Coaches

Coach Bobby Barry started his playing career in upstate NY at Duanesburg High School where he brought his team to the state semi-finals and was named the MVP of his team and Western Athletic Conference All-Star. He went on to play 4 years of college basketball. His first 2 at HVCC where they were the #1 ranked Jr. College in the country. Bobby earned the honor of being the Captain of the team and winning the Coaches Award in his sophomore year. He continued his career at Alfred University where he became the captain of that team too. In addition, Coach Barry also played in the in Empire State Games his Sophomore and Junior year of college which showcased him as one of the top players in NYS during that time. Bobby has been involved in youth development for years now having experience working with the Varsity Basketball team at Don Bosco Prep in New Jersey as well as coaching CYO Basketball on Long Island. He is currently the Assistant Coach on the LuHi Regional Varsity team.

Coach Anthony Davis began his basketball career at Holy Cross High School where he played 4 years. He was named CHSAA All-Diocesan Team twice and All New York City third team in his senior year. The AAU team that he played for was one of the top teams in the country playing alongside former pros God Shammgod and Ron Artest. Upon graduation he was recruited to some top D1 schools but decided to stay local attending Hofstra University where he played 4 years under now Villanova Head Coach Jay Wright. He played alongside Speedy Claxton and Norm Richardson. Afterwards he played professionally in France. Anthony still has a legendary name in the New York basketball scene and was one of the best pure scorers and long distance shooters around. Currently, he is the Head Coach for LuHi’s Varsity Regional team.

Coach Matt Price started his high school basketball career at Brookline high school in his hometown of Brookline, MA. Matt Played there for 3 years where he was a 1,000 point scorer named Boston Globe All-Scholastic. He was also a part of a historic season where his team was ranked 1st in the and won a conference title. Matt reclassified and went to Prep school after his 3 years at Brookline and attended Kimball Union Academy in NH for 2 years where he earned All-Lakes region honors. After High school, Matt went on the play at Adelphi University where he just finished his senior season. Matt has been a part of the men’s basketball program for 4 years now and has served as team captain for the past 2 years.

Coach Brett Harvey started his basketball career at Clarkstown North High School where he was a 3 year starter, 2x All-County player, 1,000+ point scorer and was the 2006 Player of the Year. Upon graduation he went to D1 Loyola University Maryland where he was a 4 year starter, 2x Freshman Player of the Week and a 1,000+ point scorer. Brett led all of D1 in free throw shooting percentage in the 2008-2009 season at 91%. He had a career high of 34 points vs. Tennessee State, scored 25 points at Indiana in a win and won multiple MAAC Player of the Week awards. After college Brett played professionally for D1 Maccabi Haifa in the Israeli Super League and EuroCup. He also played one year in the preseason in the NBA for the New Jersey Nets.

Coach Kevin Meilella started his basketball career at Kellenberg Memorial High School. He was 2-year starter and led his team to the playoffs both years. After high school, Kevin played at Mount Saint Mary College where he was a 3-year starter and he qualified as a 4-year Skyline Honor Roll player. In his sophomore year Kevin was named MSMC Most Improved Player. Coach Milella’s senior year was full of accomplishments finishing the season with the best record in school history, scoring his 1,000th point and becoming an ECAC champion for the first time in school history. He continued his love and passion for basketball after graduation by becoming a coach and a referee and is excited to be a part of the Level Up LI organization.

Dawn (Gorynski) Gagliano started her basketball career at St. Francis Prep High School where she was a 3-year starting point guard for the Varsity. She was selected to the Class “A” Tri-State 1st Team, was the Queens Player of the Year, was a 1,000+ point scorer and the School’s All-Time Leading Scorer. Her varsity team captured the NY Catholic “B” State Title 3 times while Dawn ran point.

Upon graduation Dawn received a full scholarship to play at D1 Lehigh University where she was the starting point guard. As a Freshman she won Rookie of the Week on 6 occasions, led her team in minutes played, led the league in assist to turnover ratio and 3-point field goal percentage and was her team’s 2nd leading scorer. She was honored as the Patriot League Rookie of the Year. Dawn was a captain as a junior but unfortunately had her collegiate basketball career cut short due to injury.

Subsequently Dawn slid into a student coaching role at Lehigh University. In recent years she has been the St. Francis Prep Varsity Assistant Coach, Manhasset High School Head JV and Assistant Varsity Coach and the Great Neck North Head JV and Assistant Varsity Coach.

Coach Chuck Santarelli began his basketball career at St. Dominics High School where he played 2 years under Tom Tarantino who was responsible for multiple state championships. He was a defensive stopper guarded some top talent such as Brandon Knight and Felipe Lopez. Chuck coached travel basketball for Wheatley for 8 years winning multiple championships and helping develop and mentor multiple college players. He also coached little league for 10 years, served on the board of East Williston Little League and was named the Man of the year.

Coach Brian Hutchinson started his basketball career at Elmont Memorial High School. He played Varsity all 4 years and received All-County and All-Long Island awards and won a conference championship in his Junior year. After high school he went on to play Division 2 basketball at Molloy College where he started as a freshman and played all 4 years. While at Molloy he earned All-Metropolitan, Preseason Player of the year, All-Conference and scored over 1,000 points in his career.