From Orphans to Champions: The Story of Dematha's Morgan Wootten

by Morgan Wootten

Book Overview

1979: by Morgan Wootten- The Wizard of Washington tells how to build a winner on and off the basketball court. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689110111
• ISBN13: 9780689110115
• Release Date: January 1979
• Publisher: Atheneum Books
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.

Customer Reviews

My take on Morgan Wootten's Book

I just want to comment that everything in the book about Mr. Wootten is absolutely true. I attend DeMatha and have the pleasure of knowing Mr.Wootten and can personally say that he is a great coach, teacher, and human being. I think the book does a great job of pointing that out and I would recommend it to anyone interested in basketball and Mr.Wootten's life story,or who is just looking for an interesting and well-written book.

From Orphans to Champions

Great story about a great program. Morgan coaches at the infamous Dematha High in Maryland. He is a history teacher their as well. He started there with nothing. For the past 40 years they have something like a 90% win loss ratio. Yet Coach Wooten supposedly keeps it all in perspective. He first stresses God, family, and education. His players include Adrian Dantley, Danny Ferry, Sidney Lowe, Joseph Forte, etc. His most famous win was over Lew Alcindor and Power Memorial in the early 60's.