- Phil Martelli
College coach infobox
Name = Phil Martelli
Sport =Basketball
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DateOfBirth = birth date and age|1954|8|31
Birthplace = flagicon|United StatesMedia, Pennsylvania
DateOfDeath =
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College = Saint Joseph's
Title = Head coach
Awards = AP National Coach of the Year (2004)Naismith College Coach of the Year (2004)Henry Iba Award (2004)
A-10 Coach of the Year (1997, 2001, 2004, 2005)
Championships = A-10 Tournament Championship (1997)
A-10 Regular Season Championship (1997, 2001, 2004, 2005)
CurrentRecord =
OverallRecord = 261-152 (.633)
Player = *
Years = 1972–1976
Team = Widener
Position =
Coach = *
CoachYears = 1977–1978
1978–1985
1985–1995
1995–present
CoachTeams = Widener (asst.)
Bishop Kenrick HS
Saint Joseph's (asst.)
Saint Joseph's
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BBallHOF =Phil Martelli is the current
basketball coach of the Saint Joseph's Hawks and maintains an impressive resume.Playing Career
Martelli was a point guard for
Widener University . As point guard, he was part of the NCAA Tournament teams in 1974-75 and 1975-76, and set the school's single season and career assist marks.Career at Saint Joseph's
Martelli began his career on Hawk Hill with SJU's 1985-86 NCAA Tournament team. In his decade as an assistant, he was part of the Hawks' NIT teams in 1992-93 and 1994-95. After 10 years as an assistant at Saint Joseph's, Martelli was named the 14th coach in school history on July 20, 1995, and just the third non-alumnus to follow in the storied tradition of SJU coaches.
In his first season as head coach (1995-96) his team reached the final game of the
NIT Tournament . In Phil's second year, under the floor generalship of Junior point guardRashid Bey , and help from Arthur "Yah" Davis and Dmitri Domani, Martelli's Hawks captured theAtlantic 10 crown and made it into theSweet Sixteen round of theNCAA tournament . After that year they would run into a road block until the successful recruitment of eventualNaismith College Player of the Year Jameer Nelson and current NBA playersDelonte West andDwayne Jones . With Nelson as point guard, Martelli led the 2003-04 Hawks to a 27-0 regular season. The Hawks lost to Xavier in the Atlantic 10 Tournament, and reached the Elite Eight, ultimately losing to Oklahoma State to finish with a record of 30-2. That year, Martelli was namedNaismith College Coach of the Year . In 2004-05, Martelli led the Hawks back to the final game of the NIT, where they lost to South Carolina. In 2005-06, the Hawks returned to the NIT, eventually losing toHofstra University . In 2008, Martelli led Saint Joseph's to its first NCAA Tournament since 2004 with a team led byPat Calathes andAhmad Nivins .Coach Martelli also surpassed Hawk legend Dr.
Jack Ramsay for second among SJU coaches in wins 2008. He is fourth among SJU coaches with a winning percentage of .633. Martelli has won the most postseason games of any Hawk coach and his teams have averaged 23 wins over the course of the last eight seasons.In 2007, Phil Martelli's first book "Don't Call Me Coach: A Lesson Plan For Life" was published. Students at SJU often say "In Martelli We Trust" about their beloved basketball coach. Martelli has called his job at St. Joe's his "dream job". [ [http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/colleges/20080327_Saint_Joseph_s_Martelli_squelches_Providence_rumor.html Martelli not going to Providence] ] Martelli has a weekly show during the school year called "The Martelli Minute" which discusses the standing of the university and the basketball team.
Coaching Tree
Numerous assistants of Martelli have gone on to become coaches at other programs.
*Matt Brady - Former head coach atMarist College . Current head coach atJames Madison University
*Bruiser Flint - Head coach atDrexel University
*Monte Ross - Head coach at theUniversity of Delaware
*Mike Rice Jr. - Head coach atRobert Morris University
*Doug Overton - Assistant coach for theNew Jersey Nets
*Kevin Tirone - Assistant coach forNJIT Head coaching record
CBB Yearly Record Start
type=coach
conference=
postseason=
poll=noCBB Yearly Record Subhead
name=Saint Joseph's
startyear=1995
conference=Atlantic 10 Conference
endyear=|CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1995–1996
name = Saint Joseph's
overall = 19-13
conference = 9-7
confstanding = 3rd
postseason = NIT FinalsCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship = conference tournament
season = 1996–1997
name = Saint Joseph's
overall = 26-7
conference = 13-3
confstanding = 1st
postseason = NCAA Sweet 16CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1997–1998
name = Saint Joseph's
overall = 11-17
conference = 3-13
confstanding = 5th (East)
postseason =CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1998–1999
name = Saint Joseph's
overall = 12-18
conference = 5-11
confstanding = 5th (East)
postseason =CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1999–2000
name = Saint Joseph's
overall = 13-16
conference = 7-9
confstanding = 4th (East)
postseason =CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship = conference
season = 2000–2001
name = Saint Joseph's
overall = 26-7
conference = 14-2
confstanding = 1st
postseason = NCAA 2nd RoundCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2001–2002
name = Saint Joseph's
overall = 19-12
conference = 12-4
confstanding = 1st (East)
postseason = NIT 2nd RoundCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2002–2003
name = Saint Joseph's
overall = 23-7
conference = 12-4
confstanding = 1st (East)
postseason = NCAA 1st RoundCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship = conference
season = 2003–2004
name = Saint Joseph's
overall = 30-2
conference = 16-0
confstanding = 1st
postseason = NCAA Elite EightCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship = conference
season = 2004–2005
name = Saint Joseph's
overall = 24-12
conference = 14-2
confstanding = 1st
postseason = NIT FinalsCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2005–2006
name = Saint Joseph's
overall = 19-14
conference = 9-7
confstanding = 5th
postseason = NIT 2nd RoundCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2006–2007
name = Saint Joseph's
overall = 18-14
conference = 9-7
confstanding = 6th
postseason =CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2007–2008
name = Saint Joseph's
overall = 21-13
conference = 9-7
confstanding = 5th
postseason = NCAA First RoundCBB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Saint Joseph's
overall = 261-152
confrecord = 132-76CBB Yearly Record End
overall=261-152Career highlights
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Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year (1997, 2001, 2004, 2005)
*Naismith College Coach of the Year (2004)
*Associated Press Coach of the Year (2004)
*2004Rupp Cup
*2004Chevrolet Coach of the Year
*2004Henry Iba Award (USBWA)
*2004 NABC Co-Coach of the Year
*Head Coach,Saint Joseph's University (1995-present)
*Head Coach, 2005 USA Basketball Under 21 World Championship Team
*NCAA berths: 1997, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008External links
* [http://www.hitrunscore.com/phil-martelli-biography.html Bio]
* 2004 [http://www.oscarrobertsontrophy.org/content/view/21/18/ Henry Iba Award Winner]
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