Poles led Delsea to the 1991 Group 2 state championship
“I met Demetrius when I was a freshman and tried to get on his team in gym class,” said Delsea boys coach Tom Freeman, who was also a high school teammate. “He was the best player I had every played with. You looked at him as someone special, because he was. He was just amazing.
“I was surprised because Delsea has never done it before and it’s something I never even thought of. My main thing was to win when I played here, and that’s what we did. We made some history in 1991 and that’s all that matters,” Poles told NJ Advance Media the night of his number retirement. “I went all around the world and I ended up back at home. It feels like a dream. This is special; it’s the cherry on top.
“Demetrius was defined by his goodness. He treated everyone kindly and he was honest,” said Rowan athletic director Dr. John Giannini, who was the head coach of the program’s national championship team. “None of us are perfect, but I have not found an imperfection in Demetrius in 30 years.Demetrius Poles addresses the crowd as his sons, Jalani and Jayden, look on at his jersey retirement ceremony, held at Delsea Regional High School, Friday, Dec. 20, 2019.
Coach of the Year. He played overseas for seven years, a career that took him to better than 10 countries.
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