{"id":68,"date":"2014-05-25T12:45:40","date_gmt":"2014-05-25T12:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coachwootten.com\/?page_id=68"},"modified":"2025-09-22T10:43:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T14:43:38","slug":"joewootten","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/coachwootten.com\/site\/about\/joewootten\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Wootten – Director"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“I’ve seen some great teachers around the game \u2014 Hubie Brown, Rick Pitino \u2014 and Joe has the knack. A lot of people out there know the game, but they can’t teach it. Joe can teach the game. That’s a unique ability.”<\/span>
\n\u2014Mike Brey, University of Notre Dame<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n
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    • Has averaged 25 wins per year in his 27 years as head coach. All of this after taking over a program that had won just six games before his arrival.<\/span>He has led O’Connell to 5 Virginia State Independent Titles, 3 WCAC Regular Season Titles, 4 Alhambra Catholic Invitational Titles, and 2 WCAC Tournament Titles in the past 14 years.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          • Selected as the Arlington County Coach of the Year four times, WCAC Coach of the Year once, and Virginia State Independent Coach of the Year three times.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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              • Known for developing coaches, he has had one college head coach, nine Division 1 assistant coaches, and ten head high school coaches work with him before advancing in their careers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                  • 100 of his former players currently play or have played college athletics.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                      • Was a former assistant at Division I Furman University, where he was the youngest assistant coach in the NCAA.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                          • Named by Washingtonian Magazine<\/em> as one of the “100 people to watch” in Washington in the 21st Century.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                            • Named by Silverwave Media <\/em> as one of the “The 100 Most Influential People in Men’s College Basketball 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024”<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                              • Named by Silverwave Media <\/em> as one of the “The 100 Most Influential People in Men’s and Women’s College Basketball 2025”<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
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                                • Has spoken at clinics throughout the country and internationally including South Carolina, Colorado, Minnesota, Delaware, Missouri, Michigan,\u00a0 Pennsylvania, Italy, and China.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                                    • Played and started at DeMatha\u00a0on a team that posted a record of 30\u20130 and finished the season ranked No. 5 in the country.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                                        • Ten of his former players have played professional basketball overseas and two are currently in the NBA.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                                          • Chairman of the McDonald’s All-American Basketball Game Selection Committee and Games.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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