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Kevin McLinton Executive Director
Kevin attended Springbrook High School in Silver Spring, Maryland where he played basketball and football
from 1985-89. He helped lead Springbrook's basketball team to the 4A state championship title in 1988, and also
the 4A state championship title in football as well capturing MVP honors. He received All-Montgomery
County, All-Met and All-American honors in basketball. Kevin went on to the University of Maryland where he
played for the legendary Gary Williams. Kevin was a 3 year starter at the point guard position. He was captain
his senior year and won Team MVP. He was also Honorable Mention All-ACC his senior year. He ended his
career at Maryland going over the 1,000 point mark. He is currently 6th all-time in assists and ranks in the Top
10 in steals. After his playing days were over, Kevin took his knowledge of the game to coaching. He was an assistant
coach at Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia under Head Coach Chuck Driesell (current assistant coach at the
University of Maryland) where he helped lead them to their only NCAA appearance in school history. Kevin currently is
the head coach at St. Stephens & St. Agnes School in Alexandria, Virginia. He has led them to their first
conference title in 17 years, their first league tournament title in school history and a place in the Virginia State Tournament
in 4 out of 5 years. His passion and enthusiasm of the game is displayed in the work ethic of his teams.
Darren McLinton President
Darren attended Springbrook High School in Silver Spring, Maryland where he played
basketball and helped lead them to the state championship in 1992. He received All County and All-Met honors his
senior year. Darren took his talents to James Madison University where he played for the legendary Charles "Lefty"
Driesell. Darren was a 3 year starter at the point guard position and helped lead James Madison to the NCAA Tournament in
the 1993-94 season. He was a captain his senior year and won Team MVP. He led the NCAA his senior year in three
point field goals made per game and was 8th in NCAA in scoring. Darren's talents earned him all-state(Virginia),
all-region(North Atlantic), honorable mention All-American, and runner-up for Dick Vitale's "Best Player in the NCAA
6'0 and under(NBA player Jacque Vaughn) honors in 1996. He ended his career at JMU as the 4th all time scorer in school
history with over 1,500 points. Darren has enjoyed a successful 13 year professional basketball career. He has
played in various countries in top level Europe such as Greece, Italy, Russia, France, Turkey, Germany, Croatia
and Slovenia, as well as the CBA and a brief stint with NBA's Vancouver Grizzlies. Darren's hard work and training methods
are a must for today's aspiring basketball player.
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Dan Rehr
Volunteer Associate Dan
has spent his basketball life behind the scenes. Although he did play recreationally in high school and later officiate
for intramurals and a recreational league, more of his youthful involvement was volunteering. He helped with Montgomery
College of Rockville's (MD) Men's Basketball Team under Head Coach Steve Hobson. At the age of 17, Dan established sustainable
attendance augmentation programming through community-based marketing. He sold advertising, single-handedly produced
a team media guide, and developed in-game fan appreciation promotions. Thereafter, he served as a volunteer in the Accessible
Seating Department for USAir Arena, formerly the Captial Centre and the old home of the NBA's Washington Bullets/Wizards.
Eventually he worked professionally in sales for the team. These days, Dan focuses on business consulting, marketing
programs, and IT initiatives for McLinton Basketball Academy, Inc.
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