Dunbars next game is March 5 at Xavier against Cincinnati Woodward. This means a whole lot for this group, Dixon said. Koontz coached three Dunbar teams to NCHSAC runner-up finishes, but the 1959 Tigers would be his only state champions. Its a historic school with a great basketball tradition and to be able to carry that on and be the head coach for the past 12 years, it was an honor being an alumni of the school.. On 2/24, the Dunbar varsity basketball team won their neutral playoff game against Tippecanoe (Tipp City, OH) by a score of 47-38. Dunbar cranks up defense, rolls to record 16th state boys basketball championship By Rich Scherr Baltimore Sun Mar 10, 2018 at 3:30 pm COLLEGE PARK Weve been together for 106 days.. Thats (Dunbar) a good team and caught us earlier in the year. Wingate was a second round pick (No. There wasnt a ton of drama during Dunbars regular season. MaxPreps is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. That's just what the Poets did Saturday in their 59-48 win over Fairmont Heights in the Class 1A state final at Xfinity Center. Our nonprofit news organization is made possible by, Select the type of alerts youd like to receive, Browsers such as Chrome, Safari, and Firefox, Get text messages from The Banner in urgent situations (message and data rates may apply). They will play at Xavier against the winner of Saturdays game between Cincinnati Taft, the top seed in the Cincinnati sectionals, and Cincinnati McNicholas. Stanley Clyne made four 3-pointers and scored 17 points to keep Tipp close until the final three minutes. "They were giving me the pull-up side, and my teammates just put me in position to score.. 1 team in the fall of 1981 with Camden (N.J.) at No. College Park,MD-3/9/14- Hornets #2 Darius Holmes celebrates one of his teammate's 3 point shots in the first half. On 1/4, the Dunbar varsity basketball team lost their away conference game against Eastern Hills (Fort Worth, TX) by a score of 50-44. The backdrop to this story started in 1968 when the Baltimore riots broke out following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Calvert Hall (a boys Catholic school in Towson, Md.) (Derek Toney). The Poets got no closer as Carvers defense flustered them around the basket. As seniors, Garrison and Davis were two of the top three scorers in Rowan County. Things happen.. The district championship game was brutal. EAST SPENCER It was March 14, 1959, East Spencers Dunbar High against Burlingtons Jordan Sellars High for the 2A state basketball championship for Black schools. In 1966, he coached Romus Jefferies, who set a Rowan County single-season record with 29.6 points per game. 5 seed Bard, in its second season in program history, prevailed over No. The Bears will try to claim their first region crown Thursday at Overlea, which defeated Eastern Tech, 77-47, in the other region semifinal in Baltimore County. WebThe Dunbar Wildcats actively compete in the following sports in the UIL: Boys Basketball - The boys basketball program has won three state championships (1993, 2003, 2006) Pub. His task was to shut down the star player for Jordan Sellars. The Baltimore Banner may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. And he really loves the way his team is playing defense. But he already knew Anderson as his AAU teammate for All-Ohio Red. On 2/3, the Dunbar varsity basketball team won their home conference game against Ponitz Career Tech (Dayton, OH) by a score of 52-50. With 19 of their own free agents, Bengals looking at how to fit the Miami AD named to College Football Playoff committee, NFL Scouting Combine: Ivan Pace Jr. out to prove he is a top prospect, Dayton reaches 20 victories by putting away La Salle in second half. By submitting your email to receive this newsletter, you agree to our. He was always a positive person, it was always about the young men and he always found a way to make them better and put them in better situations.. Dunbar fell in the championship game to LaGrange, a school from the Kinston area. 12 in the 1987 Draft and is the shortest player ever to play in the NBA. Washington, who has signed to play at Michigan, moved to Dayton when his father took a job at Dayton as an assistant womens basketball coach. Carver Vo-Tech eliminated the Poets from the Class 2A state playoffs with a 53-44 victory in the North Region 2 semifinals in West Baltimore. At times, we were a little rushed and not as poised as we generally are," Hornets coach Charlie Henry said. On 2/14, the Dunbar varsity basketball team won their neutral conference game against Benbrook (TX) by a score of 73-44. 2 Camden late and won, 67-62. He passed away in September, 2019. Drafton entered the U.S. Army in 1961 for basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C. The backup team of Harried, Lewis, Woods, 6-foot-3 junior Derrick Lewis (Northeastern), 6-foot-2 Eric Green (James Madison) and 6-foot-3sophomore Reggie McNeil (a member of Dunbars 1985 mythical national championship team) was definitely a top 25 team in the country. Thomasville was the first opponent in the district and ran headlong into a buzz saw. Totals 16 8-16 44. Last season, Carver Vocational Tech defeated perennial Baltimore City blueblood Dunbar twice. To hold them in the 40s, which we've done all season, for the most part, it's a tribute to these guys and how hard they work," Dunbar coach Cyrus Jones Sr. said. The Poets finished with a 16-9 mark this season, falling to No. The Baltimore Banner is a trademark registered in the U.S. for The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. High School Basketball SC top boys, girls basketball players named to All-State teams. At it peak, the NCHSAC governed more than 100 member schools. The Poets struggled with numbers all season after losing some players to transfers and other reasons. Feb 23, 2023 | 3:00 PM PST. In the 1959-60 season, Scotton emerged as the No. Basketball coaches with most all-time wins. The state of Texas classifies schools from 1A to 6A based Jones is looking forward to his next opportunity, saying he is open to coach at any level, whether it be middle school, high school or the college level. We tried to instill certain qualities in the student athletes that they would need once they left high school, he said. Players and coaches of Paul Laurence Dunbar High Schoolsbasketball team, which on Sunday won its first boys Sweet Sixteen, toured the trophy around Dunbars Scotton came off the bench to score seven. Wylie became one of the finest basketball players in Livingstone College history and was inducted into the schools Sports Hall of Fame in 2006. When Dunbar ventured up to Camden, the fans were laughing at 5-foot-3 point junior point guard Tyrone Muggsy Bogues (Wake Forest), but the Poets led by 33points at halftime and won 84-59 to end a 17-year Camden home winningstreak. Koontz, who died in 1986 at 71, coached many strong Dunbar teams. Ironically, the Bulldogs were strong at the line, converting 19 of 21 free throws. Dunbar continues to dedicate its tournament games to the memory of teammate Daveontae Williams, who died Feb. 6. The Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) is the governing body of athletic programs for junior and senior high schools in the state of Ohio. In 1960-61, Dunbar made its third straight trip to the 2A championship game. Basketball; Football; Baseball; NC State: 1984 Parade All-American First Team. For us to come in here and battle, it means the world to me, he said. Despite playing with a six-man rotation for most of the game, Dunbar seldom relented on the defensive end, forcing 24 turnovers and holding Fairmont Heights to 39.2 percent shooting from the floor including just four of 20 during the middle two quarters. Wiley and Drafton were named to the all-district team. Some Dunbar fans point the the comparative scores between Camden as evidence that perhaps Dunbar was better than Calvert Hall. He is a hell of a player. Boys Basketball Bracket Alignment. Weve been putting in hard work since August, said Sands, a 6-3 guard. The Falcons, who reached the 2A state semifinals, defeated Carver, 56-36, in last years region final. Students could go to any public school if it offered the curriculum that wasnt available at the local school. Teams representing Elizabethtown, Tarboro, Belmont, Edenton, Beaufort and Lenoir headed to Greensboro and joined Dunbar and Jordan Sellars for the state tournament. It was a difficult team to defend. Wylie graduated from Livingstone in 1963 with a biology degree and went on to earn additional degrees at Notre Dame and North Carolina A&T. 3 seed Knights made it back to districts for the second straight year with a victory over the Lions at Springfield. The way things are now, it really brought me to this decision, he said. 4 Tipp work for every point it got Friday at Trent. We just tried to switch things up to make them feel uncomfortable, and get them to do things that they're not used to doing," Jones said. Wiley and Davis scored 18 each. About Us. The next best shot will come at the district tournament on March 5 at Xaviers Cintas Center. Vision 2020 (Strategic Plan) Business with the District; Divisions. The first round of the DIAA Boys Basketball Tournament is being played Tuesday, Feb. 28. Tuesday, the Bears showed it wasnt a fluke. We found a way. They did it by pressuring the ball and taking the fast-breaking Hornets out of their comfort zone, forcing them into a half-court game. My seniors, this is their third year at Dunbar, they came in with me, and given the situation with Dae Dae, this means a lot. (Ulysses Munoz / The Baltimore Sun). Your email is never published nor shared. [jwplayer lpqhoLGb-BmKM743H] 7A Dr. Phillips High School. Players off that talented 29-0 Dunbar team, however, didnt quite have post-high school success of the 1982-83 team. 3 in the region behind Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore. With its 29-1 mark, USA Today made Dunbar No. After Wade moved on to the University of Maryland following the 1985-86 season, Dunbar, under Pete Pompey, won its fourth mythical national crown in 1991-92. The S.C. High School League and SCISA basketball playoffs are under way. Scalpers got big bucks for Dunbar tickets back then; the community knew it was a special team, but when you look back, it was probably even more special than anyone could realize at the time. While the documentary focuses on the humanitarian aspects of the game, we present facts about the basketball team and its on-court performance against the backdrop of this fascinating story about arguably the greatest high school basketball team of all-time. He worked in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools as a science teacher and in 1967 was appointed as the planetarium instructor at the Charlotte Nature Museum (now Discovery Place). Watch this highlight video of the Dunbar (Dayton, OH) basketball team in its game Dunbar vs Ponitz Career Tech Game Highlights - Feb. 3, 2023 on Feb 3, 2023. Dunbar boys basketball head coach Cyrus Jones Sr. receives the state championship trophy in 2018. WebDunbar High School, Baltimore (MD) Basketball Players - RealGM Weve talked a lot about getting everybodys best shot, and we sure got Ponitzs best shot.. Dunbar athletic director Dana Johnson was appreciative of the consistently fine work Jones put into the program. At the time, Calvert Hall could give out athletic scholarships. 1, while the National Sports News Service went with 31-0 Spingarn of Washington, D.C., as its No. Before the championship tussle, Dunbar coach Harry Koontz held an important conversation with Wiley. He answered to Bo.. Before integration, the North Carolina High School Athletic Conference administered competition among Black high schools. It was fitting that Yates would provide the winning heroics. Famed scout Howie Garfinkel called Williams, the kind of athletes candy bars are namedafter following his performances at Garfs 5-Star Camp in the summer of 1982. Afterthe incident, the parochial schools pulled out of the MSAand formed their own catholic league. Dunbar (19-6) held No. Jordan Sellars played in five 2A title games from 1954-60 and also won the 1962 3A title after moving up. Well have a spurt in one of the quarters and thats how well win the game.. 2. I want to play everyone, and he is 100% one of the best, not just in the city, but in Ohio, Washington said. We talked about it every day.. Koontz didnt want to see a repeat of that. On 1/30, the Dunbar varsity basketball team won their neutral conference game against Thurgood Marshall (Dayton, OH) by a score of 74-66. Offensively were kind of struggling, but were locked in defensively, Dixon said. Dorrian Sands scored 19 points for the Bears (18-4 Dunbars senior leaders were 6-foot-4 Gary Graham (UNLV) and 6-foot-5 All-American David Wingate (Georgetown). Already fouled out were power frontliners Deontae Teddy Hawkins (14 points, 12 rebounds) and Gary Akbar (10 points). 5A Pembroke Pines Charter. The Bears defeated the Poets, 53-44, to advance Thursday's Class 2A North Region II championship game. In 1969, he served as a sergeant in a signal brigade in Vietnam. Wingate had 31 points against Camden, while Dawson had zero. Earlier in the season, Dunbar won the Ft. Worth Basketball Classic, the King Cotton Tournament and the Laker-Poet Tournament. But you can only do so much as a coach and that was tough at times. The semifinal contest nearly got away fom Dunbar. Dulaney's Che Evans covers his face with his jersey after the team lost the lead in the final minute to Eleanor Roosevelt during the MPSSAA Class 4A boys basketball semifinal game at University of Maryland. McKee, president of the student council and voted Most Intellectual and Most All-round by his classmates, aspired to be a doctor. Jones, who guided the Poets to five state championships, is stepping down from the position. Our number is 38cant hold really good teams to 38 but that wasnt bad., Granted they (Carver) blocked a lot of shots, but we missed a lot of point blank layups, said Dunbar coach Dana Johnson. .hide-if-no-js { Maybe thats why Wiley focused totally on defense against Jordan Sellars, the defending state champs. MaxPreps is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. D Esguerra 3, McCormick 10, Philip 27, Ayers 1, West 15, Tolbert 2, Miller 1. N.C. A&T was familiar ground to many of the Dunbar players. I dont try to worry too much about mistakes on offenseI got two more years to develop and grow.. But Eagles head coach Charlie Szabo tells his team over and over that it wont be easy. 4 Tipp work for every point it got Friday at Trent. Dunbar boys basketball coach Cyrus Jones Sr., who guided the Poets to five state championships and two Baltimore City championships in 12 years as head coach, announced he has stepped down from the position. Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. I want to thank the people who gave me the opportunity, he said. But like they had all season, the Wolverines cranked up the defensive heat and answered with a game-changing 20-0 run. He entered the high school coaching ranks at Ridgeview High in Hickory. Defense sparks fourth quarter close to send Bears to Class 2A North Region final, Published on: March 01, 2023 10:49 AM EST|Updated on: March 01, 2023 3:18 PM EST. On 1/21, the Dunbar varsity basketball team won their away non-conference game against Trotwood-Madison (Trotwood, OH) by a score of 64-48. The glue was 6-foot-6junior center Tim Dawson (Miami), a leaper and tough player inside. It was true then and it remains true now with the weekly FAB 50 National Team Rankings powered by Ballislife.com. High school basketball teams across the state began playing in their playoff tournaments earlier this week. On 2/21, the Dunbar varsity basketball team won their neutral tournament game against Oakwood (Dayton, OH) by a score of 44-30. Junior Reggie Williams(Georgetown) really came on during the 1981-82 season, as the 6-foot-6 forward may have already been the teams best overall player. 2023 DIAA It was the Poets first state title since 2013. With its incredible talent, depth and production, Garf called them one of the top five teams of all-time. Offers may be subject to change without notice. And there was nothing easy about Friday nights 65-57 victory over Ponitz in a sectional final at Trent Arena. Carver, whose biggest success over the last two decades was winning the Baltimore City Division III title in 2015, had a breakout season last winter, reaching the Class 2A North Region I final. Hatcher made big buckets for Dunbar and scored 15 points. That was our best defensive effort against a really good team, said Parker. He died in 2016. Koontz married Elizabeth Duncan in 1947. WebOn 2/21, the Dunbar varsity basketball team won their neutral playoff game against Alvarado (TX) by a score of 68-51. He retired from the Bill Hefner Medical Center. No one averaged 20, but all five starters were caable of hit double figures, sometimes all on the same night. The 1959 Dunbar school yearbook is dedicated to Koontz an understanding teacher, a true friend, and the best coach any basketball team ever had., Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), High school girls soccer: Good starts for Rowan squads, High school basketball: Central Cabarrus boys still unbeaten, High school softball: Rowan schools get new season started, High school baseball: Carson, East open with wins. Dunbar held on, 69-64, to win its 21st straight game. He also was Elidas quarterback and guided the Bulldogs into the D-III state semifinals against Springfield Shawnee. McKee went on to college at North Carolina A&T and was a guidance counselor and assistant principal in Sanford before relocating to Winston-Salem. 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