COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Maryland Athletics is set to host a book signing for Andrea Chamblee and Hall of Fame Head Coach Gary Williams Tuesday evening prior to the men's basketball game against Ohio State.

Chamblee, the widow of slain Capital Gazette writer John McNamara, will be signing copies of The Capital of Basketball: A History of DC Area High School Hoops, alongside Williams, who wrote the foreword.

• When: Tuesday, Jan. 7; prior to men's basketball game from 5:45 pm to 6:45 pm. Gates open at 5:30 pm and the game begins at 7:00 pm.
• Where: XFINITY Center upper concourse behind section 206, above Terrapin Team Shop
• Note: Fans must bring a copy of The Capital of Basketball or purchase the book on-site to participate in the book signing.

The book was written by McNamara and completed by Chamblee and David Elfin in 2019.
 
About John McNamara
John McNamara was a staff writer for the Annapolis Capital newspaper. He earned a degree in Journalism from the University of Maryland and spent over 30 years covering local, college, and professional sports. He won several awards from the Maryland-DC-Delaware Press Association for his writing. McNamara was one of five employees of the Annapolis Capital who were gunned down in a mass shooting at the newspaper on June 28, 2018. He was 56 years old. The University's Philip Merrill College of Journalism established an Award and a Scholarship in his name for sports journalism. He was inducted into the Maryland High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame; the Press Area at the City of Bowie is named in his honor, his name is included on the Newseum's Journalists Wall; and he was among Time Magazine's Persons of the Year for 2018.