Sports
Athletic Director Leaving Upper Marlboro School
O.J. Johnson has taken a job with his alma mater in D.C.
Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High School athletic director and boys basketball coach O.J. Johnson has been named the new basketball coach at St. Alban’s School in Washington, D.C.
Johnson replaces Duane Simpkins, who resigned earlier this year to become the Director of Men’s Basketball Operations at Towson University.
Johnson is a 1997 graduate of the all-boys college preparatory school and returns to his alma mater to head up the varsity basketball program.
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During a five-year stint at Wise, Johnson compiled a 90-32 record and led the Pumas to the 4A league title with an 18-0 mark during the 2010-2011 campaign. He guided Wise to an appearance in the 4A state final in 2009.
“The return of O.J. to St. Albans to lead our Bulldog basketball program is a plus for our entire school and community,” St. Albans Headmaster Vance Wilson said in a statement on the school’s website. “We are thrilled to have secured a coach of his caliber and experience.”
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Johnson could not be reached for comment.