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Coaches Association Newsletter • FALL 2020

President’s Message

In it’s 59th year, the Massachusetts Basketball Coaches Association, once again, prepares to promote and enhance the experience for basketball coaches across the Commonwealth. As we approach the upcoming season, we clearly face potential changes and a great deal of uncertainty. The input and support of our membership will be called upon in the next few months---and we are looking forward to working with you. In the last year, improved communication opportunities were prioritized by our executive board. The use of district and league representatives were reintroduced to allow for more localized communication. Additionally, our board members organized district meetings to make important connections and provide opportunities for direct communication among the coaches in our areas. These communication opportunities will certainly become increasingly significant as we approach the 2020-2021 season. You can expect to hear from your local board members in the next few months. I encourage you to become a member and get involved in our association’s work. Our meeting dates will now be posted on our website (www.mbcaorg.com) and twitter (@mbcaorg). These sites will also include important information regarding nomination forms, upcoming events, as well as the history of high school basketball in our state. Please consider joining our association through our membership discount package. It’s an excellent way to get your entire staff involved with the MBCA. It has been my pleasure to serve as the MBCA President. I am once again looking forward to working alongside the outstanding coaches across our state. Please do not hesitate to contact me. I am looking forward to another successful year.

Sincerely, Rick Grady Dover-Sherborn Boys Basketball Coach MBCA President

MBCA - 2019 Recognition Awards Breakfast , The MBCA’s annual Senior Breakfast was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We would like to thank the Foundation, under the direction of Stewart Grossman, for their generosity in sponsoring the event. Although we were unable to run our traditional event, the Red Auerbach Foundation’s contributions allowed our seniors to receive their awards over the summer. We would also like to thank the numerous MBCA board members who assisted with the delivery or mailing of plaques. The MBCA was proud to award Ali Brigham (Franklin) and John West (Sherewsbury) with the Red Auerbach Players of John West (Sherewsbury) Ali Brigham (Franklin) the Year Award. The 58th Annual MBCA Clinic Virtual Coaches Clinic Sunday October 18th 2020

MEET THE CLINICIANS

9:00 AM 1:00 PM Jeff Walz(Louisville) Kelly Graves (Oregon) Quick Hitters vs Man and Zone 2:00 PM 10:00 AM Joe Jones ( University) John Beilein (Michigan) 4 out 1 in Motion Offense Leadership, Culture & Coaching Basketball 3:00 PM 11:00 AM (University of Connecticut) (St. Joe’s/Michigan Assistant Coach)) High-Low and Transition Drills 4:00 PM 12:00 PM Sean Miller (Arizona) Transition Defense Playing The Right Way

Total cost of the clinic is $40 which includes MBCA membership for the year for you and one other member of your staff. Additional coaches are $20 each. For further information, contact clinic chairperson, Steve Reno [email protected] MBCA – 2020-2021 Membership and Clinic Registration Form Annual Membership Fee: $40.00 / Individual Coaches $20.00 Per Coach if Whole Staff Registered Together [Includes Coaches Clinic]

PLEASE NOTE: NAME MBCA membership is renewable annually and runs B G from July 1 through June 30 of the following year. POSITION For example, if you registered in March of 2020, your membership ended on June 30, 2020. SCHOOL To attend this year’s clinic, you would have had to have joined after July 1 of 2020. CITY / TOWN ZIP CODE

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MAIL TO: Alex Salachi Lorem ipsum 471 Fruit Street Mansfield, MA 02048 INFORMATION: Email- [email protected] Massachusetts Basketball REGISTER ON LINE: mbcaorg.com Coaches Association $

Nominations for All Senior and All-Academic Team

• Nomination forms for the 2020 - 2021 season All-Academic and All- The Coaches vs Cancer program, working alongside the Senior Teams available National Association of Basketball Coaches, has created on MBCA website and in programs to unite coaches, players, and fans across the spring newsletter. country to help the American Cancer Society defeat cancer. The American Cancer Society provides teams with many • Nominations for the All fundraising and educational programs to promote the fight Senior Team and All- against cancer. If you are interested involving your program Academic Teams can be in one of the American Cancer Society’s programs, contact submitted directly on the Community Development Manager: website. Amber Anthony at [email protected] 2020 Hall of Fame Inductees

2020 MBCA Joe Killilea, Banquet Update • 482 Wins • State Finalist (1982) The annual MBCA Hall of Fame Banquet has been • 3 South Sectional Championships postponed. At this time, our board is considering • Numerous Championships different options in order to properly recognize our award winners from last season. We hope to recognize our Hall of Fame inductees sometime Mike Labrie, Chicopee, Springfield Central, in the spring, but we are unable to make definitive Chicopee Comp. plans at this point of the year. Our entire board • 2012 Massachusetts Division 1 State Champions would like to congratulate all of our award winners (Springfield Central) and truly appreciate all of their contributions to Massachusetts High School Basketball. • Qualified for the tournament in 32 of 35 seasons (Including 14 straight seasons at Chicopee HS and all 7 seasons at Springfield Central HS) • 3x Western Mass Division 1 Champions (Chicopee HS-1994; Springfield Central HS-2009, 2012) MBCA: • 16x League Title (Chicopee HS-9x; Springfield Central Safe Return To Basketball Subcommittee HS-6x; Chicopee Comp HS 1x)

The Massachusetts Basketball Coaches Association Ronald Spinney, (MBCA) has formed a Sub-Committee to assist with • 402 wins over 29 year career the planning and preparation of a safe return to high • 7X Northeast Conference Champions school basketball in the state of Massachusetts. • 4X North Sectional Champions Our group is charged--if called upon-- to act as a • 4 Eastern Massachusetts title resource to the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association( MIAA) and other relevant state Mike Vaughan, Mansfield High School departments involved in the planning of the • 2018 Division 1 State Champions winter season. • 9X Champions • 4X South Sectional Champions • Boston Herald “Coach of the Decade” • Communicate and meet regularly with MBCA/ MIAA reps (Jim Reynolds & Mark Donahue) to prepare for upcoming Basketball Committee Meetings. • Collect data and gather other relevant information from AAU programs and area camps Collect data and gather other relevant information from area basketball facilities • Examine the role of organized sports and its ability to contribute to the holistic development of adolescents Examine potential rule modifications that would Spalding TF-1000: Legacy • The Official Basketball of the MBCA and the allow for a safe return MIAA State Tournament

2020-2021 MIAA Winter Season November 30th – February 21st MASSACHUSETTS BASKETBALL COACHES AWARDS 2019-2020

The coaches listed below will be honored on Sunday, December 1st at Holy Cross during the annual MBCA Hall of Fame banquet. At this banquet, we will induct three coaches into the Hall of Fame and present awards for Coaches of the Year, Assistant Coaches of the Year, and Victory Club milestones. Additionally, we will present two prestigious awards--the Leo Miller Award and the Presidential Service Award.

Hall of Fame Inductees Victory Club Joseph Killilea - Newton South High School 700 VICTORIES Michael Vaughan - Mansfield High School Laney Clement-Holbrook (Oliver Ames) Mike Labrie - Chicopee HS/Springfield Central Ronald Spinney - Winthrop High School 400 VICTORIES Herb Grace (Medfield) Leo Miller Award Recipient Stephen Harrington (Watertown High School) Tom Hellen - Coach Storm Glen Rose (Harwich and Chatham High Schools) Dennis Wilson (Madison Park) Assistant Coaches of the Year 300 VICTORIES BOYS: Robert Introini - Mansfied High School Bill Cuthbertson (Dighton-Rehoboth Reg. HS) GIRLS: Brian Brown - Foxboro High School David First (Weston High School) John McNamara (Pentucket) Presidential Service Award Jeffrey Newhall (St. Mary’s - Lynn) Tommy Cassell - MetroWest Daily News Sports Mark Nickerson (Medfield) Matt Poirier (Scituate) 200 VICTORIES Rick Hastings (Littleton HS) Michael Joyce (Martha’s Vineyard Reg. HS) Coaches of the Year Marc Liberatore (Norton High School )

SOUTH BOYS SOUTH GIRLS Div I Mark Houle Div I Cheryl Seavey Bridgewater-Raynham Div II Bob Rodgers Whitman-Hanson Reg HS Div II Amy Quinn Norwood High School Div III Fred Damon Rockland High School Div III Diana Newcomb Rockland High School Div IV Peter Serino Div IV Chris Tresca Mashpee High School

NORTH BOYS NORTH GIRLS Div I Mike Wilder Div I Reece Freeman Cambridge High School Div II John Fleming Winchester High School Div II Robert “Bob” Romeo North Reading High School Div III Michael DiMarino Hamilton-Wenham Reg HS Div III Jeff Newhall St. Mary’s High School Div IV Paul Rogers Snowden High School Div IV Jay Keane Malden Catholic HS

CENTRAL BOYS CENTRAL GIRLS Div I Adrian Machado Shrewsbury High School Div I Jim Oxford Wachusett Reg HS Div II Bryan Riley Nashoba High School Div II Sean Mahoney Marlborough High School Div III Andy Niedzwiecki Sutton High School Div III Steve Reno Div IV Tony Cordani Hopedale High School Div IV Corey Phillips Hopedale High School

WEST BOYS WEST GIRLS Div II Stephen Menard Div I Andrea Enright Div IV Adam Ginsburg HS Div IV Dan Orszulak Ware High School 2020 - 2021 2020-2021 MCBA Executive Board District Coordinators

President Rick Grady Dover-Sherborn Regional NORTH - BOYS [email protected] Reggie Hobbs, Lexington High School 4 Burns Court Clinic Chair Steve Reno Millbury High School Maynard, MA 01754 Hall of Fame Chairperson Kristen McDonnell Norwood High School NORTH - GIRLS Treasurer - Membership Alex Salachi Xaverian High School Casey Grange, Central-Catholic HS Secretary Peter Serino Abington High School [email protected] Asst. Secretary Dan Norton Abington High School SOUTH - BOYS Jim Quatromoni , 1st Past President / Red Auerbach Foundation Liaison 15 Eastman Road Tom Cavanaugh Mt. Alvernia High School Hull, MA 02045 Public Relations Bo Ruggiero 781-783-5120 [email protected] Executive Director John Franceschini Publicity / Promotions Rick Grady Dover-Sherbon Regional SOUTH - GIRLS Katherine Clifford, Westwood HS Asst. Events Coordinator Don Byron 200 Nahatan Street MIAA Representative Mark Donahue & Jim Reynolds Westwood, MA 02090 [email protected] Executive Director Emeritus Joe Amorosino Webmaster Jamie Reynolds CENTRAL - BOYS Tom Gibbons, Wachusett Regional HS 109 Twinbrooke Drive Contact information is available on the MBCA website – mbcaorg.com and in the newsletter Holden, MA 01520 [email protected] CENTRAL - GIRLS Steve Reno, Millbury High School District Coordinators/League Representatives 8 Gilbert Way Millbury, MA 01527 Each section of the state is assigned a Coordinator [B & G] to represent leagues in 508 – 335 - 0389 their district. Each league should have a league representative. [email protected] This structure allows the MBCA to disseminate information to the coaches thru them and WEST - BOYS AND GIRLS in turn the Executive Board will have a better communication structure to receive infor- Brian Miller, Easthampton HS mation from coaches through the state. 26 Villa Street District Coordinators contact info is listed in the newsletter and on our web site. Longmeadow, MA 01106 Coordinators will be reaching out to coaches to fill their league Representative positions. 413 - 426 - 3198 [email protected] Interested in becoming a league Representative? Contact your District Coordinator and volunteer to represent your league. League Reps are the lifeline that connect coaches to the MBCA.

The Official Basketball of the MBCA and the MIAA MBCA Hall of Fame MIAA Districts Panel Discussion DISTRICT 1 On Tuesday, November 17th, the MBCA will host the Pioneer Valley League, Berkshire County League (W) first MBCA Hall of Fame Panel Discussion. This virtual presentation will be offered to any registered members of the MBCA. It is an opportunity to learn from some DISTRICT 2 of the most successful coaches in the history of Central Mass, Colonial Athletic, Dual Valley League, Massachusetts High School Basketball. Our panel will Inter-High, Southern Worcester County (C) discuss a variety of topics and provide some time to field questions from our members. It should be a great way to DISTRICT 3 connect some of our past and present members. Mid-Wach, Worcester County Athletic Conference, Our panel will include: Innovation Academy, Immaculate Heart of Mary School (C)

DISTRICT 4 Dual County, Merrimack Valley, Middlesex (N)

DISTRICT 5 Cape Ann, Commonwealth, Northeast, Clark School, Academy at Penguin Hall, Sparhawk Upper School (N)

Bo Ruggiero Mike Rubin DISTRICT 6 (Medfield HS ‘92) (East Boston HS, ‘14) Boston City, Catholic Central, Catholic Conference, German International School, Henderson Inclusion, Muniz Academy, Quincy Upper School, British Inter- national

DISTRICT 7 Baystate League, Tri-Valley League, Hockomock League, South Shore Chritian Academy (S)

DISTRICT 8 Chris DuBose Kathy Delaney-Smith Big Three, Mayflower, Eastern Athletic, Old Colony, (Dover-Sherborn HS, ‘11) (Westwood HS, ‘86) South Coast, Atlantis Charter School (S)

DISTRICT 9 Atlantic Coast, Patriot League, South Shore, Cape and Islands, Eastern Athletic, Old Colony, Cavalry Chapel Don’t forget to nominate your players for Academy, Trinity Christian Academy (S) SENIOR AWARDS

Don’t forget to nominate your colleagues for COACHING, AWARDS mbcaorg.com NOMINATE ONLINE The MBCA What It Does for its Members and High School Basketball

• Presents Annual Coaches Clinic • Recognizes and Honors Annually: • Publishes Bi-Annual Newsletter -District Coach of the Year -Victory Club Achievement • Presents Annual Hall Of Fame -Assistant Coach of the Year Induction Banquet -Presidential Award • Presents Annual State Wide -Special Awards for Contribution to Foul Shooting Competition Massachusetts High School Basketball In conjunction with Red Auerbach Foundation • Represents High School Basketball at • Presents Annual Senior Awards MIAA meetings Breakfast: -District All Senior Teams (B and G) • Provides The MBCA website -District All Senior Academic Team (B and G) -District Player of the Year (B and G)

-State Player of the Year (B and G) mbcaorg.com

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