Jeff Ruffin learned from the best and coached the best. This week, he received the best honor a coach can get.

The basketball court at St. George’s — where Ruffin won two state championships — was named for him during ceremonies this week. It’s a fitting tribute to the coach who followed the model of Jerry Peters and Richard Williamson and won more than 70% of his games while molding the careers of some of the city’s top players in his decade-and-a-half on the bench.

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The former basketball coach molded the lives of his players while building the Gryphons’ program into a state power.

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