Huntington Prep School

School in Huntington, West Virginia, United States

NicknameIrishTeam nameHuntington Prep IrishAffiliationHuntington High SchoolWebsitehuntingtonprep.com

Huntington Prep or Huntington Expression Prep is a basketball-focused college preparatory school located in Huntington, West Virginia. ^[1]^[2] Huntington Prep was originally unrelated to the public Huntington High School located in the same city, though now Huntington Prep players go to school at Huntington High after Huntington Prep's host relationship with St. Joseph Central Catholic High School ended in 2020.

School

Huntington Prep was originally housed within St. Joseph Central Catholic High School, a religious school, but in 2020 ended that relationship.^[2] The students were regular St. Joseph's students and had to abide by the rules and regulations of the high school. After becoming an accepted part of the school, Huntington Prep became Huntington St. Joseph Prep (even wearing the St. Joe emblem on the uniforms).^[3]^[4] Since 2021, Huntington Prep became part of Cabell County Schools after they moved host schools to Huntington High School.

Basketball program

Huntington Prep is a highly-ranked basketball program and features some of the world's top high school-level players.^[5]

The team practices at the Marshall University Rec Center and resides in Huntington, West Virginia, with "home" games formerly played at the now demolished Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse, then the St. Joseph High School gym.^[6] They now play at Huntington High School, with some home games scheduled at Marshall University's Cam Henderson Center.

Huntington Prep's first player to be drafted in the NBA was former Louisville Cardinal and national champion Gorgui Dieng in 2013, and was later selected 21st overall by the Utah Jazz. Later that year in 2013, Andrew Wiggins was the number one pick in the 2014 NBA draft after playing college basketball for the University of Kansas.

Notable players

Class of 2010 - Gorgui Dieng, San Antonio Spurs
Class of 2012 - Sim Bhullar, Tainan TSG GhostHawks of the T1 League
Class of 2013 - Andrew Wiggins, former first overall pick, Golden State Warriors
Class of 2013 - Xavier Rathan-Mayes, Merkezefendi Bld. Denizli Basket of the Turkish Basketball Super League
Class of 2013 - Josh Perkins, Petkim Spor of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL)
Class of 2015 - Thomas Bryant, Denver Nuggets
Class of 2016 - Miles Bridges, Charlotte Hornets
Class of 2016 - Onuralp Bitim, Chicago Bulls
Class of 2018 - Keldon Johnson, San Antonio Spurs
Class of 2019 - JT Thor, Charlotte Hornets
Class of 2019 - Jonathan Kuminga, Golden State Warriors
Class of 2019 - Joshua Primo, San Antonio Spurs

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References

^ Garrett Cullen (28 December 2012). "Huntington Prep coach building national program". West Virginia Metro News.
^ ^a ^b Grant Traylor (18 Jan 2013). "Coach explains Huntington Prep". The Herald-Dispatch.
^ Josh Barr (22 February 2012). "Huntington Prep's after-school special: Basketball players attend classes at St. Joseph's Central Catholic, then play for the Express". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013.
^ "Education – Huntington Prep School". www.huntingtonprep.com. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
^ "Scout.com College Basketball Team Recruiting Prospects, Class 2013".
^ "Program – Huntington Prep School". www.huntingtonprep.com. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
^ "NBA & ABA Players Who Attended High School in West Virginia". Basketball Reference. Retrieved July 12, 2024.