Biographical details | |
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Born | Durham, North Carolina, U.S. | April 21, 1931
Died | January 21, 2020 Hyattsville, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 88)
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1956–2002 | DeMatha Catholic HS |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 1274–192 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
5 high school national (1962, 1965, 1968, 1978, 1984) 22 Washington, D.C. (1961–1966, 1968, 1970–1973, 1978, 1979, 1981–1984, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1998, 2002) 33 WCAC (1961–1968, 1970–1976, 1978–1985, 1987, 1988, 1990–1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2002) | |
Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2000 |
Morgan Bayard Wootten (April 21, 1931 – January 21, 2020) was an American high school basketball coach for 46 seasons at DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland. He led the Stags to five national championships and 33 Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) titles. In 2000, he was the third high school coach to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the first high school only coach to be inducted.