Notre Dame Preparatory School (Fitchburg, Massachusetts)
Notre Dame Preparatory School was a small coeducational, private Catholic school established in 1952 by the Brothers of the Sacred Heart.[1] It was located one hour from Boston.
The population of the school averaged 32–42 students. It was a small sized boarding and day school. The school was primarily known for its basketball program which has developed college and professional players as well as a private college prep school.
Notable graduates , Mike Barnacle , Cormier author of chocolate wars
Notable alumni
- Steven Adams (1993–) center drafted by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round of the 2013 NBA draft picked no.12.
- Warren J. Baker, university president[2]
- Michael Beasley (1989–) forward for the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team.
- Will Blalock (1983–) point guard with the Reno Bighorns of the NBA D-League
- Derrick Caracter (1988–) power forward/center for Bnei Herzliya in Israel. Transferred to Notre Dame during his junior year.[3]
- Marcus Douthit (1999) forward-center who played for the Providence Friars. Douthit was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2004 NBA draft.[4]
- Kim English – Detroit Pistons shooting guard
- Chester Frazier - current assistant basketball coach at University of Illinois men's basketball
- Ryan Gomes (1982–) basketball player currently with the Artland Dragons of the Basketball Bundesliga.
- Paul Harris (1986) – basketball player for Syracuse University.
- Lazar Hayward (1986–) basketball player who played three seasons in the NBA.
- Shawn James – professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv[5]
- Sean Kilpatrick (1990-) - former Cincinnati Bearcat and current shooting guard for the Chicago Bulls; basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Super League
References
- ^ NDPS. "Notre Dame Preparatory School in Fitchburg, Ma". Retrieved May 11, 2007.
- ^ "10 Oct 1999, 13 - The Tribune at". Newspapers.com. October 10, 1999. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
- ^ Goodman, Jeff. "Heralded recruit struggles with expectations", USA Today, November 16, 2005. Accessed November 30, 2007.
- ^ "Former Friar Marcus Douthit selected in the NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers". Providence College Official Athletics Site – Men's Basketball. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
- ^ "Shawn James Player Profile, Boulazac Basket Dordogne, News, Stats - Eurobasket".