This week's Cardi's Hometown Sports Hero is Joao Vicente. The East Providence senior is …
This week's Cardi's Hometown Sports Hero is Joao Vicente. The East Providence senior is …
Updated: Monday, 12 Oct 2009, 8:13 AM EDT
Published : Saturday, 10 Oct 2009, 7:40 AM EDT
(WPRI) - This week's Cardi's Hometown Sports Heroes are Dennis McGovern Sr. and his son Brian McGovern. This year, they will become the first ever a father/son duo to be entered in to the New England Basketball Hall of Fame.
If the last name rings a bell, there's a reason why. Dennis McGovern Sr. is a URI Basketball Hall of Famer and a former New York Knick, His son Brian still holds the record for most points scored in a high school basketball career at Coventry High School.
Copyright WPRI