Basketball
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 Fours, 32 District Championships, 10 Metro Catholic Conference Championships and 28 20-Win seasons. The Spartans have also produced 94 College Basketball Players including legendary Steve Stipanovich, who was drafted by the Indiana Pacers as the 2nd Overall Pick in the NBA Draft.
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Basketball Schedule
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Teams
Varsity
Schedule
Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Details | Result | Score | Recap |
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Lafayette
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Troy Buchanan | Details | Win | 62-34 | |
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Hickman
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Troy Buchanan | Details | Win | 50-45 | |
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Cardinal Ritter
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Cardinal Ritter | Details | Loss | 76-84 | Double OT |
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Vianney
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De Smet Jesuit | Details | Win | 67-49 | |
vs.
Webster Groves
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Webster Groves | Details | Win | 69-50 | |
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Westminster Christian Acad.
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De Smet Jesuit | Details | Win | 56-48 | |
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Whitfield School
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De Smet Jesuit | Details | Loss | 46-50 | |
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Chaminade
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Chaminade | Details | Loss | 60-73 | |
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Bishop Dubourg
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De Smet Jesuit | Details | Win | 55-47 | |
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Chaminade
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De Smet Jesuit | Details | Loss | 51-56 | |
vs.
CBC
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CBC | Details | Loss | 64-66 | OT |
vs.
Circle 7 Ranch Shootout, Parkway South
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Parkway South | Details | Win | 78-42 | |
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Circle 7 Ranch Showdown, Lafayette
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Parkway West | Details | Win | 63-34 | |
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Circle 7 Ranch Showdown Championship, Kirkwood
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Parkway West | Details | Win | 55-41 | |
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CBC
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De Smet Jesuit | Details | Loss | 41 - 60 | |
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Vianney
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Confluence Prep
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De Smet Jesuit | Details | |||
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SLUH
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SLUH | Details | |||
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Hazelwood Central
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SLUH
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De Smet Jesuit | Details | Win | 53 - 43 | |
vs.
Vashon
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De Smet Jesuit | Details | Win | 48 - 41 | |
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Class 5 District 7 Semi-Final, St. Charles West
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De Smet Jesuit | Details | Win | 58-36 | |
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St. Charles West
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De Smet Jesuit | Details | Win | 58 - 36 | |
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Class 5 District 7 FINAL, St. Charles
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De Smet Jesuit | Details | Win | 70-29 | Spartans win 1st district title since 2013 |
Roster
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Rahmad Adams06'21652021
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Jacob Bookout002022
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Justin Duff06'31802023
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Shane Ford002022
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Sekou Gassama06'102152021
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Jemeal Goines06'51802022
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Dominic Hudson002022
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Yaya Keita06'92302021
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Brennan Lovette06'51702022
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Jackson Neidenbach06'01802021
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Connor Sullivan002023
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Brian Taylor06'31602022
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Jeremiah Walker06'21652021
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 Coach
John Stewart
Assistant Coach
Alec Bausch
Assistant Coach
John Duff
Junior Varsity
Schedule
Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Details | Result | Score | Recap |
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St. Dominic
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Cardinal Ritter
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De Smet Jesuit | Details | |||
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Bishop Dubourg
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De Smet Jesuit | Details | |||
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Chaminade
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De Smet Jesuit | Details | Win | 47-44 | |
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CBC
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CBC | Details | |||
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CBC
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De Smet Jesuit | Details | |||
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Vianney
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Vianney | Details | |||
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SLUH
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SLUH | Details | |||
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Hazelwood Central
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Hazelwood Central | Details | |||
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SLUH
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De Smet Jesuit | Details | |||
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Vashon
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De Smet Jesuit | Details | |||
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SLUH
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SLUH | Details |
Roster
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Quinn Argetsinger00202310th Grade
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Luke Burns00202310th Grade
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Jack Dawson00202310th Grade
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Cole Erusha00202310th Grade
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Daion Gaston0202310th Grade
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Connor Gunn0202310th Grade
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Grayson Heady00202310th Grade
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Benjamin Niebruegge0202310th Grade
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Matthew Noonan00202310th Grade
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Patrick Origliasso00202310th Grade
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Connor Sullivan00202310th Grade
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Henry Walbert00202310th Grade
Coaches
Freshmen Maroon
Schedule
Roster
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Louis Cernicek020249th Grade
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Michael Chastonay020249th Grade
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Alec DeGreeff020249th Grade
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Ethan Flemming020249th Grade
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Michael Hennessey020249th Grade
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Jacob Panagos020249th Grade
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Ronald Rebore020249th Grade
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Charles Shumate020249th Grade
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Mason Skornia020249th Grade
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Brennan Wahl020249th Grade
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William Wessels020249th Grade
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Tyler Zippay020249th Grade
Coaches
Freshmen White
Schedule
Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Details | Result | Score | Recap |
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vs.
Chaminade
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Chaminade | Details | |||
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St. Dominic
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St. Dominic | Details | |||
vs.
SLUH
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SLUH | Details | |||
vs.
CBC
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De Smet Jesuit | Details | Loss | 35-44 | |
vs.
Chaminade
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De Smet Jesuit | Details | Win | 31-23 | |
vs.
SLUH
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De Smet Jesuit High School | Details | Win | 46-23 | |
vs.
CBC
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CBC | Details |
Roster
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Jack Ammons020249th Grade
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Cole Anello020249th Grade
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Adam Burjoski020249th Grade
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Robert Cole020249th Grade
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Luke Collins020249th Grade
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Andrew Harszy020249th Grade
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Austin Harszy020249th Grade
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James Lane020249th Grade
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Daniel Lee020249th Grade
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Gabriel Sauer020249th Grade
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O'Connor Wilhelm020249th Grade
Coaches
Media Room
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