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The New York City Basketball Hall of Fame

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The 28th New York City Basketball Hall of Fame will be held on Tuesday, October 3rd one block from the prestigious Fifth Avenue at the elegant Bryant Park Grill behind the landmark New York Library.

Coach Inductee

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Steve Lappas attended the Bronx High School of Science. He was named sixth man on the 1971 City Championship team. He later attended the City College of New York, earning three letters in basketball and was named team captain his junior and senior year graduating in 1977. Lappas was a career coach, he served as an assistant at York College (1977-1978), assistant with Fort Lee HS (1978-1979), a head coach at Harry S. Truman HS (1979-1984), assistant with Villanova (1984-1988), head coach at Manhattan (1988-1992), head coach Villanova (1992-2001) and head coach at Massachusetts (2001-2005). He earned Big East regular season Championship (1997), Big East Tournament Championship (1995), NIT Championship (1994), and MAAC Tournament Championship (1992). Lappas individual accolades are the Naismith College Coach of the Year (1995), and MAAC Coach of the Year (1992). Currently, the basketball lifer is a college analyst for CBS Sports Network.

Player Inductees

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Ronald Behagen a 6-9 center, attended Dewitt Clinton HS (Bronx, NY). He played for the College of Southern Idaho (1969-1971) and Minnesota (1971-1973). Later, he was selected in the first round 7th overall pick by the Kansas City-Omaha Kings (1973-1975) currently known as the Sacramento Kings. Behagen played with New Orleans (1975-1977), Atalanta Hawks (1977), Houston Rockets (1977), Indiana Pacers (1977-1978), Detroit Pistons (1978), New York Knicks (1979), Kansas City Kings (1979), Antoini Siena (Italy), and the Washington Bullets (1980). Behagen earn NBA All-Rookie First Team (1974), Third-team All-American (1973). He finished with career high 3,977 points, 2,712 rebounds, and 624 assists.

Anne Gregory-O’Connell 6-1 forward, attended Holy Trinity HS (Hicksville, NY), she played for Fordham University (1976-1980). She was a pioneer in her sport, the first player to score 2,000 points and the first female to have her jersey number No 55 retired (1986) into the Fordham Athletics Hall of Fame. Her career high was 2,548 points, 1,999 rebounds (1976-1980). O’Connell was first all-time in the pre-NCAA/AIAW career rebounding and 24th in career scoring. Currently, O’Connell is a guidance counselor at Holy Trinity HS.

Jackie Jackson attended Boys and Girls HS and later Virginia Union University where he averaged 20 rebounds a game. He earned CIAA freshman of the year (1958). In the 1962 NBA draft he was selected No 41, but was recruited by Harlem Globetrotters founder, owner Abe Saperstein. For twenty years he played with the Harlem Globetrotters. During the summer months Jackson was a star on the NYC asphalt one of Rucker Park’s first streetball stars in the early 1960’s. Jackson, nickname Jumping Jackie earned by snatching a quarter from the top of a basketball backboard on a bet. Jackson lore grew when he once dunked over Wilt Chamberlain and blocked one of his shots in a pick-up game at Rucker Park. Career accolades, Boys and Girls HS Hall of Fame, Virginia Union Hall of Fame where they retired his number, CIAA Hall of Fame, and Rucker Tournament Hall of Fame.

Lamar Odom 6-10 forward, attended Christ the King HS (Queens, NY), transferred to Redemption Christian Academy (Troy, NY), and then St Thomas Aquinas HS (New Britain, CT). As a high school senior he was named Parade All-American of the Year 1997, a two-time Parade All-American (1996, 1997) and USA Today All-USA first team. He originally committed to UNLV but never played, the school released him at 1997 and he transferred to the Univerity of Rhode Island (1998-1999). Odom was selected 4th overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft first round by the Los Angeles Clippers (1999-2003). He played for the Miami Heat (2003-2004), Los Angeles Lakers (2004-2011), Dallas Mavericks (2011-2012), Los Angeles Clippers (2012-2013), and Laborai Kutxa Baskonia (2014). Odom career achievements First team All Altantic 10 (1999), two-time NBA Champion (2009, 2010), NBA Sixth-Man of the Year (2011), NBA All-Rookie First Team (2000), USA Summer Olympics bronze (2004), FIBA World Championship gold (2010). Currently, news reports say Odom is hopeful for NBA return with the Los Angeles Lakers in some capacity or with the new league the BIG3.

Kevin Stacom 6-3 shooting guard attended Holy Cross HS (Queens, NY) and the colleges, Holy Cross (1970-1971) and Providence (1972-1974). Stacom was selected 35th overall pick in the second round in 1974 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics (1974-1978). He went on to play for the Indiana Pacers (1978-1979), Boston Celtics (1979), and Milwaukee Bucks (1981-1982). The guard’s accolades include an NBA Champion with Boston (1976).

Contributor

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Larry Lembo 6-4 guard attended Manhattan College. For 13 years he held the all-time leading scoring record with 1,443 and averaging 21.9 points per game. The guard took the Jaspers to the NIT quarterfinals in (1964-1965). He was later selected fourth round of the 1965 NBA draft by the New York Knicks. After his playing career ended, he had a long distinguished career as a college official. In 1985 he was inducted into the Manhattan College Athletic Hall of Fame. Other career nods the MAAC Honor Roll, an enshrined in the “MAAC Experience an exhibit at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame 2017. Next year in May Lembo will be welcomed into the Brooklyn Hall of Fame.

Trustee

Robert Williams the current New York City Hall of Fame’s president and co-founder.

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