These DC-Area Private Schools Are Producing Top Athletes

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2 — Gonzaga
That’s the number of first-round picks in the recent NFL draft that came out of the purple-­clad DC school. While lineman Olu Fashanu, selected 11th overall by the New York Jets, would normally get all the headlines–given his assignment protecting Aaron Rodgers–it’s newly minted Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams, the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner and first overall draft pick, who will be the Zags’ most visible alum on an NFL field this season.

46 — DeMatha
This is the total number of years Morgan Wootten manned the sidelines for the Stags basketball team, turning them into a national powerhouse and regularly churning out NBA talent such as Hall-of-Famer Adrian Dantley. While the legendary coach hung up his whistle in 2002, DeMatha’s reputation lives on, with former NBA All-Star Victor Oladipo (class of 2010) and number-one overall pick Markelle Fultz (2016) coming out of the Hyattsville Catholic school. On the gridiron, DeMatha has its answer to Wootten in varsity football coach Bill McGregor, who’s coached the likes of Cameron Wake and Brian Westbrook into the NFL during his three-plus decades with the school.

$16 Million — St. John’s
That’s how much alumnus (and Under Armour founder) Kevin Plank donated to the Cadets in 2015. Since then, they’ve reeled off six of the last seven Washington Catholic Athletic Conference championships in women’s basketball, also thanks to the sharpshooting of prodigal guard Azzi Fudd, who now plays for college-basketball blue blood in Connecticut. St. John’s has been dominant on the baseball diamond in recent years as well, winning eight of the last nine WCAC titles.

See more here: https://www.washingtonian.com/2024/10/23/by-the-numbers-these-dc-area-private-schools-are-producing-top-athletes/

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