WILMINGTON, MA — Wilmington High School’s Boys Basketball head coach Dennis Ingram was recently a guest on the ‘Beyond X’s and O’s’ podcast with host and Wilmington resident Anthony Petrelis.
During the 70-minute interview, Ingram discussed:
- his hall-of-fame high school playing career at WHS under coach Jim McCune
- how he got into coaching; his time coaching basketball at St. Clement and Somerville High, baseball at Medford High, and soccer at Wilmington High
- how serving as assistant coach later helped him as a head coach
- what felt it like returning to Wilmington as a coach (“I’m living my dream.”)
- applying and interviewing to become the head coach
- his Michael Jordan Sports Illustration cover collection
- transition from the Cape Ann League to the Middlesex League (now feels like David vs. Goliath every night)
- the time his team played against the Shawsheen Tech at the Boston Garden
- how his system adapts year-to-year based on his roster and the unique system he’s implementing during this COVID-shortened season
- what he looks for in a coaching staff (Ingram discussed how he has coached his freshmen coach and three varsity assistants, and played with his JV coach)
- how tryouts worked this season
- his involvement with Wilmington Youth Basketball
- support he receives from team alumni
- how the game has evolved since his playing days
- rule changes related to COVID-19
- the starts and stops of the season due to COVID-19
- advice for aspiring high school head coaches
- support he receives from his wife and family
Watch the podcast episode below:
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