Get to Know The BCANY Board of Directors
The members of the BCANY Board of Directors volunteer their time, talents and energy for the overall good of basketball coaches in New York State. Here are their profiles.
Mike Adey
Section/Chapter you represent: At Large Section III
Served on the BCANY Board of Directors: 15 years
School(s) you coach(ed) at: Rome Catholic High, New Hartford, New York Mills
and Utica College
Subject or grade do you teach: 7-12 Physical Education (Retired from teaching)
Where else and at what levels have you coached basketball?DivisionIIICollege(Assistant)
Coach other sports? no
Serve on any school, league, Section or State committees:
CenterStateConference Basketball Chairman, Section III Boys Basketball Committee
Section III Transfer Committee
Dave Archer
Executive Director
Founder of BCANY
Schools Coached at: Waterford-Halfmoon, Endicott Seton,BinghamtonSeton Catholic
Central, Union-Endicott HS, Head Coach Binghamton University Men’s Team
Taught Social Studies at Union-Endicott HS for 33 years (retired)
Lecturer,School of Education-BinghamtonUniversity
Coached: Modified Boys lacrosse, Girls Tennis
Served on: League (HS and College), President of National HS Basketball Coaches Association.
Ray Barile
Section/Chapter: NYS Private Schools
Service on BCANY Board of Directors: 10 Years
Schools Coach(ed), Where and What: Horace Mann School (Varsity Basketball, 15 Years, Junior Varsity, 8 Years, Freshman, 1 Year, Modified, 3 Years)
Subject/Grade: CPR/First Aid, 9th-12th Grade
Other Sports: Head Varsity Girls Soccer, 8 Years, Head Varsity Boys Soccer, 3 Years, Assistant Varsity Football Coach, 8 Years, Head JV Football Coach, 8 Years, Varsity Softball, 13 Years)
School, League,
Section or State Committees: AIS Boys Representative for New York State Federation Basketball Tournament, Associate Post Season Coordinator for Tournament Play-NYSAIS, Board of Director for the American Cancer Society of the Bronx Region
AAU: Chase The Game, Rockland Falcons, 5 Years
Chris Cardon
Section/Chapter: Section V
Service on BCANY Board of Directors: 5 Years
Schools Coach(ed), Where and What: Irondequoit High School (Boys Varsity Head Basketball Coach, 7th, 9th, and Junior Varsity Basketball)
Subject/Grade: Elementary Physical Education Teacher at Roger’s Middle School
Other Sports: Softball, Soccer
School, League, Section or State Committees: Assistant Chairman of Monroe County Basketball,Section V Basketball Committee
AAU: Yes
Warren L. Dart
Section/Chapter: Girls Section II-At Large
Service on BCANY Board of Directors: 7 Years
Schools Coach(ed), Where and What: Saratoga Springs High School (Girls Varsity Assistant Basketball Coach) (Girls Assistant Modified Field Hockey Coach)
Subject/Grade: Math, 6th Grade, Maple Avenue Middle School
Other Sports: Track and Field, Modified Girls Basketball
School, League, Section or State Committees: Board of Trustees for the Saratoga Springs United Methodist Church, Assistant House Manager for the Saratoga Performing Arts Center
AAU: Coached Girls Basketball for Albany Capitals at 12U, 15U, 16U
Christopher P. DePew
Section/Chapter: Downstate Junior College Men
Service on BCANY Board of Directors: 3 Years
Schools Coach(ed), Where and What: Sullivan County Community College (Men’s Head Basketball Coach)
Subject/Grade: Director of Athletics and Recreation, Physical Education, Sport Management, Recreation Leadership
Other Sports: Women’s Softball, Baseball, and Golf at College Level, Track and Field and Cross Country at High School Level
School, League, Section or State Committees: Board of Director’s, NJCAA Basketball Coaches Association, 2008-Present, Executive Chairman, NJCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Tournament, 2011-Present, Member, NJCAA Division III National Men’s Basketball Committee, 2008-Present, Vice-Chairman, Fireman’s Association of the State of New York, Youth in the Fire Service Committee, 2009-Present, Board of Director’s, Indian Valley Little League, 2009-Present
Kurt Ehrensbeck
Section/Chapter: Section IV
Service on BCANY Board of Directors:1 Year
Schools Coach(ed), Where and What:Harpursville Central School (Girls Varsity Head Basketball Coach, Boys Junior Varsity Basketball)
Subject/Grade:Instrumental Music Grades 5-12
Other Sports:Varsity Softball, Golf
School, League, Section or State Committees:Section IV Girls Basketball Coordinator
AAU: No
Stan Evans
Section/Chapter:Section III
Service on BCANY Board of Directors:Since Inception
Schools Coach(ed), Where and What:Rome Free Academy (Boys Varsity Head Basketball Coach, 22 Years) (Boys Junior Varsity Head Baseball Coach, 42 Years), Hamilton College (Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach, 11 Years), SUNY Utica-Rome (Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach, 2 Years), Lemoyne College (Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach, 4 Years)
Subject/Grade:, Rome Free Academy High School Physical Education, 28 Years, Chittenango Elementary Physical Education, 6 Years
Other Sports: Baseball
School, League, Section or State Committees: Official for High School Football, 50 Years, Official for College Football, 40 Years, Assignor for Mohawk Valley Football Association, 32 Years, Member of IAABOBD #38, High School Basketball Official, 51 Year
Mike Graney
Section/Chapter: Section VII-At Large
Service on BCANY Board of Directors:12 Years
Schools Coach(ed), Where and What:Ticonderoga High School (Boys Varsity Head Basketball Coach, 1992-2003)
Subject/Grade:Principal Ticonderoga High School
Other Sports:None
School, League, Section or State Committees:Section VII Athletic Council and Central Committee Member for NYSPHSAA
AAU: Operator and Coach of Adirondack Mountainmen since 1999
Tom Greene
Section/Chapter: Referee
Service on Board: 15 years
Official in Section 3 for 33 years, in Section 2 for 7years.
Coached at Bellville-Henderson and Alexandria Bay
Employment: GTO Sports Promotions — owner for 25 years
Coach other sports: Baseball at Indian River
Committees: Section 3 baseball, Class D. Chairman
Mike Huggler
Section/Chapter:JUCO Women
Service on BCANY Board of Directors:4 Years
Schools Coach(ed), Where and What:Broome Community College (Women’s Head Basketball Coach, 11 Years), Grammar School CYO, Varsity CYO, Seton Modified Girls, Blue Ridge High School Boys
Subject/Grade: Athletic Staff at Broome Community College
Other Sports: None
School, League, Section or State Committees: None
AAU: STNY Flyers National Team
Jim Johnson
Section V -Boys
BCANY board member 3 years
Schools Coached at: 16th year coaching boys varsity basketball at Greece Athena H.S. Have also been varsity boys coach at Greece Olympia (7 years) LeRoy H.S. (2 years), Churchville-Chili H.S. (1 year) Been college assistant 2 years and H.S. assistant 3 years.
Subject/grade: Teach H.S. Phys. Ed.
Other Sports: Has coached numerous other sports through my career
School, League, Section or State Committees: 6) C0-Monroe county boys basketball chairman
Misc. Gives motivational keynotes across the U.S., has developed a Leadership Workshop, and co-authored a Life Lessons book “A Coach and a Miracle”.
Greg Mayerhofer
Section/Chapter: Girls Section VIII
Service on BCANY Board of Directors: 8 Years
Schools Coach(ed), Where and What: Maria Regina High School, Floral Park Memorial High School, Massapequa High School
Subject/Grade: Social Studies (Retired)
Other Sports: Junior High Football, 20 Years
School, League, Section or State Committees: Supervisor of Floral Park Recreational Center
Al Monaco
Section/Chapter: Section VI
Service on BCANY Board of Directors: Many years
Schools Coach(ed), Where and What: Williamsville South High School (Boys Varsity Head Basketball Coach, 1988-Present) (Head Golf Coach, 2007-Present) (Varsity Softball Coach, 1999-2007, NYSPHAA Softball Champions 2000, 2004, 2006), Turner/Carroll High School (Boys Varsity Basketball Coach, 1986-87), St. Francis of Athol Springs (Boys Varsity Basketball Coach, 1984-85)
Subject/Grade: Health at Williamsville South High School
Other Sports: Golf, Softball
School, League, Section or State Committees: Basketball League Chairman of ECIC Division II, Section VI Boy’s Basketball Committee, Director of BCANY-ADPRO Western New York Basketball Showcase (2005-Present), Former President of BCANY (2005-06)
Glen McGinnis
Section/Chapter: Section IX-At Large
Service on BCANY Board of Directors: 25 Years
Schools Coach(ed), Where and What: Cornwall Central High School (Varsity Basketball Coach, 1963-87, Junior Varsity Basketball 1963-87, Boys Varsity Assistant Basketball Coach, 1989-Present), Monroe Woodbury High School (Girls Varsity Basketball Coach, 1988-89), Guilderland Central (Freshman Football Coach, Freshman Baseball Coach)
Subject/Grade: 6th grade Math, History, Reading, 39 Years
Other Sports: Varsity Football Backfield Coach, 14 Seasons, Modified Football, 2 Seasons, Junior Varsity Assistant Football Coach, 1 Season, Varsity Boys Soccer, 1 Season, Junior Varsity Baseball, 3 Seasons, Varsity Baseball, 14 Seasons, Modified Girls Soccer, 15 Seasons, Junior Varsity Girls Softball, 20 Seasons
School, League, Section or State Committees: Cornwall Central High School Holiday Basketball Tournament renamed Glen M. McGinnis Holiday Tournament
Bill Merna
Section 10 Boys
Service on Board: 26 Years
School(s) you coach(ed) at: Hammond [1], Ogdensburg Free Academy [37] – retired
Subject or grade do you teach? Secondary Social Studies – retired
Where else and at what levels have you coached basketball?
Assistant Coach at SUNY Canton 10 years
SUNY Potsdam Basketball Camp 40 years
Ogdensburg City Recreation Basketball Camp 25 years
SUNY Canton Basketball Camp 15 years
Other sports? Football
School, league, Section or State committees? (for athletics and non-athletic endeavors)
Section 10 Boys Basketball Chairman
Misc: Started the Section 10 Boys Basketball Academic Awards,
Member of the BCANY, SUNY Potsdam, and Notre Dame High School of Utica Halls of Fame
Ben Nelson
Section/Chapter: Section IV
Service on BCANY Board of Directors: Since Inception
Schools Coach(ed), Where and What: Oxford Academy (Boys and Girls Varsity Head Basketball Coach), Plattsburg State (Men’s Assistant Basketball Coach), Colgate University (Women’s Assistant Basketball Coach), Bainbridge-Guilford (Boys Varsity Head Basketball Coach)
Subject/Grade: Math, 7th and 8th Grade, Guidance Counselor, K-12th Grade
Other Sports: Cross-Country, Track
School, League, Section or State Committees: Section IV Executive Director,Board of Managers for Camp Dudley, 48 Years
Anthony Nicodemo
Section/Chapter: Section I
Service on BCANY Board of Directors: 5 Years
Schools Coach(ed), Where and What: Saunders High School (Boys Varsity Head Basketball Coach), Dover High School (Boys Varsity Head Basketball Coach), North Salem (Assistant Basketball Coach), Croton-Harmon (Assistant Basketball Coach), Briarcliff (Assistant Basketball Coach), New Rochelle (Assistant Basketball Coach), Plymouth State University (Assistant Basketball Coach)
Subject/Grade: High School Social Studies
Other Sports: No
School, League, Section or State Committees:Director of Westchester County Basketball Coaches Association, Member of Section I Basketball Committee
AAU: President of Westchester Elite Basketball,Run various tournaments and leagues around area
Jeffery Parizek
Section/Chapter: Section V Girls
Service on BCANY Board of Directors:2 Years
Schools Coach(ed), Where and What:West Irondequoit High School (Girls Varsity Head Basketball Coach)
Subject/Grade:Middle School Social Studies, Hilton Merton Williams Middle School
Other Sports:Junior Varsity Head Basketball Coach, Aquinas Institute, 5 Years, Junior Varsity Football, Varsity Girls Softball at East Irondequoit
School, League, Section or State Committees:None
AAU: Western New York Lady Lakers
Dan Ricci
Section One -Girls
Served on the BCANY Board of Directors? 2 years
School(s) you coach(ed) at: Ossining
What subject or grade do you teach? Special Education Math/ Athletic Coordinator
Other levels have coached basketball? Modified boys
Other sports? Varsity Football and Varsity Girls Lacrosse
Serve on any school, league, Section or State committees? (for athletics and non-athletic endeavors) Coaches Association President, Sectional Co Chairperson both for Girls Basketball
Coach an AAU? Yes the Hudson River Breeze an all Ossining AAU program
Todd Rose
Section/Chapter: Section IX
Service on BCANY Board of Directors: 7 Years Board of Directors, 12 Years Member
Schools Coach(ed), Where and What: Washingtonville Central School (Boys Varsity Head Basketball Coach, 7 Years) (Boys Varsity Head Golf Coach, 14 Years)
Subject/Grade: Physical Education and Health Teacher Washingtonville Central School
Other Sports: Modified Football, 6 Years, Varsity Softball, 6 Years, Boys Modified Basketball, 2 Years, Boys Junior Varsity Basketball, 3 Years
School, League, Section or State Committees: BCANY Section IX AA COY 2005-06, 2008-09, 2010-11
Chris Russo
Section/Chapter: IX
Service on the BCANY Board of Directors: -7 years, since 2005
School(s) you coach(ed) at: -Monticello High School: Varsity Boys (2008 – ), JV Boys (2002-2008)
Subject or grade do you teach: -High School Social Studies – Global History & Geography (Grade 9), Economics (Grade 12)
Where else and at what levels have you coached basketball?
-Mount St. Mary College (Newburgh, NY) – Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach (2001-02)
Roscoe Central School – Girls JV (1998-2001)
Other sports: In the past – Boys/Girls Cross Country, Track & Field, Girls Softball, and Boys
Dean Schott
Section/Chapter: Section V (Retired)
Service on BCANY Board of Directors:Since Inception
Schools Coach(ed), Where and What:Lyons High School (Boys Varsity Head Basketball Coach, 22 Years, Boys Junior Varsity, 7 Years, Junior High, 2 Years)
Subject/Grade:11th and 12th Grade English
Other Sports:Varsity Assistant Football, 8 Years, Golf, 10 Years
School, League, Section or State Committees: Former English Department Chair,Several BCANY Committees
Andrew Scott
Section/Chapter: Section IV Girls
Service on BCANY Board of Directors: 3 Years on Board, 10 Years as Member
Schools Coach(ed), Where and What: Horseheads High School (Boys Varsity Head Basketball Coach, 13 Years, Boys Junior Varsity Head Coach, 2 Years) (Boys Junior Varsity Baseball)
Subject/Grade: English, 8th Grade
Other Sports: Small Fry Football, Little League Baseball
School, League, Section or State Committees: Section IV Representative
AAU: Yes
Ken Strube
Section/Chapter: Girls Section II
Service on BCANY Board of Directors:7 Years
Schools Coach(ed), Where and What:Shenendehowa High School (Girls Varsity Head Basketball Coach, 1980-Present, Boys Varsity Assistant Coach, 1977-79)
Subject/Grade:Math, Sehenendehowa High School, 35 Years, Retired
Other Sports:Westland Hills Little League Baseball, 1989-98
School, League, Section or State Committees:Suburban Council Basketball Chairman, 1983-1999, Member, Section II Girls Basketball Committee, 1983-1999, Co-Chairman, Shenendehowa Athletic Hall of Fame, Presently
AAU: Assistant Coach, Troy Raptors, 1998-99
Thomas J. Spanbauer
Section/Chapter: Division III Men’s Upstate
Service on BCANY Board of Directors: 10 Years
Schools Coach(ed), Where and What: SUNY Cortland (Men’s Head Basketball Coach, Women’s Head Tennis Coach), Alfred University, Albany University, Albany High School (Basketball)
Subject/Grade: College Physical Education Instructor
Other Sports: Women’s Tennis, School, League, Section or State Committees, National Association of Basketball Coaches DIII Congressman
Michele Tidick
Section/Chapter: Section IV/At Large
Service on BCANY Board of Directors: Many years
Schools Coach(ed), Where and What: Vestal High School (Girls Varsity Head Basketball Coach, 20 Years), Johnson City High School (Girls Varsity Head Basketball Coach, 14 Years) (Girls Varsity Head Swimming Coach, 10 Years) (Boys and Girls Varsity Head Bowling Coach, 1 Year)
Subject/Grade: High School Physical Education
Other Sports: None
School, League, Section or State Committees:Empire State Games Coach, 5 Years, Empire State Games Women’s Basketball Chair, 25 Years, STAC League Girls Basketball Chair, 25 Years, Official Scorer for Binghamton University Men’s and Women’s Basketball
Greg Waters
Section/Chapter: Section VII Girls Representative
Service on BCANY Board of Directors:10 Years
Schools Coach(ed), Where and What:Beekmantown Central School (Girls Varsity Head Basketball Coach, 19 Years), North Warren Central School (Boys Varsity Head Basketball Coach, 3 Years), Stamford Central School (Boys Varsity Head Basketball Coach, 5 Years)
Subject/Grade: K-5 Physical Education Teacher
Other Sports: None
School, League, Section or State Committees: Section VII Girls Representative on NYS Girls Basketball Committee
AAU: Lake Champlain Lakers Girls Basketball (15 Years)
Jeff Weiss
Section/Chapter: NYS Private Schools(Long Island/Queens)
Service on BCANY Board of Directors:10 Years
Schools Coach(ed), Where and What:Lawrence Woodmere Academy (Boys Varsity Head Basketball Coach, 1988-Present), Hewlett High School, Hofstra Graduate Assistant
Subject/Grade: Director of Athletics at Lawrence Woodmere Academy, 1988-Present, Physical Education, 7th-12th Grade, Health, 9th-12th Grade
Other Sports: Boys Varsity Soccer
School, League, Section or State Committees:Member of Several League Committees
AAU: No
Ryan White
Section/Chapter: Section X Girls
Service on BCANY Board of Directors:2 Years
Schools Coach(ed), Where and What:St. Lawrence Central (Girls Varsity Head Basketball Coach), 5th and 6th Grade Travel Team, K-3rd Grade Youth Program
Subject/Grade: Representative of NuMED
Other Sports: Football
Buddy Wleklinski
Section/Chapter: Section III
Service on BCANY Board of Directors:4 Years
Schools Coach(ed), Where and What:Christian Brothers Academy (Boys Varsity Head Basketball Coach, 1984-Present, Junior Varsity Basketball Coach, 1980-84)
Subject/Grade:Director of Athletics
Other Sports:Varsity Tennis, Junior High Soccer
School, League, Section or State Committees:Past President of the Onondaga High School League, Member of Several League and Sectional Committees, Former State Basketball Co-Chairman for the Empire State Games, Coordinator of New York State Fair All-Star Game
