Phil Martelli Jr.
Phil Martelli Jr. (born August 2, 1981)
Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: Bryant Bulldogs
Current conference: America East Conference
Bryant record: 20-13 (.606)
Overall record: 20-13 (.606)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- America East Regular Season Champion: 0
- America East Tournament Champion: 0
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2023-present | Bryant |
| 2020-2023 | Bryant (assoc. HC) |
| 2018-2020 | Bryant (asst) |
| 2017-2018 | Saint Joseph’s (DBO) |
| 2016-2017 | Delaware 87ers (asst) |
| 2011-2016 | Delaware (asst) |
| 2006-2011 | Niagara (asst) |
| 2005-2006 | Manhattan (asst) |
| 2003-2005 | Central Connecticut (asst) |
Phil Martelli Jr. Facts
- Philip Martelli, Jr.
- Born August 2, 1981
- Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Alma Mater: Saint Joseph’s University (BA, 2003)
- The son of long-time basketball coach Phil Martelli, Phil Jr. grew up in Philadelphia where his dad coached high school ball and later led the Saint Joseph’s Hawks for 24 years (1995-2019)
- Phil played for his father at St. Joe’s from 1999-2003, playing in two NCAA Tournaments and serving as co-captain as a senior
- Started his coaching career as an assistant under Howie Dickenman at Central Connecticut, then spent one year under Bobby Gonzalez at Manhattan
- Spent five years each on the staffs of Joe Mihalich at Niagara and Monté Ross at Delaware; went to the NCAA Tournament once at each
- Moved to the pro game briefly, spending the 2016-17 season working for Eugene Burroughs and the Delaware 87ers in the NBA G League
- Returned to the college game and Saint Joe’s in 2016, serving as director of basketball operations on his dad’s coaching staff for one year
- Hired in 2018 to be an assistant under Jared Grasso at Bryant and in 2020 was elevated to associate head coach
- Part of the 2021-22 squad that reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history after winning the NEC
- Named acting head coach in 2023 when Grasso was placed on leave; Grasso later resigned three games into the season and not long after, Martelli was officially hired as the Bulldogs’ head coach
Phil Martelli Jr. Coaching Tree
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