Oakland County's Best Boys Basketball Teams of the 2000s

No. 2

2000 Orchard Lake St. Mary's Eaglets

This team was off the chain good and took the Class B state championship with intimidating flair. The Eaglets were athletic, experienced and led by a four-man TERROR SQUAD of two-sport studs fresh off winning a state title on the football field. These fellas knew how to win and did a lot of it in their time playing high school sports…….most of it done playing for OLSM head basketball and football coach George Porritt.

At the point guard spot was Maurice Seawright, a laser-fast floor general who defined the words dynamic and clutch. Joining Seawright in the backcourt was combo guard Grant Mason, a defensive specialist who could score when the team needed him to. In the middle for the Eaglets was wide-bodied Charles Davis, a pure beast in the post with a super soft touch for such a brute. The team's vocal leader was forward Jermaine Gonzales, the football team's quarterback and someone who hurt teams on the hardwood both shooting the ball from the outside and taking it to the rack.

All four of these guys played BIG TIME college sports. Seawright played hoops at Michigan, before having his career ended by off the court issues prior to the conclusion of his freshman season. Gonzales and Mason both played football for the Maize and Blue in Ann Arbor. A pure athlete, Mason, who started his college days at Stanford, is currently a defensive back in the NFL. Davis went on to play college football at Purdue and had a short career in the NFL as a tight end.

Rounding out the starting line-up was Jonte Jones, a high-scoring swingman with big play ability. Dan Clothier, a gutty power forward, was the team's sixth-man and combined with Davis to make a very effective and imposing rebounding tandem

The 2000 Eaglets ran the table, compiling an overall season record of 28-0. St. Mary's run to the title was a relative easy one and the Eaglets 62-59 win over Flint Beacher in the state finals was their closest game of the tournament. Leading the way for St. Mary's in the state title showdown with Beecher was Seawright, who had 26 point and six assists. Jones added 17 points and Mason delved out eight dimes when Seawright was doing his thang torching the Breslin Center twine.

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