Hall of Fame
Adam J. Stockwell ’96 – Class of 2007
Discipline…
When opposing coaches have their teams watch videotape of a player to teach proper footwork you know you’ve got a star. When that player’s hard work, dedication and discipline set the tone for a team, you’ve got the recipe for the best won-lost record in Dolphin basketball history.
He came to Le Moyne as a three-sport Frontier League All Star at Henderson Central School, following his dad to create the only father son team to reach 2,000 points in their respective New York State high school careers.
He left the Heights with his name sprinkled across Dolphin all-time records; a string of New England Collegiate Conference and all-Northeast honors; and as the John J. O’Brien Senior Athlete of the Year. He was captain and leading scorer of Le Moyne’s 24-6 NCAA-tournament team, averaging 21.1 points and 5.6 rebounds while earning honorable mention All-America status.
Discipline was the mark of his game. That enviable footwork, like his deadly shooting accuracy, was the result of countless repetitions. From tip-off to the final moments when a game hung in the balance, he would be at his spots, coolly making plays. Though a fierce competitor whose deadly three-pointer from the top of the key put the Dolphins over the top on many nights, flamboyance showed only in the stat sheets.
His discipline extended to his career in the classroom. A dean’s list economics major, he was selected to the GTE/CoSIDA District I All-Academic Team. After a stint playing professional ball in Ireland, he began a coaching career at Christian Brothers Academy in Syracuse. As an assistant coach at Canisius College, he earned an MBA while helping to develop a team that won 20 games.
Today, he is a husband, father and head basketball coach and compliance director at Clarkson University.
An athlete who led Dolphin basketball to its best record to date through dedication to excellence and the discipline to achieve it,
Adam J. Stockwell ’96 is a member of the
Le Moyne College Athletic Hall of Fame
October 19, 2007
