College basketball coaches flock to D.C. area for recruiting events

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      The area by the back entrance of the DeMatha Catholic High gym buzzed with people as a balmy June Friday reached its hottest late-afternoon stage.

      A Fairleigh Dickinson coach talked loudly into his cellphone about a wing who can “really shoot it.” A group of lanky high school players discussed whether it would be possible to attend that night’s Lil Baby concert in Washington. New Xavier coach Sean Miller approached a check-in table and gave his name — not to be confused with his brother, Rhode Island’s Archie, who would also be present.

      It was the first day of DMV Live, one of two big basketball recruiting events held in the D.C. area each summer and an event that will continue next weekend. In 2019, the NCAA opened a window for scholastic events in what is normally a month dominated by AAU basketball. Now in its third iteration, this event at DeMatha featured 32 private schools from Maryland and Virginia — but was open to schools from other states as well.

      Read more here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/06/20/college-basketball-coaches-flock-dc-area-recruiting-events/

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