New England Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees - 2009

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2009 Inductees

NameCategoryAffiliation
Gordie ChiesaPathfinder Award 
Billy ShannonReferee - MenRhode Island
John ShawHS Boys CoachRumford High School (ME)
Kathy RuschHS Girls CoachSouth Windsor High School (CT)
Albie RueSemi-Professional - Men 
Jerry RaddingMedia 
Lisa RussellHS Girls PlayerManchester Central High School (NH)
Dave SheaHS Boys CoachBacon Academy (CT)
Dick QuinnMedia 
Brenna ChiaputtiPrep School Girls PlayerKingswood-Oxford School (CT)
Lou RodierScholar-Athlete - MenClark University
Kelley CampHS Girls PlayerWest Haven High School (CT)
Bob RudermanJunior College Mens CoachMattatuck
Carol SimonDivision III Womens CoachBrandeis University
Rich ShrigleyHS Boys PlayerNashua High School (NH)
Jeff BrownDivision III Mens Coach of the YearMiddlebury College
John SaffordSemi-Professional - Men 
John ChasseJunior College Mens PlayerLeicester Junior College
Pam ChildsHS Girls CoachPutnam High School (CT)
Al SimoesHS Boys CoachMerrimack High School (NH)
Julie Roche SimplicioDivision III Womens PlayerBates College
Tracie Seymour RobideuxPerry - WomenBentley College
Jim BurkeSemi-Professional - Men 
Ted SarandisMedia 
Sean ReddyHS Girls CoachLaSalle Academy (RI)
Ralph CatuognoContributor 
Nick ScacciaHS Boys PlayerSanford High School (ME)
Allegra SchellHS Girls PlayerCentral High School (RI)
CCRI (1976-77)Junior College Mens TeamCCRI
Jack ScottHS Boys PlayerEllsworth High School (ME)
Pat RieraHS Boys CoachPlainville High School (CT)
Durelle BrownPrep School Boys PlayerKingswood-Oxford School (CT)
Todd RobertsHS Boys PlayerFairhaven High School (VT)
Gus BrobergDivision I Mens PlayerDartmouth College
Jim BurnsJunior College Mens PlayerLeicester Junior College
Danielle ChaissonDivision II Womens PlayerBentley College
Steve RayDivision II Mens PlayerUniversity of Bridgeport
Ken BurnsJunior College Mens PlayerLeicester Junior College
Fred ShabelDivision I Mens CoachUConn
Carol Bubar-GilpinPerry - WomenUniversity of Maine, Farmington
Ed ReillyPerry - MenHoly Cross
Jimmy RobinsonHS Girls CoachCentral High School (RI)
Tom CannonContributor 
Barbara BrownNAIA Womens PlayerLyndon State
John SalernoJunior College Mens CoachMattatuck
Steve BalkunHS Boys PlayerNorthwest Catholic High School (CT)
Dave AutenDivision III Mens PlayerAmherst College
Jim BabyakHS Boys PlayerEasthampton High School (MA)
Amy BackusDivision III Womens CoachMiddlebury College
George WigtonScholar-Athlete - MenBates College
Pat White GianunzioHS Girls PlayerInter-Lakes High School (NH)
Bob WestonScholar-Athlete - MenAmherst College
Paul BakerClark Tournament 
Terrell BakerJunior College Mens PlayerChamplain Junior College
Julie VeilleuxHS Girls PlayerCony High School (ME)
Steve BalkunHS Boys PlayerNorthwest Catholic High School (CT)
Rita WilliamsPerry - WomenUConn
John WendelkenDivision I Mens PlayerHoly Corss
Brian BaptisteDivision III Mens CoachUMass, Dartmouth
Chris WeilgusDivision I Womens Coach of the YearDartmouth College
Jayne BarberHS Girls CoachBellows Falls Union (VT)
Kelly BarkerHS Girls PlayerBillerica High School (MA)
Chris WebsterHS Girls CoachNorth Branford High School (CT)
Peter WebbReferee - MenMaine
Don SuggsHS Boys PlayerTolman High School (RI)
Vin BakerPerry - MenUniversity of Hartford
Glenn WongScholar-Athlete - MenBrandeis University
Bob ZuffaletoPathfinder Award 
Walter ZalaskiReferee - MenConnecticut
Joe AdamoviczHS Girls CoachManchester Central High School
Vin YokabaskasDivision I Mens PlayerUConn
Jack YenaScholar-Athlete - MenURI
Jimmy AhernHS Boys CoachMount Pleasant High School (RI)
Doug YarnallJunior College Mens CoachMitchell College
Lou AlbrechtReferee - WomenConnecticut
Charlie WilkesContributor 
Jack AllenHS Boys PlayerDe La Salle Academy (RI)
Al AttarHS Boys PlayerDurfee High School (MA)
Matt AlosaHS Boys PlayerPembroke High School (NH)
Larry AndersonDivision III Mens Coach of the YearMIT
Art AndreoiScholar-Athlete - MenHoly Cross
Dick ArmstrongHS Boys PlayerLeominster High School (MA)
Anne Armstrong Coben (Dr.)Scholar-Athlete - WomenAmherst College
Hal Wissel (Dr.)Scholar-Athlete - MenSpringfield College
Assumption CollegeScholar-Athlete - Men's ProgramAssumption College
Williams College (2002-03)NCAA Mens TeamWilliams College
Mike Van LeestenDivision III Mens PlayerRhode Island College
Karen YarasavageDivision I Womens PlayerYale University
Rick BoyagesPerry - MenBowdoin College
Sue Patchett MansfieldDivision II Womens PlayerStonehill College
Gerry SuggsHS Boys PlayerTolman High School (RI)
Paul StukowskiDivision III Mens PlayerNorwich University
Ken StoneDivision III Mens PlayerColby College
Chris StiepockScholar-Athlete - MenWesleyan University
Dick StewartPrep School Boys PlayerWorcester Academy (MA)
Bob StaakPerry - MenUConn
Stan SpirouDivision II Mens CoachSouthern New Hampshire
Willie WashingtonJunior College Mens PlayerCCRI
Tom SorrentineHS Boys CoachSaint Raphael Academy (RI)
Ed SwansonDivision I Womens CoachSacred Heart University
Libby SmithHS Girls PlayerEssex High School (VT)
Mike BradleyHS Boys PlayerBurncoat High School (MA)
Ron BradleyNAIA Mens PlayerEastern Nazarene
Chris SmithHS Boys PlayerKolbe High School (CT)
Ken SmithHS Boys CoachWindsor High School (CT)
Cliff SmithClark Tournament 
Rebecca Bright PughHS Girls PlayerSouth Burlington High School (VT)
Rick SimondsDivision III Mens CoachSt. Joseph's College, Maine
Southern Connecticut (2006-07)NCAA Womens TeamSouthern Connecticut
Charlie TitusDivision III Mens CoachUMass, Boston
Russ TylerPerry - MenBrown University
Jim BatesPerry - MenTrinity College
Archie TraceyPrep School Boys PlayerMaine Central Institute (ME)
Will BeckerPrep School Girls CoachTabor Academy (MA)
Becker Junior College (1991-92)Junior College Womens TeamBecker Junior College
Harlan "Bud" BeckermanFan Award 
Andy BedardHS Boys PlayerMountain Valley High School (ME)
Jim ToddPerry - MenFitchburg State College
Frank SullivanDivision II Mens CoachBentley College
Amy BelliveauPrep School Girls PlayerThornton Academy (ME)
Rickey SuttonNAIA Mens PlayerLyndon State
Jim BenedictHS Boys PlayerHartford Public High School (CT)
Tesha TinsleyDivision I Womens PlayerNortheastern University
John ThomasDivision I Mens PlayerUConn
Arnie BermanDivision I Mens PlayerBrown University
Kareem TatumDivision III Mens PlayerConnecticut College
Leonard TangishakaJunior College Mens PlayerMount Ida Junior College
Dan SylvesterHS Boys CoachWest Warwick High School (RI)
Mark SwaseyDivision II Womens CoachFranklin Pierce College
Pete BroacaDivision III Mens CoachUS Coast Guard Academy
Dudley BellNAIA Mens CoachLyndon State
Larry LawrenceDivision I Mens PlayerDartmouth College
Donald LewisHS Boys PlayerCromwell High School (CT)
Whit LesurePrep School Boys CoachNew Hampton Prep (NH)
Joe FragerDivision II Womens CoachSouthern Connecticut
Gregg FrameScholar-Athlete - MenDartmouth College
Leicester Junior College (1965-66)Junior College Mens TeamLeicester Junior College
Art LearyDivision II Mens CoachSouthern Connecticut
Jim FrewDivision III Mens PlayerWilliams College
Walter EsdaileScholar-Athlete - MenCornell University
Lawrence High School (1991-94)HS Girls TeamLawrence High School (ME)
Gerry FlynnReferee - MenMassachusetts
Chris GallagherScholar-Athlete - MenHarvard University
Rose GalliganHS Girls CoachPembroke Academy (NH)
Dan GandinHS Boys CoachU32 High School (VT)
Steve LathamAdministrator 
Ed GarrahyReferee - MenRhode Island
Cathy LanniDivision III Womens PlayerRhode Island College
Betsy Lang ZancanHS Girls PlayerSmithfield High School (RI)
Billy LahartPrep School Boys PlayerSuffield Academy (CT)
Larry LeachDivision II Mens PlayerFranklin Pierce College
Rick MahoneyPrep School Girls CoachPhillips Exeter Academy (NH)
Ted PaulauskasPerry - MenAssumption College
Rollie MassiminoHS Boys CoachLexington High School (MA)
Mass Maritime (1980-81)NCAA Mens TeamMass Maritime
Anne FarissAdministrator 
Andy FarrisseyHS Boys PlayerDurfee High School (MA)
Karyn Marshall DalrympleDivision II Womens PlayerBryant College
Bri FecteauHS Girls PlayerWestbrook High School (ME)
Andrea Mangum RobinsonPerry - WomenProvidence College
Tom FolliardDivision II Mens CoachBryant and Stonehill
Thomas MainesHS Boys CoachMorse High School (ME)
Anne LindsayHS Girls PlayerAvon High School (CT)
Shara MacDonaldNAIA Womens PlayerHusson College
Gertrude FisherHS Girls CoachO'Bryant (Boston Tech) High School (MA)
Lyndon State (1973-74)NAIA Womens TeamLyndon State
Lyndon State (1963-64)NAIA Mens TeamLyndon State
Charde FloydPrep School Girls PlayerWorcester Academy (MA)
Bill LynchScholar-Athlete - MenBrandeis University
Kate LynchPerry - WomenSouthern Connecticut
Jessica GelmanDivision I Womens PlayerHarvard University
Lauren Maney GeorgeDivision I Womens PlayerHoly Cross
Jeff HartHS Boys CoachCamden High School (ME)
Fran LaffinDivision II Mens PlayerSt. Michael's College
Julie Ann Guglielmetti Landrio (Dr.)Scholar-Athlete - WomenCCRI / UMass
Neile Joler NelsonScholar-Athlete - WomenSt. Joseph's College, Maine
Jerilyn JohnsonJunior College Womens PlayerCCRI
Chuck HambletScholar-Athlete - MenBaldwin-Wallace College
Andy JohnsSemi-Professional - Men 
Martina JerantDivision I Womens PlayerBrown University
Chet JaworskiDivision I Mens PlayerURI
Charlie Katsiaficas Jr.Pathfinder Award 
George "Doc, JacobsDivision II Mens CoachSt. Michael's College
G.P. GromackiDivision III Womens Coach of the YearAmherst College
Ron JacksonJunior College Mens PlayerRoxbury Community College
John JacksonJunior College Mens CoachDean College
Jim HayesDivision I Mens PlayerBoston University
Joe HughesHS Boys PlayerCentral Falls High School (RI)
Bill HerrionClark Tournament 
Katie HerseyDivision III Womens PlayerAmherst College
Kathlee, Hill Sharp (Dr.)Scholar-Athlete - WomenBrown University
Lloyd HincheyHS Boys PlayerNorwich Free Academy (CT)
David HarrisonDisabled Athlete 
Ralph KingHS Boys CoachMcMahon High School (CT)
Billy EndicottPerry - MenUMass
Joe KozHS Boys PlayerSaint Mary's High School (MA)
Sladja Kovijanic CartonDivision III Womens PlayerMiddlebury College
Robert KovalskiHS Boys PlayerSmith Academy (MA)
Robert "Stretch" GillamHS Boys CoachGreen Mountain Union (VT)
Brenda GinaittHS Girls PlayerWarwick Vets High School (RI)
Lynn GirouardJunior College Womens PlayerCentral Maine Community College
Steve KokernakDivision III Mens PlayerWorcester State College
Casimi, GrygorcewiczJunior College Womens CoachMitchell College
Anna KinneHS Girls PlayerMonument Regional High School (MA)
Barbara KrauseScholar-Athlete - WomenDuke University
Hugh KilmartinScholar-Athlete - MenUS Naval Academy
Russ GrangerClark Tournament 
Butch GravesDivision I Mens PlayerYale University
Naom, GravesPerry - WomenURI
Chris KiernanPerry - MenAssumption College
Kerry Kelley-PickusPerry - WomenBrown University
Marikate KelleySemi-Professional - Women 
Charlie Katsiaficas Sr.HS Boys CoachEllsworth High School (ME)
Pat GlispinDivision III Womens CoachClark University
Kim Cummings SinghHS Girls PlayerBrockton High School (MA)
Roland CoteHS Girls CoachSanford High School (ME)
Kathleen Courtney (Dr.)Scholar-Athlete - WomenHoly Cross
Arthur CoyNE Deaf BasketbalWesterly HS and Univ of RI
Edward Hjerpe IIIScholar-Athlete - MenSt. Anselm's College
Danny ParrHS Boys CoachSaint Thomas Aquinas (NH)
Mary Ann PalazziHS Girls PlayerSaint Peter-Marian High School (MA)
Matt PalazziHS Boys PlayerSaint John's High School (MA)
Felix "Buddy" MastersonDivision II Mens PlayerAssumption College
Cumberland High School (1978-79)HS Girls TeamCumberland High School (RI)
Stephanie PemperDivision III Womens CoachBowdoin College
Kathy Curley CochissHS Girls PlayerMilford High School (CT)
Leo OsgoodDivision II Mens PlayerNortheastern University
Don CushingPerry - MenWorcester State College
Jo-Jo D'AlessandroDivision III Womens PlayerRhode Island College
Vic OrtizHS Boys CoachBrockton High School (MA)
George DargatiDivision III Mens PlayerEastern Connecticut
Gail DavisPerry - WomenRhode Island College
WendyDavisPerry - WomenUConn
Jean Owens PetersonHS Girls PlayerGirls' Latin High School (MA)
Billy CoenDivision I Mens Coach of the YearNortheastern University
Steve PoundHS Boys PlayerStearns High School (ME)
Peter CinellaDivision II Womens CoachAIC
Greg PorydzyDivision III Mens PlayerWesleyan University
Mike CingiserDivision I Mens PlayerBrown University
Rick ClarkHS Girls CoachYork High School (ME)
Jim PiersallHS Boys PlayerWaterbury High School (CT)
Jack PhelanPrep School Boys PlayerSaint Thomas More (CT)
Peter Petropolous (Dr.)Scholar-Athlete - MenProvidence College
Dick CostelloNAIA Mens and Womens CoachSouthern Maine
Bill PerryJunior College Mens PlayerCCRI
Dave PaulsenDivision III Mens CoachWilliams College
Liz CoffinHS Girls PlayerAshland High School (ME)
Walter PerryHS Boys CoachSomerville High School (MA)
Bethany Collins-IrwinHS Girls PlayerBranford High School (CT)
Lew PerkinsHS Boys PlayerChelsea High School (MA)
Deb PereiraHS Girls PlayerCumberland High School (RI)
Ed CooleyPrep School Boys PlayerNew Hampton Prep School (NH)
Jim CooneyAdministrator 
Frank Oftring Sr.Outstanding Player in Military Service 
Al PerryReferee - MenMassachusetts
Tara McGuireDivision III Womens PlayerClark University
King, DavisSpecial Olympics Honoree 
Middlebury CollegeScholar-Athlete - Women's ProgramMiddlebury College
Cyndi Meserve BonaHS Girls PlayerLivermore Falls High School (ME)
Doug Melody (Dr.)Scholar-Athlete - MenUConn
Archie MellaceReferee - MenMassachusetts
Terry DriscollDivision I Mens PlayerBoston College
Paul DufourPrep School Boys PlayerPhillips Exeter Academy (NH)
Dick McKenzieReferee - MenVermont
Mike DonoghueMedia 
Ann McInerneyHS Girls PlayerBurncoat High School (MA)
Jim DonaldsonHS Boys CoachSaint Raphael Academy (RI)
John EdesPerry - MenColby College
Andrew McGowanHS Boys PlayerLaSalle Academy (RI)
Walt EdwardsNAIA Mens PlayerHusson College
Jon EdwardsScholar-Athlete - MenDartmouth College
Brian McGovernHS Boys PlayerCoventry High School (RI)
Dennis McGovernDivision I Mens PlayerURI
Joh, McDonnellReferee - MenConnecticut
Ray EllerbrookPerry - MenUMass
Joe EarlyPerry - MenHoly Cross
Melvin "Red" MurrayContributor 
Dan PrinceHS Boys PlayerWorcester Commerce (MA)
Arnold DeanMedia 
Claudia DeFariaJunior College Womens PlayerCCRI
Anthony NicodemoDivision II Mens PlayerSt. Michael's College
John NelsonScholar-Athlete - MenURI
Kay NehubianHS Girls CoachBarnstable High School (MA)
Ann DeLucaPerry - WomenSacred Heart University
Dobie DennisJunior College Mens PlayerCCRI
Michelle DoonanPerry - WomenStonehill College
Patricia NearyDivision III Womens PlayerWestern Connecticut
Sharon DawleyDivision I Womens CoachUVM
Dick MunsonDivision II Mens PlayerStonehill College
Kristen MulhollandHS Girls PlayerCranston East High School (RI)
Jessica MudryHS Girls PlayerNaugatuck High School (CT)
Keith DicksonDivision II Mens CoachSt. Anselm's College
Wayne Montague (Dr.)Scholar-Athlete - MenRhode Island College
Joe DiSarcinaPerry - MenUMass
John Doldoorian, Sr.Clark Tournament 
Mitchell Junior College (1994-95)Junior College Womens TeamMitchell Junior College
Valerie DePaoloHS Girls PlayerSouthington High School (CT)

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