Head Coach--Whitman HS Boys Varsity Basketball. 2006 MD 4A State Champs 2014, 2024, 2025, and 2026 MD 4A State Finalists, 2016 MD 4A State Semi-Finalists
Bethesda, MD
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Whitman Basketball is devastated and 💔 about the sudden and unexpected passing of 10th grader Landen Hausman today. Our prayers are with his parents, brother, and entire family during this difficult time. Landen will be missed dearly by his Whitman Basketball family.
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Congrats to Whitman senior Michael Ward who will be continuing his academic/athletic career as a walk-on with the 2022 ACC Champion Virginia Tech Hokies! This is a dream come true for Michael and the Whitman Basketball family couldn't be more proud! #WeUp #VikesBaby @HokiesMBB
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Honored/privileged that I was able to speak today at Landen Hausman’s Celebration of Life. Condolences to Marc, Hilary, Hunter, Bryce and the entire Hausman Family. The Whitman Basketball program is here if you need anything. #VikesForLife
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Vikes 67 RM 66 An absolutely unbelievable finish. So proud of our guys. Whitman will play Frederick on Saturday at XFinity Center for the MD 4A State Title. Congrats to Coach Breslaw and RM for a heck of a season and a gritty comeback. #VikesBaby
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Alex Sanson with a 30ft three to force OT. Whitman goes on to beat Kennedy 61-59 in Sectional Semis. Go Vikes! @WashPostHS @bjkoub @CapitolHoops @ESPNSCTop10
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Frederick 74 Vikes 49 What a performance from @CadetBoysHoops Congrats to them on a well-deserved state title. So proud of the ‘23-24 Vikes! Season for the ages. I love Whitman. Thx to our fans/community for all of the support. We hope we made you proud. #VikesBaby
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Year #17 (18 if you count the lost COVID season) for me at Whitman begins today. Each November 15th, I always take time to remember all former Vikes that played for our program. I love coaching at Whitman. Good luck to all other coaches and players getting started today!
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Landen Hausman Celebration of Life: Sunday, January 23rd from 1-5 pm at Hyatt Regency Bethesda (7400 Wisconsin Ave.) Rabbi will do a brief service starting at 2:30 pm, followed by speakers. Open to the public.
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Congrats to WJ and my good friend (and former assistant) Kevin Parrish on an awesome playoff game. Vikes came up short in OT. Love what we have built at Whitman. This pic sent to me tonight speaks volumes of our team unity. No other place I’d rather coach. Go Vikes!
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13 years ago today, the Vikes won their first and only hoops state title! Whitman 39, Roosevelt 38. Great day in Vikes history! #3/11/06 @coachmattmiller @coach_white5
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Vikes 70 Watkins Mill 41. So proud of the way our guys have handled themselves and supported each other during such a difficult time. Whitman Basketball has always been a Family. It has never been more evident than it is right now. RIP, Landen. 10/10/05 - 1/17/22. #VikesForLife
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Congrats, Thomas!! What a season! First-Team All County and First Team MCPS Central Division! #VikesBaby @CapitolHoops @WashPostHS
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Unbelievable 61-59 OT win over Kennedy. Alex Sanson had 18 of his 20 points in 4th quarter and overtime. The Vikes advance to Wednesday's Section 1 Finals. Hats off to a great Kennedy team. Go Vikes!
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Huge 74-64 win at B-CC tonight. Always proud to coach the Vikes. Thanks to the @TheWhitmaniacs for coming out in full force. Jason Lewis had a career-high 30 points. The Whitman/B-CC games are such an awesome thing to be a part of. Go Vikes!
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Laurel 68 Vikes 53
Tough loss in 4A State title game to a very good and deserving Laurel team. Congrats to the Spartans on an outstanding championship season.
So proud of our Vikes for another amazing run. 22-5 and back-to-back state finalists. Thanks to all who supported us!!
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Vikes 73 Laurel 72. What a game/environment! So proud of our guys for staying composed and making plays down stretch. Hats off to Laurel. They played their hearts out. Great HS game to be a part of. Whitman will face RM Tuesday night in state semis. #VikesBaby
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Tough loss at Churchill in regional final tonight. Always proud to coach the Vikes. Learned a ton of life lessons this year and really became a team. The Whitman community is special and I love being a part of it. Go Vikes! Congrats to @DawgsBoysBball Good luck at states!
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What a win for the guys! So proud to coach this program. Whitman plays Laurel Saturday at 6 at XFinity Center for the MD 4A State Championship! Come out and cheer us on! Sherwood plays at 4 before us. Big night for Moco Hoops. #VikesBaby
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Lost 60-53 at B-CC tonight. What an awesome showing from our Whitman fans. Can’t thank the Whitman students and community enough for all their support. What a team we had this year. The ‘21-‘22 Vikes are such a special group. Thanks for the memories that will last a lifetime.
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What an environment tonight at BCC. Lost a tough 65-60 game, but couldnt be more proud of our team, school, and community. I love coaching at Whitman. Congrats to @bcchoops. Awesome game to be a part of. Go Vikes!
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Vikes 56 Churchill 47. So proud of our team. Sectional Final on Wednesday. Brendan Shaver had a game-high 22 points. Go Vikes!!
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Unreal accomplishment! The Whitman/Pyle community could not be more proud. Congratulations Abby! Dallas is getting a star. Here is Abby speaking at our camp this summer. She is such an inspiration and positive role model to our young bball hopefuls. #VikesBaby #WNBA
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Gonna miss this group of seniors. Have known them all since 6th grade...some even longer. Thanks for making coaching fun and for your commitment to Whitman Hoops. #VikesBaby
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Some Whitman Basketball Legends celebrating the wedding of Antoine White (‘07). Congrats to Antoine and Jen on your special day! #VikesBaby @Mount_WBB @MountHoops @WWHSAthletics
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Vikes season opener is tomorrow night at 6 pm at Georgetown Prep! Can’t believe this is my 15th year at Whitman. I love our school and being a part of the community. Go Vikes!
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So proud to have Mikey Fitzpatrick (‘07) and Antony Ngunjiri (‘06) coaching the JV Vikes this year! Whitman alum (and legend) Mike Gruner (‘06) is in the house to cheer them on.
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Just gotta love the solid math shirt @Kurkjian_ESPN was sporting today during morning pickup at Whitman! #doubleplay
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Good luck to all coaches and players gearing up for another hoops season tomorrow! May your season be injury-free and rewarding. I am thankful to have the opportunity to coach public high school in Maryland. Enjoy the season!
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Whitman advances to Thursday’s 4A West Region 1 Final with a 56-43 win over Wootton. Loved how we got after it on the defensive end. Go Vikes!
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Vikes 59 BCC 54. Region Champs! So proud of our guys for how they battled and played together. Love being a part of the Whitman Community. #VikesBaby
Whitman boys basketball is your region champ with a 59-54 win over BCC! Go Vikes!!!! @WWHS_Bethesda @WhitmanBB
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Heading to the Mount today to watch this guy (Antoine White, Whitman ‘07) and @Mount_WBB battle for an NEC title and berth in the NCAA tournament! Good luck from the Vikes!
@coach_white5 @CoachJKaufman @MSMU
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Monica and I after dinner with Coach Hardy of the Utah Jazz. An amazing weekend experience in Salt Lake City. Excited for the game tomorrow. @BehanStrong made it all possible. Much appreciated. We are grateful. Coach Hardy is a first-class guy.
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Vikes Playoff GAMEDAY! #2 Whitman plays #4 Frederick tonight at 8 at XFinity Center in the MD 4A State Championship game. Come out, wear white, and cheer on your Vikes! The game will also be streamed on the NFHS Network. #VikesBaby @WWHSAthletics
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Rising 6th grader Cruz Young with a game-winning three-pointer at buzzer at Coach Lun Basketball camp in Bethesda, MD to give Ohio State a 29-27 win over Maryland.
@sctop10 @SportsCenter #SCTop10
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In a normal year, today would be the start of another Vikes hoops season. Hoping the ‘21 senior class gets a shot to take the court one more time. Keep working. “It’s better to be prepared for an opportunity that never comes than to be unprepared for one that does.” @AlanSteinJr
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Congrats to Whitman senior Thomas Farrell for being named to the District All-Stars in the prelim game at the Capital Classic! Amazing honor for Thomas and the Whitman program. Game is Sat Apr 13th at 12:15 at Entertainment and Sports Arena. #VikesBaby
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The Whitman Basketball program (JV and Varsity) spent a few hours in Rockville today helping Comfort Cases bring dignity and hope to youth in foster care. @WWHSAthletics @mcpsAD Go Vikes!
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Anytime, Hunter! We appreciate your family and are grateful for the time we had with Landen. Thanks for attending the banquet last night. Always good to see you and your dad.
Thank you to @WhitmanBB for honoring my brother at the team's banquet. He would have been part of the team's senior class. After a successful season with a regional title and a run to the state championship game, remembering Landen was done with compassion. #FentanylAwareness
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So proud of our Vikes team on a big 58-51 win over RM last night. We are continuing to improve. It was win #200 for me at Whitman. Time flies. Extremely Proud and thankful to have coached so many guys during my career. I love the program we have built at Whitman. Go Vikes!
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2020 Whitman PG Jaden Pierce will play at Oberlin College next year. Congrats Jaden! Go Vikes. Hope everyone is staying safe out there. @MarcusHelton
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What a day at Coach Lun camp! So grateful to have Whitman legend (Mt St Mary’s coach) @CoachdanMSM and NBA Champ @MalcMili13 speak to our campers! @AlanSteinJr was also in the house! I appreciate what they shared with us. Coach even sported his Whitman throwback! #VikesBaby
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The Vikes finished the regular season at 12-8, our 10th consecutive season finishing above .500 (the longest current streak in Montgomery County Boys Basketball.) I am proud of our program/community. #3 Whitman hosts #6 Wootton Friday at 6pm in 1st round of playoffs. #GoVikes
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Vikes 61 Churchill 53 OT Huge win for the Vikes!! Hunter Hausman with a huge contribution in the 2nd half (10 points and solid D). Preston Kuhn finished with 19, Thomas Farrell 16. Great team effort. Whitman improves to 9-2 on the season. #VikesBaby
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Proud of our program. Finished our 7th straight season with 13+ wins. Had one of toughest public schedules in area (Landon, Prep, PB, RM, New Town, Magruder, BCC x 2, WJ x 2, CH x 2, Sussex Tech, QO, Springbrook) Now onto the playoffs! Vikes host Wheaton Friday night at 7:15.
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Congrats to our 2019 Whitman seniors:
-Jay McClelland, Monmouth
-Jason Lewis, Case-Western (basketball)
-Brendan Shaver, Mary Washington (basketball)
-Rodrigo Ruiz, Georgetown
-Tyler DeMartino, West Virginia (baseball)
-Bert Tillett, Arizona State
Proud of you guys, Go Vikes!
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Vikes pull out a tough 52-50 win over a much improved Wootton squad. Michael Ward had 22 points and Thomas Farrell had 12. Whitman plays at rival B-CC Monday night at 6 in the regional semis. #GoVikes
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Great energy and team effort tonight! Vikes 67 Churchill 38. The guys are working hard and improving every day. Always proud to coach the Vikes!
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Huge 65-62 OT win over Churchill. Jack McClelland with a career high 24 points. Kept our poise after churchill 3 at buzzer to force OT.
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All HS players who were on the outside of the rotation this summer: 114 days until November 15th. How are you going to spend that time? Video games, sleeping in late, snapchat, and eating junk aren't gonna help you move up that depth chart. Put in the time. Make yourself better.
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Awesome to have @TerpsWBB guard and Ivy League POTY Abby Meyers (Pyle/Whitman grad) come speak to our campers at Pyle MS yesterday! She was so good with the campers. We wish her and the Lady Terps the best of luck this season! #VikesBaby @BrendaFrese
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Great news…got a text from Shaq this morning and spoke to his mom on the phone. He is resting in the hospital, but seems to be making progress. He has some physical rehab ahead…and is impatient/eager to get started. Keep sending those positive vibes to Shaq and his family!
Whitman families: I have just gotten word that Shaq Diboti-Lobe (Whitman ‘16) suffered a serious accident recently and is in the hospital. I am trying to find out more info. Please see the gofundme below for Medical Expenses gofund.me/9dc4f5b2
I will update when i know more
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Vikes with a huge 53-43 win at Wheaton to close out the regular season. With our win and Poolesville’s win over RM, Whitman secures the #3 seed in the 4A West Region 1 playoffs. Go Vikes!!
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Thrilling 55-54 OT win over Wootton. Michael Bass hit 2 FT with no time left to force OT. Josh Weinberg returns from injury with a career-high 28 points. Go Vikes!
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Good luck to all coaches and players with the first day of tryouts tomorrow. Here’s to a rewarding, injury-free, and successful season for all. Enjoy!
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Been working/coaching alongside Coach Kenah since I took the Whitman job in 2004. Nobody puts in more attention to detail than Coach Kenah. So proud of our longstanding friendship and our successful run together with Whitman Basketball. Congrats on 300! #GoVikes!!
Congrats to Coach Kenah on his 300th victory as Vikings girls basketball coach! Thanks for your leadership and support of so many players and teams over all the years! You’ve inspired many! @WWHSAthletics @RWDodd @WhitmanBB
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Vikes 59 Churchill 45. Real proud of our effort tonight. Defense is getting better. Still a long way to go.
Jason Lewis hit 6 threes and had a game high 23 points. Brendan Shaver had 15 points and 13 rebounds. Go Vikes!!
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Tough 52-47 win at Rockville to open the season. A lot to work on, for sure, but proud of our guys for sticking with it. Impressed with how hard @RHSRamsAD kids play. Coach Dembroski is doing a great job with the Rams program. Go Vikes!
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Day 1 of summer #17 of Coach Lun camp in the books. 141 campers this week…our biggest ever! Appreciate the effort/energy of the campers and counselors. Grateful and humbled that our camp has become a big part of the Whitman/Bethesda community.
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Vikes 61 BCC 58 (OT).
4A West Region 2 champs for 2nd straight season. Guys found a way on an off offensive night. So proud of our program. We host a state quarterfinal Sat at 2. Hats off to @BCC_Barons. We bring out the best in each other. Whitman improves to 20-4. #VikesBaby
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Up at the Mount watching @coach_white5 (Whitman ‘07) coaching up the squad. Also saw @CoachdanMSM and @coachmattmiller pick up a 2OT win over LIU.
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Hannes Kogelnik (Whitman '17) has played 31 minutes for Grinnell (IA) in its last 2 wins. In that time, he has gone 20-36 from three-point range and scored 68 points! (42 vs. Wright St.-Lake and 26 vs. Emmaus).
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Huge 68-63 OT comeback win for the Vikes tonight at RM! Michael Ward’s career-high 33 points helped erase an early 25-7 deficit. Vikes improve to 4-1, 3-1 on the season and will host B-CC tomorrow night at 5:30. #GoVikes!!
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Congrats to Whitman grad Hannes Kogelnik on an AWESOME first game with Grinnell! In 19 minutes, he hit 7 threes, scored 23 points, had 10 rebounds and 8 assists in a 153-100 win! CONGRATS!!
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The Whitman Boys Basketball program spent the morning volunteering for Whitman Families4Families Food Drive (in partnership with Access Youth). Accessyouthinc.org/
We donated a week’s worth of groceries for 30+ DC families.
@MCPSAthletics @MCPS @WWHSAthletics
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Yearly tradition...Monica and I host the Vikes for team dinner on the night before first playoff game. Thanks to Alatri Bros in Bethesda! Go Vikes!!
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Congrats to Whitman senior guard Alex Sanson on being named Honorable Mention All-Met! Go Vikes!
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Huge 66-65 win over Richard Montgomery in 2OT. Diboti-Lobe with a career-high 39 points, including the game winner with 2.3 left. Go Vikes
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Vikes 72 Churchill 45.
Titian DeRosa had 21 pts, 6 rebs, and 4 assists, Max Williams had 8 points and 5 assists, and Will Shapiro and Hayden Walsh each added 12 points.
Whitman (19-4) advances to host B-CC Thursday night at 6 in the 4A West Region 2 Final. #VikesBaby
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Tough 73-60 loss to Wootton tonight in Regional Semis. Guys played hard and battled back, but we came up short. Heck of a season for the Vikes this year. 16-7 overall with a lifetime of memories. Real proud and thankful to coach this group. #VikesBaby
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Congrats to Whitman senior Preston Kuhn: 1st Team All Montgomery County and 1st Team All Moco 4A South Division! He is also a senior all-star. Preston averaged 18.0 points and 5.3 rebounds per game and shot 40% from three-point range. What a year! #VikesBaby @pd_kuhn
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Vikes pull out a hard-fought 58-51 road win over a tough and talented Einstein team. @CoachTaylorAET is doing a great job with the Titans. Whitman improves to 4-0. #VikesBaby
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Can’t thank @AlanSteinJr enough for letting me be his guest at Penn State today. Experience of a lifetime! @coachjfranklin is THE perfect man to lead PSU football. So impressed with the attention to detail, the facilities, the staff and the players. So proud to be a Penn Stater!
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So proud of the Vikes tonight for our tough 70-67 (2OT) win over Paint Branch. Guys are playing hard and with energy. Hats off to PB for an awesome game. Really fun environment tonight at Whitman. I love our Vikes fans!
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Vikes 74 RM 71
Huge win for the guys. Evan Brown went 12-14 from the field and scored a career high 27 points. Unselfish play and good team energy against a real tough RM squad. Whitman improves to 13-3 on the season. #VikesBaby
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Vikes 81 B-CC 53. Great team effort. Four guys in double figures and we shared the ball well. Go Vikes!
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Vikes 64 Northwood 37. Great start to the season. So fun to see Coach Fitzpatrick (Whitman ‘07) leading the Gladiators. It was a pleasure coaching against him. Junior guard Preston Kuhn paced Whitman with 16 points. Seniors Michael Ward and Andrew Sanson added 16 and 12.
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Vikes 70 Landon 67 (2 OT). Thomas Farrell had a team-high 27 points and Hayden Walsh chipped in 21. Great team win in an awesome environment. Whitman improves to 5-1. #VikesBaby
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Exciting 66-64 win over a tough Magruder team. Senior guard Josh Weinberg (17 points) hit three-pointer at the buzzer. Justin Niles added a career-high 18 points. Go Vikes
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Here are the final seedings for the Maryland 4A West Boys playoffs. We will finalize dates/times once we coordinate with the girls matchups. Playoffs start Friday 2/24. Official brackets will be posted on the MPSSAA website on Tuesday morning. Reach out with any questions.
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Had a blast coaching these guys again tonight! The Vikes/Dawgs had a solid showing vs QO. Our “senior night” will be Thursday at 7 at Churchill. Go Vikes! @MCPSAthletics @WWHSAthletics
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MoCo Senior All-Star Game: Wed 3/16, 7pm, MC-Rockville! $5 tix at door.
Home
CJ Lee NW
Cortez Whitney NW
Michael Ward WW
Mandela Tarke DAM
Bryce Wilson CH
Jordan McCaine SV
Paul Vance SV
Jackson Van Wagener WJ
Matt Griffith PV
Thomas Hailegebriel RV
Coach: Chase Rieder NW
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Calling all Vikes Fans!! Help us pack XFinity Center tomorrow night at 6. We are the visiting team, so wear black! We need our Whitman Community out in full force. #VikesBaby
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Whitman Basketball Decade of Hoops (2010-2019): 147-102 with 2 Regional Titles and a State Championship appearance. Excited for the next decade. Go Vikes!
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Vikes Playoff Gameday! #2 Whitman plays #6 RM tonight at Blair at 7:30 in the 4A State Semifinals! Game is sold out. The game will be streamed on the NFHS Network. Game theme: Vike Out. Wear your Whitman gear!! #VikesBaby @WWHSAthletics
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Senior night at Whitman tomorrow night! Excited to honor Brendan Shaver, Rod Ruiz, Jason Lewis, Jay McClelland, Bert Tillett, and Tyler DeMartino! The Vikes host Magruder at 5:30. Go Vikes!
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Vikes 61 Springbrook 58
Unbelievable win for the guys in amazing environment. Titian DeRosa with a career-high 26 points. Whitman advances to the State Semis later this week. Kudos to Springbrook for an awesome season and game well-played. #VikesBaby
Another exciting win for our Vikings in the 4A State Quarterfinals over Springbrook 61-58. We move onto the State Semifinals on either Tuesday or Wednesday at a site TBD. Go Vikes! @WaltWhitmanMCPS @WhitmanBB
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Man, so proud of our effort today vs a great New Town team at the @GovChallenge Big win for the Vikes. Effort, body language, and playing together are such important things...on and off the court. Go Vikes!
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‘70s costume champs at #FitzFever pre-wedding night celebration in Cleveland! Excited for @Gladiator_Hoops wedding today! @IndStBasketball @WWHSAthletics #HickFromFrenchLick
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Whitman 60 Wootton 55. With the win, the Vikes clinch the #2 seed in 4A West Section 1 playoffs. Alex Sanson led Whitman with 28 points (7 three pointers). Whitman will host #7 Walter Johnson Friday night at 7:15. Go Vikes!
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Tough 58-55 loss At RM tonight. Super proud of our Vikes program. Thx to our seniors, parents, and Whitman community. #VikesForLife
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Tickets for Wednesday's state semifinal game between Whitman and RM (7:30 pm tip at Blair HS) will be on GoFan today at noon. Get your tickets early! #VikesBaby @WWHSAthletics
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Vikes 76 Churchill 65
Evan Brown scored a career-high 30 points. Team went 14-31 from three point range. Whitman improves to 15-3 on the season. The Vikes play at WJ Friday at 7:15. #VikesBaby
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Tough loss to a good BCC team tonight, 55-47. Congrats to Coach Tracy and the Barons. Kudos to both student sections. AMAZING environment
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Whitman guard Hannes Kogelnik has committed to D3 Grinnell College (Iowa). They led nation in 3 ptrs per game last year. Perfect! #GoVikes
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Big thanks to my man @AlanSteinJr for coming in and speaking to the Vikes before our first playoff game! I ordered his new book Raise Your Game for each of our players. Alan was kind enough to personally sign each one. Great book from a great guy. Thanks from the Vikes!
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Love the unselfishness of our team this year. My favorite possession from our game last night. Good ball movement.
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Vikes 57 B-CC 47. Whitman improves to 2-0, 1-0 on the season. Amazing student section tonight!! Junior guard Thomas Farrell led a balanced attack with 18 points. Whitman hosts Paint Branch Tuesday at 7:15. #VikesBaby
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Vikes 68 Churchill 63. #1 Whitman advances to host #2 BCC on Tuesday at 6 pm in 4A West Region 2 Final. #VikesBaby
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