Rich Castellano graduated from Deer Park and made a legacy as the girls’ basketball coach at Northport.
For his efforts he was officially inducted to the NYSPHSAA Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in late July at the 1000 Island Harbor Hotel in Clayton, NY.
Since starting his coaching career in 1979, Castellano has won 613 games as head coach of the girls basketball team at Northport High School, ranking him top five in New York State.
Furthermore, he won 24 league titles, ten Suffolk County Championships, five Long Island Championships, was a New York State Semi Finalist three times, and a New York State Finalist once in 1992.