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Brian Gaccione

  • Class
    1995
  • Induction
    2012
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Basketball
Brian Gaccione was a pass-first point guard who complemented the inside play of All-American centers Matt Stuart and Brian Tonkovich, while providing leadership on the court. Following a subpar freshman season, Gaccione had a breakthrough season as a sophomore, leading the nation in assists and earning all-conference honors. That year, Gaccione and the Cougars won the first CACC championship in the program’s history. He went on to shatter the school record for assists with 803, nearly twice as many as any other player.

“I came to Caldwell overconfident and not prepared, and I struggled my freshman year,” he said. “Coach [Mark] Corino called me into his office and told me I could go to another school. It was an eye-opener, and it motivated me to get in shape in the off-season. I ended up having a good year as a sophomore. That was my immediate memory that came to mind when Coach told me about the Hall of Fame.”

A member of the Rutherford High School Hall of Fame, Gaccione coached at Rutherford for 10 years before becoming the head coach at St. Mary’s High School last year. He has taught at Hackensack Middle School for the past 15 years. Gaccione and his wife Amy and their children Gina and Luke live in Rutherford.
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