AUDUBON’S ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT & SUCCESS

OF SOUTH JERSEY BASKETBALL TALENT.

Between the years 1961 through 1969, the “Audubon Outdoor Courts” were
recognized as the premier setting where South Jersey & Philadelphia area
basketball talent would congregate in the early evening to improve their
hardwood skills. In fact, many of the distinguished honorees of the Albert
Carino South Jersey Basketball Hall of Fame are competitors who recognized
that their making the journey to Audubon’s outdoor courts would afford them
the opportunity to compete against the élite of South Jersey area basketball
talent.
Many municipalities in Southern New Jersey had community basketball courts.
However, between the years beginning in 1961 and continuing throughout 1969,
the “Audubon Outdoor Courts” were the go-to location where high school,
college, and professionals would compete with and against players from what
some experts say was the greatest era in South Jersey High School basketball
history.
"You Know What Still Gives Me The Most Enjoyment?
Just A Good, Hard, Five-on-Five School Yard Game.

No Referees. Nobody Watching And Telling You What

To Do.

Just The Pure Interaction Of 10 Players."

Eddie Mast, 1948 / 1994

Temple University 1969
 ACKNOWLEDGING CAMDEN HIGH 1959 -1961 51 –0
COACH TONY ALFANO GOLDEN “SONNY” SUNKETT RON “ ITCHY” SMITH
51 – 0 CONSIDERED BY MANY EXPERTS TO BE ONE OF THE
BEST TEAMS EVER IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY
 LENNY HALL, HISTORY MAKER
1961 ALL SOUTH JERSEY FROM CAMDEN HIGH

Lenny Hall, an All South Jersey selection in 1961, changed athletics at Florida
State University forever. Lenny and FSU had penetrated a major barrier in the
Civil Rights Movement. Despite the controversy that surrounded him and his
school, Lenny Hall became the first African American to play varsity basketball
at Florida State University and was among the very first at a predominantly
white university in the Deep South.
 1961 CHAMPIONS
STATE SOUTH JERSEY
Group I Wildwood Wildwood

Group II Abraham Clark Moorestown

Group III Englewood Burlington City

Group IV Trenton Camden

Non-Public A Seton Hall Trenton Catholic

Non-Public B Bishop Eustace Bishop Eustace

Non-Public C St Patrick’s Elizabeth St Joseph’s Hammonton
 1961 ALL SOUTH JERSEY SELECTIONS
BILL MELCHIONNI GORDON SHINDLE STAN PAWLAK LENNY HALL AL GLANDER
BISHOP EUSTACE AUDUBON COLLINGSWOOD CAMDEN MERCHANTVILLE
 1962 CHAMPIONS
STATE SOUTH JERSEY
Group I Mountain Lakes Delsea

Group II Mountain West Orange Riverside

Group III South Side Newark Burlington City

Group IV Weequahic Camden

Non-Public A Bishop Eustace Bishop Eustace
Non-Public B St Rose Belmar St Rose Belmar

Non-Public C Holy Family St Joseph’s Hammonton

DELAWARE VALLEY GARDEN BECAME CHERRY HILL ARENA
 1962 ALL SOUTH JERSEY SELECTIONS
RON FILIPEK STAN PAWLAK BILL MELCHIONNI
ST. . JOSEPH’S COLLINGSWOOD BISHOP EUSTACE
 1963 CHAMPIONS
STATE SOUTH JERSEY
Group I South Amboy Wildwood

Group II Salem Salem

Group III Audubon Audubon

Group IV Central Cherry Hill
Non-Public A Trenton Cathedral Trenton Cathedral

Non-Public B St Rose Belmar St Rose Belmar

Non-Public C St Cecelia Kearney Wildwood Catholic

AUDUBON STATE CHAMPS 1963
 KEN REITER HAL BOZARTH
RICK OWENS BILL JUDD
 1963 ALL SOUTH JERSEY SELECTIONS
GARY WILLIAMS PETE JOHNSTON AL PFAFMAN BILL BRAMBLE
COLLINGSWOOD BISHOP EUSTACE STERLING CAMDEN CATHOLIC
AUDUBON’S 1959, 1960, 1961 & 1962 TEAMS
AUDUBON’S 1963, 1964, 1965, & 1966 TEAMS
 AUDUBON’S 1967, 1968 & 1969 TEAMS

JOE NEAL 1969 RON BOLAND 1970

 AUDUBON COURTS REGULARS
BILL LAXTON 1966 TOM CROWLEY 1974
BILL ULRICH 1960
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 AUDUBON COURTS REGULARS

GREG CALZONETTI DENNIS MANSFIELD FRANK CALZONETTI TONY OTTO MARK CALZONETTI
 1964 CHAMPIONS
STATE SOUTH JERSEY
Group I Wildwood Wildwood

Group II Ocean City Ocean City

Group III South Plainfield Burlington City

Group IV Central Cherry Hill

Non-Public A Seton Hall St Joseph’s Camden
Non-Public B Gloucester Catholic Gloucester Catholic
Non-Public C Holy Family Wildwood Catholic
GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC
1964 STATE CHAMPS

JOHN HAYES, CARMINE CALZONETTI, J ACK FINK,

MIKE BAKER, BILL SOMERSET, RICH COSENTINO
 1964 ALL SOUTH JERSEY SELECTIONS
BOB MELCHIONNI BILL DEANGELIS RICK OWENS BILL SOMERSET
BISHOP EUSTACE CHERRY HILL EAST AUDUBON GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC
 1965 CHAMPIONS
STATE SOUTH JERSEY
Group I New Providence Wildwood

Group II Merchantville Merchantville

Group III Southside Newark Burlington City

Group IV Bridgewater-Raritan Camden

Non-Public A Christian Brothers Christian Brothers

Non-Public B St Michael’s St Mary’s Perth Amboy

Non-Public C Holy Family Wildwood Catholic

 MERCHANTVILLE 1965 STATE CHAMPS
Bill McDonnell Rick Hare Bob Greacen
 1965 ALL SOUTH JERSEY SELECTIONS

JOEY CROMER BOB GREACEN CORDELL WISE DREW NOLAN

STERLING MERCHANTVILLE RIVERSIDE GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC
 1965 ALL SOUTH JERSEY SELECTIONS

GORDON MULAVA CARMINE CALZONETTI PAUL DOBLEMAN

WOODROW WILSON GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC ST. JOSEPH’S
 1966 CHAMPIONS
STATE SOUTH JERSEY
Group I Park Ridge Williamstown

Group II Burlington City Burlington City

Group III Memorial Sterling

Group IV Weequahic Woodrow Wilson
Non-Public A Don Bosco Christian Brothers

Non-Public B St Rose Belmar St Rose Belmar

Non-Public C St Patrick’s Elizabeth Wildwood Catholic

 1966 ALL SOUTH JERSEY SELECTIONS
BOB LENARZ J IM OXLEY MIKE TULANE PAUL DOBLEMAN PAUL FRANKE
STERLING BISHOP EUSTACE CAMDEN CATHOLIC ST JOSEPH’S HADDON HEIGHTS
 1967 CHAMPIONS
STATE SOUTH JERSEY
Group I Leona Burlington Township

Group II Gloucester City Gloucester City

Group III Lakewood Burlington City

Group IV Weequahic Camden

Non-Public A Trenton Cathedral Trenton Cathedral
Non-Public B St Mary’s Jersey City St Peter’s New Brunswick

Non-Public C St Patrick’s Elizabeth Sacred Heart

1967 ALL SOUTH JERSEY SELECTIONS
 1968 CHAMPIONS
STATE SOUTH JERSEY
Group I South Brunswick Florence
Group II Abraham Clark Penns Grove

Group III Orange Collingswood

Group IV Perth Amboy Neptune

Non-Public A Don Bosco Trenton Cathedral

Non-Public B St Peter’s New Brunswick St Peter’s New Brunswick

Non-Public C St Anthony’s Jersey City Sacred Heart

 1968 ALL SOUTH JERSEY SELECTIONS
STEVE KAPLAN CHARLIE BLANK TIM WRIGHT PAUL COLLINS
COLLINGSWOOD ST. JOSEPH’S COLLINGSWOOD J. F. KENNEDY
 1969 CHAMPIONS
STATE SOUTH JERSEY
Group I Mountain Lakes Pitman

Group II Abraham Clark Washington Township

Group III South Side Moorestown

Group IV East Orange Millville

Non-Public A Bishop Eustace Bishop Eustace

Non-Public B St Mary’s Jersey City Gloucester Catholic
Non-Public C Our Lady of the Valley St Joseph’s Toms River
26 - 0
26 - 0
1969 ALL PAROCHIAL
SELECTIONS
GARY MELCHIONNI

DOM CARRERA
 BISHOP EUSTACE REGULARS
JIM OXLEY BILL MELCHIONNI DON CASEY BOB ROSENFELD
 BISHOP EUSTACE REGULARS
GARY MELCHIONNI BOB MELCHIONNI MIKE & PETE JOHNSTON

TOM MELCHIONNI
 GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC REGULARS
DREW NOLAN JACK FINK RICH COSENTINO MIKE BAKER BILL SOMERSET
 GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC REGULARS
JACK COLLINS CARMINE CALZONETTI JOHN HAYES
 GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC REGULARS

DENNIS CALZONETTI DOM CARRERA

BILL “TURK” GREEN DOM CARRERA
 ST. JOSEPH’S REGULARS
CHARLIE BLANK PAUL DOBLEMAN

PAUL FALCONERO RON FILIPEK

 COLLINGSWOOD REGULARS
STAN PAWLAK GARY WILLIAMS

STEVE KAPLAN TIM WRIGHT

GARRY WILLIAMS & STAN PAWLAK
COLLINGSWOOD GRADS
WOODROW WILSON COACHES
 STERLING REGULARS
JOEY CROMER BILL STRUNK AL PFAFMAN BOB LENARZ
 CAMDEN CATHOLIC REGULARS

BILL BRAMBLE MIKE TAULANE DON CASEY GEORGE LEHMANN

 MERCHANTVILLE REGULARS
BILL O'DONNELL RICK HARE BOB GREACEN AL GLANDER
 HADDON HEIGHTS REGULARS
DOUG EVAUL JIM HEITMAN PAUL FRANKE 1964 - 1965 TEAM

1965 - 1966 TEAM

 CHERRY HILL EAST REGULARS

BILL DEANGELIS BILL LOVETT COACH PETE MONSKA

 PHILADELPHIA PLAYERS WHO JOURNEYED TO AUDUBON

JIM WASHINGTON EDDIE MAST WALLI JONES

LARRY CANNON TONY BROCCHI ISAIAH “BUNNY”WISON

LARRY CANNON 1969 FRAN O'HANLON

1969
 COACHES FROM THE ERA
TONY ALFANO JOHN KLING FRANK TRYKA
CAMDEN AUDUBON ST. JOSEPH’S
 COACHES FROM THE ERA
ART DIPATRI CLARENCE TURNER PETE JOHNSTON
GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC CAMDEN BISHOP EUSTACE
 COACHES FROM THE ERA
RAY FORD JOE O’CONNOR JACK COLLINS
GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC BISHOP EUSTACE STERLING
 COACHES FROM THE ERA
NEIL THOMPSON RALPH SAQUELLA JOHN MCCARTHY
COLLINGSWOOD GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC GLOUCESTER
COACH CASEY’S PERSONAL PAGE
COLLEGES & UNIVERSITY’S ATTENDED
AUDUBON COURTS REGULARS
COLLEGES & UNIVERSITY’S ATTENDED
AUDUBON COURTS REGULARS
PROFESSIONAL TEAMS REPRESENTED
AUDUBON COURTS REGULARS
PROFESSIONAL TEAMS REPRESENTED
AUDUBON COURTS REGULARS
Gary Williams was the head coach of four Division One
teams from 1979-2011. After 668 wins, two Final Four
appearances along with a national championship with
Maryland in 2002, he was officially enshrined into the
prestigious Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
located in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Gary was a successful high school coach in New Jersey
before he jumped to the college ranks, a jump he almost
didn’t make. In order to become a full-time assistant at
Lafayette in 1972, Gary had to become the head soccer
coach as well. He would serve in that dual role for six
years.
Hall of Famer Billy Cunningham had the honor of
presenting Gary into the Hall of Fame.
AUDUBON TOM ENNIS RICKY LAING KEN REITER HAL BOZARTH VINCE DUVAK

CHERRY HILL EAST RICK DEAN BILLY LOVETT GLOUCESTER HIGH EARL BATES

GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC JOHN MURPHY ERNIE HODUR BILL ULBIN JOE KELLY
ST. JOSEPH’S RON FILIPEK PAUL FALCONERO MERCHANTVILLE STEVE PLERHOPLES

HADDON HEIGHTS JIM HEITMAN

BISHOP EUSTACE PETE JOHNSTON JOE LACUSCH