Hall of Fame
New York State Basketball Hall Of Fame, operated by the Basketball Coaches Association of New York, Inc.
Below the list of the New Inductees you will find the Criteria for Selection and a list of those who have been inducted.
On Saturday, March 27, 2010, eight individuals will be inducted into the NYS Basketball Hall of Fame. The NYS Basketball Hall of Fame is conducted by the Basketball Coaches Association of New York, Inc. The Induction Ceremony will be an 11:00 am Brunch, in Heritage Hall at the Glens Falls Civic Center during the Federation State Tournament. Tickets to attend the Hall of Fame Induction Brunch are $25.00 each. Tickets are available tthrough BCANY Executive Director Dave Archer–after January 15, 2010, (607-785-7032) email: DArcher@stny.rr.com
Below are brief write-ups of individuals recommended by the Hall of Fame Committee for induction into the NYS Basketball Hall of Fame in March 2010. (alphabetical)
COACHES:
Brian Beaury - Men’s Coach – College of St. Rose
23 years…501 wins….709 winning pct…NCAA tournament 11 times…founder of NYS Basketball HOF…coached All Star teams to 9 different countries…multiple Coach of the Year…lots of other honors…9th all time winningest coach in Division 2 of the NCAA.
Bob DeBonis – East Meadow HS, NY Inst of Tech., Bellmore Kennedy and Freeport
28 years…330+ wins…won titles as collegiate and high school coach….Empire Games coach…established and directed camps…Officer of Nassau County Boys Coaches Assn….coordinator of Hoops for Heart fundraiser for American Heart Assn…in East Meadow and LIU/CW Post Halls of Fame
Brian Giorgis – Girls – Our Lady of Lourdes HS and Marist College -Women
26 years…451 wins…..911 winning pct. at OLL…19 league, 15 Section 1 and 10 State titles…many, many Coach of the Year Awards….139-50 at Marist…has taken Marist to NCAA Tournament …and national prominence.
Kevin McCarthy (Out of state HS, and college coaching) – SUNY Cobleskill
434 wins….739 winning pct at Cobleskill…won several league titles, took team to NJCAA tournament….started and worked at many camps…Many COY and other honors…
Gina Maher – Irvington HS
34 years…444 wins…72% winning pct….Many league and Section1 titles…1 state title…Representative to Section Committee for 25 years…organizes local summer leagues…many honors…member Westchester County Sports Hall of Fame…Irvington Gym named in her honor
Greg Mayerhofer – Floral Park HS
25 years…394 wins…74% winning pct…many conference and Sectional titles…Officer of the Nassau County Girls Basketball Coaches Association…BCANY Board member…co starter of Nassau vs. Suffolk Exceptional Senior Games…Many COY honors…
Judy Mottola- SS Seward HS and Minisink HS
24 years…387 wins…80% winning pct….many Division titles…advanced to 7 Regional Finals and 3 State Final Fours…started scholastic and AAU programs…runs clinic for disabled…clinics for youth…many honors…
Jeff Weiss- Lawrence Woodmere Academy
21 Years…377 wins….75% winning pct…many league and NYSAIS titles…2 Federation titles…basketball commissioner for IPPSAL…BCANY Board member…works many camps…runs clinics…
NYS Basketball Hall of Fame Current Members (as of January 1, 2010)
- Coaches:
Ted Adams, Hempstead HS
Jack Agostino, Amityville HS
Fred Ahart, Boys, Roscoe HS
Martha Altmire, Olean HS
Anthony Alvaro, Romulus CS, Hobart College, DeSales HS, Clyde-Savannah HS
Ralph Arietta, Westchester C.C.
Ralph Bacote, Bronx Science HS
Richard Baldwin, Broome C.C.
Floyd Bank, Edison HS
Russ Bastin, Uniondale HS
Clair Bee, Long Island University
Allan Best, Greece Arcadia HS
Dick Bihr, Buffalo State
Bill Bilowus, Lackawanna HS
Ernest Blood, SUNY Potsdam
Jim Boeheim, Syracuse University
Harold Bradley, Hartwick College, Duke and Texas:
Jack Bruen, Colgate University
Dan Buckley, LaSalle Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Jim Burke, Prattsburgh HS
Claude Byer, Amityville HS
Lawrence Byrnes, Collegiate School
Vincent Cannizzaro, Christ the King HS
Lou Carneseca, St. John’s University
Rich Castellano, Northport HS,
Peter Cerrone, Farmingdale HS
Rod Chando, Red Hook HS
Bob Clark, Riverdale Country
Wilbur Crisp, -Little Falls HS
Jack Curran, Archbishop Molloy HS
Duane Davis, Mt. St. Mary’s College
Mike DelVal, Rye HS
Jack Donohue, Power Memorial HS
Jack Dunlap, Johnstown HS
Charlie Folsom, Harrisville CS
Warren Fuller, Wyandanch HS
Tom Galeazzi, C.W. Post College
Jim Gatto, St. John’s Prep
Al Geppert, Waverly HS
Phil Gordon, Chittenango HS
Chuck Granby, Campus Magnet HS
Jack Halloran, Whitney Point HS
Dick Harvey, Kenmore West HS
Bob Hettler, Amherst HS
Nat Holman, City College of New York
Red Holtzman, N.Y. Knicks
Jerry Hourihan, Canton HS
Jack Jones, Sidney HS
Phil Kahler, St. John Fisher College
Bill Kalbaugh, RPI
Jack Kaminer, Scarsdale HS
Jerry Kaplan, James O’Neill HS
George Khoury, Warrensburg HS
Al Knapp, Vernon-Verona-Sherrill HS
John Kuhn, Red Hook HS
Nick Lambros, Hartwick College
Joe Lapchick, St. John’s University
John Lauro,Tuxedo HS, Sleepy Hollow HS, John Jay HS, Greely HS, North Salem HS
Tim Leary, St. Francis Prep
Joe Loudis, CohoesHS Mechanicville HS
Mike Lilac, Stillwater HS
Paul Lyons, Albany HS
Robert MacKinnon, Canisius HS, Canisius College, Buffalo Braves, NJ Nets
Jim McDermott, Iona College, LaSalle Academy
Jim “Duke” McGrath, Jamesville-Dewitt HS, Nottingham HS
Frank McGuire, St. John’s University, North Carolina, South Carolina
Sig Makofski, Mt. Pleasant HS
George Mardigan, Watervliet HS
Harry Maskowitz, James Madison HS
Dudley Maxim, Trinity HS
Bill Merna, Ogdensburg Free Academy
John Meehan, Kerhonkson HS, Rondout Valley HS, Marlboro HS
Patrick Monti, Niagara Falls LaSalle HS
Ambrose “Fox” Moran -New Hyde Park HS
Tom Murphy, Bellville HS, Hamilton College
Tom Murray, Cardinal Hayes HS
Ed Nietopski, Rochester Bishop Kearney HS
Dick O’Neill, Monticello HS
Mel Palano -Bishop Timon HS
Mauro Panaggio, Brockport State
Lou Panzanaro, Peekskill HS
Dave Powers, Nanuet, Tuxedo HS
Wal Przybylo, Schenectady HS
Jack Ringel, Grady HS
Richard “Doc” Sauers, Albany State University
Dean Schott, Lyons HS
Bill Schutz, Schuylerville HS
Chet Slaybaugh, Jr., Horace Mann School
Wiletta Spease, Nottingham HS
Ken Strube, Shenendehowa HS
Charlie Tarricone, Union-Endicott HS
Ken Thomas, Haldane HS, Poughkeepsie Lourdes HS, Millbrook HS
Michele Tidick, Johnson City HS, Vestal HS
Bill VanGundy -Genesee C.C.
John Volpe, Sacred Heart HS
Jerry Welsh, SUNY Postdam
Gerald Wilcox, Bishop Ludden HS, West Genesee HS, Liverpool HS
Hank Williams, Malverne HS
Rich Wrase, Eastport HS, Westhampton HS, Suffolk CC
Risa Zander, Sachem HS
Bob Zeh, Oneonta HS
Paul Zintel, Jeffersonville-Youngsville HS
Jim Zullo, Little Falls HS, Shenendehowa HS, Broadalbin-Perth HS
Contributors to the Game
Burt Beagle, Media Director, NYC Catholic Leagues
Jack Cahill, Section 2 official
Mickey Crowley… high school and college referee…
Howard Garfinkel, Five Star Basketball Camp
Ned Irish, Madison Square Garden
Neil Kerr, NYS Sportswriters Association
Will Klein, Five Star Basketball Camp
Putt LaMay, (& Coach, Glens Falls HS) State Tournament
Anthony Luciano, Coach and Referee, Hudson Falls HS
Cecil Watkins, National Pro Am Cities League
Players:
Roger Brown, Wingate HS, Indiana Pacers
Larry Costello, Niagara Univ., Milwaukee Bucks
Bill Cuningham, Erasmus Hall HS, Philadelphia 76ers
Victor Hanson, Syracuse, Naismith Hall of Fame
Connie Hawkins, Bedford Stuyvesant HS, ABA, NBA
Bob Lanier, Buffalo Bennett HS, St. Bonaventure, Detroit Pistons
Ed Petrie, Player & Coach: Bellows HS, Seton Hall University
Dolph Schayes, DeWitt Clinton HS, Syracuse Nationals
Edward Wachler, Player & Coach, St. Peter’s Lyceum, Harvard University
Hall of Fame Nomination Process
The BCANY Hall of Fame Committee of BCANY adapted an objective point system
which was developed and successfully used by the Basketball Coaches Association of
Michigan. There are 5 categories for evaluation of a nomination for the Hall of Fame.
Category # 1: Number of years as a head coach, Category # 2: Won-loss percentage,
Category # 3: Number of championships won each year, with only the highest
championship per year counting, Category # 4: Evaluation of service and contribution to
the game of basketball or the coaching of basketball. This would include but not be
limited to leadership roles (offices) held, events or programs started, and other
contributions made. Category # 5:Evaluation of honors and awards received during the
coach’s career. The nominee must be a BCANY member, or if retired, was a
member if he/she coached after 1985.
If you have a potential nominee please write the BCANY Executive Director,
Dave Archer, 524 Dickson Street, Endicott, NY 13760 or email;DArcher@stny.rr.com for details on how to submit a nomination. All nominations should be sent in by July 1st each year.
