Richard Baksa
Player
- Notre Dame High School
- JV Boys’ Basketball – 2 years
- Varsity Boys’ Basketball – Lettered 2 years, Senior Award
- Moravian College
- JV Boys’ Basketball – 2 years
- Varsity Boys’ Basketball – 2 years, Lettered 2 years
Coaching
- Basketball at Notre Dame High School
- 3 years – JV Coach
- 3 years – Varsity Coach
- Basketball at Freedom High School
- 1976 District XI Champions – Only District championship in the school’s history to date
- East Penn League Division I Champions in 1980, 1981
- 23 Wins in one season (1980-1981) – set the school record for most wins in one season to date
- Easton Express Boys’ Basketball Coach of the Year in 1976
- East Penn League Coach of the Year in 1976
- Basketball at Allentown Central Catholic High School
- East Penn League Championship in 1994-1995
- Four straight District XI 3A Championships -1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 – setting the school record for the most consecutive district championship wins.
- Highest winning percentage (75.2%) among Central’s 17 Boys’ basketball coaches in the school’s history
- 5 Year Career Record 112(W) – 37 (L)
- Morning Call Boys’ Basketball Coach of the Year (WAEB) 1992-1993
- 2007 – Inducted into “Rockne Wall of Fame”
Contributor
- Color Commentator at Service Electric TV-2 Sports
- Color Analyst – Boys’ Basketball at Service Electric TV-2 Sports – 13 years
- Omni Intermedia Award – High School Basketball 1997
- Videographer Award – Award of Excellence – High School Basketball 1997
- Hometown Video Festival Finalist 1998
Personal
- Resides in Forks Township, Easton, PA with Wife, Suzanne
- Two Daughters – Lauren Baksa and Megan Dalton, Son in law, Andrew Dalton, granddaughter Ava Elizabeth Dalton
- Lifetime coaching career:
- 23 Years Head Boys’ Basketball Coach
- Notre Dame High School – 3 Years
- Freedom – 15 Years
- Central – 5 Years
- 23 Years Head Boys’ Basketball Coach
- Retired Social Studies Teacher (Bethlehem Area School District) – 39 years
- Currently – Color Analyst at TV-2 Sports