Glenn Farello will be entering his 18th year as head coach at PVI and 27th overall in 2024-2025.
Coach Farello has been named Coach of the Year 16 times, most recently the WCAC COY in 2018, 2019 & 2024 and VIS COY in 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 & 2024. His teams have been ranked in the Top 20 in the DC Metro Area 20 years, including #1 in 2012 , 2014, 2018, 2022, 2023 & 2024. His teams have been ranked in the Top 25 in the country for 17 seasons, and the 2012, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2023 & 2024 PVI teams finished ranked in the Top 10 nationally. The 2023 team spent 8 weeks #1 in the nation and the 2024 team finished ranked #1 in MaxPreps and #2 in ESPN!

His overall record stands at 591-215 entering next season.

Players:

·        90+ players that have played college basketball
·        5 NBA Players
·        24 that have played Professional Basketball
·        PVI players have continued their basketball journey’s to the collegiate level at top schools that include: 

Syracuse, Virginia Tech, Indiana, Georgetown, Penn State, Minnesota, Louisville, Providence, VMI, Mount St. Mary’s, George Mason, Fairfield University, Navy, Hofstra, Nebraska, Butler, Villanova, Bucknell, Towson, Bryant, Duke, North Carolina, Maryland, Kansas St, Baylor, UConn, and Notre Dame.

Teams:
State Championships:
o   2002 MD State Champions
o   2009, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 VA Independent School State Champions
WCAC Championships:
o   2012, 2014, 2022, 2024 WCAC Tourney Champions
o   2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 WCAC Regular Season Champions

Additional Notable Championships:
o   2012 Abe Pollin City Title Game
o   2013, 2022, 2024 Bass Pro Tournament Of Champions
o   2014 Alhambra Catholic Invitational Tournament Championship
o   2023 Hoop Hall in London

Panthers in the Community:
PVI basketball staff, coaches and players are highly visible in the community - participating in Special Olympics, PVI Options Program, Northern Cheyenne Indian basketball clinics, hosting summer camps and fund raising activities for local charities.