Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School is a Roman Catholic Christian Brothers

Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools

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 university-preparatory

University-preparatory school

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 secondary school

Secondary school

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 serving students in grades 9 through 12 in Brooklyn, New York. The school is under the jurisdiction of the Brooklyn diocese

Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn

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History

The school first opened as St. James School for Boys in 1851 on Jay Street. In 1926 St. James became one of three diocesan high schools for boys. In 1933 the school moved to Clermont Avenue, and St. James was renamed Bishop Loughlin Memorial High after the Very Reverend John Loughlin

John Loughlin (bishop)

John Loughlin was an Irish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the first Bishop of Brooklyn, New York .-References:...

, the first Roman Catholic bishop of Brooklyn who served from 1853 to 1891.

Athletics

The school's track

Track and field

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 team has earned titles in Millrose, Penn Relays

Penn Relays

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, and CHSAA Championships.

Former Loughlin basketball players include Mark Jackson

Mark Jackson (basketball)

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, Herbie Allen Luis Martinez Jr  (Division I basketball player), Villanova

Villanova University

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 player Curtis Sumpter

Curtis Sumpter

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, Doron Lamb (a McDonald's All-American who transferred after his sophomore year), Lance Stephenson

Lance Stephenson

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 (spent one week in the school), and Jayvaughn Pinkston, Loughlin's first McDonald's All-American.

Notable alumni

Bishop Loughlin has had a number of famous and accomplished alumni

Alumnus

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. Those with their own Wikipedia entries are listed (class year in parentheses).

• Sam Belnavis
  Sam Belnavis
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   (1957), automobile racing
• Tom Carroll
  Tom Carroll (infielder)
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  , professional baseball player
• Rudy Giuliani
  Rudy Giuliani
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   (1961), politician
• Ronald Holmberg
  Ronald Holmberg
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   (1956), professional tennis player
• Mark Jackson
  Mark Jackson (basketball)
  Mark A. Jackson is a retired American professional basketball player and the current head coach of the Golden State Warriors. He played point guard for the New York Knicks, Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Clippers, Denver Nuggets, Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz, and Houston Rockets in the NBA in a career...
  
   (1983), professional basketball player
• Arthur Ryan
  Arthur Ryan
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   , CEO, business leader
• Biggie Smalls (transferred out), rapper
• Alvin Young
  Alvin Young
  Alvin Young is an American expatriate professional basketball player.-Early life:Young was raised in Brooklyn, New York, USA, where he attended Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School. He learned to play basketball at the church where his mother, Edna, worked...
  
   (1995), professional basketball player
• Doug E. Doug
  Doug E. Doug
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  , actor
• Shawn Carter aka Jay-Z, (transferred out) rapper