Coach Sidelined
Gary McKnight has coached Mater Dei High to 10 Southern Section boys’ basketball titles in 13 seasons. McKnight, who underwent surgery Tuesday to remove a tumor, is 422-32 in his career. How dominant have his teams been? Before he came to Mater Dei, no Orange County school had won the section’s major division title in 45 years.
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