Back to the Washington Huskies Newsfeed

Coach Brandon Roy makes his return to Nathan Hale High, and his Garfield Bulldogs dominate, 89-51

The Nathan Hale Raiders won the 3A state championship last season. Then Roy left to coach his alma mater, Garfield. This season, Hale is 1-14 overall. Garfield is 15-0.

Forgive Freddie Brown III if he isn’t quite ready to forgive Brandon Roy for leaving as head coach of last season’s historic Nathan Hale High boys basketball team.

Roy let his former players, like Brown, know over the summer that he was leaving to coach his alma mater Garfield.

While Roy and the top-ranked Garfield team are enjoying success on par with Hale’s unprecedented run to a Class 3A state title in 2017 and a subsequent No.