Boys Basketball: Freedom Coach Gaunt Steps Down After School's Best Ever Season

South Riding (Feb. 11, 2013) - Derek Gaunt, Freedom High School head varsity boys basketball coach, will not return to coach the Eagles next year due to the necessity to focus energies on his full-time job as a law enforcement officer, according to a release from Freedom athletic directory Matt Oblas.

Gaunt served as the head varsity boys basketball coach for four seasons, successfully building the program into one that competed with what Oblas called high intensity and great character. The Eagles won 14 games during the 2012-13 season, which was the most wins in school history.


Oblas: "More importantly than the basketball success, Coach Gaunt led the program with the utmost integrity and class. Freedom High School thanks him for his tremendous service and wishes him the best in his professional pursuits."

Gaunt's vacant job will be posted shortly on the Loudoun County Public Schools website.