Hall of Fame Inductees

Below are brief write ups of the individuals who will be inducted into the New York State Basketball Hall of Fame on Sunday, March 18  in Glens Falls,NY.
  
Les Barton (Section 1), Pine Plain HS
17 league titles in 24 years, 6 Section crowns… 10 county championships…
Dutchess County Hall of Fame,… Ithaca College Hall of Fame.. .coaching interrupted for
3 years in the Army during WWII many coaching honors…significant community involvement.
 

Thomas F. Beauvais (Section 7), Westport HS
31 years 471 wins…76% winning percentage…only lost 1 league game in 14 years.. .15 league titles in a row.. .no less than 19 wins in every season since 1987…2 Final Four appearances.. .Section 7 basketball committee for 20 years.. ..Founder ofLake Champlain Lakers AAU Girls…many camps Plattsburgh Hall of Fame…significant community involvement…

 
Jim Burr – Contributor as a Referee
One of the original officials hired to do Big East games.. .has officiated in Big East, Big
10, SEC, ACC, Big 12, Atlantic 10, ConferenceUSAand the MAAC.Sixteen Final Four games

 
John Cahill – Contributor as a Referee
Officiates in Big East…ACC…SEC…Atlantic 10 and Big 10. Has officiated ten
Division I Final Fours and six national championship games.

 
Paul Callaghan (Section 3), Mexico HS
39 years 400 wins started youth programs and camps…President of Boys Basketball
League.. ..Section 3 representative… .also was head coach atOswegoState.. .several
Coaches of the Year Awards… Coaches vs. Cancer

John Carey (NYC Catholic), All Hallows HS
460 wins.. .42 years… .also was assistant coach at Merchant Marine andFairfield
Univ…Several Coach of the Year honors…member CHSAA Hall of Fame and All
Hallows HS Hall of Fame.. .Ran the Shamrock Basketball Camp for 20 years…

Robert Cimmino Jr. (Section 1), Mount Vernon HS
17 years 364 wins…84% winning percentage 4 State Federation championships…S
NYSPHSAA state titles…many league, Section and Regional titles…BCANY President
and Board member. Head Coach McDonald’s,USABasketball Nike HoopSummit..
Brand Jordan Game.. .Chicagovs. NY…EmpireStateGames… .many, many Coach of
the Year and other awards.

Mike Deane (College)
…26 years Head coach…SUNY Oswego,Siena, Marquette, Lamar, Wagner…took
teams to NIT and NCAA tournaments.. .conducted coaching clinics inEuropeworked
many camps …many Coach of the Year honors…

Carlyle Gainey (Section 11) Wyandanch HS
…29 years…418 wins…two…Several Regional titles and multiple league
crowns… Worked camps.. ..many Coach of the Year Awards…2 State Championships …
active with Suffolk County Coaches Association,..

Sister Maria Pares (High School and College)
Sacred Hearts HS with a .95% winning percentage and a state championships…Coached
CanisiusCollege(both Sacred Heart and Canisius at the same time from 1981-1986)
.735 wining percentage.. .Coached atMarquette.. ..Since returning to Scared heart has
won NYSCHSAA Championships in 4 of the last 5 years.. .member Sacred Heart Hall of
Fame…Canisius College Hall of Fame…Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame many
honors.

Below the list of the  New Inductees you will find the Criteria for Selection and a list of those who have been inducted.

On Sunday, March 18, 2012, ten 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 10:00 am Brunch, in Heritage Hall at the  Glens Falls Civic Center during the NYSPHSAA Boys 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 February 1, 2012, (607-785-7032) email: DArcher@stny.rr.com 

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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 2012. (alphabetical)

Les Barton (Section 1), Pine Plain HS
17 league titles in 24 years, 6 Section crowns… 10 county championships…
 Dutchess County Hall of Fame,… Ithaca College Hall of Fame.. .coaching interrupted for
3 years in the Army during WWII many coaching honors…significant community involvement.
 
Thomas F. Beauvais (Section 7), Westport HS
31 years 471 wins…76% winning percentage…only lost 1 league game in 14
years.. .15 league titles in a row.. .no less than 19 wins in every season since 1987…2
Final Four appearances.. .Section 7 basketball committee for 20 years.. ..Founder of Lake
Champlain Lakers AAU Girls…many camps Plattsburgh Hall of Fame…significant community involvement…
 
Jim Burr – Contributor as a Referee
One of the original officials hired to do Big East games.. .has officiated in Big East, Big
10, SEC, ACC, Big 12, Atlantic 10, ConferenceUSAand the MAAC. Sixteen Final Four games
 
John Cahill – Contributor as a Referee
Officiates in Big East…ACC…SEC…Atlantic 10 and Big 10. Has officiated ten
Division I Final Fours and six national championship games.
 
Paul Callaghan (Section 3), Mexico HS
39 years 400 wins started youth programs and camps…President of Boys Basketball
League.. ..Section 3 representative… .also was head coach at Oswego State.. .several
Coaches of the Year Awards… Coaches vs. Cancer
 
John Carey (NYC Catholic), All Hallows HS
460 wins.. .42 years… .also was assistant coach at Merchant Marine and Fairfield Univ…Several Coach of the Year honors…member CHSAA Hall of Fame and All Hallows HS Hall of Fame.. .Ran the Shamrock Basketball Camp for 20 years…
 
Robert Cimmino Jr. (Section 1), Mount Vernon HS
17 years 364 wins…84% winning percentage 4 State Federation championships… 5 NYSPHSAA state titles…many league, Section and Regional titles…BCANY President and Board member. Head Coach McDonald’s,USA Basketball Nike Hoop Summit..Brand Jordan Game.. .Chicago vs. Y… Empire State Games… .many, many Coach of the Year and other awards.
 
Mike Deane (College)
…26 years Head coach…SUNY Oswego,Siena, Marquette, Lamar, Wagner…took teams to NIT and NCAA tournaments.. .conducted coaching clinics in Europe worked many camps …many Coach of the Year honors…
 
 
Carlyle Gainey (Section 11) Wyandanch HS
…29 years…418 wins…two…Several Regional titles and multiple league crowns… Worked camps.. ..many Coach of the Year Awards…2 State Championships …active with Suffolk County Coaches Association,..
 
Sister Maria Pares (High School and College)
Sacred Hearts HS with a .95% winning percentage and a state championships…Coached
Canisius College (both Sacred Heart and Canisius at the same time from 1981-1986) .735 wining percentage.. .Coached atMarquette.. ..Since returning to Scared heart has won NYSCHSAA Championships in 4 of the last 5 years.. .member Sacred Heart Hall of Fame…Canisius College Hall of Fame…Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame many honors.

Current Members:

January 1, 2012
First name Last Name School
Ted Adams Hempstead HS
Mike Adey N.Y. Mills HS
Jack Agostino Amityville HS
Fred Ahart Roscoe HS
Martha Altmire Olean HS
Anthony Alvaro Romulus HS
Ralph Arietta Westchester CC
Ralph Bacote Bronx Science
Dick Baldwin Broome CC
Floyd Bank Edison, LI City HS
Russ Bastin Uniondale
Dan Bazzani University of Buffalo
Burt Beagle Statistican
Brian Beaury College of St. Rose
Claire Bee Long Island University
Allan Best Greece Arcadia HS
Richard Bihr Buffalo State
Bill Bilowus Lackawanna HS
Tom Blackford Hamilton HS, Fayetteville -Manlius HS
Ernest Blood SUNY Potsdam
Jim Boeheim Syracuse University
Harold Bradley Hartwick College
Roger Brown Wingate HS, Pacers
Jack Bruen Colgate Unniversity
Dan Buckley LaSalle and USMMA
Jim Burke Prattsburgh HS
Claude Byer Amityville HS
Lawrence Byrnes Collegiate HS
Jack Cahill
Vincent Cannizzaro Christ the King HS
Lou Carneseca St. John’s University
Richard Castellano Northport HS
Peter Cerrone Farmingdale HS
Rod Chando Red Hook HS
Bob Clark Riverdale Country
Tom Collins Albertus Magnus HS
Larry Costello Niagara, Bucks
Wilbur Crisp Little Falls HS
Mickey Crowley Referee
Bill Cunningham 76ers
Jack Curran Archbishop Molloy
Duane Davis Roosevlet, Mt. St. Mary
Bob DeBonis Freeport HS
Mike Delval Alex. Hamilton, Rye
Jack Donohue Power Mem, etc
Jack Dunlap Johnstown HS
Stan Evans Section III, Empire State Games
Chuck Folsom Harrisville CS
Warren Fuller Wyandanch HS
Tom Galeazzi C.W. Post
Howard Garfinkel Contributor
Jim Gatto St. John’s Prep HS
Al Geppert Waverly HS
Brian Giorgis Lourdes HS, Marist College
Phil Gordon Chittenango HS
Charles Granby Andrew Jackson
Jack Halloran Whitney Point
Victor Hanson Syracuse
Richard Harvey Kenmore West HS
Connie Hawkins
Bob Hettler Amherst HS
Bill Higgins State Committtee
Nat Holman City College of NY
Red Holtzman NY Knicks
Jerry Hourihan Canton HS
Ned Irish MSG
Jack Jones Sidney HS
Phil Kahler St. John Fisher Col
Bill Kalbaugh RPI
Jack Kaminer Scarsdale,Wing..
Jerry Kaplan James O’Neill HS
Donald Kent Msgr. McClancy HS
Neil Kerr NYSSWA
George Khoury Warrensburg HS
Will Klein Contributor
Al Knapp V-V-S
John Kuhn Red Hook HS
Putt LaMay State Tourn
Nick Lambros Hartwick College
Donald Landrio Gloversville HS
Bob Lanier St. Bon.& Pistons
Joe Lapchick St. John’s University
John Lauro Tuxedo HS, Pace University, North Salem HS, Sleepy Hollow HS, John Jay HS and Greely HS,
Tim Leary, Sr. St. Francis Prep
Mike Lilac Stillwater HS
Joe Loudis Cohoes HS, Mechanicville HS
Anthony Luciano Hudson Falls
Paul Lyons Albany HS
Robert MacKinnon Canisius + Pro
Gina Maher Irvington HS
Sig Makofksi Mt. Pleasant HS
George Mardigan Watervliet HS
Harry Maskowitz James Madison HS
Dudley Maxim Trinity HS
Greg Mayerhofer Floral Park Memorial HS
Kevin McCarthy SUNY Cobleskill
Jim McDermott Iona College
Jim McGrath Nottingham HS
Frank McGuire St. John’s
John Meehan Kerhonkson HS, Rondout Valley HS, Marlboro HS
Bill Merna Ogdensburg FA
Patrick Monti LaSalle-Niagara Falls
Ambrose Moran New Hyde Park HS
Judy Mottola SS Seward and Minisink HS
Lorraine Moylan Albertus Magnus, Pearl River HS
Tom Murphy Hamilton College
Tom Murray Cardinal Hayes HS
Ed Nietopski Bishop Kearney HS
Dick O’Neill Monticello HS
Mel Palano Bishop Timon-St. Jude
Mauro Panaggio Brockport State
Lou Panzanaro Peekskill HS
Edward Petrie
Dave Powers Tuxedo, etc.
Raymond Preston Charlotte Valley HS
Walt Przybylo Linton HS
Jack Ringel Grady HS
Dick Sauers Albany State
Dolph Schayes NBA
Dean Schott Lyons HS
Bill Schutz Schuylerville HS
Art Sharpsteen Chenango Valley HS
Chet Slaybaugh Horace Mann
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, Vestal HS
Bill VanGundy Genesee CC +
John Volpe Kev,Corton,SH
Edward Wachler
Cecil Watkins National Pro-Am
Jeff Weiss Lawrence -Woodmere Academy
Jerry Welsh SUNY Potsdam
Gerald Wilcox Liverpool, etc.
Hank Williams Malverne HS
Rich Wrase Suffolk CC
Risa Zander Sachem HS
Bob Zeh Oneonta HA
Paul Zintel Jeffersonville-Youngsville
Jim Zullo Shendehowa, etc

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.