In his 34-year career, Al Knapp did nothing but win on the basketball court. When he retired from the hardwood, Knapp was the all-time winningest basketball coach in Section III history a 539-205 record. That record included a 233-55 tally at Brookfield and a school-record 306-150 at VVS. Overall, teams led by the coaching legend won nearly three-quarters of the contests they participated in.

Knapp, a native of Little Falls, began his career at Brookfield Central School in 1977. Over the course of the next 13 years, Knapp's teams won seven League Titles, four Section III Championships (1979, 1983, 1984 and 1988) and in 1983 the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Class D Championship.

In 1991, Knapp was hired to replace the great Preston Denby who had over 300 wins as the Red Devils' coach. Knapp was not intimidated. Winning twice as many games as he lost, Knapp was able to cement a legacy at VVS that any future coach would be hard-pressed to match. Over his 21-year career leading the Red Devils, Knapp's teams won 15 Tri-Valley League Titles and a Section III Championship in 1999.

Throughout his career, Knapp coached ten All-State Players and eleven 1000 Point Scorers, including his son Scott who went on to star at Siena College and is widely considered to be one of the best basketball players to come from the Mohawk Valley.

Knapp is a 2007 Inductee to the New York State Basketball Hall of Fame and a 2014 Inductee to the Section III Basketball Hall of Fame. He was named Section III Coach of the Year both in 2008 and 2009. Off the court, Knapp has spent considerable time raising money to help fight cancer. For several years, he organized a Coaches vs. Cancer Golf Tournament to help raise money for the battle against the awful disease. His selfless, generous nature, in addition to his coaching prowess, makes Al Knapp a true Hall of Famer through and through.

When he retired from the hardwood, Knapp was the all-time winningest basketball coach in Section III history a 539-205 record. That record included a 233-55 tally at Brookfield and a school-record 306-150 at VVS. Overall, teams led by the coaching legend won nearly three-quarters of the contests they participated in.

Knapp, a native of Little Falls, began his career at Brookfield Central School in 1977. Over the course of
the next 13 years, Knapp's teams won seven League Titles, four Section III Championships (1979, 1983, 1984, and 1988) and in 1983 the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Class D Championship.

In 1991, Knapp was hired to replace the great Preston Denby who had over 300 wins as the Red Devils' coach. Knapp was not intimidated. Winning twice as many games as he lost, Knapp was able to cement a legacy at VVS that any future coach would be hard-pressed to match. Over his 21-year career leading the Red Devils, Knapp's teams won 15 Tri-Valley League Titles and a Section III Championship in 1999. Throughout his career, Knapp coached ten All-State Players and eleven 1000 Point Scorers, including his son Scott who went on to star at Siena College and is widely considered to be one of the best basketball players to come from the Mohawk Valley.

Knapp is a 2007 Inductee to the New York State Basketball Hall of Fame and a 2014 Inductee to the Section III Basketball Hall of Fame. He was named Section III Coach of the Year both in 2008 and 2009. Off the court, Knapp has spent considerable time raising money to help fight cancer. For several years, he organized a Coaches vs. Cancer Golf Tournament to help raise money for the battle against the awful disease. His selfless, generous nature, in addition to his coaching prowess, makes Al Knapp a true Hall of Famer through and through