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Massachusetts Basketball Coaches Association Newsletter • FALL 2019 President’s Message I am excited and honored to serve as the next President of the Massachusetts Basketball Coaches Association. I would like to thank Tommy Cavanaugh (Mt. Alvernia High School) for his leadership during his three year term as President. Tommy was able to continue the recent momentum that our board has seen over the last several years. Since its inception, the MBCA has been charged with promoting basketball across the state of Massachusetts. Our board is filled with dedicated coaches who continue to recognize the achievements of deserving players and coaches. Furthermore, the board members are proud to provide area coaches with outstanding professional development through our annual coaches clinic. As I begin my role as President, 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 (@mbca.org). 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. We look forward to working with you and wish you the best of luck in this upcoming season. Sincerely, Rick Grady Dover Sherborn High School MBCA President MBCA - 2019 Recognition, Awards Breakfast The MBCA’s annual Senior Breakfast was held at the College of the Holy Cross on Sunday, May 5, 2019. We would like to thank the Red Auerbach Foundation, under the direction of Stewart Grossman, for their generosity in sponsoring the event. Our relationship with the Red Auerbach Foundation has allowed our board to expand and improve what has always been an important event in recognizing our student-athletes. We would also like to thank key-note speaker, Ann McInerny (Interim Head Coach, Holy Cross Womens’ Basketball) for providing an important message to those in attendance. After recognizing the All-Senior Team and All-Academic Team recipients, the MBCA proudly announced the Red I would like to thank board members: Auerbach Players of the Year: Devin Foster (Canton HS) John Franceschini and Kristen McDonnell and Adriana Timberlake (Braintree HS). for their efforts in putting together this event. Clinic Schedule The 57th Annual Sunday October 20th , Merkert Gymnasium • Stonehill College • Easton MA MBCA Clinic 8:00 – 9:00 Registration MBCA Annual Coaches Clinic 9:00 Chris Oliver, Basketball Immersion Basketball Decision Training Within Sunday October 20th 2019 Your Practices Merkert Gymnasium • Stonehill College • Easton MA 10:00 Joe Gallo, Merrimack College Extended 2-3 Zone MEET THE CLINICIANS 11:00 Marisa Moseley, Boston University Practice Drills and Half Court Sets Chris Oliver (Basketball Immersion) 12:00 Chris Kraus Stonehill College Skill Development Basketball Immersion and the Basketball Podcast Program Former Coach of the University of Windsor Door Prizes will be presented throughout the clinic Joe Gallo MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN (Merrimack College) Directing program into 1st year of Division 1 (NEC Conference) 2019 NE 10 Conference Champions Marisa Moseley (Boston University) 2019 Patriot League Coach of the Year Former UCONN Assistant Coach Chris Kraus (Stonehill College) 2x NCAA Division II Appearance Elite Eight (2016) On Site Registration Begins at 8 a.m. 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] All Nominations, Should be Done Electronically MBCA – 2019-2020 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 2019, your membership ended on June 30, 2019. SCHOOL To attend this year’s clinic, you would have had to have joined after July 1 of 2019. Also, we will only handle CITY / TOWN ZIP CODE individual memberships at the door on the day of the clinic. The package deal will not be in effect CONTACT PHONE # EMAIL on the day of the clinic. CHECKS PAYABLE TO: MBCA 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 $ 28th Annual MBCA – Red Auerbach Foundation State Wide Free Throw Competition The 57th MBCA Annual Coaches Clinic Coaches can submit a nomination for the 28th Annual State Wide Free Throw competition for any boy or girl member of their varsity team relative to their seasons’ free throw statistics to the Sectional Free Throw Competition Coordinator DOOR PRIZE NOMINATION REQUIREMENTS: Spalding Basketballs Need to be a Varsity player Played in a minimum 75% of varsity schedule Spalding Apparel & Coaching Gear A, male & female player will be selected from each of our Championship Productions Videos ,state’s four sections to compete during halftime of a Celtics game at the Boston Garden in April 2018 to be crowned and MORE state champion. Sectional competition dates and locations will be announced MUST BE PRESENT AT CLINIC by the Sectional Coordinators. TO WIN The Sectional winners (B and G) will be contacted by Dr. John Franceschini, Executive Director of the MBCA, with specific information related to finals at the Boston Garden. For more information contact: Dr. John Franceschini [email protected] 2019 Hall of Fame Inductees 58th Annual MBCA Dave Brady, Arlington Catholic High School Hall of Fame Induction • 388 wins “Coach of the Year” Banquet • 2 State Championships (2011, 2014) • 3 Eastern Mass Championships Sunday Evening, December 1st • 8 Catholic Central League Championships Hogan Center – The College of the Holy Cross Joe Killilea, Newton South High School 2019 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES • 482 Wins • State Finalist (1982) Dave Brady - Arlington Catholic High School • 3 South Sectional Championships Joe Killelea - Newton South High School • Numerous Dual County League Championships Jim Reynolds - Doherty High School AWARDS PRESENTATION Jim Reynolds, Doherty High School District “Coach of the Year” • 354 Wins Victory Club Recipients • 21 League Championships Assistant Coach of the Year • Qualified for postseason in 29 of 30 seasons as coach The Presidential Award • (4x CMass Semi-finalist) • 31 Years on MBCA Executive Board Cocktail Hour 4:00 - 5:00 pm Dinner, Hall of Fame Induction Awards Presentation Tickets: $50 / person (must be purchased in advance) QUESTIONS: Please contact Hall of Fame Chair: Kristen McDonnell ([email protected]) Spalding TF-1000: Legacy The Official Basketball of the MBCA and the MIAA State Tournament MBCA Award Nominations for the 2019-20 Season MIAA TOURNAMENT District Coach of the Year – Assistant Coach of the Year TIE BREAKER PROCEDURE Victory Club Award Winners (200, 300, wins) The following tie breaking procedure Send to your League Representative or District Coordinator shall be used by all sport committees starting in the Fall of 2019 Nominated candidates must be a member of the MBCA for consideration. 1 Head to Head Competition 2 Winning Percentage against Common Opponent Hall of Fame Nomination 3 League Champion 4 Coin Flip All award nominations should be submitted through the MBCA website. Click on “Award Nominations” under the In a tie breaker for tournament seeding every game “Resource” section of the site www.mbcaorg.com played including exclusion games, but excluding endowment games, are counted. NOTE: If a tie involves multiple teams (more than 2) and a team is eliminated, the procedure starts over at step one with the remaining teams. MASSACHUSETTS BASKETBALL COACHES AWARDS 2018-2019 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 Victory Club Dave Brady - Arlington Catholic High School 500 VICTORIES Joe Killilea - Newton South High School John Doldoorian (Sutton) Jim Reynolds - Doherty High School Bo Ruggiero (Cohasset) Leo Miller Award 400 VICTORIES Keith Arnold - Monomoy High School Chris Flynn (Blue Hills) John Willis (Norwell) Assistant Coaches of the Year 300 VICTORIES BOYS: Bob Foley Jr - St. John’s High School (S) Mike Redding (Mansfield) GIRLS: Paul Geary - Millis High School Clare Murphy (Fontbonne Academy) Mark Houle (Attleboro) Presidential Service Award 200 VICTORIES Keith Pearson - Boston Herald Scott Ashworth (Bourne) Brian Gearty (Blue Hills) Kristen McDonnell (Braintree) Coaches of the Year SOUTH BOYS SOUTH GIRLS Div I Paul Connolly Newton North HS Div I Amanda Sheehy Needham High School Div II Eric Copeland Medway High School Div II Eugene Buczynski Hingham High School Div III Rick Grady Dover Sherborn HS Div III Dan Norton Abington High School Div IV Peter Serino Abington High School Div IV John LeVangie Cohasset High School NORTH BOYS NORTH GIRLS Div