Team Profile

District of Columbia Public Charter School Athletic Association (PCSAA) power Friendship Tech Prep makes its third appearance in the Gonzaga DC Classic, fresh off its fourth straight PCSAA Championship last season and a fourth straight appearance in the District of Columbia Interscholastic Athletic Association (DCIAA) Class AA State Tournament. Last year’s team finished 23-8 and finished undefeated in PCSAA play with an 11-0 record, and adding a fourth straight conference championship since play resumed after the pandemic. Friendship Tech featured a senior class with an impressive 85-27 over a four-year span, while setting school records for scoring and a blistering strike of games with over 100 points scored. The Titans produced several D-1 players and a number of D-2 players from last year’s team. As we open our 2025-26 campaign, Coach Dwayne Shackleford will continue to lean on senior guard Malik Shackleford, as well as junior forward Michael Jones-Lloyd, and a host of newcomers that include senior forward Julian Ashe, junior forward Eric Ndaka, junior forward Amari Bandale, and rising sophomores Khadir Johnson, Kam Milam and Cayden Morrison. The Titans have another strong preseason schedule set before opening up conference competition, playing in several showcase events including Mayhem on Military Road on November 29, the Flint Hill Tournament on December 6, appearing in the Governors Challenge on December 27-28, as well as hosting their own MLK Tournament January 17. Notable alumni include Malik Miller (Morgan State), David and Daniel Bumpass (Morgan State), Nazir Hinton (Bowie State), Aidan Haskins (Hampton), Montez Steele (UDC), Kenneth Tyree (Lincoln University).