File 11/06/02 –St. Joe’s basketball coach Vito Montelli and Harding basketball coach Charlie Bentley.
State’s all-time winningest CIAC coaches (through Jan. 10, 2020).
X-indicates coach still active
- VITO MONTELLI, St. Joseph — 878
- x-NICK AUGELLI, Crosby — 694
- CHARLIE BENTLEY, Harding — 655
- MIKE WALSH, Trinity Catholic — 633
- TONY FALZARANO, Putnam / Tourtellotte — 609
- x-KEN SMITH, Windsor — 598
- ED GENERALI, Sacred Heart, Holy Cross — 578
- x-RON PIRES, E.O. Smith — 561
- x-JOHN MIRABELLO, Northwest Catholic — 557
- GENE REILLY, Portland — 547
- FRANK CRISAFI, East Haven — 535
- x-BOB ARREMONY, Plainfield — 526
- JOE REILLY, South Catholic / Bloomfield / Newington — 512
- WALLY CAMP, Coginchaug — 508
- GARY KINEL, Griswold — 503
- JIM CANTY, Tourtellotte — 502
- GARY PALLADINO, Portland / St. Paul / East Hartford, Notre Dame-WH — 499
Too bad Coach Palladino didn’t stay around for one more win. This guy is a great coach, who always did things the right way. He will sorely be missed on the sidelines
coach palladino was my favorite to watch work– his teams played parochial basketball the right way — I saw some great talent from the valley play for him (walania brothers, dzienkiewicz brothers) many others — happy retirement coach
Ron Pires of E.O Smith has 486, closing in on 500
I don’t see Coach Gardner from Shelton on this list?My daughter is a former cheerleader there and had to sit through 4 seasons of unwatchable basketball.Hopefully the AD looks into the entire basketball program including the girls and finally clean house.
stay tune coach P will be back! a little birdie told me as soon as next year… He still has the fire and passion
Coach p back?? Where? Hope so. He’s a great coach and even better person. I couldn’t believe he retired 1 game short of 500.
GP was one of the first basketball players I would follow. Remember him taking New Haven College to the NAIA tournament and lost to a school from Georgia I think 84-77. They finished 29-2 that year. I remember all that but the year. I believe he was scoring close to 30ppg.
Don’t think Palladino played for UNH. Perhaps you are remembering Gary Liberatore.
You are so right. My error. What ever became of Gary Libeatore?
Gary’s here! …Somewhere. Mostly during football season…
Averaging 20 wins a season, it would take 44 YEARS to win 878 games. That’s impressive.
That is good to hear. Thanks.