Welcome to the Maine Basketball Hall of Fame!
A Lasting Memorial to a Maine Tradition.
We are excited to announce the Maine Basketball Hall of Fame, Class of 2025!
Blanchard, Brianna – The 2000 graduate of Presque Isle High School, Bri was named First Team All Bangor Daily News All State in both 1999 and 2000. She scored over 1500 points and helped lead the Wildcats to the 1997 Class A Gold Ball. She went on to play at Division II St. Anselm College and netted 1216 points and collected over 400 rebounds. She was a three time All Northeast Conference selection.
Blood, Clayton – A standout basketball player at Searsport High School in the mid 70’s, Clayton was a 1000 point scorer and named 2nd Team BDN All State. He led the Vikings to the 1976 Class C Regional Title. After a successful college career at UMF followed where he was named NAIA All District in 1979 and 1980 as All Maine in 1980. He tallied 875 points in 65 games for the Beavers. Clayton enjoyed coaching stops at Mexico, Belfast, Hermon, and Brewer High Schools, racking up a career total 217 wins.
Brewer, Bob – A standout at Rockland High School, Bob was named First Team BDN All State as a senior in 1961. He went on to have an outstanding career at the University of Maine under Coach Brian McCall. Bob was hired as the Head Coach at Cheverus High School in 1971. Under his guidance the Stags earned three State Championship titles, seven SMAA championships, and made 23 of 26 MPA Tournament appearances. Bob tallied 323 career wins with Cheverus.
Butler, Paul – A 3 year varsity standout at Bangor High School under MBHOF coach Roger Reed, he was named First Team BDN All State in 1989. This led Paul to another legendary mentor in Dick Whitmore at Colby College. Paul was a 4 year starter for the Mules, leading the Mules to an 89-13 combined record. He tallied 957 career points and 760 career rebounds, culminating in being named the 1993 ECAC New England Player of the Year.
Fecteau, Brianna – A native of Westbrook, Brianna led the Blue Blazes to three consecutive appearances in the title game, and scored over 1500 points. She continued to excel at Bentley College, helping the Falcons appear in the Elite Eight in 1997, 98, and 99, while being named the team captain in each season. She went on to play professionally in Holland before landing at Harvard University as an assistant coach for 9 seasons before becoming the head coach at Stevens Institute of Technology in NJ. She led the Ducks to their only NCAA tournament appearance in school history.
Funk, Chris – After earning two Bangor Daily News All Maine honors as well as two Big East Player of the Year awards during a storied career at Caribou High School, Chris added to his legacy as a standout at Husson University. He ranks near the top of all the major statistical categories for the Eagles basketball program, including scoring over 1,500 points and 660 rebounds. He was named the third team NAIA All American 1999, as well as the Maine Writers College Player of the Year. Chris went on to play professionally in Germany.
Gagnon-Shaw, Ruth – The Medway native helped lead the Schenck Wolverines to the Class B tournament in each of her four years under coach Margaret Gillis. She came into her own at the University of New England in Biddeford. She was named both 1st team All Conference and team MVP three consecutive seasons. She scored over 1330 points, and still holds the school record for career points per game average at 20.5, and is second all-time in rebounding average. She was inducted into the UNE hall of fame in 2007.
Lahey, Bob – a standout athlete for the Lewiston High School Blue Devils in the late 50’s, he continued his career at St. Mary’s University in Halifax, Nova Scotia where he would establish himself as one of the most prolific athletes in school history. Bob went on to win national recognition by virtually rewriting the CIAU basketball records of the time. He set a single game scoring record of 60 points Jan 10, 1964 vs Dalhousie University. He led the nation in scoring his senior year, averaging 31.8 points per game, and he was named the top basketball player in the country by the Canadian Intercollegiate News.
Miranda, Todd – The 1986 Portland High School graduate enjoyed a terrific career for the Bulldogs, being named First Team BDN All State as a senior, helping lead the team to the Class A State Title. Todd continued his career at USM, appearing in 105 career games, scoring over 1000 points and amassing over 500 assists. Miranda helped Southern Maine to four appearances in the Little East Conference championship game with the Huskies prevailing over Plymouth State, 84-66, in the 1989 title game for the program’s first and to-date only LEC Championship. The Huskies went on to compete in the NCAA Championship advancing to the 1989 NCAA Division III Final Four, finishing third nationally.
Pelotte, Nick – The Bingham native led the Valley Cavaliers to four consecutive undefeated State Championship seasons from 1998-2001, earning First Team BDN All State as a senior. He continued his career at Plymouth State University where he was a three-time NCAA Northeast Region All-Star and a Third Team All-American in 2005 who finished his career with 2,111 points, second on Plymouth State’s all-time scoring list. His 28.1 points per game as a senior ranked third in the nation.
Poulin, Dave – A native of Winthrop, Coach Poulin amassed 324 wins in his 22 years as head coach of his hometown Winthrop High School, leading the Ramblers to back to back State Championships in 1992 and 1993. His teams qualified for the tournament in 21 of his 22 seasons at the helm. Dave was inducted into the inaugural class of the Kennebec Valley YMCA Hall of Fame for coaching achievements and contributions to the youth of the area.
Whitney, Ken – Ken starred at Bridgton High School, averaging 29.5 points per game as a senior in 1962, and was selected Third Team BDN All State. He accepted a full scholarship to the University of Connecticut where he played from 1962-66, and was a member of the first team from New England to advance to the Elite Eight during the 64 season. After coaching for three years in Connecticut, he returned home and coached both Bridgton Academy and Lake Region HS, winning the 1985 Class B Gold Ball with the Lakers.
LEGENDS OF THE GAME –
Costigan, Dan- Costigan starred in football, basketball and outdoor track while a student at Cheverus, and he was a star guard on the Stags’ 1981 and 1982 Class A state championship basketball teams. He was named to the Bangor Daily News All-Maine first team after his senior season in 1982. Costigan went on to compete in basketball, football and track at the University of Maine on a full scholarship, graduating in 1985. He has been the head coach at Scarborough HS, USM, and Cheverus over the course of his career.
Hennessey, Pam – The Augusta native graduated from the University of Maine in 1966, playing in an era of 6 vs 6 and a three dribble limit. Over the next 38 years Pam became synonymous with Husson College. During her time at Husson she coached women’s basketball, women’s softball, served as Director of Women’s Athletics and Co-Director of Athletics. In 1977 her women’s basketball team defeated the University of Maine to win a state tournament. She also served as a high school basketball official for 17 years, including the first Class A girls state championship. She is enshrined in the Husson Hall of Fame and the MPA Hall of Excellence.
Katsiaficas, Charlie – It was his love of basketball that led him to Ellsworth because of the new gymnasium, which at that time, was the largest high school gym in Maine. He only coached the Ellsworth boys basketball team for five years but led the Eagles to undefeated back-to-back state Class L championships in his second and third seasons and berths in the New England Championships. Charlie later became a highly respected basketball official. The Katsiaficas name is synonymous with basketball in the area. In December 2006, the Ellsworth High School gym was named in his honor.
Meserve-Bona, Cyndi – A star at Livermore Falls High School, Cyndi led the Andies to four straight Mountain Valley Conference titles, scoring over 1000 points during her career. After enrolling at Pratt Institute in NYC, she decided to tryout for the basketball team. She made the team and quickly made headlines around the world as the first woman to play on a men’s NCAA varsity team. Bona appeared in Sports Illustrated and was featured on the “CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite.”
Osgood, Lowell – Lowell was a star athlete at Higgins Classical Institute in Charleston before attending the University of Maine where he played four years of football, basketball, and baseball. He captained the 1950 Black Bear basketball which finished 2nd in the Yankee Conference. He went on to coach a total of 27 years, had a combined high school and collegiate record of 380 wins, 171 losses, 1 State Championship with Greenville High (1954), 2 Northeast College Conference titles in College ranks.
Palubinskas, Ben – Ben was a key member of Lewiston High School’s undefeated Class L State Champions as a sophomore in 1960. The Blue Devils would defeat Brewer for the Gold Ball, earning an invitation to the New England tournament at the Boston Garden. He would go on to coach the Westbrook High School Girls Varsity Basketball team for 17 seasons leading one of the State’s most successful girls basketball programs. He started with the program in 1985, had only one losing season and established an impressive 261- 86 record while winning four Western Maine titles.
TEAM – 1976 Rumford Panthers – The Rumford High basketball team of 1976 was a powerhouse team, scoring an average of 83 points per game while holding opponents to an average of 48 points per game. They went undefeated (18–0) in their regular season and beat Lawrence High in the State Class A Championship game in Augusta (and Lake Region in the A/B playoff). The New England Championship tournament was held in Durham, New Hampshire, at the University of New Hampshire. There the Panthers would go on to beat a strong New Hampshire team in the opening round and ultimately beat Mt. Anthony Union High School of Vermont to win the New England Championship.
Profound Impact Award – Pine Tree Clinic Basketball Camp – PTC started at Thomas College in the summer of 1974, moved to Colby in the early 80s and continued through 2011, a total of 37 years. This renowned camp was a training ground for coaches and players alike. Pine Tree established itself as one of the preeminent teaching camps in all of the northeast and a place for players of all skill levels to come to learn and develop their game.The hub of success was the support of over 1,000 Maine high school basketball coaches. Camp offerings were either four, five or six sessions per summer and through the years PTC taught and cared for over 40,000 young players. If you look deep into its history, you’ll see the DNA of Pine Tree Clinic throughout not only the State of Maine, but all over the country.
