2018-19 Basketball Season
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WELCOME O’DEA FIGHTING IRISH FANS TO THE 2018-19 BASKETBALL SEASON Welcome, Fighting Irish Fans! I would like to thank the parents, alumni, fans, and sponsors for what I know will be an exceptional Winter athletic season. The O’Dea O’DEA community is grateful for your continued support of the athletic program and the 2018-19 MEDIA GUIDE mission-driven principles of Character, Faith, and Service that we strive to develop PRODUCED BY: GAMEDAY MEDIA in the young men who proudly call themselves the O’Dea Fighting Irish. For nearly a century the O’Dea experience has formed bonds of brotherhood cultivated in CONNECT WITH US: classrooms, on athletic fi elds, and in our many campus ministry programs. 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Thank you for the role you play in supportinging ouro athletic programpgrogram and for helping advance our shared mission of prprovidingroviding eacheach studentstudent with a Catholic, college-preparatory educationon in the spirit and tradition of the Essential Elements of an Edmund Ricee CChristianhristianstian Brother Education. GO IRISH! Jim Walker Principal A MESSAGE FROM THE O’DEA ATHLETIC DIRECTOR Welcome Fighting Irish Fans! I would like to welcome you all to what is sure to be another great season of Irish Basketball. We are excited about this year’s team and where our program is headed. Thank you for your continued support; it is greatly appreciated! We have a lot to be enthusiastic about as we head into the 2018-2019 winters sports season. Our student-athletes have been working hard this offseason. I am so proud of their hard work and dedication. As a staff, we will continue to develop these young men into leaders, and challenge them to be the best they can be both in and out of the classroom. I look forward to sharing with you our continued athletic successes for years to come. We will work hard to make this season another one for the record books. Go Irish! Live Jesus in our hearts, forever! Coach Kohler Athletic Director VARSITY SCHEDULE 2018-19 O’DEA BASKETBALL DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME Nov. 27 Chief Sealth Chief Sealth High School 7:30 PM Dec. 4 Bainbridge O’Dea High School 7:30 PM Dec. 7 Ballard O’Dea High School 7:30 PM Dec. 14 Lakeside O’Dea High School 7:30 PM Dec. 18 Rainier Beach Rainier Beach High School 7:30 PM Dec. 21 West Seattle O’Dea High School 7:30 PM Dec. 22 Lynden Lynden High School 6:00 PM Dec. 26-29 Holiday Classic Torrey Pines, CA TBD Jan. 4 Garfield Garfield High School 8:30 PM Jan. 8 Eastside Catholic O’Dea High School 7:30 PM Jan. 11 Nathan Hale Nathan Hale High School 8:30 PM Jan. 15 Ingraham Ingraham High School 7:30 PM Jan. 18 Bishop Blanchet O’Dea High School 7:30 PM Jan. 22 Franklin Franklin High School 7:30 PM Jan. 25 Roosevelt O’DeaDea High School 7:30 PM Jan. 29 Cleveveland Cleveland HHigh School 7:300 PM Feb. 1 Seattle PrePrep O’Dea High SchoSchool 7:30 PM Feb. 4-11 Metro Tournamenment TBD TBA Feb. 9-16 District Tournament TBD TBA Feb. 22, 23 Regional Game TBD TBA Feb. 27-March 2 State Tournament Tacoma Dome TBA HOME GAME AWAY GAME TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. FOR UPDATES VISIT: ODEA.ORG/ATHLETICS @ODEAATHLETICS ODEA.ORG/ATHLETICS A MESSAGE FROM THE HEAD COACH 2018-19 SEASON PREVIEW Welcome to the 2018-2019 Fighting Irish basketball season! Our young men have been working hard this off-season and the coaching staff is incredibly proud and excited to watch our student-athletes compete at a high level every day. The O’Dea High School Basketball Program proudly embodies the tradition of winning, with honor, and is guided by the core values of Brotherhood, Discipline, and Toughness. Through teamwork, our players learn the meaning of brotherhood by putting their teammates fi rst and playing for each other. Our players discover the value of discipline by executing a plan and realizing the success that comes from doing things the right way. Finally, our players learn how to positively handle adversity and have the mental toughness to make the right decisions both on and off the court. We will continue to strive to be a top-notch basketball program; the boys will work hard both in the classroom and on the court. We thank you for your continued support. Go Irish! Coach Kerr Jason Kerr >> VARSITY HEAD COACH Gene Woodard >> VARSITY ASSISTANT COACH Jason Kerr has been coaching high school basketball in Washington State for the last 25 years and Gene Woodard Jr. graduated from O’Dea High School in 1999. During his time at O’Dea he is entering his 18th season as head coach. Before becoming a head coach, Jason spent eight years participated in freshmen football, track, and played basketball for Hall of Fame Coach, Phil learning and coaching under the direction of Washington State Hall of Fame coaches Al Kawashima Lumpkin. Gene is a proud member of the 1997 undefeated State Championship basketball team. (three seasons) and Phil Lumpkin (fi ve seasons). Under Coach Lumpkin here at O’Dea High School, Coach Woodard was a varsity member of three Metro and two District Championship teams and Coach Kerr served as a varsity assistant from 1994 to 1999, including the 1997, 29- 0, undefeated captained his team to a 2nd place fi nish at State his senior year. Upon graduating, Gene received a season which included players Ryland Brown, Damien del Fierro, and Gene Woodard, all current basketball scholarship to Seattle Pacifi c University, where he enjoyed NCAA Division II Tournament assistant coaches for the Irish. During his 17 years as a head coach, Coach Kerr has compiled appearances in three of his four years, including the Final Four in 2000. Gene graduated from SPU a 330-116 record, including seven League Championships, eight District Championships, twelve with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration/Management. Gene has been an assistant State Tournament appearances, and four State Championship appearances, with three State Titles, coach at O’Dea High School for the past nine years, helping the Irish to two Metro Championships in 2003, 2006, and 2009. Coach Kerr has spent many years giving back to the game off the court and six State Tournament appearances. Gene currently works in operations for Odwalla/Coca Cola. as well, through his roles on the Executive Board for the Washington State Interscholastic Basketball Gene and his wife Jennifer have three children, Isaiah and twins Gene III and Kaliya. In his free Coaches Association (WIBCA), serving as a consultant for Regional and State Tournaments and 3A/4A time, Gene enjoys watching his kids participate in school and sporting events, working out, and WIAA State Basketball Tournament Director with the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association attending pro and college sporting events with his family and friends. (WIAA). Jason resides in North Seattle with his wife and two daughters. In his spare time, Coach Kerr enjoys having BBQs, working in his yard, and golfi ng. Ryland Brown >> VARSITY ASSISTANT COACH Brady Sharpe >> VARSITY ASSISTANT COACH Ryland Brown graduated from O’Dea High School in 1997 where he won State Championships in Brady Sharpe brings with him 18 years of varsity basketball coaching experience at the high school both basketball and track. Most notably, Ryland was the starting point guard on the undefeated 1997 level. Brady graduated from Shorecrest High School in 1997. Coach Sharpe served as a varsity State Championship team. Ryland has spent 15 years as an assistant coach under Coach Kerr at assistant coach at Shorecrest before joining Coach Kerr at Franklin High School and O’Dea High Franklin High School and O’Dea High School combined, where he has been an integral part of six School for the following 15 years, also as a varsity assistant. During that span, Brady was a part League and seven District Championships, eleven State Tournament appearances, and three State of six League and seven District Championships, eleven State Tournament appearances and three Championships. An invaluable team player, Ryland served in various roles including coaching and State Championships. Additionally, Coach Sharpe has spent time working with area youth and developing perimeter players, assisting with scouting and game planning, junior varsity head Coach, teens in Shoreline while holding the positions of Youth Sports Coordinator for the Shoreline YMCA and helping with event coordination.