CONCORD, NH – The New Hampshire Basketball Coaches Organization inducted seven new members into its Hall of Fame on Saturday afternoon at the Holiday Inn in Concord.
John Bagonzi (Woodsville), Ed Beattie (Winnacunnet), Ed Cloe (Pembroke) and Joe Giovannangeli (Conant) were part of the 2nd class ever to be inducted, while Don Maynard (Oyster River), Dave Nichols (Oyster River) and Buddy Trask (Colebrook) made up the 3rd class. The induction of the 2nd class had been delayed due to the pandemic, according to NHBCO President Dave Chase.
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Let’s take a further look at each inductee, with their bios that were featured in the Hall of Fame program. Special thanks to Mike Whaley for editorial assistance with these bios…
JOHN BAGONZI, Woodsville
John Bagonzi from Woodsville was a highly successful New Hampshire high school coach. from 1959 to 1977 he led his teams to 13 state championships and seven runner up finishes including a cross country title in 1972. His basketball teams earned 361 victories five state championships a 62 game winning streak and 20 consecutive winning seasons.
ED BEATTIE, Winnacunnet
Ed Beattie served as the head girls basketball coach at Winnacunnet High School for 31 years compiling a remarkable record of 519-173 and winning seven state championships including five consecutive titles from 2006 to 2011. He also started the girls soccer program leading them to an undefeated state championship in their division.
ED CLOE, Pembroke
Ed Cloe served as the head coach of the Pembroke Academy boys basketball team from 1970 to 2004 achieving an impressive 543 career wins. During his tenure he led the team to four state championships in 1972, 1978, 1985 and 1991 and three runner up finishes in 1977, 1979 and 1984. Cloe’s contributions to the sport were recognized with inductions into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003 and the NHIAA Hall of Fame in 2006.
ARTHUR JOE GIOVANNANGELI JR., Conant
Arthur Joe Giovannangeli Jr. coached at Conant High School for 20 seasons where he led the boys basketball team to six state championships, including three in his final three seasons. Prior to his time with the Orioles, he also guided ConVal to a state title in 1986. Throughout his coaching career Giovannangeli fostered a competitive environment that contributed to the development of his athletes.
DON MAYNARD, Oyster River
Don Maynard coached basketball at Oyster River High for 26 years including 20 as head boys coach and one as head girls coach. He had a varsity record of 310-168 winning Class I state titles in 1992 1995 and 1996. He also coached JV boys for three years and was a varsity assistant for both boys and girls teams.
DAVE NICHOLS, Oyster River
Dave Nichols coached basketball at Oyster River for 23 years leading both the boys and girls teams to state championships. He coached the boys from 1979 to 1988 winning a Class I title in 1988 and guided the girls to three state titles in 2003, 2006 and 2009, two of which were undefeated seasons. Nichols, who also served as an assistant coach for the Hanover High School girls program, was the state’s first coach to win a state title with both genders: boys (1988) and girls (2003, 2006, 2009), all at Oyster River.
BUDDY TRASK, Colebrook
Buddy Trask coached varsity boys basketball for 45 seasons starting at Stratford high in 1976 and ending at Colebrook in 2022. He recorded 606 wins, the third most in New Hampshire boys basketball and won championships in 1997, 2002 and 2008. Trask also served on the NHIAA basketball committee supporting smaller divisions.
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