Interview w/ Coach Scott Allen (Head Coach at St. Paul VI Catholic High School)

Coach Scott Allen shares his journey from growing up in Vermont to becoming the Head Coach of the St. Paul VI Catholic High School's girl's basketball program.

Coach Allen has solidified himself as one of the premier coaches in the country! He was led PVI to an unprecedented eighteen VISAA state championships (SIXTEEN consecutive) and has been named VISAA Girl's Basketball Coach of the Year ten times.

Coach Allen has been named the WCAC Coach of the Year twice and Washington Post girls’ basketball coach of the year in 2014. He was also named the 2016-17 MaxPreps Virginia High School Coach of the Year, the USA Today 2015-16 ALL-USA Girls Basketball National Coach of the Year and awarded the 2014-15 Pat Summitt Trophy as the National Coach of the Year by the Women’s Coaches Basketball Association.

He has been instrumental with the development of nearly 50 of his players moving onto the college level, and coaching in the college ranks. Coach Allen created both the Art Turner Memorial and D.C. Metro College Showcase, both events are considered some of the highest level competitions in the country.

The 2026-27 season will be his 25th at the helm of St. Paul VI Catholic High School. He's won over 500 games, is the all-time winningest coach in school history, and was inducted into the school Hall of Fame in 2023.