1. Phil Martelli attended high school at St Joseph's Prep in Philadelphia, graduating in 1972.
21 Facts About Phil Martelli
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Future Basketball Hall of Fame coach Geno Auriemma was an assistant on Phil Martelli's coaching staff for six years.
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Phil Martelli continues doing charitable work in the Norristown community, decades after his high school coaching days ended there.
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That year, Phil Martelli was named Naismith College Coach of the Year, and Nelson player of the year.
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In 2008, Phil Martelli led Saint Joseph's to its first NCAA Tournament since 2004 with a team led by Pat Calathes and Ahmad Nivins.
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In 2014, the Hawks returned to the NCAA Tournament after winning their second Atlantic 10 Championship under Phil Martelli, led by Langston Galloway, Ronald Roberts and Halil Kanacevic.
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Phil Martelli had a weekly show during the basketball season called Hawk Talk which discusses the standing of the university and the basketball team.
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In December 2011, Phil Martelli was referenced in an article on SI.
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Phil Martelli refused to honor O'Brien's request and kept him in his contract for undisclosed reasons.
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Phil Martelli was characterized by most reporters as being unreasonable about this for holding a grudge against O'Brien.
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On October 25,2015, Saint Joe's announced that Phil Martelli received another contract extension.
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On March 19,2019, Director of Athletics Jill Bodensteiner announced that the university had let go of Phil Martelli, ending his 24-year tenure as head coach.
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Phil Martelli has lost more games than any coach in Saint Joseph's history, eclipsing Bill Ferguson's 208 losses in 25 seasons.
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On June 3,2019, Phil Martelli accepted a position as the associate head coach at the University of Michigan.
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New Michigan head coach Juwan Howard, who had no experience coaching in college, asked Phil Martelli to join his staff to provide college recruiting and game experience.
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In September 2023, Phil Martelli was designated as acting head coach after Howard had emergency heart surgery.
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In 2024, Phil Martelli started his own podcast, Make a Difference.
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Phil Martelli is married to the former Judy Marra, who played on two national championship basketball teams at Immaculata College.
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Phil Martelli is close friends with long time University of Connecticut women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma.
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Phil Martelli has served as president of the National Association of Basketball Coaches' Board of Directors; as a member of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Ethics Coalition; and on the NCAA Division I Oversight Committee.
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Phil Martelli has been awarded honorary doctorates from Widener University, Cabrini College and Immaculata University.