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BASKETBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK INC. VOL. 27 No. 4 http://www.bcany.org December 2008 Inside ➥ BCANY Announces New York State Page Coaches vs. Cancer Efforts for 2008-2009 Teams to Watch ............................................12 We need every coach to participate. Over one available at your ticket counter) for fans $60,00 was raised by individual schools in Hall of Fame ...................................................5 to make donations to the Coaches vs. Cancer 2007-2008. Add to that monies that were program (checks should be made out to the Around the State.............................................8 raised in major events and the NewYork State American Cancer Society). After the game totals are over $100,000. you simply need to do two things: (1.) email or We are asking every high school basketball write Dave Archer to let him know that you par- coach in New York state to publicly support ticipated and how much money was collected, (2.) send a check for amount collected (pay- All basketball coaches throughout New the Coaches vs. Cancer effort by wearing sneakers to coach in your game(s) the week of able to American Cancer Society) to your local York State are invited to join BCANY – your January 11 through January 17, 2009. This is American Cancer Society Chapter. So make your plans now and include it in your schedule professional and service organization. the third year for this project and it is hoped to bring about outstanding results. If these dates of games for this season. are not convenient for you, choose any dates or games or tournament for your event. We are hoping that all of our We are asking that at one of your home members will get involved in this games the week of January 11 through Janu- ary 17, 2009, you pass a container (or make project. www.anacondasports.com BCANY “Drill NEW ACTIVITY! Rawlings Supports BCANY Book-Plus” is now BCANY To Name the BCANY has a mutually beneficial agreement with Rawlings. For each available – for free!! “Top 50” Players approved Rawlings basketball purchased BCANY’s new “Drill Book-Plus” was published At the end of the 2008-2009 season, BCANY in New York State, Rawlings will make in early October. A limited number of copies will name the Top 50 boy players and Top 50 a donation to BCANY to support its were made available at the 27th Annual Fall girl players in the state. There will be 10 players programs. This is a terrific way for every Clinic. named for each of the five classifications. This basketball coach in the state to support will be done through the Board of Directors BCANY. When you order basketballs for You can have a copy emailed to you by email- members who represent each Section or Area. the season, please make sure you order ing Doug Holden at: [email protected] In order to be named, the player’s coach must Rawlings! Coach Holden (Schenectady, Notre Dame- be a BCANY member. More details will be an- BE SURE TO Bishop Gibbons HS) compiled, edited and nounced in the February newsletter and on the ORDER THE produced the booklet for BCANY. This was a BCANY website. RAWLINGS year-long project in which any BCANY mem- BASKETBALL ber coach could submit a drill or play for the booklet. The resulting product is packed with information that will help coaches at all levels. It is FREE, so email Coach Holden for your email copy today. Check Accurate Email Address is VERY Important! Our newly designed website (www.BCANY.org) is up and running. One of our next steps is to make www.BCANY.org use of one of its functions by sending out email blasts. We plan to provide updates more often so that timely information will come your way. It is very important that you provide an accurate email address. If you do not have an email address, you will not receive these communications. for BCANY updates! If you do not use email, please find some way to use it — perhaps a family member or staff member can help you out. BCANY Offi cers: President – Bob Cimmino, Mt. Vernon HS [email protected] Ideas for your BCANY Coaches vs. 1st Vice President – Dave Powers, Tuxedo HS [email protected] 2nd Vice President – Pat Cauley, Hamburg HS [email protected] Past President – Al Monaco, Williamsville South HS [email protected] Cancer Event Secretary – TBA Executive Director – Dave Archer [email protected] 1. Methods of collecting donations: Board of Directors: a. Pass a hat. COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVES : b. Donation container Gina Castelli, Siena (Women) [email protected] c. Pass a basketball (cut in half) Bob DiNardo, Concordia College (Women) [email protected] Scott Hemer, SUNY Geneseo (Women) [email protected] d. Half time shooting contests Mike MacDonald, Medaille College (Men) [email protected] e. 50-50 raffl e Tom Spanbauer, Cortland State (Men) [email protected] Jeannette (Yeoman) Mosher, Cortland State (Women) [email protected] f. Raffl e off prizes JUCO REPRESENTATIVES g. “coins for cancer” Kevin Foley, Suffolk C.C. (Women) [email protected] h. Autographed basketball to auction off. Mike Huggler, Broome C.C. (Women) [email protected] Dave Pasiak, Onondaga CC (Men) [email protected] 2. Consider making it a school wide event by involving various Rich Wrase, Suffolk C.C. (Men) [email protected] SECTION 1 school clubs, organizations, other athletic teams, bands, home- B – Bob Cimmino, Mt. Vernon HS [email protected] rooms, etc. B – Anthony Nicodemo, WCBCA [email protected] G – Kelly Thompson, Putnam Valley HS [email protected] 3. Involve your entire basketball program: Varsity, JV, Modifi ed, etc. SECTION 2 B – OJ Lescault, Hudson Falls HS [email protected] 4. Hold or name a tournament as a Coaches vs. Cancer event. B – Brian Fruscio, Albany Academy [email protected] G – Ken Strube, Shenendehowa HS [email protected] 5. Have the event when playing a rival school. Consider challenging SECTION 3 the rival school as to which school can raise more funds. B – Stan Evans, Rome Free Academy (ret) [email protected] B – Buddy Wleklinski, CBA [email protected] G – Larry Stockwell, Waterville CS [email protected] 6. Donate the admission charges (or portion) for the game. G – John Cifonelli, Bishop Grimes HS [email protected] SECTION 4 7. Donate the proceeds from sale of a game program. B – Mark Woitach, Johnson City HS [email protected] 8. Naming the Event in honor of a person or persons who passed B – Ben Nelson, Bainbridge-Guilford HS [email protected] G – Michele Tidick, Vestal HS [email protected] away due to cancer. G – Andy Scott, Horseheads HS [email protected] SECTION 5 9. Sell sheets of “pink paper” for $1.00 to fans at the game. At half B – Chris Cardon, Irondequoit HS [email protected] time fans make paper airplanes using the pink sheets and try to sail B – Jim Johnson, Greece-Athena [email protected] G – Ryan Raftery, Churchville-Chili HS [email protected] them into the center circle for prizes. SECTION 6 B – Allan Monaco, Williamsville South HS [email protected] 10. Work with your local American Cancer Society chapter. B – Pat Cauley, Hamburg CS [email protected] G – Chris Durr, Williamsville East HS [email protected] 11. Other fund raising ideas that have been successfully used are: G – Frank Martin, Allegany-Limestone HS [email protected] team bake sale, challenge SECTION 7 B – Larry Converse, Plattsburgh Seton HS [email protected] among clubs and teams, B – James Douglas, AuSable Valley N/A Faculty Dress Down Day. G – Greg Waters, Beekmantown CS [email protected] SECTION 8 12. Obtain pledges for the num- B – Joe Lores, East Rockaway HS [email protected] G – Tom Gargiulo, Bethpage HS [email protected] ber of 3 point shots made in G – Greg Mayerhofer, Floral Park HS [email protected] a specifi c game or for SECTION 9 B – Todd Rose, Washingtonville HS [email protected] the entire season. B – Glen McGinnis, Cornwall HS [email protected] G – Dave Powers, Tuxedo HS [email protected] 13. Sell little paper basketballs, SECTION 10 put a name on it and tape it B – Bill Merna, Ogdensburg FA [email protected] G – Tim Knowlton, Gouverneur HS [email protected] to the gym wall. SECTION 11 B – Kevin Culhane, Soreham-Wading River [email protected] G – Warren Fuller, Wyandanch HS [email protected] NYC CATHOLIC B – Don Kent, Msgr. McClancy HS N/A Publication Date B – Kevin Pigott, Fordham Prep [email protected] The deadline for submission of information for the February, 2009 New G – Bob Mackey, Christ the King HS [email protected] York Hoop Report NYC PRIVATE is January 10, 2009. Short articles, favorite plays and B – Ray Barile, Horace Mann School [email protected] news items are always welcome. B – Jeff Weiss, Lawrence Woodmere Academy [email protected] G – Mike Junsch, Poly Prep [email protected] NYC PUBLIC B – Ralph Bacote, Bronx Science [email protected] B – Patrick Mangan, Frederick Douglas Academy [email protected] G – vacant Which Ball to Use? AT LARGE Mike Adey, NY Mills HS [email protected] RAWLINGS basketballs are the offi cial basketball for the NYS Public Paul Clune, Sullivan CC [email protected] High School Athletic Association. The Rawlings basketball must be Warren Dart, Saratoga Springs (Modifi ed) [email protected] Kevin Daugherty, Clinton CC Kevin.Daugherty.clinton.edu used for regional, state semi–fi nals and state fi nal games. Rawlings is Dave Decker, AAU [email protected] also the offi cial basketball for the Basketball Coaches Association of Mike Graney, Ticonderoga HS [email protected] Tom Greene, Offi cial [email protected] New York, Inc.