foreman, for $1.8 million. He had also been a part owner of the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland. https://wmbhof.com/fred-hetzel daily 0.75 2022-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629e9c69d52910018002323e/abf81d2c-0159-40c9-8602-53703f3dd961/1bf1e7_62192996856d4d0f90cd4b1e98ebcca0_mv2.png Fred Hetzel - Fred Hetzel Born in Washington, D.C. in 1942, Hetzel attended Woodrow Wilson High School (Washington, D.C.) and played for the Tigers during the 1958 season. Hetzel then transferred to Landon School (Bethesda, MD) and was a 3 time Washington Daily News All-Met (following Lew Luce and fellow Washington Metropolitan Basketball Hall of Fame member, George Leftwich, as the only 3-peats). He averaged 24.1 points per game and tallied 1,210 points during his Landon career. On March 2, 1961, undefeated Landon and DeMatha Catholic High School (ranked 1-2 in the city) faced off in Cole Field House before a crowd of 6,400. Hetzel led Landon with 18 points, though Dematha, coached by fellow Washington Metropolitan Basketball Hall of Fame member, Morgan Wootten, won 57-52. Hetzel attended Davidson College, and was a two time Consensus All-American (1964, 1965) and was a three time Southern Conference Player of the Year (1963-65). He was selected by the San Francisco Warriors with the first pick of the 1965 NBA Draft, and was named to the 1966 NBA All-Rookie Team. He played six seasons in the NBA (1965–71) with five teams, including the 1970-71 Los Angeles Lakers, and scored 4,658 career points. https://wmbhof.com/grant-hill daily 0.75 2022-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629e9c69d52910018002323e/f9551769-fe9a-4103-98c3-e758fc305c73/1bf1e7_4f7b59c04d624a3bb7762031ee13dc8e_mv2_d_1442_1870_s_2.png Grant Hill - Grant Hill Born in Dallas, Texas in 1972, Grant came to Washington, D.C. when his father Calvin became a Washington Redskin. He attended South Lakes High School in Reston, Virginia, where he was a 3 time Northern Virginia Player of the Year. In 1989-90, he led South Lakes to a 25-4 record and was named Washington, D.C.'s "Mr. Basketball." In 1990, Grant was selected as a Capital All-Star in the 17th Annual Capital Classic. He was named co-MVP (17 points, 3 assists and 4 steals) as the Capital All-Stars defeated the U.S. All-Stars 116-103. Grant went on to a storied career at Duke University from 1990-1994 (2x NCAA Champion 1991 and 1992, 1994 consensus All-American) and in his 19 years in the NBA (3rd pick overall in 1994 by the Detroit Pistons, co-Rookie of the Year, 7 time NBA All-Star, 1996 U.S. Olympic Team). Since retirement, Grant has been intimately involved with the game of basketball at both the collegiate and pro level. He is a commentator for TNT, NBA TV and CBS sports. The Capital Classic Grant Hill MVP Award For the 43rd Annual Capital Classic in April 2016, the Capital Classic MVP Award was named after Grant. Upon learning of the MVP Award, he said, “When I was growing up, I remember the Capital Classic was the be all, end all game. I always looked forward to it and every year, my dad and I would go just to watch. I always dreamed of having the opportunity to play in the game, and when I did, it was one of the most incredible experiences. Now, to have the MVP Award named in my honor is such an incredible privilege. I am so appreciative and honored. I look forward to working with Bob Geoghan, the game’s founder, and his new team to bring the game back to its iconic status.” Grant's contributions to the Capital Classic and the DC community continue to this day. https://wmbhof.com/charles-baltimore daily 0.75 2022-06-07 https://wmbhof.com/al-doran daily 0.75 2022-06-08 https://wmbhof.com/johnny-holliday daily 0.75 2022-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629e9c69d52910018002323e/f0497452-e0f0-467f-9808-698445270840/1bf1e7_e496294543224d93ac1a792b624aca22_mv2.png Johnny Holliday - Johnny Holliday Born in 1937 in Miami, Florida, John Holliday Bobbitt moved to Washington, D.C. in 1969, handling morning drive time duties for WWDC until 1978, and sports for WMAL from 1978 to 1991. Since 1979, Holliday has been the "voice" of the Maryland Terrapins football and basketball. He has broadcast more than 1,200 University of Maryland games, including twelve bowl games in football, as well as ten sweet sixteen and two final four appearances, including Maryland's NCAA Championship basketball victory over Indiana in 2002. https://wmbhof.com/red-jenkins daily 0.75 2022-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629e9c69d52910018002323e/2dc39e09-18a4-430d-beef-79d7a2031ee3/1bf1e7_0ed47994004943b9a4e3d8d5fce4ef57_mv2.png Red Jenkins - Red Jenkins Red Jenkins was the first basketball head coach at W.T. Woodson in Fairfax, VA. During his 35 years (1966-97), he coached the Cavaliers to 538 victories and to more than 20 District and other titles. More than 80 of the players Red coached went on to play college basketball and two of his players were selected Parade and McDonald’s All Americans, including fellow Washington Metropolitan Basketball Hall of Fame member, Tommy Amaker. With an overall record of 615-290, he is ranked fourth in wins in VHSL history. Red is the only high school coach to coach in and win all of the major all-star games, including the Capital Classic, East-West All American, Dapper Dan and Derby Festival. Red has lectured at basketball clinics in over twenty states, Mexico and Puerto Rico. https://wmbhof.com/george-leftwich daily 0.75 2022-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629e9c69d52910018002323e/7df7f72c-2d87-4160-9688-06fae0459948/1bf1e7_da326911b8064c3eb88ebc52ca5fd224_mv2.png George Leftwich - George Leftwich Born in Washington DC, George played high school basketball for Archbishop Carroll in Washington, D.C. from 1958 to 1960. He was the point guard for a squad that won 55 games in a row and a pair of city titles, including the 1960 team, which many consider to be the best in the history of D.C. basketball. He continued playing in college at Villanova University where he led them to a pair NCAA tournament wins in 1962 and an NIT title in 1965. George was drafted by the Detroit Pistons, but eschewed the NBA for a career in coaching. His career spanned five decades and included stops at Carroll, his alma mater; Gwynn Park High School, where he won a pair of state titles and was named coach of the year in Maryland. He continued at Georgetown University, where he assisted his former high school teammate, John Thompson as well as a stint at the University of the District of Columbia; and, ultimately, Sidwell Friends, where he coached the Quakers for 13 years. https://wmbhof.com/tom-mcmillen daily 0.75 2022-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629e9c69d52910018002323e/d334ad86-1ce6-4c1e-950c-6da43c9e31b2/1bf1e7_0ac5aa48200a4d4c9fbe1ab70ae1c7dd_mv2.gif Tom McMillen - Tom McMillen Charles Thomas "Tom" McMillen was born in Pennsylvania is a retired NBA player, Rhodes Scholar, and Democratic U.S. Congressman. McMillen was the number one high school basketball player in the U.S. coming out of Mansfield, Pennsylvania, and was the biggest recruiting catch early in fellow Washington Metropolitan Basketball Hall of Fame member, Coach Lefty Driesell's career at the University of Maryland, beating out rival Coach Dean Smith of the University of North Carolina. As a star player for Maryland, Tom was a three time All American, both as a player and academically. He was named MVP of the 1972 NIT Championship, which was won by the Terrapins. He was also a member of the 1972 Olympic Basketball team and was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013. He was drafted in the first round of the 1974 NBA Draft by the Buffalo Braves and played eleven years in the league, with his last thre with the Washington Bullets. McMillen has had an illustrious post basketball career as well. He was elected to the U.S. Congress as a Democrat to represent Maryland's 4th district, and served 1987–1993 as that district's representative. In 2011, he was appointed as Chairman of the inaugural Board of Directors of the President's Foundation on Sports, Physical Fitness, and Nutrition. https://wmbhof.com/horace-bones-mckinney daily 0.75 2022-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629e9c69d52910018002323e/1705c407-494b-4bd2-ba73-0ff0430b2c87/1bf1e7_1e69f69ba97248258173adf8825a6c41_mv2.png Horace “Bones” McKinney - Horace "Bones" McKinney Bones McKinney (1919-1997) was born in Lowland, North Carolina and starred on Durham High School teams that won 69 straight games and three consecutive state titles. He then attended North Carolina State for two years and the University of North Carolina for one year, after U.S. Army service during World War II interrupted his college career. McKinney had a six-year playing career in the NBA, most of them with the now-defunct Washington Capitols. He also played for the Boston Celtics. His final year with the Capitols in the 1950-1951 season, McKinney was a player-coach, however the team folded midway through the season. McKinney, known for his sideline antics, would later coach the Wake Forest University Demon Deacons, leading them to two Atlantic Coast Conference titles and an appearance in the Final Four in 1962. McKinney would go onto a long and successful career as a color analyst for television broadcasts of ACC basketball games. https://wmbhof.com/dick-myers daily 0.75 2022-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629e9c69d52910018002323e/4e17580a-1470-4384-b96b-dd1a617da9a2/1bf1e7_c56e6aecb1624a07a4dfa4e8fa6f1ff0_mv2.png Dick Myers - Dick Myers Richard J. Myers was born in Buffalo, where a ``blue collar'' work ethic is the norm, and no one better personifies that strong ethic than Dick. Dick Myers, an outstanding athlete in his own student days, attended Canisius High School, a Jesuit institution in Buffalo. Dick was a three sports star at Canisius, and received All-Catholic Honors in both basketball and baseball. He continued his academic and athletic successes at LeMoyne College, in Syracuse, New York, graduating in 1964. At LeMoyne, he excelled basketball, helping to lead his team to the 1964 NCAA playoffs. Myers started his Washington, DC coaching career at Catholic University from 1971-75. Following his years at Catholic, Myers returned to high school ball, coaching and teaching at Gonzaga for 29 years. His accolades include the National Catholic High School Coach of the Year in 1986 and the Metropolitan Coach of the Year in 1999. During his 40 years of coaching, Myers led Gonzaga to four Catholic League Championships and an overall record of 714-362. https://wmbhof.com/hyman-hymie-perlo daily 0.75 2022-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629e9c69d52910018002323e/7c3f5a48-04c8-4660-b5cd-515b7ff9b3b2/1bf1e7_20ea0e2d4ee3421fb3796910096cdd81_mv2.png Hyman “Hymie” Perlo - Hyman "Hymie" Perlo Hyman "Hymie" Perlo (1922-2006) moved from Durham, North Carolina with his family to Washington D.C. in 1925. Hymie was among the District's most revered athletes of the late 1930s and early '40s. His skill as team member and captain of Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders prompted fellow Washington Metropolitan Basketball Hall of Fame member, Red Auerbach, who briefly coached at Roosevelt, to once recall him as "the greatest high school player in his day." Besides his many local honors, including all-Met for three years, Mr. Perlo was selected in 1940 and 1941 as the outstanding Southern high school basketball player in the Duke-Durham scholastic basketball tournament. He was offered more than 50 college scholarships upon graduating from Roosevelt in 1941, but after briefly attending George Washington University, he enlisted in the Army paratroopers during World War II. He saw combat in Italy and once spent 69 days in a foxhole in Anzio. He received the Silver Star for swimming injured soldiers across a river to safety despite the enemy fire around him. Later, he was shot in the leg, and this ended his athletic career. After he returned from the war, Mr. Perlo graduated from GWU with a bachelor's degree in education and spent about a decade as director of athletics at the Jewish Community Center in Washington. In 1968, Mr. Perlo went to work for fellow Washington Metropolitan Basketball Hall of Fame member Abe Pollin, a fellow member of Roosevelt's class of 1941 who owned the Bullets. Pollin hired his friend to do public relations work and handle special functions. https://wmbhof.com/abe-pollin daily 0.75 2022-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629e9c69d52910018002323e/40d5f4fe-99ca-4425-abde-18a1d03de4d8/1bf1e7_ac7602718cd945bdbfbb24540bfb8559_mv2.png Abe Pollin - Abe Pollin Abe Pollin (1923-2009) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1931, Pollin’s family moved to the Washington area and he attended college at George Washington University. He enjoyed an extremely successful career in the construction business. In 1964, he led an investment group that bought the then Baltimore Bullets, moving the team to the Washington area in 1973 after building the Capital Centre. Pollin also owned the Washington Capitals (NHL), the Washington Mystics in the (WNBA), and the Washington Wizards in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Pollin was the longest-tenured owner of an NBA team, holding the Packers/Zephyrs/Bullets/Wizards franchise for 46 years. Pollin's building and financing of the Verizon Center is often given credit for revitalizing Downtown Washington, D.C. The Verizon Center block of F Street NW is named "Abe Pollin Way" in his honor. https://wmbhof.com/j-dallas-shirley daily 0.75 2022-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629e9c69d52910018002323e/ab6902fd-9372-4796-a9a7-345c06ed4079/1bf1e7_769a32471f6d469fa14f736dc85526ee_mv2.png J. Dallas Shirley - J. Dallas Shirley Dallas Shirley (1913-1994) was born in Washington, D.C. and educated at George Washington University where he was a member of the basketball team. Shirley began to referee games as a way to earn extra money during the Great Depression. Known worldwide as an authority on basketball rules, Shirley ranks among the most popular officials of all time. An outgoing personality with a staunch work ethic, Shirley traveled the world recruiting, training, and improving officials. His 33-year career boasts more than 2,000 games and numerous clinics, as well as articles on the game. A member of the Southern Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference, Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference, and Mason Dixon Conference officiating staffs, Shirley's officiating legacy spanned numerous NIT and NCAA tournament games, as well as the international circuit. He was named associate commissioner and coordinator of officials for the Southern Conference in 1967 and would spend 21 years serving in this capacity.He also spent many years on the college basketball rules committee. In 1980, he was elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. https://wmbhof.com/gene-shue daily 0.75 2022-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629e9c69d52910018002323e/f9ec8ce1-ab9c-4fca-839e-5a8e36219849/1bf1e7_1ad9ba96aecf41c5bf3d9cec949c97e0_mv2.png Gene Shue - Gene Shue Born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1931, Gene attended excelled at basketball at Towson Catholic High School in Baltimore. He attended University of Maryland from 1951-54 and broke all of the Terrapin’s scoring records and was named to the All-American and All AAC teams. Drafted third overall in the 1954 Draft by the Philadelphia Warriors, he played ten years in the NBA, ending his career with Baltimore Bullets. Shue was one of the top guards of the early days of the NBA. He is credited with inventing the "Spin Move," a 360-degree turn while changing hands. Shue was an NBA All-Star five consecutive times (1958–62) and first team All-NBA in 1960. Shue then served 23 years as a head coach in the league, taking two teams to the NBA Finals (Baltimore Bullets 1971 and Philadelphia 76ers in 1977). He coached the Washington Bullets from 1980-86 and finished with a record of 784-861 (NBA Coach of the Year in 1969 and 1982). https://wmbhof.com/wes-unseld daily 0.75 2022-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629e9c69d52910018002323e/2e7b263f-f40d-4b5e-aec7-e5f066b085bb/1bf1e7_eaac95b0fb924f9e951f223853c6cb58_mv2.png Wes Unseld - Wes Unseld Born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1946, Wes starred for the Seneca High School team that won Kentucky state championships in 1963 and 1964. He attended Louisville for college and in 1965, he played center for the school's freshman team, averaging 35.8 points and 23.6 rebounds over 14 games. As a letterman, he led the Missouri Valley Conference in rebounding all three years. In 1968, he was picked in the first round by the Baltimore Bullets in the NBA Draft. In his rookie campaign, he helped lead the Bullets (who had finished in last place in the Eastern division the previous year) to a 57–25 record and a division title. Unseld averaged 18.2 rebounds per game that year, and became only the second player ever to win both Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player in the same season (Wilt Chamberlain being the first). Unseld was also named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, and also claimed the Sporting News MVP that year. He was one of the best defensive players of his era, and in 1975, he led the NBA in rebounding. Renowned for his rebounding, bone-jarring picks and outlet passes, Wes made up for his lack of size (6'7") with brute strength and sheer determination. Unseld took the Bullets franchise to four NBA Finals, and won the championship in 1978 over the Seattle SuperSonics (Finals MVP). For his career, played entirely for the Bullets, he averaged a double-double (10.8 points and 14.0 rebounds). He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1988, named as one of the NBA's 50 Greatest Players of all time and was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006. After his retirement in 1981, he moved into a front office position with the Bullets, where he served as vice president for six years before beoming head coach (1987-94). https://wmbhof.com/stu-vetter daily 0.75 2022-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629e9c69d52910018002323e/7894be38-4494-480d-af6a-6011e8e20d30/1bf1e7_bfa6a2c07e0d47c592e262f46bdfa707_mv2.png Stu Vetter - Stu Vetter Born in 1952, Stu Vetter became one of the top coaches in the history of high school basketball, amassing a 37 year coaching record of 878-113. He was the architect of 4 nationally ranked programs: Flint Hill (1975-90), Harker Prep (1991-93), St John’s Prospect Hall (1997-98) and Montrose Christian (1999-2013). He produced over 100 Division I players, eight NBA players and he was twice named National Coach of the Year by USA Today (1985-86 and 1997-98). https://wmbhof.com/gary-williams daily 0.75 2025-04-29 https://wmbhof.com/walt-williams daily 0.75 2022-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629e9c69d52910018002323e/9d0269e4-05d0-41a1-a0d7-ddedecdd933a/1bf1e7_b7c62da3ea5c4547959f55db22fac6e3_mv2.png Walt Williams - Walt Williams Born in 1970 in Washington, D.C., Walt attended Crossland High School in Temple Hills, MD. He then began his college career at the University of Maryland in 1988, and is credited by many for resurrecting the school's basketball program, along with his head coach and fellow Washington Metropolitan Basketball Hall of Fame member, Gary Williams. In 1989, Maryland was on the verge of receiving major sanctions from the NCAA but rather than transfer to another school, Walt chose to remain at Maryland and play under new coach Gary Williams. It was a tremendous boost for the coach, who had to start rebuilding the program from the bottom up while dealing with both the sanctions and tougher academic standards now imposed by the school. Walt, knicknamed the "Wizard," was on the Associated Press All-America Second Team as a senior at Maryland in 1992, averaging a school-record 26.8 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 2.1 steals. He scored 20 or more points in 19 straight games and broke fellow Washington Metropolitan Basketball Hall of Fame member Len Bias's single-season point total record at Maryland by with 776 points as a senior. Walt was selected by the Sacramento Kings with the seventh pick of the 1992 NBA Draft and was on the 1992-93 NBA All-Rookie Second Team. He went on to play 11 seasons in the NBA. Williams is known for wearing his socks to his knees, he wore them high in honor of boyhood idol George Gervin. https://wmbhof.com/morgan-wootten daily 0.75 2022-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629e9c69d52910018002323e/9d7e8db4-2c67-4115-963e-c305f9d6465e/1bf1e7_32511ea222314164aa098a617610e1c1_mv2.png Morgan Wootten - Morgan Wootten Born in 1931 in Durham, NC, Morgan eventually made his way to Maryland and attended Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring before moving on to University of Maryland. From 1956 to 2002, he coached at DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, MD. At DeMatha he achieved the second most wins as a head coach in the history of basketball on any level. Many of his players went on to play in the NBA, including fellow Washington Metropolitan Basketball Hall of Fame members Adrian Dantley and Danny Ferry. Wootten gained legendary status in 1965, when his DeMatha team beat Lew Alcindor's Power Memorial Academy and ended their 71-game winning streak. His career coaching record was 1,274-192. As the head coach of DeMatha basketball, Wootten won 5 High School National Championships, 22 Washington, D.C. Championships, and 33 Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) championships. Former UCLA basketball coach John Wooden described his admiration for Morgan when he said, "I know of no finer coach at any level – high school, college or pro. I stand in awe of him." Wootten was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000. During his coaching career at DeMatha, located just two miles away from his alma mater, he received job offers from North Carolina State, Georgetown and American and interest from Duke, Wake Forest, and Virginia. 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