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…9^th 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.