About the Program
The Boys Basketball Program is led by Head Coach Dan Lee.  John Paul II Basketball competes in the largest division of private schools in Texas.  Our district is TAPPS (Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools) 6A, District 2.  Within our district, we compete against Bishop Lynch Catholic School, Frisco Legacy Christian and Prestonwood Christian Academy.  John Paul II Basketball is currently in its 21st Varsity season and has 45+ athletes.  John Paul II has been to the state tournament 6 times this decade winning state in 2020 and 2022 and finishing runner up in 2023 and 2024.  We carry 3 teams, Varsity, JV Red and JV Navy with each team having an individual coach and the Varsity having 2 coaches.  The varsity plays 35-40 games and the JV's both play 20-25 games.  The varsity also travels out of state every year for a tournament.

Coaching Philosophy
John Wooden said, "happiness begins when selfishness ends". When it comes to a team, no truer words have ever been spoken.  Therefore, when I'm coaching a team my goal is to prepare student athletes for life by using the game of basketball as a model for future success in life.  Through the implementation of principles such as hard work, accountability, dedication and teamwork I feel that both the individual athlete and the entirety of the team are gaining an understanding that they are a part of something bigger than themselves.  When the individual as well as the team gains this understanding, anything is possible.  


Program History
2025 - District Champs
2024 - District Champs, State Runner Up
2023 - State Runner Up
2022 - District Champs, State Champs
2021 State Finalist
2021 District Champs
2020 State Champs
2020 District Champs
2014 State Finalist
2013 State Finalist
2013 District Champs
2012 State Finalist
2011 State Finalist


Coach Lee is in his seventh year at JPII and has been coaching high school basketball for 34 years.  He was head coach at Cistercian Prep School from 1993-2013 and at Houston Christian from 2014-2018.  Coach Lee attended the University of Texas-Arlington where he got Bachelor’s degrees in Economics and Exercise and Sports Health Studies and got his Masters in Education from Texas Wesleyan University.  In his 7 years at JPII Coach Lee has won 5 district championships, been to 6 final fours, winning 2 state championships and finishing state runner up twice.  Coach Lee set a school record in his first season at JPII going 40-1 and winning the first boys state championship in school history. Dan is married to Amanda Lee and has a daughter who works for BCG in New York City, a son who is getting his MBA at Georgetown University and a son in the 12th grade. 


PROGRAM RECORDS


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