St. Raymond H.S. coach to be
remembered at charity b-ball event
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BY STEVEN GOODSTEIN
A memorable coach and athletic
director of a Bronx high
school will be acknowledged at
an upcoming sporting event.
On Saturday, November 2,
the career of legendary coach
Ron Patnosh will be celebrated
with a series of four middle
school charity basketball
games at St. Raymond High
School for Boys, titled ‘The Patnosh
Classic.’
Presented by XYZ and
BlueChip Sports, the basketball
quadruple-header will begin at
noon, with St. Raymond High
School squaring off against the
Mount Vernon Jr. Knights, followed
by a matchup between
Mount St. Michael and M.S. 72,
Catherine Count Basie at 1:45
p.m.
At 3:30 p.m., Success Academy
Bronx will face off against
Promise II, with the fi nal game
between Our Savior Lutheran
National Team and Cornerstone
Academy Bronx taking
place at 5:15 p.m.
The games will be held in
the gymnasium at the school’s
location, 2151 St. Raymond Av-
enue.
Along with remembering
the school’s legendary coach
and athletic director, the mission
of the Patnosh Classic is
to provide the next generation
of basketball players with a
platform to compete against
each other and gain exposure
in front of high school coaches,
basketball personal and media
outlets.
Originally a Queens native,
Patnosh began his career at
St. Raymond in 1962, after the
high school had opened just two
years earlier. He also served as
an assistant principal and a
teacher during his tenure.
He coached both the JV
baseball and varsity baseball
teams, as well as the school’s
basketball team for over 45
years, winning over 1,000
games in both sports. He also
led the Ravens baseball team to
two city championships in 1980
and 1989, along with nine division
titles.
“He was not only a great
coach with a winning formula,
he was a leader who taught life
skills and character integrity
outside of sports,” said Matt
Augustin, who played on the
basketball team under Patnosh
in the mid-1990s.
Nine of Patnosh’s former
players were drafted into the
MLB, while two of his players
made it to the NBA.
Patnosh retired as St. Raymond’s
baseball head coach in
spring 2010, after his team won
the city championship’s semi fi -
nals that year.
He received the Sportsmanship
Award by the Catholic
High School Athletic Association,
had a number retirement
ceremony and was also inducted
into the St. Raymond’s
Hall of Fame in 2014, just four
months before his passing on
September 19. He was 76.
A memorial service for Patnosh
was held in the St. Raymond
High School for Boys
gymnasium. A funeral Mass
was conducted the next day,
which was attended by over
1,000 people who wanted to pay
their respects.
Less than a year after his
passing, St. Raymond’s gym
was offi cially renamed the Ron
Patnosh Gymnasium, in honor
of the late coach. The Ronald
Patnosh Scholarship Fund
dedicated to the care of St. Raymond
was also started in his
name.
As described by all who
played under him, Patnosh
was a genuine, humble, wellrespected
mentor who dedicated
his life to the boys at St.
Raymond.
Nine of Patnosh’s
former players
were drafted into
the MLB, while
two of his players
made it to the NBA.
Patnosh at his number retirement ceremony in May 2014.
Photo Courtesy of St. Raymond High School for Boys
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