Bellport's inaugural basketball hall of fame class
Scenes from Bellport's inaugural basketball hall of fame induction ceremony on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 at Bellport High School.
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Bellport’s 1979 county championship banner hangs above the Randy Smith Court on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 at Bellport High School in Brookhaven.
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Bellport basketball hall of fame inductee Todd Banks (’82) on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 at Bellport High School in Brookhaven.
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Bellport basketball hall of fame inductee Coach James “Moose” McGowan (’80-’03) on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 at Bellport High School in Brookhaven.
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Bellport basketball hall of fame inductees David Garrison (’85), Victor Correa (’85) and Todd Banks (’82) on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 at Bellport High School in Brookhaven.
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Jim Maddalena, son of Bellport basketball hall of fame inductee Coach Earl Maddalena (’64-’79), on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 at Bellport High School in Brookhaven.
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Permanently displayed memorabilia on the walls above the Randy Smith Court on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 at Bellport High School in Brookhaven.
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Inductees/representatives of Bellport's inaugural basketball hall of fame class. From left: Jim Maddalena (son of the late Bellport coach Earl Maddalena, '64-'79), David Garrison (’85) Todd Banks (’82), Victor Correa (’85), James Garrison representing his brother George Garrison (’79), Coach James ‘Moose’ McGowan (’80-’03), Wesley Correa (’80), Jarell White (’19), Julius Nelson (cousin of the late Randy Smith, ’67), Bellport head coach Rich Brown and Bellport Athletic Director Martino Sottile at halftime of a Suffolk boys basketball matchup between Deer Park and Bellport on Friday Jan. 9, 2026 at Bellport High School.
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Permanently displayed memorabilia on the walls above the Randy Smith Cour on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 at Bellport High School in Brookhaven.
Credit: Michael A. Rupolo Sr.
Julius Nelson, the cousin of Bellport basketball hall of fame inductee Randy Smith (’67), on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 at Bellport High School in Brookhaven.
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James Garrison, the brother of Bellport basketball hall of fame inductee George Garrison (’79), on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 at Bellport High School in Brookhaven.
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Bellport basketball hall of fame inductee David Garrison (’85) on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 at Bellport High School in Brookhaven.
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Bellport basketball hall of fame inductee Victor Correa (’85) on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 at Bellport High School in Brookhaven.
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Bellport basketball hall of fame inductee Wesley Correa (’80) on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 at Bellport High School in Brookhaven.
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Bellport basketball hall of fame inductee Jarell White (’19) on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 at Bellport High School in Brookhaven.
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Bellport’s 1980 state championship banner hangs above the Randy Smith Court on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 at Bellport High School in Brookhaven.
