Nicholas J. Papas, Jr.

MELROSE HIGH SCHOOL COACHING ACHIEVEMENTS, 1984-2000

Basketball, Head Coach

AlI-time Most Wins: 205 victories

16 consecutive winning seasons.

13 State Tournament teams

2 Divisional North Finalists

Ranked 15th in Boston Globe Poll, 1995-1996

Middlesex League Champions (18-0), the first undefeated league season in Division I school history, 1988-1989

North Finalists: ranked 18th in New England.

HONORS & AWARDS

Basketball

490 varsity career victories (to date)

Coach of the Year, Massachusetts Basketball Association 1981, 1984 , 1989, 1996, 2003

MBCA Leo Miller Award 2007 MBCA, Outstanding Contributions to High School Basketball

MIAA Sherm Kinney Award 2004 for Dedication to High School Basketball in Massachusetts

Sons of Italy "Outstanding Service/Devotion to Basketball

National, Coach of the Year, 1996

National Federation of Interscholastic Coaches "Distinguished Service" Award 1996

Coach of the Year, Boston Globe All-Scholastic Team 1989, Division I

Watertown High School Athletic Hall of Fame 2002

Minuteman Regional High School Hall of Fame 2012

Induction Year, Class of 2013