Dave Magarity and Danielle (Galarneau) Donohue Named 2019 Marist College MAAC Basketball Honor Roll Inductees
Dave Magarity and Danielle (Galarneau) Donohue Named 2019 Marist College MAAC Basketball Honor Roll Inductees
EDISON, N.J. (Sept. 5, 2019) – The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) has announced Dave Magarity and Danielle (Galarneau) Donohue of Marist College will be inducted into the 2019 MAAC Honor Roll. Honorees will be enshrined in “The MAAC Experience” exhibit at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday, Sept. 14.
Each member institution of the MAAC honors one male and one female from its basketball “family” as part of the 2019 induction class. A dinner event takes place Saturday, Sept. 14 at the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame Court of Dreams to recognize the Honor Roll inductees.
Each honoree will also be profiled in the game program for the 2020 MAAC Basketball Championships and will be featured in a video display at “The MAAC Experience.”
Dave Magarity (1986-2004)
Dave Magarity served as head coach for the Marist men’s basketball program for 18 seasons, and is the program’s all-time leader in victories with 253. In his first season at the helm in 1986-87, he guided the Red Foxes to the ECAC Metro championship and an NCAA Tournament appearance. Magarity and his staff were instrumental in the development of Rik Smits, who became the program’s first NBA Draft choice. Smits was selected second overall in 1988 by the Indiana Pacers, and went on to enjoy a 12-year NBA career. In 1996, Magarity guided the Red Foxes to a 22-win season and a berth in the Postseason NIT for the first time in their history. Marist moved to the MAAC on Magarity’s watch for the 1997-98 season, and he guided the team to a share of its first regular-season conference title in 2001-02. A highly respected coach by his peers and foes, Magarity was a three-time conference Coach of the Year, and a three-time NABC District Coach of the Year. He was awarded the Mike Cohen “Good Guy” award by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association in 1988.
Danielle (Galarneau) Donohue ‘91
Danielle Donohue, known as Danielle Galarneau in her playing days, was a stalwart in the frontcourt for the Marist women’s basketball program in the late 1980s and early 1990s. A 6-foot-1 native of Troy, New York, Galarneau was a four-year starter whose statistics improved every season. This culminated in a senior season in which she averaged 15.9 points and 8.9 rebounds per game. Galarneau played in 106 career games, with 90 starts. She scored 1,141 points in her collegiate career, a total which ranked second in program history at the time of her graduation, and is 17th all-time through this past season. She hauled in 833 career rebounds, the most in program history at the end of her playing career, and a mark which is currently in fourth place at Marist. On Feb. 23, 1991, Galarneau set a program record which remains intact today when she drained 15 free throws in a contest at LIU.
| 2019 MAAC Basketball Honor Roll Class (to date) |
| Institution |
Name |
| Canisius |
Brian Dux |
| Canisius |
Patricia Aronson |
| Fairfield |
Troy Bradford |
| Fairfield |
Christine Fryer Paprocky |
| Iona |
Phil Grant |
| Iona |
Thazina Cook |
| Manhattan |
Tim Cain |
| Manhattan |
Sandy Gordon |
| Marist |
Dave Magarity |
| Marist |
Danielle (Galarneau) Donohue |
| Monmouth |
Marques Alston |
| Monmouth |
Jewonda Bright Jenkins |
| Niagara |
Joseph Arlauckas |
| Niagara |
Jessica Kemp |
| Quinnipiac |
Jack McDonald |
| Quinnipiac |
Kim Misiaszek |
| Rider |
Jerry Johnson |
| Rider |
Robin Perkins |
| Saint Peter’s |
Jasper Walker |
| Saint Peter’s |
Stephanie DeWolfe |
| Siena |
John Murray |
| Siena |
Tehresa Coles |
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 39
th year of competition during the 2019-20 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.