MASSACHUSETTS BASKETBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION

MBCA SENIOR AWARDS BREAKFAST

MAY 4, 2008

THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS BASKETBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION 2007-08 EXECUTIVE BOARD

President Tom Gibbons, Wachusett 1st Vice-President Brian Miller, Easthampton 2nd Vice-President Don Byron, Abington Executive Director (10th PP) John Franceschini, Quincy Graphic Communications Director (8th PP) Scott Eaton, Northern Kentucky Publicity Promotions (20th PP) Nick Papas, Burlington Public Relations (26th PP) Bo Ruggiero, Foxboro Treasurer Alex Salachi, Xaverian Member Services John Fusco, Winchester Clinic Chairperson Mark Donahue, Uxbridge Hall of Fame Chairperson Jim Quatromoni, Hull Secretary Ilya Nicholas, Marlboro Executive Director emeritus (22nd PP) Joe Amorosino, Charlotte Hornets PAST PRESIDENTS

1st Past President Steve Manguso Milford 2nd Past President Dennis Dextradeur Quabbin 3rd Past President Brian Buckley North Quincy 4th Past President Kevin McDermott Billerica 5th Past President Jim Diamantopoulos Shrewsbury 6th Past President Bill Devine Monson 7th Past President John Sullivan Milton 8th Past President Scott Eaton Northern Kentucky 9th Past President Jeanne Bonneau New Bedford 10th Past President John Franceschini Quincy 11th Past President Tom Flynn Bromfield 12th Past President Jim Daley Whitman-Hanson 13th Past President Ed Ladley Wahconah 14th Past President Dick Sizer Daniel Webster 15th Past President Ernie Green Boston English 16th Past President Laney Clement-Holbrook Oliver Ames 17th Past President Glen Field Dighton-Rehoboth MBCA Senior Awards Breakfast May 4, 2008 The College of the Holy Cross

Program

Welcome Tom Gibbons – MBCA President

Introduction of MBCA Executive Board

Blessing

Breakfast

Guest Speaker Serge DeBari – Assumption College

Presentation of All-Academic Team Awards

Presentation of All-Senior Team Awards

Presentation of Player-of-the-Year Awards

Closing Remarks Serge DeBari - Assumption College

For the second time in 10 years Serge DeBari took the assignment of rebuilding the Assumption College men's basket- ball program. One of the outstanding players (1967-71) and later assistant coach (1973-80) and head coach (1995-99) for the Greyhounds, he begins his second tour of duty as head coach.

DeBari played basketball at the College for Coach Joe O'Brien '57---the former Executive Director of the Naismith Bas- ketball Hall of Fame---and earned all-New England honors three times. He captained the 1970-71 U.P.I. national champions and was named the Most Valuable Player for both the 1968-69 and 1970-71 teams.

He left the College as its career scoring leader with 1,493 points (currently 14th) and is still included in the career lists for assists (318) and free throws (471). The team posted an enviable 74-21 record in his four years as a player. He was elected to the College's Alumni-Athletics Hall of Fame in 1978.

DeBari began his coaching career at Fairfield (1971-72) --- under former Hound coach and all-America player Fred Barakat '61 --- as an assistant coach and moved to Dartmouth College (1972-73) --- under yet another former Hound standout, Tom O'Connor '68 --- the following year before returning to his alma mater in 1973-74 as assistant men's basketball coach, physical education instructor, intramural director and recreation programs director.

He also served as the head men's basketball coach at Babson College (1980-95) compiling a school-best 224-151 won-loss record --- winning sixty percent of his games! The program, prior to his arrival, had not enjoyed a winning season for 15 years. He also coached men's tennis at Babson (1980-86) and holds school records for winning percentage in both sports. Babson College basketball teams competed in six ECAC (1984, 86, 87, 90, 91, 93) basketball tournaments and two NCAA regional tournaments (1992, 95). The 1992 team was ranked No. 1 in New England and No. 5 nationally and was the host and top- seed for the NCAA New England regional. That team also lays claim as being the only Division III team in New England to own a victory over a Division I team in the decade. The team won 20- or-more games in four of his last five years.

He was named the New England Basketball Coaches Association and NABC New England Coach-of-the-Year in both 1986 and 1992 and the Constitution Athletic Conference Coach- of-the-Year in 1995. He was the New England Tennis Coaches Association Coach-of-the-Year in 1986. He is also a former President of the New England Collegiate Basketball Coaches Association.

Returning to the Greyhounds in 1995, he took over a program that had struggled and in the third year led his team to a 23-10 overall record and the 1998 Northeast-10 tournament title and advanced to the tournament championship game in 1999. He was awarded the Doggie Julian Award for contributions to New England collegiate basketball in 1999. CENTRAL SECTIONAL

All-Academic Senior Girls Team

Madeline Merchant Montachusett Regional High School

Catherine Beaudette Uxbridge High School

Melissa Harris Uxbridge High School

Jewel White Doherty Memorial High School

Sarah Borchelt Wachusett Regional High School

All-Academic Senior Boys Team

Kyle Allaire Uxbridge High School

Andrew Groth Uxbridge High School

John Perron St. John’s High School

Peter Saba St. Bernard’s High School

Keith Reynolds Wachusett Regional High School NORTH SECTIONAL

All-Academic Senior Girls Team

Christina Cavagnaro Revere High School

Jessica Leone Revere High School

Melissa Karlen Burlington High School

Allison Morse Bedford High School

Christelle Mundele Medford High School

All-Academic Senior Boys Team

Ross Kendall Tyngsboro High School

Matt Bouvier Austin Prep High School

Patrick Flanagan Somerville High School

Brendon Putney Burlington High School

Eric Bradanese Billerica High School SOUTH SECTIONAL

All-Academic Senior Girls Team

Nicole Driscoll Hopkinton High School

Rachel Drummey Mansfield High School

Meredith Maroney Mansfield High School

Maegan O’Rourke Scituate High School

Taylor Lawrence Scituate High School

All-Academic Senior Boys Team

Nick Belcastro

James Long Norwell High School

Nate Koneski Dighton-Rehoboth High School

Matt Ranzinger Bishop Stang High School

Ryan Sharry Boston College High School WEST SECTIONAL

All-Academic Senior Girls Team

Misty Kology

Michelle Lafond

Catherine Pangiarella Ludlow High School

Lauren Livingstone Granby High School

Jamie Messer Northampton High School

All-Academic Senior Boys Team

Alex Klepadlo Pioneer Regional High School

Nick Petrisis

Zack Cabana

Justin Lalibeate Easthampton High School

Brennan McKenna Frontier Regional High School CENTRAL SECTIONAL

All-Senior Girls Team

Lekia Cowen Hopedale High School

Macey Gaumond Quaboag Regional High School

Lauren O’Connor Shepherd Hill Regional High School

Annette Kristiansen Westborough High School

Danielle Coffey Westborough High School

Central Sectional Girls Player-of-the-Year Jewel White Doherty Memorial High School

All-Senior Boys Team

George Jordan Marlboro High School

Andrew Groth Uxbridge High School

Mitch Renshaw Wachusett High School

Mike Dziczek West Boylston High School

Tim Henault St. Bernard’s High School

Central Sectional Boys Player-of-the-Year Brian Vayda Tantasqua Regional High School NORTH SECTIONAL

All-Senior Girls Team

Laura Renfro Andover High School

Meghan Thomann Andover High School

Caroline Stewart Masconomet Regional High School

Sarah Wetmore Lincoln-Sudbury High School

Michelle DeRoma Mt. Alvernia High School

North Sectional Girls Player-of-the-Year Ashley Rivera Lowell High School

All-Senior Boys Team

Peter Tongo Acton-Boxboro High School

Brian Emerson Arlington High School

Ryan O’Connell St. John’s Prep High School

Kyle Pierce Burlington High School

Zach Fahey Wilmington High School

North Sectional Boys Player-of-the-Year Adrian Gonzalez Central Catholic High School SOUTH SECTIONAL

All-Senior Girls Team

Ellery Gould

Kelly Meredith Franklin High School

Christine Duffy Archbishop Williams High School

Morgan Kendrew

Jill Greenberg Westwood High School

South Sectional Girls Player-of-the-Year Taryn Johnson

All-Senior Boys Team

Tommy Deegan

James Long Norwell High School

Tyler Patch

Brendon Monteiro Catholic Memorial High School

Peterson Bernard Madison Park High School

South Sectional Boys Player-of-the-Year Jake O’Brien Boston College High School WEST SECTIONAL

All-Senior Girls Team

Genn Roy Granby High School

Esther Wallace Springfield Central High School

Nicole Boutin

Michelle Lafond Holyoke High School

Brighid Courtney Northampton High School

West Sectional Girls Player-of-the-Year Felicia Barron Springfield Central High School

All-Senior Boys Team

Preye Preboye Springfield Central High School

Pat Donnelly

Brian Clark Frontier Regional High School

Brennan Cooper Northampton High School

Nick Ahmed East Longmeadow High School

West Sectional Boys Player-of-the-Year Joe Ragland West Springfield High School Massachusetts Basketball Coaches Association

2008 Girls Player of the Year

Jewel White Doherty Memorial High School

The overall Doherty team record during Jewel's career is 56-30, 35 and 9 over her junior and senior years as the team advanced to the district semi-finals each year. Jewel finished with 1180 career points, 1011 career re- bounds and 169 career steals. Coach Jim Reynolds states, “Jewel is the finest all-around player I've coached in my 21 year career at Doherty.” Also, she was also a Boston Globe "Super Team" member in volleyball. Jewel is looking for- ward to continuing her basketball career at Franklin Pierce College who advanced to this year's NCAA Division II Women's Elite Eight. Massachusetts Basketball Coaches Association

2008 Boys Player of the Year

Adrian Gonzalez Central Catholic High School

Adrian Gonzalez is the Co-MVP of the Merrimac Valley League in 2007-2008. In addition, he was named to the first team All-League Team for three straight years. He averaged 18 pts/game, 9.5 rebounds/game, 2.5 blocks/ game, while shooting 54% from the floor, including 44% from the 3-point arc. Adrian scored 1,095 career points and capped off his outstanding high school career by scoring 28 points in the State Championship victory over St. John’s. He was named to the Boston Herald “Dream Team” and Boston Globe “Super Team” in 2008. Adrian will be attend- ing Bentley College in the fall on a 4-year scholarship. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MBCA AWARD WINNERS

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