WCAC - ST. MARY'S RYKEN - HIRES NEW HEAD BASKETBALL COACH - ALL-MET ELITE

WCAC 

 ST. MARY'S RYKEN 

 HIRES 

NEW

 HEAD BASKETBALL COACH 

 ALL-MET ELITE 

ST. MARY'S RYKEN HS.
LEONARDTOWN MD. 

St. Mary’s Ryken (SMR) is proud to announce the hiring of Patrick Behan as head boys basketball coach. He comes to SMR from St. John’s College High School in Washington, D.C. where he was the assistant boys varsity basketball coach. Both SMR and St. John’s are members of the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC).

“The chance to lead a program in the best basketball conference in the country is an opportunity that I am not only excited about, but also thankful for,” said Behan. “Coach Dave Tallman did an excellent job in his time here and has left me a strong platform for success. I look forward to fully immersing myself in the SMR community, and working hard to produce the absolute best for the students on the court and in the classroom.”

His career includes coaching at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Loudoun County High School (Leesburg, Virginia), and Team Takeover for 17U AAU (Amateur Athletic Union). Behan credits St. John’s Head Coach Sean McAloon with preparing him well to take on the head coaching position for SMR.

St. Mary’s Ryken is a Catholic, coeducational, college preparatory school community operated under the Xaverian Brothers’ sponsorship dedicated to academic excellence and individualized student growth. 

Students come from many different counties across the region including Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, King George, Prince George’s and St. Mary’s counties. 

Each year, approximately 99% of graduates go on to college and the Class of 2014 earned $12.7 million in scholarships.