BCANY Announces 2012 NYS Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees
Basketball Coaches Association of New York, Inc.
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.
