Becoming a Division I coach is something Griffins family has a wealth of success doing. In a statement to media outlets in Connecticut, the coach, Tom Lipka, said that Sacred Heart kept trying to force turnovers and never relented with its fast-break offense. Philadelphia Catholic League The school announced his hiring Tuesday. He grew up at 29th and McKean, was married at St. Gabriels, raised his family a 10-minute walk from the stadiums, and now coaches the high-school basketball team that defines South Philadelphia just as much as he does. Make sure youre in that game. You almost have no other option other than making sure you keep Romans tradition of competing at the Palestra as a goal.. Roman Catholic's Xzavier Brown '23 has emerged as the finest pure point guard in the Greater Philadelphia region . WHYY reported the Archdiocesan conducted a study that found North Catholics enrollment decreased by 29 percent. Roman Catholic Athletics (@RomanAthletics) / Twitter We talk a lot but he officially reached out when the word got out that he was going to be named the new head coach at the University of Albany., Griffin will step down as Roman Catholics head coach and athletic director, effective April 1, and become an assistant on Killings staff at Albany. McNesby is a graduate of Roman Catholic, class of 1995, and played for the basketball team as a student. He informed his players of his decision on Tuesday as they wrapped up the season and got together one last time. Philadelphia High School Basketball Catholic League Winners, Year by Year. Dwayne has a very creative mind, always forward thinking, ahead of the curve, Griffin said. I was at the stage where I didnt know what I didnt know. Get Your Popcorn Ready! Camden vs Roman Catholic Part II A group of alumni about 40 of the kids Arrigale just wanted to see thrive returned to the schools gym recently and the coach stood back, watching them argue about who had the better team. Jackson, as a younger player, wont be relied on too heavily, but the 6-foot-6 ninth grader should contribute on the defensive end and the glass at points this season at the least. Gillespie and Samuels returning to Villanova, Drexel's T.J. Bickerstaff enters transfer portal, California residents do not sell my data request. Roman Catholic basketball coach Matt Griffin to work for former Temple MOST COACHING CHAMPIONSHIPS: NO. John Neumann. North Catholic and Cardinal Dougherty shut down because of enrollment reasons. He and his wife had three children under the age of 10, and the grind that is being a top-level coach in the Philadelphia Catholic League isnt one that ever really lets up. 1 thing he wants me to do is develop players and monitor their progress, Griffin said. The potential income of this program was supposed to keep North Catholic open for another five years. North Philadelphia: Can the Next Crimes be Prevented? Theres always going to be ups and downs, but the more that those three guys can bring the group along I always say players play and, as coaches, we can guide them, but they have to take it over.. Were in the process of that, Griffin said. Roman Catholic MaxPreps National Basketball Editor Jordan Divens takes a look at this week's MaxPreps Top 25 basketball rankings. The plan is to keep that going and thats the goal.. Weve won almost 80 percent of our games here and have been in four Catholic League title games, winning two of them, Griffin said.