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ESPNHS Video: Oak Hill Accepts Fab 50 Hardware
Watch as your Warriors accept their National Championship honors!
Click here to check out the full video, courtesy of ESPN.
National Championship Awards Ceremony
The 2011-12 Oak Hill Academy Warriors will be awarded their National Championship trophy this Friday, May 11th at 11:00am. The ceremony will be held in Fletcher Chapel on OHA’s campus, and is open to the public. Representatives from ESPN, Josten’s and Nike will be on site to present the trophy to the team.
Please join the Warriors Friday morning for this special assembly honoring an historic 8th National Championship for Oak Hill Academy! What a great way to celebrate a perfect 44-0 season!
Recap: The Perfect Season
“Win as One.” Coach Smith often stated he really liked the work ethic and togetherness this year’s team exhibited. The togetherness carried throughout the season and Coach Smith’s quote “Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships” will be the torch for the 2011-12 Oak Hill Warriors team.
Coach Smith Named Naismith Coach of the Year
Congratulations to Coach Steve Smith on being named the 2012 Naismith High School Basketball Coach of the Year! This is the second time in four years Coach Smith has received this honor. Read the full ESPN article here.
OHA Basketball Camp Registration Now Open
Registration is now open for Coach Steve Smith’s 2012 Oak Hill Academy Basketball Camp, held on campus at OHA. Reserve your spot today by completing the 2012 Camp Brochure.
Dates: June 17-21, 2012.
Boarding Camp Registration
There are a limited number of spots still available for Coach Steve Smith’s 2011 Basketball Camp, held on campus at Oak Hill Academy. Email lsmith@oak-hill.net for registration information. Reserve your spot today!
Dates: June 19-23, 2011
Coach Smith Reaches 800-Win Mark
Congratulations to Warriors Head Coach Steve Smith who earned his 800th win Saturday as the Warriors defeated Iolani 81-53 in the quarterfinals of the Iolani Classic.
This is Smith’s 26th season at Oak Hill. His overall record is now 800-49, a winning percentage of 94%, the highest in high school basketball history.
Click here for the full game recap.
Oak Hill Returns to Iolani Classic as Coach Steve Smith Reminisces
by Susan Shan, Sports in Review
susanshan.com [excerpt]
December 11, 2010 — 11 years ago, I attended my first Iolani Classic. The championship game that year featured No. 1 Oak Hill (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) vs. No. 2 Dominguez (Compton, Calif.). Oak Hill won in a 54-50 thriller, and Kentucky-bound Cliff Hawkins was named the Most Valuable Player. In addition, I got to interview Tyson Chandler.
Oak Hill head coach Steve Smith said in a phone interview yesterday, “I remember that game. I remember that game well. It was a really good game – close and exciting.”
Over a decade later, not much has changed. Oak Hill is once again No. 1 in both the USA Today and ESPN RISE rankings with an 11-0 record. They have one game left vs. Sumter on Saturday before they leave for Hawaii.
Smith, who has his choice of holiday tournaments, has been bringing the Warriors to Honolulu since 1988 (though not every year).
“The Hawaii tournament has top-notch competition. Semifinals, finals, you can’t find a better game on your schedule all season long. Obviously, being in Honolulu, Hawaii, that’s an attraction. Most of our kids have never been there. I like taking our guys to different places, places they’ve never gone to,” he said.
Click here to read the full article at susanshan.com.
2010-11 Season Info Coming Soon!
As a new school year gets started on “The Hill,” stay tuned to oakhillhoops.com. The new schedule and roster will be posted soon, along with new photos and player diaries!
Don’t forget to follow Warriors Coach Steve Smith on Twitter @OHACoachSmith. Keep up with Oak Hill basketball daily as Coach Smith tweets about players, practice and matchups.
New Photos Added to Season Gallery
New photos have been added to the 2009-10 gallery! Check out pictures from the final home game of the season vs. Oak Ridge. Coach Smith was acknowledged prior to tip-off for his 25 years as head coach of the Warriors.
MaxPreps.com Feature – Oak Hill tips season Saturday
Hoops Notes: Storied Oak Hill tips season Saturday
by Jason Hickman
The NBA’s 2009-2010 schedule isn’t the only basketball action tipping off this week.
At storied Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) head coach Steve Smith’s Warriors begin their 39-game odyssey that will include contests in nine states Saturday night against Central Carolina Academy.
The Warriors, 40-1 a year ago with a trip to the National High School Invitational finals, have already scrimmaged against Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham, Va.) and Stephen’s Prep (Raleigh, N.C.). Smith is upbeat about what he sees.
“I’m optimistic. We are playing better than I thought we would this early in the year,” Smith said. “We are not as deep, but I feel good about our top six or seven.”
(Read the complete story at MaxPreps.com.)
Preseason Update from Coach Smith
We’ve had two good scrimmages in the past week. The first, against Hargrave Military Academy on 10/21, was productive, but showed we have some defensive things to work on in practice.
Here are some stats from Hargrave…
Don’t forget – Coach Smith’s on Twitter!
As basketball season gets underway, follow Warriors Coach Steve Smith on Twitter @OHACoachSmith! Keep up with Oak Hill Basketball as Coach Smith tweets about players, matchups, and life on “The Hill.”
