WHS Athletic HoF- Deegan

Introducing 2008 Weymouth High School graduate Thomas Deegan. After years of struggling and not qualifying for the MIAA state tournament, Thomas’s arrival gave the Wildcats immediate hope and in just four short years Weymouth would be back on the local basketball scene.

As a freshman Thomas would make the Varsity as they struggled through a 1-19 season. Sophomore year would be his breakout season as he average 13ppg and was named Team MVP and a Bay State League All-Star. The Wildcats improved to 5 wins and you could feel the tides were turning. Over the next two seasons the team would win 31 games including state tournament victories over Durfee and West Roxbury. Thomas scored 18ppg as a junior and finished his career scoring over 20ppg his senior year while serving as Team Captain.. He would finish his career as Weymouth's all time leading scorer with 1,245 points. His list of accolades includes - 3 time Team MVP, 3 time Bay State League All Star, Bay State Carey MVP, Boston Herald and Patriot Ledger All-Scholastic. Without question Thomas Deegan was one of the best to ever put on the maroon and gold.

Thomas would go on to play collegiately at Bates College where he would graduate in 2011 with a degree in Mathematics. Continuing his education, he earned a Masters degree in computer science from the University of Chicago in 2018. Thomas has had great support from his family including his father Tom Deegan and mother Sheila Durkin. Siblings Patrick 2011, Connor 2013 and Meredith 2014, are all proud graduates of Weymouth High School.

Tom now lives in New York City with his wife, Sanya.