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PARTICIPATED IN Beginning 45th year as coach in the Diocese of Bridgeport; 6 years as head baseball coach at Notre Dame High School (Fairfield), and starting his 39th years as head basketball coach at St. Joseph High School. Known as Connecticut’s Winn ingest high school basketball coach. Has coached in 917 career games with a record of 673/244. Team has won 8 state championships and finished as runner-up on 6 other occasions. Team won both the All-Connecticut Conference regular season championship and the All-Connecticut Conference Post season Tournament for 6 straight years. Team won the F.C.I.A.C. Championship in 2000. STATISTICS (Member of the Conn. H.S. Coaches Assoc. for 41 years. Member of National Athletic Admin. Assoc. for 38 years. Member of the Conn. Assoc. of Athletic Directors for 17 years. Served 7 years as chairman of the Basketball Committee of the All-Conn. Conference. 1990 selected to coach the East Squad in the McDonald All-American game in Indianapolis, Ind. 1993 selected to coach the USA All-Stars in the Capital Classic All-Star game at the Univ. of Maryland. 1988 selected as N.Y. Daily News Coach of the Year. 1988 selected as Fairfield County Coach of the Year. 1988 selected as Conn. H.S. Coaches Assoc. all star game coach. 1990 selected to receive the Conn. H.S. Coaches Assoc. “Outstanding Basketball Coach’s Award”. 1992 received nomination as CT. Basketball Coach of the Year. 1992 was selected Region I Basketball Coach of the Year. 1992 was chosen “National Basketball Coach of the Year”. TELL US MORE Served on the ’96 National High School Coaches Convention Basketball Committee. Inducted into the Conn. High School Coaches “Hall of Fame”, Nov. 16, 1995. Voted Connecticut Coach of Year 1996-97 by Eastern Basketball Magazine. Selected to receive a “Gold Key Award for 1998 by the Connecticut Sports Writer’s Alliance. Has served on McDonald All-American Game selection committee from 1991 to present. Selected as one of the local “Hero’s of the 20th Century in ’99 by the New Haven Register.
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