BANGOR, Maine — Twenty-three prestigious players, coaches and officials were announced as the Maine Basketball Hall of Fame’s third induction class during a news conference Feb. 24 at the Hall’s site, the Cross Insurance Center’s concourse.
Scheduled for induction on Aug. 21 in Bangor are Dean Smith, Joey DeRoche, Chris Jerome, Meaghan Lane Kolyszko, Mike McGee, John Jordan, Kevin Whitmore, Matt Rossignol, Tony Hamlin, Gregg Frame, Raymond Alley, Fern Masse, Kevin Nelson, Charlie Wootton, Julie Bradstreet, I.J. Pinkham, Ron Marks, Len MacPhee, Bob McAllister, Don Sturgeon and Harland Storey.
Ed Guiski and Richard “Doc” Costello will be posthumously inducted.
The Hall also will induct several new members to its Legends of the Game. Dewey Dewitt, Terry Healey, the 1995 Cony of Augusta girls basketball team and the 1947 Patten Academy boys basketball team will be added, and the late Jim Connellan, Dick Doyle and Eddie Griffin also will be added.
Dewitt is a legendary sports writer and announcer in Aroostook County. In The County, he is a legend in the sportscasting genre. For decades, he called play-by-play, interviewed and reported on all the great names of Aroostook County coaches and players. He is a member of the Maine Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame.
