Putting our Class of 1980 Classmate Ann Gregory’s Basketball Records in a Special Space.

 Putting our Class of 1980 Classmate Ann Gregory’s Basketball Records in a Special Space.

Although there are 4 men’s basketball numbers retired by Fordham, Anne Gregory O’Connell stands alone as the only woman to receive this honor.



Photo Kevin Bergin

    I went to a basketball game on campus near the end of February. 

It was a Men’s Basketball Game since I wanted to see some dunks. I saw none.

Oh, they lost to Davidson. One of the attendees I was there with remembered to hand me a copy of the 2024-2025 Fordham Basketball Program (combined men & women) for the season. 


    On the pages just before the back cover, they listed all the school’s b-ball records; it covered every offensive and defensive category. I was both proud and amazed when I saw our former classmate’s name appear multiple times. 


Under 9 Universal Basketball “Stats” Ann Gregory O’Connell Leads in 5.




Anne, is the all time leader in points scored, field goals made, free-throws made; all major offensive categories. She leads Fordham in rebounding, one short of 2,000 in total, which is a “shared” offensive and defensive statistic and she is the all-time school leader in shots blocked while playing defense. 






    (Below) 2024 Thurman Munson Award recipients, from left to right: "Nattily dressed" New York Yankee star Tino Martinez, our own Class of ‘80 Fordham University/NYC Basketball Hall of Famer Anne Gregory O'Connell, Diana Munson (Thurman’s widow), Marco Damiani, (CEO of Association for the Help of Retarded Children, NYC-host) and New York Met star Howard Johnson.


 



Retired from Holy Trinity Diocesan High School

A cum laude graduate, Anne played professional basketball in Europe briefly before returning to New York.

    I wanted to say hello to her son Andrew, a 2012 Fordham College Rose Hill graduate, but he was working that game as the official scorer.

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