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Head Coach Mike G Jones and Coaching Staff Coach Issac McNeil, Coach Travis Burdolf, Coach Wade Summa, Coach Jeffrey Eaton, Coach Landini, DeMatha Catholic Basketball Program Powered by SportsMarkit
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Head Coach Mike G. Jones, III
BIO:
DeMatha Catholic High School welcomed Coach Mike G. Jones III to the faculty and as head of the basketball program. He comes to DeMatha from St. Stephen’s – St. Agnes School in Alexandria, VA, where he was head coach since 2016.
Coach Jones is a proven leader with over 31 years of experience in the game of basketball as a player and coach. He has more than 10 years of coaching experience at the high school, college and NBA levels; six years of experience as a high school head coach; 11 years as a professional basketball player that included playing in the most competitive overseas professional leagues and several NBA summer league stints.
Some of the highlights of Coach Jones’ career include:
- An overall record of 110-21 over an 80% winning percentage
- 2019 VA State champions with a record of 27-3
- 2020 VA State runner-up with a record of 30-4
- 2022 VA State runner-up with a record of 20-4
- 2018-19 VISAA Coach of the Year
- 2018-19 Alexandria Coach of the Year
- 2019-20 NBC Washington Coach of the Year
- IAC Champions for three straight years
Coach Jones is the husband of the beautiful Marcia Jones and proud dad of two sons, Major and Maverick.
Coach Jones is excited to lead the Men’s basketball team at DeMatha and is looking forward to a successful upcoming season.
Follow Coach Jones at @DeMathaHoops
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Associate Head Coach: Isaac McNeil
Bio:
Coach Isaac D. Mcneil begins his first year at DeMatha Catholic High School as Associate Head Coach after being at St. Stephens & St. Agnes School for the past 13 years as varsity assistant coach. He brings a versatile coaching background to DeMatha Catholic High School. He has coached at the high school level at South Granville High School in Creedmoor, North Carolina. He has coached Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball in Durham, North Carolina with One-on-One, head coach for 16u Virginia Elite AAU in Chantilly, Virginia, Coached for Uncommon Bulls 17u, and has spent the past four years with the District Basketball Club 17u program.
Isaac D. Mcneil was Born and raised in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, Coach Mcneil played high school basketball at Wilkes Central High School (1998-2001). He attended North Carolina Central University where he earned his bachelor’s degree in 2005 and became the first historically black college or university student to graduate from an accredited athletic training program. During 2009 Coach Mcneil did an internship with the United States Olympic Committee which helped shape his vision and purpose of life. Coach Mcneil returned to school and earned his Master’s Degree in Athletic Administration in May 2011. Coach Mcneil has been working within Fairfax County Public Schools for the past 10 years but more recently has been teaching biology at Hayfield Secondary School for 7 years.
Coach McNeil and his fiancé Malaika Javois live in Oakton, VA with their daughter Maya and we are extremely excited and grateful to be a part of the DeMatha family GO STAGS!!!!!!!!!
Assistant Coach Travis Burgdolf
Bio
Coach Travis Burgdolf is a highly effective leader with over 25 years of experience coaching and teaching basketball. Coach Burgdolf played on a Top 25 nationally ranked high school team for Hall of Fame Coach Bill Chumbler (Kentucky and Illinois HOF). Although he did have some college interest in playing basketball, he instead opted to pursue a career in the military.
He often shares that it wound up being one of the best decisions of his life. While in the military, he was able to continue playing basketball at a highly competitive level, receive leadership training, begin coaching, and complete his engineering degree. Basketball was a constant presence offering him an opportunity to coach and mentor young men during downtime.
As his son was now old enough to play sports, he began pouring into the grassroots level of basketball. He began coaching his own recreation and travel teams before joining up with other organizations. His passion and knowledge of the sport became quickly recognized and highly sought after. However, it was not until the opportunity to coach alongside Mike G. Jones III at St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes did he consider leaving grassroots and focusing on high school basketball. After an impressive 5-year run, gaining national recognition, winning a state title, several conference titles and getting to see several former players now in college, he joins Jones at Dematha.
Assistant Coach Wade Summa
Bio
Coach Wade Summa has been coaching basketball for 18 years, from being a head freshman coach to a head varsity coach. He has coached at both independent and public schools in Texas and Virginia. Coach Summa has worked with Coach Jones the last 4 years at St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes as a varsity assistant and works with advanced analytics. He came from Episcopal High School in Houston, Texas in 2018. He also has 5 kids, whose ages range from 6 to 21 and his wife, Crystal, is in the Air Force. We welcome Coach Summa to the DeMatha Basketball Coaching Staff.
Assistant Coach Jeffrey Eaton
Bio
Coach Jeffrey Eaton was born and raised in Prince George’s county and has been involved with coaching basketball in the area for 10 plus years. Coaching experience includes a mixture of youth basketball with the Bowie Broncos organization, basketball camps and clinics throughout the United States as well as international camps, and high school coaching.
Coaching is a great gift and a massive responsibility. It is a gift because very few get to say that they get the opportunity to do exactly what they love to do. It is a massive responsibility because in one way or another you will have an impact on a young person’s life. I truly hope I can give them one positive piece of advice that they can use for the rest of their lives and most importantly the court.
Assistant Coach Rob Landini
Bio
Rob Landini is our “Behind the Scenes” go to guy and plays an intricate part in the basketball program operations. Dini, as he is affectionately known, works in the Admissions office and teaches Health at DeMatha. He is a DeMatha Alumni graduating with the Class of 2001 and a proud dad of two beautiful children and married to Melissa. Landini brings a wealth of information and basketball knowledge to the program and is an invaluable part of its success.
