Morgan 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.
As a resident of Washington DC for most of Coach Wootens dynasty it was almost impossible to be unaware of his great teams, year after year back when HS sports received huge coverage in the Washington Post.
While still having some awkward moves common to teenagers not yet fully coordinated, it was clear at that game that Alcindor would grow into a star quality player...heck of a game.