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| Mount Vernon High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
| 100 California Road Mount Vernon, New York 10552 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°55′33″N 73°48′54″W / 40.925848°N 73.815077°W / 40.925848; -73.815077 |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | "Focusing on Excellence" |
| Established | 1894 (current school 1964 as merger of Edison Tech and A.B. Davis) |
| School district | Mount Vernon City School District |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | Over 2,500 |
| Color(s) | Maroon and gold |
| Athletics | Section 1 (NYSPHSAA) |
| Mascot | Knight |
| Phone | (914) 665-5300 |
| Website | http://mvhs.sharpschool.net/ |
Mount Vernon High School (MVHS) is a public high school in the Chester Heights section of the City of Mount Vernon in Westchester County, New York, United States. It is part of the Mount Vernon City School District.
Sports
The school colors are maroon and gold, and teams are nicknamed the Knights.
Sports include cheerleading, volleyball, track & field, baseball, softball, basketball, swimming, gymnastics and football.
Basketball
Sectional titles
1967, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015,2017,2018
PHSAA titles
1978, 1979, 1981, 1991, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2017
Mount Vernon's 11 titles (last 7 under coach Bob Cimmino) are a record for any school.
Federation titles
1991, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2011
Notable players
- Rudy Bennett - Carolina Cougars (ABA)
- Richie Garner - Manhattan College,drafted by New York Knicks (later assistant principal at the high school)
- Bill Pleas - La Salle,University of Detroit (voted Westchester's greatest high school basketball player of the 20th century by Gannett Westchester Newspapers)Cite error: There are
<ref>tags on this page without content in them (see the help page). - Keith Benjamin - University of Pittsburgh
- Mike Coburn - Rutgers University,Jamaica
- Isaiah Cousins - Oklahoma University, Sacramento Kings
- Ben Gordon - University of Connecticut, Chicago Bulls,Detroit Pistons,Charlotte Bobcats
- Dexter Gray - Iona College
- Rudy Hackett - Syracuse University, Spirits of St. Louis, New York Nets, Indiana Pacers
- Jabarie Hinds - West Virginia, University of Massachusetts,Sigal Prishtina
- Greg Jenkins - Iona College
- Kevin Jones - West Virginia, Cleveland Cavaliers
- Chris Lowe -University of Massachusetts
- Jarrel Marshall - University of Portland
- Rodney McCray - University of Louisville, Houston Rockets, 1992-93 NBA Champion Chicago Bulls, NCAA Champion
- Scooter McCray - University of Louisville, Cleveland Cavaliers, and SuperSonics
- Jonathan Mitchell - University of Florida(NCAA Champions), Rutgers University,CB Tarragona
- Lowes Moore - West Virginia, New Jersey Nets, Cleveland Cavaliers
- Earl Tatum - Marquette University, Los Angeles Lakers
- Gus Williams - University of Southern California, Seattle SuperSonics (1979 NBA Champions)
- Ray Williams - University of Minnesota, New York Knicks
- Sherrod Wright - George Mason University,Westchester Knicks,Haukar,Stjarnan
- Gregory Calixte - George Mason University
- Noah Morgan - Fairleigh Dickinson University
- Jason Douglas-Stanley - George Mason University
Other notable alumni
- Art Carney, actor
- Dick Clark, television personality
- Heavy D, rapper and actor
- Ken Singleton, Major League Baseball player
- Arthur Naparstek, social worker and academic
- Ralph Branca, Major League Baseball player
- JB Smoove
- Al B. Sure!, singer
- Denzel Washington, actor
- Carol Wax, print maker
- E. B. White, writer
References
"Mount Vernon NY has a Unique Connection to the NBA",lohud.com/Journal News