Grawer led the DeSmet Jesuit basketball program to three state titles in the 1970’s, and set a record for consecutive wins among large schools in the state of Missouri with 63. He would later become the head coach at Saint Louis University and, in 1985, began a streak of six consecutive winning seasons, culminating it… Read more »
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Steve Stipanovich
Steve Stipanovich was a consensus high school All-American at DeSmet High School in St. Louis. He led DeSmet to two state championships during his junior and senior years, along with helping them compile a 60 game winning streak. When Stipanovich arrived at the University of Missouri in 1979, he did not realize he was about… Read more »
Greg Vitello
For former De Smet soccer and baseball coach Greg Vitello, playing and coaching don’t necessarily go hand-in-hand. That isn’t to say that good players can’t or won’t make good coaches, but success on the field doesn’t always equate to success in the dugout or on the bench. And Vitello, who enjoyed a hall of fame… Read more »