In 1984, when Morgan Wootten’s DeMatha teams were dominating high school basketball, I suggested to my editors at The Washington Post that I report and write a story on what made him such a ...

In the high school gymnasium that bears Morgan Wootten’s name, Mike Jones stood on the baseline and blinked away tears while DeMatha’s school chaplain prayed that Wootten, the Hall of Fame ...

Wootten knows this gym and its famously loud crowd all too well. It’s named after his father, Morgan Wootten, who coached at DeMatha for 46 years and became the winningest coach in the history of prep ...

By Richard Goldstein Morgan Wootten, the first member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inducted solely as a high school coach and at one time the national record-holder for most schoolboy ...

Morgan Wootten coached high school hoops for 45 years His record at DeMatha High School was 1%2C274-192 He turned down four ACC schools to remain a high school coach Morgan Wootten built a ...

Morgan Wootten, head basketball coach at DeMatha High School smiles at a press conference to announce his stepping down as coach, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2002, in Hyattsville, Md. Wootten's career ...

Morgan Wootten, who became synonymous with high school basketball during his legendary coaching career at DeMatha Catholic, died Tuesday, the school announced. He was 88. Wootten coached from ...

Hall of Fame high school basketball coach Morgan Wootten, considered one of the best coaches in the history of the sport, has died at 88, according to DeMatha Catholic High School, where Wootten ...

Morgan Wootten, a Hall of Fame basketball coach who built DeMatha High School into a national powerhouse and mentored several future NBA stars during a career that spanned parts of six decades ...

Morgan Wootten, a Hall of Fame basketball coach who built DeMatha High School into a national powerhouse and mentored several future NBA stars during a career that spanned parts of six decades ...

Hall of Fame high school basketball coach Morgan Wootten, considered one of the best coaches in the history of the sport, has died at 88, according to DeMatha Catholic High School, where Wootten ...