LOUDONVILLE, NY – The Siena Family is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of hall of famer Joe Hogan '67, HOF '89. One of the schools' great early coaching successes, Hogan passed away on December 13 at the age of 87.
During Hogan's six-year tenure from 1979-85, Siena women's basketball compiled a 119-51 record, good for a .700 winning percentage. Hogan produced a winning record in each of his six seasons at the helm and is one of five Siena basketball coaches, men's or women's, to produce three consecutive 20-win seasons. His 1982 team won the New York State Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (NYSAIAW) Division II championship by defeating Canisius, ranked seventh in the nation at the time. Hogan also oversaw the transition of the team from Division II to Division I status during the 1983-84 season. Under his guidance, four players earned Academic All-American status and seven have joined him in the Siena Hall of Fame.
His time at Siena was part of a coaching career that included coaching the Watervliet High School Boys' Varsity Basketball Team from 1969-76, where he guided many players to successful high school basketball careers. Hogan served as a social studies teacher at Watervliet HS until his retirement in 1991.
Hogan earned a master's degree from Siena in 1967, and was also inducted into the Upstate New York Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014, was a member of the Watervliet High School Basketball Hall of Fame, and was inducted into the St. Edward's University Golden Guard in 2010.
Hogan is survived by his wife, Marcia Casey Sheldon Hogan, son, Michael (Stephanie) Hogan, grandsons Evan and Connor Hogan, stepson Michael (Diane) Sheldon, stepdaughters Bonnie (Steve) Gold, Karen (John) Bechdol, Linda (Brian) Stumbaugh, eighteen grandchildren, and fifteen great grandchildren. He is also survived by his sisters Patricia Rabl (Raymond) of Queensbury, New York, and Marguerite Hogan (the late Jack Ryan) of Albany, New York, two nieces, two great nieces, one great nephew, and by Kim Sheldon, who was a special friend to Joe. He is preceded in death by his wife Jean Hogan, of Albany, NY, his stepson Jim Sheldon, of Delmar, NY, and his parents, Michael J. and Joanna Polinsky Hogan of Albany, New York.
Relatives and friends are invited to visit with Coach Hogan's family Monday, December 18, 2023 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at McVeigh Funeral Home, 208 North Allen Street, Albany, NY 12206. Please enter the funeral home from the rear parking lot entrance only. Funeral services Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:30 am at Historic Church of St. Mary on Capitol Hill, 10 Lodge Street (Father James Lefebvre Way), Albany, NY 12207 where his Funeral Mass will be celebrated. The Rite of Committal will be held at Our Lady of Angels Cemetery, immediately following the Mass.
