Charlotte, NC (April 26, 2022) - The NJCAA Men's Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame has inducted Coach Chris DePew in the Class of 2022.  Coach DePew is being honored as a Coach and was inducted with two others in the class, Jae Crowder and Jimmy Butler (both as student-athletes).

The full article on the Coaches Association Hall of Fame Class of 2022 can be found on the NJCAA website (https://www.njcaa.org/sports/mbkb/2021-22/releases/20220422lal8fa).  The section about Sullivan's Chris DePew can be found below, quoted directly from that article:

"Charlotte, NC – The NJCAA has announced three honorees to be inducted into the NJCAA Men's Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. A pair of student-athletes and a coach have been enshrined in the honorable 2022 class. Read below for more on NBA greats Jae Crowder and Jimmy Butler and longtime NJCAA difference-maker Chris DePew.

Chris DePew | Coach | SUNY Sullivan Athletics (NY)
For 24 years, Chris DePew has served the NJCAA, its student-athletes, and fellow administrators through coaching, leadership roles, and community service. As a coach, DePew possessed a coaching record of 243-36 (.871 winning % from 2000-2009) and averaged 27 wins per year during his head coach career. The Generals had a 9-2 NJCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship Tournament record and won seven regular-season tournaments. DePew's teams finished ranked in the NJCAA Division III Top-10 polls nine times and claimed the national title in 2007 after an undefeated 32-0 season. The Generals were Runner-ups in 2001 (31-4) and 2002 (32-3) and the coach was named NJCAA District 5 Coach of the Year in 2001, 2002, and 2007. The Generals were NJCAA Region 15 Mid-Hudson Conference Champions in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, and 2008. In 2007, DePew was awarded NJCAA Division III Coach of the Year, NABC National Coach of the Year, NJCAA "Gary Cole" Coach of the Tournament, BCANY NYS Collegiate Coach of the Year, and NJCAA National All-Star Game Coach. 

DePew Coached two NJCAA Player of the Year student-athletes (Jason Johnson-2007, South Carolina State NCAA DI MEAC, Overseas: England, Israel; Bertram "BJ" McDowell-2008), 14 NJCAA All-Americans, 37 players that went on to earn scholarships including 11 Division I players, coached 19 players that play/played overseas, coached Harlem Globetrotter Donte "Hammer" Harrison, coached four NJCAA Region 15 Players of the Year, coached 26 NJCAA All-Region Players, coached five Mid-Hudson Conference Players of the Year, and coached nine NJCAA Academic All-Americans. SUNY Sullivan owns multiple NJCAA DIII National Tournament records including four tournament titles, 14 appearances, 23 wins, four players and four coaches of the tournament

Since 2021, DePew has served as the Director of Athletics and is in his second year as the Dean of Students. He also holds or has held leadership roles that include the following: NJCAA Region XV Men's Director (2012-present), NJCAA Board of Regents member (2019-present), NJCAA Men's Division II Basketball National Chairman (2020-present), NJCAA Region 15 Assistant Regional Director (2008-2011), NJCAA Men's Division III National Tournament Host (2011-2016, 2018), NJCAA Men's Division III National Tournament Executive Director (2011-2016, 2018), NJCAA Men's Division III Basketball Committee member (2006-2012),and NJCAA Men's Division III Basketball Committee Vice Chair (2013-2014). With the NJCAA Men's Basketball Coaches Association Board, DePew has served/serves as the following: Immediate Past-President (2019-present), President (2017-2019), 1st Vice President (2015-2017), 2nd Vice President (2013-2015), 1st Secretary (2011-2013), and 2nd Secretary (2009-2011). DePew is also involved in the NJCAA Men's Basketball National All-Star Game Executive Committee (2008-present), NJCAA Men's Basketball Hall of Fame selection Committee (2008-present), and the Basketball Coaches Association of New York (BCANY) Executive Board of Directors (2006-present).

DePew has been a guest speaker for the BCANY Fall Clinic (2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2019) and serves as a volunteer firefighter in his community. As a former student-athlete at Ulster County Community College (NY), he continues to make contributions to the NJCAA basketball community and beyond. DePew's accomplishments and dedication to bettering the association continues to move initiatives forward." (NJCAA, https://www.njcaa.org/sports/mbkb/2021-22/releases/20220422lal8fa)

Article prepared by Simon Clement