2023 MENS HALL OF FAME CLASS ANNOUNCED

 
The Pittsburgh Basketball Club is  honored to announce the following have been selected for the Pittsburgh Basketball Club Men’s Hall of Fame Class of 2023 in the Legends, Coaches and Contributors Division. Under separate cover, we will also announce those selected to receive the Community Distinction and Courage Awards.
 
The class of 2023 will be honored at the Pittsburgh High School Classic January 27 and 28, 2024 at Montour High School and inducted into the Hall of Fame at the annual Hall of Fame brunch at Chartiers Country Club on February 3, 2024. Ticket information will be announced in the coming weeks.
 
To our amazing class of 2023…. WELCOME HOME!!!!

Legends Division 2023

NAME HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE
Dan Bonner Avonworth Virginia
Ruben Montanez Bishop Boyle Duquesne
Brandon Fuss-Cheatham Blackhawk Ohio State
Sid Bostick Jeannette West Virginia
Hal Bentley New Brighton Kansas State
Mark McCloud Valley Robert Morris
Chad Calabria Aliquippa Iowa
Hank South South Hills Catholic Cornell
Larry Anderson South Hills High School Point Park
Marvin Woods Aliquippa DePaul
Tom Parks Belle Vernon Robert Morris
Larry Harris Lorraine, Ohio Pitt
Jack Wojdowski Canevin Duquesne
Brian Generalovich Farrell Pitt
Mike Williams Allegheny CCAC –Santa Fe
Stew Johnson Clairton Murray State
Larry Young Sto-Rox Military Service
Don Yates Uniontown Minnesota
     
     

Coaches Division

Doug Biega –Beaver Falls

Contributors Division

Larry Scirotta Game Offical

Chuck Pruss Game Offical

Community Distinction Award

John Moore- Comdoc

Greg Lignelli- System One

2023 FALL LEAGUE REGISTRATION OPEN

The Pittsburgh Basketball Club is proud to host our 30th annual Fall League. This year’s leagues will be held at Central Catholic and Moon HS on Monday nights beginning September 18 and on Tuesday nights at Montour  beginning September 19.

Space is extremely limited! Varsity leagues are only $450 per team.

The leagues have practically pre-booked to capacity! Each team will play 6 regular season games and we are proud to announce a Fall League Championship playoff!

Please find the application below.

Fall 2023 Registration

 

PBC MOURNS PASSING OF COACHING LEGEND CONDO – WILL HONOR AT HALL OF FAME

The Pittsburgh Basketball Club extends its prayers and condolences to the family of coaching legend Jean Condo.

Coach Condo was a pioneer in women’s athletics locally, regionally, and nationally. As title IX became a reality for female athletes through out the nation, women’s sports had no bigger ally, advocate, and leader than Coach Condo.

At her request, her modesty would not allow us to honor her in the inaugural PBC Women’s Hall of Fame class though unanimously selected. In honor of her memory and a legacy that has and will stand the test of time in Western PA athletics, the Pittsburgh Basketball Club is honored to announce Coach Condo will be honored proper with the PBC Hall of Fame class of 2023.

Rest in peace Coach Condo. Thank you for all that you did for so many.

PENN HILLS GILES NAMED 2023 CETRONE AWARD WINNER

Penn Hills Head Coach Chris Giles has been named the winner of the 2022-23 PBC Dick Cetrone Coach of the Year award.

The Penn Hills 2022-23 season speaks for itself. 23-4 overall record, Section 2-5A Champion, WPIAL 5A champion and PIAA 5A quarterfinalist. Truly one of the best seasons in recent Penn Hills Basketball history.

The Cetrone Award is named after legendary Sto-Rox Basketball Coach Dick Cetrone, who was the founding father of the Sto-Rox Basketball dynasty, winning 1 State championship, 5 WPIAL Championships as well as 10 Section Titles. Coach Cetrone’s 1983 State Championship team was Pennsylvania’s last 32-0 undefeated state champion. The feat has since been matched by New Castle (31-0 in 2014) and Aliquippa (30-0 in 2016).

Chris will be presented with their award at the 2024 Pgh HS Classic at Montour High School as we kick off Hall of Fame week at half time of a game to be determined on January 27-28, 2024.

MOON’S GUILLORY NAMED WOVCHKO AWARD WINNER AS SUMMER LEAGUE MVP

Congratulations to Moon Senior Elijah Guillory on being named the 2023 recipient of the Edward A. Wovchko Award as PBC Summer League Most Valuable Player.

Elijah averaged 20 points a game in leading Moon to their first PBC Summer League championship in school history.

Elijah will be honored the weekend of January 27/28, 2024 during a game to be determined at the PBC High School Classic during PBC Hall of Fame weekend.

MOON DEFEATS SOUTH FAYETTE FOR PBC SUMMER LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP

Congratulations to Coach Gino Palmosina and the Moon Tigers for their 63-51 victory over South Fayette in the 4A-6A championship game. Moon completed an undefeated 13-0 season in the 30th annual PBC Summer Championships. They are the 3rd team in league history to go undefeated thru both the regular and post season.

The championship is the 2nd for Coach Palmosina and his staff in the PBC Summer League and 1st as Head Coach at Moon. The championship is the first for Moon since 2003 in the 30-year history of the PBC Summer League.

Moon defeated Gateway in the opening round then Uniontown in the quarterfinals, followed by a hard fought win over Allderdice in the semifinals.  South Fayette defeated Central Catholic in the 1st round, then Penn Hills in the quarterfinals as well as Montour in the semifinals to reach the championship game.

Congratulations to Moon on their championship game victory to complete an undefeated season.

SETON LASALLE OUTLASTS CARLYNTON FOR 3A-1A PBC SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIP

Congratulations to Coach Mark “Knobby” Walsh and the Seton LaSalle Rebels for their 38-34- victory over Carlynton in the 4A-1A championship game.

The championship is the 2nd for both Coach Walsh and his staff and the 2nd for the school in the 30-year history of the PBC Summer League.

Seton defeated Cornell in the semifinals to advance to the championship game after a 1st round bye. Carlynton defeated Sto-Rox in the 1st round, then Lincoln Park (Blue) in the semifinals to reach the championship game.

Congratulations to Seton LaSalle on the championship game victory.

NORTH CATHOLIC REPEATS AS JV LEAGUE CHAMPION

Congratulations to Coach Jim Rocco and his staff at North Catholic for winning the 2023 PBC JV Championship with a convincing 47-31 victory over Moon. The Trojans defeated South Fayette in the semifinals to make it to the championship game while Moon defeated Fox Chapel to make it to the finals.

Congratulations to North Catholic on winning the schools 2nd PBC JV Championship.

 

30th ANNUAL PBC SUMMER LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS TIP OFF JUNE 26

 

The 30th annual PBC Summer League Championships will Tip Off Monday night June 26 at Montour High School.

Teams competed throughout the spring and early summer in 10 gyms throughout the area for the coveted invitation to the league championships.

The Summer League championships have proven to be an amazing sneak peak of the upcoming regular season and are some of the most highly contested games of the summer. The tournament culminates with the “Night of Champions” on June 29, 20223 at  Montour High School where we will crown Summer Champions in the JV, A-AAAAA and AAA-AAAAAA divisions and rising 9th grade championship. We will also be naming the annual Wovchko Award winner as Summer League MVP.

The Game schedule for all 4 divisions championship brackets are listed below. Please come out to Montour for some AMAZING Summer Basketball !

2023 Summer League Championships