Varsity Boys Basketball

John Cox enters his first season at the helm for the Patriots. Cox also serves as an Associate Athletic Director.

Cox brings extensive basketball experience to Germantown Academy, most recently spending six years with La Salle University’s men’s basketball program, including three as an assistant coach. During his time with La Salle, he also served as director of basketball operations and director of player development, scouting, and analytics.

Born in Caracas, Venezuela, where his father was a professional basketball player, Cox is one of Philadelphia high school basketball’s top scorers. At George Washington Carver High School, he finished with 1,798 career points, averaging 29 points per game as a senior while shooting 52 percent from the field.

Cox continued his basketball career at the University of San Francisco, where he scored 1,540 points over four seasons, ranking ninth in school history. A two-time First Team All-West Coast Conference honoree in 2003-04 and 2004-05, Cox scored 1,066 points during his junior and senior years and was inducted into USF’s Hall of Fame in 2019 alongside his father, former NBA Draft pick John “Chubby” Cox.

Professionally, Cox played from 2005 to 2019 in Europe and South America. While with Medi Bayreuth in Germany, he acted as a mentor to younger American players. He has represented Venezuela internationally, including participation in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and as the leading scorer at the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup.

The Patriots return nine varsity letterwinners from the 2024-25 season under Cox’s leadership.

Updated: 11/11/25

Pat Haggerty joins the Germantown Academy boys basketball coaching staff for the 2025–26 season, bringing a decade of experience from one of the most successful programs in Pennsylvania high school basketball.

Before arriving at GA, Pat spent ten seasons at Archbishop Wood Catholic High School, where he helped lead the Vikings to multiple Philadelphia Catholic League, District XII, and PIAA State Championships. Known for his leadership, player development expertise, and strategic acumen, Pat played a key role in every facet of the program, including scouting, practice and game planning, fundraising, budgeting, alumni relations, scheduling, and academic support.

During his tenure at Wood, Pat coached and developed 23 college basketball players, including 15 scholarship athletes (14 Division I). His players earned 29 All-Catholic honors, 13 All-City selections, and 3 City Player of the Year awards, while every athlete he coached graduated and met NCAA freshman eligibility requirements. College destinations included Villanova, Bucknell, Drexel, West Point, UConn, Richmond, La Salle, James Madison, and Quinnipiac, among others.

Prior to Archbishop Wood, Pat served as an Assistant Boys Varsity Basketball Coach at West Catholic Preparatory High School (2013–2015), where he helped rebuild the program’s culture and strengthen its connection with the local community through fundraising, player development, and academic initiatives.

Updated: 11/11/25

Caramanico returns to the bench to help coach the Patriots in 2025-26.

One of the most decorated players in Ivy League and Big 5 history, Diana Caramanico graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2001 as the program’s all-time leading scorer, men or women, with 2,415 career points. She remains the Ivy League’s and Big 5’s all-time women’s scoring leader. Caramanico also holds Penn women’s basketball records for career rebounds (1,207) and steals (210). A four-time First-Team All-Ivy selection, she was named Ivy League Player of the Year three times and Big 5 Player of the Year three times.

Following her collegiate career, Caramanico played professionally in Strasbourg, France, where she continued to develop under the guidance of one of the country’s top coaches and gained invaluable international experience.

Updated: 11/11/25