Being hired as the new head girls basketball coach, Marcus McKinney is once again fully committed to Wakefield High School, not dividing his time elsewhere.
McKinney has been a full-time teacher in Wakefield for 26 years and graduated from the Arlington school in 1989. In many past winter seasons, McKinney has served as a head or assistant basketball coach at other schools secondary schools in the metropolitan region. When the position opened up to return as head girls coach at Wakefield, McKinney jumped at the chance.
Previously, he was Wakefield’s head girls coach from 2000 to 2005.
“I’m very excited to be back,” McKinney said. “There are a lot of talented players here and they are eager to learn and succeed. Being in this building is special.
McKinney succeeds Jacqueline Beathea, who coached the Warriors the past two seasons. Wakefield had a young team last season and struggled to win with a 3-18 overall record and an 0-13 mark against Liberty District opponents.
“We look forward to developing and teaching the players,” McKinney said. “We’ll start everything in a few weeks.”
When McKinney attended Wakefield, he played men’s college basketball under former and late head coach Bob Veldran.
After leaving the Wakefield girls’ head coaching position following the 2004-05 season, McKinney became a coach as a principal or assistant at the Bullis School in Maryland, then in Northern Virginia at Edison, Annandale and Alexandria City. Her women’s team won a league championship in Bullis. Last season, McKinney was an assistant coach for Wakefield’s freshman boys basketball team.
NOTE: When McKinney was Wakefield’s girls coach in 2002, his team was the last to defeat the Edison Eagles. Since that victory, Wakefield has lost 54 straight games to Edison, according to Wakefield sports historian Frank Haddock.
Being hired as the new head girls basketball coach, Marcus McKinney is once again fully committed to Wakefield High School, not dividing his time elsewhere.
McKinney has been a full-time teacher in Wakefield for 26 years and graduated from the Arlington school in 1989. In many past winter seasons, McKinney has served as a head or assistant basketball coach at other schools secondary schools in the metropolitan region. When the position opened up to return as head girls coach at Wakefield, McKinney jumped at the chance.
Previously, he was Wakefield’s head girls coach from 2000 to 2005.
“I’m very excited to be back,” McKinney said. “There are a lot of talented players here and they are eager to learn and succeed. Being in this building is special.
McKinney succeeds Jacqueline Beathea, who coached the Warriors the past two seasons. Wakefield had a young team last season and struggled to win with a 3-18 overall record and an 0-13 mark against Liberty District opponents.
“We look forward to developing and teaching the players,” McKinney said. “We’ll start everything in a few weeks.”
When McKinney attended Wakefield, he played men’s college basketball under former and late head coach Bob Veldran.
After leaving the Wakefield girls’ head coaching position following the 2004-05 season, McKinney became a coach as a principal or assistant at the Bullis School in Maryland, then in Northern Virginia at Edison, Annandale and Alexandria City. Her women’s team won a league championship in Bullis. Last season, McKinney was an assistant coach for Wakefield’s freshman boys basketball team.
NOTE: When McKinney was Wakefield’s girls coach in 2002, his team was the last to defeat the Edison Eagles. Since that victory, Wakefield has lost 54 straight games to Edison, according to Wakefield sports historian Frank Haddock.