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Program Philosophy
The De Smet Jesuit Basketball Program is committed to developing young men into leaders while building a culture of accountability, trust, and togetherness. The Spartan Basketball Coaching Staff teaches student-athletes the importance of self-discipline and how to compete consistently at a high level. Our goal is to prepare each student-athlete for the demands required for the next level academically, physically, and mentally.
Program History
Welcome to the rich tradition of De Smet Jesuit Spartans Basketball. In just 52 years, De Smet has compiled 5 State Championships, 13 Finals Four appearances, 33 District Championships, 10 Metro Catholic Conference Championships and 28 20-Win seasons. The Spartans have also produced 96 College Basketball Players including the legendary Steve Stipanovich, who was drafted by the Indiana Pacers as the 2nd Overall Pick in the NBA Draft.
Basketball Schedule
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Teams
Varsity
Schedule
Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Details | Result | Score | Recap |
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Arvest Classic, Lee's Summit West
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Parkview High School | Details | Win | 59 - 55 | |
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Arvest Classic, Kickapoo
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Parkview High School | Details | Win | 62 - 55 | |
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Helias, Arvest Classic
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Parkview High School | Details | Win | 60 - 49 | CHAMPIONSHIP |
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Parkview (AR) High School, Ozark Mountain Shootout
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Glendale High School | Details | Win | 58 - 48 | |
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Midwest Showdown, Fayette Ware (TN)
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Ritenour | Details | Loss | 65 - 70 | |
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SLUH
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SLUH | Details | Win | 61 - 59 | |
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Coaches vs Cancer, Parkway North
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Maryville University | Details | Win | 71 - 37 | |
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Westminster Christian Academy, Coaches vs Cancer
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Maryville University | Details | Win | 64 - 47 | Quarterfinals |
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Coaches vs Cancer, Lafayette
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Maryville University | Details | Loss | 49 - 54 | |
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Coaches vs Cancer, Memphis University School
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Maryville University | Details | Loss | 52 - 59 | |
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CBC
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CBC | Details | Win | 54 - 53 | |
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Chaminade
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Chaminade | Details | Loss | 41 - 64 | |
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Althoff Shootout, Althoff
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Althoff | Details | Win | 82 - 42 | |
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Vianney
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Vianney
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Vianney | Details | Win | 52 - 45 | |
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Circle 7 Tournament, Parkway Central
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Parkway West | Details | Win | 56 - 45 | |
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Circle 7 Tournament, Parkway West
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Parkway West | Details | Win | 47 - 44 | |
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Kirkwood, Circle 7 Tournament
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Parkway West | Details | Loss | 39 - 57 | Championship Game |
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Gateway Legacy
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De Smet Jesuit | Details | Win | 63 - 38 | |
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SLUH
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De Smet Jesuit | Details | Win | 57 - 47 | |
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Helias
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De Smet Jesuit | Details | Win | 45 - 37 | |
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Granite City
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Granite City | Details | Win | 62 - 34 | |
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CBC
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De Smet Jesuit | Details | Win | 68 - 66 | |
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Hazelwood Central
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Hazelwood Central | Details | Win | 59 - 36 | |
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Chaminade
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De Smet Jesuit | Details | Loss | 50 - 69 | |
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Whitfield School
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Whitfield School | Details | Win | 75 - 67 | |
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Vianney
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De Smet Jesuit | Details | Loss | 64 - 81 | |
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MSHSAA Districts, Riverview Gardens
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Priory | Details | Win | 86 - 35 | C5D3 Quarterfinal |
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MSHSAA Districts, Clayton
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Ladue High School | Details | Win | 66 - 36 | C5D3 Semi-Final |
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Ladue, MSHSAA Districts
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Ladue High School | Details | Loss | 47 - 48 | C5D3 Final |
Roster
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Isadore Ba13G2026
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Tyree Brister1G2026
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Braden Butler33F2026
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Dillon Duff3F6'32025
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Justin Duff20G6'42023
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Owen Duff11G5'102025
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Ta’Shawn Henton10G5'102025
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Riley Massey15G6'12025
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DeAnthony Mcjames5G2026
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Benjamin Niebruegge44C6'62023
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Patrick Origliasso32C6'72023
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Liam Russo24C2025
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Brandon Schoen30F2023
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Connor Sullivan12G6'22023
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Ian Thomas23G2026
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Brennan Wahl4G2024
Coaches
Kent Williams has compiled an impressive profile over his playing and coaching career. As Southern Illinois Universities 2nd All-Time Leading Scorer with 2,012 points, Kent helped lead the Salukis to back to back MVC Championships in 2002 & 2003 including back to back NCAA Tournaments. In 2002, the Salukis reached the Sweet 16. Kent is the only player in SIU history to lead the team in scoring all 4 years. Kent set a school record while starting all 130 games and complied the most minutes played in school history. He's 2nd in 3 Pointers made, 2nd in Free Throws made, and 8th in Assists. Over his career, Kent earned 1st Team All-MVC in '02 & '03, 2nd Team All-MVC in '01 and was named Freshman of the Year and Newcomer of the Year in '00. Kent also was the first ever 2-Time MVC Scholar Athlete of the Year in '02 & '03.
Kent was inducted into SIU's Hall of Fame in 2009 and was also selected to the SIU All-Century Team in 2014. In 2019, Kent was inducted into the Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame and he is also a member of the MVC All-Centennial Team.
Kent's coaching career began at Purdue University as the Supervisor of Basketball Operations under 2019 National Coach of the Year and 4-Time Big 10 Coach of the Year Matt Painter. During Kent's time at Purdue, the Boilermakers went from worst to 2nd in just 3 seasons while setting a school record for the largest turnaround in school history. Kent coached 4 NBA Draft Picks: Carl Landry, E'Twuan Moore, JaJuan Johnson, and Robbie Hummel.
In 2008, Kent became an Assistant Coach at Missouri State University under Cuonzo Martin. While at Missouri State, the Bears went from worst to first in 3 seasons and won the schools first & only MVC Regular Season Championship. Once again, setting a school record for the largest turnaround, the Bears went from 8 wins to 24 wins while setting school records for points per game and 3's made in a season. Kent was instrumental in developing MVC Player of the Year Kyle Weems and MVC Newcomer of the Year Adam Leonard.
In 2011, Kent became an Assistant Coach at the University of Tennessee. While at Tennessee, the Vols averaged 21 wins a season including a run to the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2014. Kent coached 3 NBA Draft Picks: Jarnell Stokes, Jordan McRae, and Josh Richardson.
After Tennessee, Kent spent 2 years as an Assistant Coach at SIU-Edwardsville before taking over De Smet as the school's 6th Head Coach. In just 2 years at De Smet, Kent helped guide the Spartans to a school record turnaround going from 7 wins to 23 wins. In the 2018-19 season, the Spartans were Champions of the Centralia Thanksgiving Tournament and the Circle 7 Showdown and finished 2nd in the Meremec Coaches vs. Cancer Holiday Tournament. Sr. Evan Asleson was named 1st Team All-MCC. Jr. Michael Skoff, So. Jeremiah Walker and So. Sekou Gassama were all named 2nd Team All-MCC.
Assistant Coaches
Carlos Smith
Jon Knoche
Alec Bausch
Malachy Simpson
Kennedy Phillips
Junior Varsity
Schedule
Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Details | Result | Score | Recap |
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Westminster Christian Academy
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De Smet Jesuit | Details | Win | 48 - 46 | |
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Borgia
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De Smet Jesuit | Details | Win | 66 - 56 | |
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Ft. Zumwalt West
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Ft. Zumwalt West | Details | Win | 57 - 44 | |
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Hazelwood West
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De Smet Jesuit | Details | Win | 67 - 49 | |
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SLUH
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SLUH | Details | Win | 47 - 31 | |
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Gateway STEM, Seckman, TBD, MCC Tournament
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All Day
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De Smet Jesuit | Details | Win | 64 - 28 | |
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TBD, MCC Tournament
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All Day
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Vianney | Details | Loss | 39 - 63 | |
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Vianney, MCC Tournament
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All Day
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CBC | Details | Win | 52 - 50 | |
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CBC
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CBC | Details | Win | 71 - 47 | |
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Chaminade
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Chaminade | Details | Win | 58 - 45 | |
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Webster Groves
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Webster Groves | Details | Loss | 43 - 45 | |
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Vianney
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Vianney | Details | Loss | 40 - 52 | |
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St. Dominic
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St. Dominic | Details | Loss | 46 - 50 | |
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Washington
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St. Dominic | Details | Win | 70 - 39 | |
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Rockbridge
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All Day
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St. Dominic | Details | Win | 53 - 35 | |
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Gateway Legacy
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De Smet Jesuit | Details | Win | 67 - 50 | |
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McCluer
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McCluer | Details | 62 - 57 | ||
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SLUH
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De Smet Jesuit | Details | Win | 50 - 43 | |
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Helias
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De Smet Jesuit | Details | Win | 56 - 50 | |
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Granite City
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Granite City | Details | Win | 51 - 18 | |
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CBC
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De Smet Jesuit | Details | Win | 40 - 38 | |
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Hazelwood Central
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Chaminade
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Whitfield School
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Vianney
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De Smet Jesuit | Details |
Roster
Coaches
Freshmen Maroon
Schedule
Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Details | Result | Score | Recap |
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Chaminade
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De Smet Jesuit | Details | Win | 76 - 36 | |
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St. Charles West Tournament, Eureka
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De Smet Jesuit | Details | Win | 46 - 41 | |
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TBD, St. Charles West Tournament
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All Day
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TBD | Details | Win | 72 - 28 | |
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Lutheran North
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Lutheran North | Details | Win | 90 - 48 | |
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Cardinal Ritter
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SLUH
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SLUH | Details | Win | 81 - 32 | |
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Cardinal Ritter Tournament, McCluer
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Cardinal Ritter | Details | Win | 73 - 45 | |
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Cardinal Ritter, Cardinal Ritter Tournament
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Cardinal Ritter | Details | Win | 64 - 51 | SemiFinals |
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Cardinal Ritter Tournament, SLUH
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Cardinal Ritter | Details | Win | 72 - 34 | |
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Oakville Tournament, Webster Groves
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All Day
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Oakville | Details | Win | 79 - 26 | |
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Oakville Tournament, Eureka (Freshmen)
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All Day
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Oakville | Details | Win | 58 - 32 | |
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Oakville, Oakville Tournament
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All Day
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Oakville | Details | Win | 74 - 47 | |
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Chaminade
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Chaminade | Details | Win | 72 - 31 | |
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St. Dominic
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De Smet Jesuit | Details | Loss | 59 - 61 | |
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CBC
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De Smet Jesuit | Details | Win | 65 - 42 | |
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Vianney
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Vianney | Details | Win | 75 - 26 | |
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Chaminade
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De Smet Jesuit | Details | Win | 73 - 47 | |
vs.
McCluer
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McCluer | Details | Win | 81 - 43 | |
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SLUH
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SLUH | Details | Win | 74 - 40 | |
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CBC
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CBC | Details | Win | 54 - 32 |
ROSTER
Coaches
Freshmen White
Schedule
Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Details | Result | Score | Recap |
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Hazelwood West
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Hazelwood West | Details | Loss | 38 - 48 | |
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Lutheran North
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Lutheran North | Details | Loss | 29 - 43 | |
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Lutheran St. Charles
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De Smet Jesuit | Details | Win | 37 - 36 | |
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SLUH
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SLUH | Details | Loss | 28 - 47 | |
vs.
Althoff
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Althoff | Details | |||
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Chaminade
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Chaminade | Details | Loss | 36 - 38 | |
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St. Dominic
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De Smet Jesuit | Details | Win | 45 - 39 | |
vs.
Lindbergh, Vianney Tournament
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Vianney | Details | Loss | 31 - 50 | |
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Hazelwood West, Vianney Tournament
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All Day
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Vianney | Details | Loss | 20 - 51 | |
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St. Charles West
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De Smet Jesuit | Details | Win | 46 - 44 | |
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CBC
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De Smet Jesuit | Details | Loss | 35 - 43 | |
vs.
Vianney
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De Smet Jesuit | Details | Loss | 39 - 45 | |
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Vianney Tournament, Troy Buchanan
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All Day
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Vianney | Details | Win | 57 - 39 | |
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Chaminade
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De Smet Jesuit | Details | Win | 59 - 42 | |
vs.
MICDS
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De Smet Jesuit | Details | Loss | 33 - 37 | |
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St. Charles West
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SLUH
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SLUH | Details | Loss | 35 - 48 | |
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CBC
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CBC | Details | Loss | 56 - 59 |
Roster
Coaches
2020 - 2021 Season Highlights
2020-2021 Season Highlights
De Smet Jesuit Basketball put together yet another historical season under the leadership of Coach Kent Williams. Highlights include:
- Winning De Smet Jesuit’s 33rd Basketball District Championship, the first in eight years
- A mainstay in the top five for STLToday.com’s Top 10 Area Large Schools
- Winning the Circle 7 Showdown for the third straight year
- Becoming the first St. Louis area school in three seasons to defeat Vashon with a 48-41 victory in the final regular season game
In a COVID-shortened season featuring only 22 games, the Spartans played six games versus State Final Four Teams, including three State Champions, to compete once again with one of the toughest schedules in the State of Missouri.
As a team, the Spartans averaged just under 60 points per game while holding their opponents to 47 points per game. The Spartans played this season without Missouri Tiger signee Yaya Keita, who sustained a season-ending knee injury in the fall. Junior guard Brian Taylor picked up the slack as he led the team in scoring, assists, and steals while becoming De Smet’s first All-State selection since 2013. Senior Jeremiah Walker became the school’s 17th player to join the 1,000-point club. Senior Sekou Gassama set a school record vs. Chaminade in a game where he scored 24 points while shooting 17-20 from the free-throw line. Both the makes and attempts became new school records. Sophomore Justin Duff also set a school record with eight steals vs. Lafayette in the first game of the season.
Awards:
All-State
Brian Taylor (junior)
All-District
Sekou Gassama (senior)
Brennan Lovette (junior)
Brian Taylor (junior)
Jeremiah Walker (senior)
1st Team All-MCC
Brian Taylor (junior)
2nd Team All-MCC
Sekou Gassama (senior)
Jeremiah Walker (senior)
Media Room
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Story & Photos by Benedict Vessa
KSDK Sports
Story from KSDK Sports on 10/3/23
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Story by Joe Harris
Cover Photo & Photos in article by Rick Ulreich
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
Video of the history of De Smet basketball by Anthony Grant '21
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