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McDevitt basketball coach retires

After 19 seasons, Jack Rutter leaves the school for a job in criminal justice.

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AFTER 19 SEASONS, Bishop McDevitt basketball coach Jack Rutter has retired. Rutter, a retired member of the Philadelphia Police Department, will also no longer teach at the school and has accepted a job in the criminal-justice arena.

Last season, the Lancers made the playoffs and finished 5-8 in Catholic League play and 12-13 overall. Eight years ago, he took time off to battle - and beat - stomach cancer. Among several players he coached, Rutter mentioned standout Ryan Presson, the son of Temptations tenor Ronald Tyson Presson (stage name Ron Tyson).

"My only disappointment was I never got to coach in the Palestra," Rutter said. "But if that's my biggest problem, I've had a good life. Besides, how many coaches can say they coached the son of a Temptation?"

- Aaron Carter

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