Phil Martelli

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Phil Martelli
Title	Head coach
College	Saint Joseph's
Sport	Basketball
Born	August 31, 1954 (1954-08-31) (age 53)
Place of birth	Media, Pennsylvania
Career highlights
Championships
A-10 Tournament Championship (1997) A-10 Regular Season Championship (1997, 2001, 2004, 2005)
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)
Playing career
1972–1976	Widener
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1977–1978 1978–1985 1985–1995 1995–present	Widener (asst.) Bishop Kenrick HS Saint Joseph's (asst.) Saint Joseph's

Phil Martelli is the current basketball coach of the Saint Joseph's University Hawks and maintains an impressive resume. In his first season as head coach (1995-96) his team reached the final game of the NIT Tournament. In Martelli's second year, under the floor generalship of Junior point guard Rashid Bey, and help from Arthur "Yah" Davis and Dmitri Domani, Martelli's Hawks captured the Atlantic 10 crown and made it into the Sweet Sixteen round of the NCAA tournament. After that year they would run into a road block until the successful recruitment of eventual Naismith College Player of the Year Jameer Nelson and current NBA players Delonte West and Dwayne Jones. With Nelson as point guard, Martelli led the 2003-04 Hawks to a 27-0 regular season. The Hawks lost to Xavier University 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 named Naismith 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 to Hofstra University. In 2008, Martelli led Saint Joseph's to its first NCAA Tournament since 2004. Martelli was a point guard for Widener University.

[edit] Coaching Tree

Numerous assistants of Martelli have gone on to become head coaches at other programs.

• Matt Brady - Former head coach at Marist College. Current head coach at James Madison University
• Bruiser Flint - Head coach at Drexel University
• Monte Ross - Head coach at the University of Delaware
• Mike Rice Jr. - Head coach at Robert Morris University

[edit] Career highlights

• Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year (1997, 2001, 2004, 2005)
• Naismith College Coach of the Year (2004)
• Associated Press Coach of the Year (2004)
• 2004 Rupp Cup
• 2004 Chevrolet Coach of the Year
• 2004 Henry 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

[edit] External links

• Bio
• 2004 Henry Iba Award Winner

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