2022 LEGENDS HALL OF FAME CLASS ANNOUNCED

 
 
The Pittsburgh Basketball Club Hall of Fame committee is very proud to  welcome home the following members of the 2022 PBC Legends Hall of Fame Class. We will be honoring this great group of players on February 4, 2023 at the PBC Hall of Fame Brunch at Chartiers Country Club. Under separate cover, we will be posting our honorees in the Community distinction, Luke Blanock Courage Award and the Jeff Wagner Award for officials. 
 
Ticket information for the 2023 brunch will be posted shortly. To all the members of this years distinguished class… WELCOME HOME!
 
HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2022
Legends Division 2022
Chris Kirkland Sto-Rox- UMass
Joe Falletta South Park -Robert Morris
Micah Mason Highlands- Duquesne
Pat Farrell Central Catholic- Duquesne
Darren Morningstar Wash(State)- Pitt
Lance Jeter Beaver Falls -Nebraska
Sean Lee***** Upper St Clair -Penn State
Dave “Puffy” Kennedy Fifth Avenue -Cincinnati
Frank Kaufman Ambridge -Purdue
John “Buddy” Hobart Bishop Boyle- Carnegie Mellon
Charlie Gaines Westinghouse -Robert Morris
Major Harris Brashear -West Virginia
Neil Hoy Sewickley Academy – Air Force
Mark Halsel Schenley – Northeastern
Donald “Pete” Harris Braddock- Northeastern
Aaron Thomas Indiana (State) -Robert Morris
Ron Carter Perry -VMI
Mike Alberts South – Robert Morris
Calvin Sheffield New Brighton – Pitt
Steve Previs*** Bethel Park – North Carolina
 
**** Due to some previous scheduling commitments, Sean Lee will be accepting his award at the 2024 Hall of Fame brunch
*** Steve Previs is currently residing out of the country. We are working on him joining by zoom or some other method

2022 PBC FALL LEAGUE KICKS OFF 9-19-22

The 2022 PBC Fall League will kickoff with games at Moon High School, Montour High School and Central Catholic High School September 19, 2022. Find below master and individual team schedules. Please join us for a great preview of the 2022 Basketball season.

The PBC Fall Championships will be November 1-4, 2022 at Montour High School.

Montour-Moon Fall 2022 by team

Montour-Moon Fall 2022 Master

2022 Central Fall by team

Central 2022 Fall master

 

 

2022 PBC WOMEN”S HALL OF FAME CLASS ANNOUNCED

The Pittsburgh Basketball Club Women’s Hall of Fame is very proud to announce the following have been selected to the PBC Women’s Hall of Fame, Class of 2022.

We will honor these amazing, coaches, contributors and student athletes at the Annual Women’s Hall of Fame Luncheon on November 5, 2022 at the banquet room at Rockefellers Grille. More information on tickets will be posted in the next few days.

To the following who have done so much for women’s basketball in Western Pa….. Welcome Home!!!

PBC WOMENS HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2022

 Legends Division

  • Maureen Conley-Kovacsics-Mt. Alvernia- St. John’s University
  • Holly Cundiff -North Catholic- Niagara University
  • Kathy Ridilla- Greensburg CC-Duquesne University
  • Brooke Stewart- East Allegheny- University of Pittsburgh
  • Brianne O’Rourke- Oakland Catholic- Penn State University
  • Kim Gannis- Brentwood- University of Pittsburgh
  • Erin Maloy-Cubarney-Penn Hills-University of Pittsburgh
  • Sherri Hannon-McConnell- North Allegheny- Duquesne University
  • Catherine Jacob-Krajewski -Penn Hills- University of Buffalo

Coaches Division

  • Bill Cleary Serra High School
  • Jodie Gault Pitt-Johnstown

SPECIAL TEAM RECOGNITION

  • Mt. Alvernia 1982-83 WPIAL AND PIAA CHAMPIONS

 

2022 FALL LEAGUE REGISTRATION HAS BEGUN

The Pittsburgh Basketball Club is proud to host our 29th annual Fall League. This year’s leagues will be held at Central Catholic and Moon HS on Monday nights beginning September 19 and on Wednesday nights at Montour  beginning September 21.

We are also very pleased to add a JV Fall league on Monday nights, also at Moon High School. 

Space is extremely limited! Varsity leagues are only $435 per team and JV’s $395 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.

2022 Varsity Fall application

2022 Fall JV/Fr League app

 

DEPANTE NAMED 2022 WOVCHKO AWARD WINNER AS SUMMER LEAGUE MVP

Congratulations to Central Catholic Senior Dante DePante on being named the 2022 recipient of the Edward A. Wovchko Award as PBC Summer League Most Valuable Player.

Dante averaged 22.7 points a game in leading Central Catholic to there first PBC Summer League championship in school history.

Dante will be honored the weekend of January 28/29, 2023 during a game to be determined at the PBC High School Classic during PBC Hall of Fame weekend.

CENTRAL DEFEATS ALIQUIPPA FOR PBC SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIP

Congratulations to Coach Brian Urso and the Central Catholic Vikings for there 47-33 victory in the 4A-6A championship game.

The championship is the 1st for both Coach Urso and his staff as well as the first for Central Catholic in the 29-year history of the PBC Summer League.

Central defeated Hampton in the opening round then Penn Hills in the quarterfinals, followed by a hard fought win over Moon in the semi finals.  Aliquippa defeated South Fayette in the 1st round, then Baldwin in the quarterfinals as well as Char Valley in the semi finals to reach the championship game.

Congratulations to  Central Catholic on the championship game victory.

NORTH CATHOLIC DEFEATS SOUTH FAYETTE FOR PBC JV CHAMPIONSHIP

Congratulations to Coach Jim Rocco and his staff at North Catholic for winning the 2022 PBC JV Championship with a convincing 47-23 victory over South Fayette. The Trojans defeated Moon in the semifinals to make it to the championship game while South Fayette defeated Montour to make it to the finals.

Congratulations to North Catholic on winning the schools 1st PBC JV Championship.

HAMPTON OUTLASTS NORTH CATHOLIC FOR FRESHMAN TITLE

Congratulations to Coach Joe Lafko and his staff at Hampton for winning the 2022 PBC Freshman Championship with a come from behind 38-37 victory over North Catholic. Hampton defeated Moon in the semifinals to make it to the championship game while North Catholic defeated Central Valley to make it to the finals.

Congratulations to the Hampton Talbots on winning the schools 3rd PBC Freshman Championship.

2022 SUMMER LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS TIP OFF JUNE 27

 

The 29th annual PBC Summer League Championships will Tip Off Monday night June 27 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 30, 20222 at the Montour Athletic Center 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 Varsity championship brackets are listed below. The JV and Freshman brackets will be finalized after Monday nights games.

2022 Summer Championships