With a strong background in the sport, he brings both personal and professional insights to his role. Vcu athletic director ed mclaughlin was on his way to rhode Joined the bryant staff in april 2018 as an assistant coach and was promoted to associate head coach in august of 2020.
New VCU basketball coach Phil Martelli Jr. plans to elevate Rams to
He was named the ninth head coach in bryant program history on november 15, 2023.
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Joseph's (full record) career record (major schools): — recently named the america east conference’s coach of the year — is excited for his team to take another historic step in the ncaa's march madness tournament. Bryant men's basketball coach phil martelli jr. Is a leading candidate for the head coach position at vcu.
Martelli led bryant to a program record 23 wins in just his second season as head coach. Vcu named phil martelli jr. Their 14th men’s basketball head coach. The university formally introduced martelli in a press conference on march 27.

Martelli previously coached at bryant university for seven years, two of which as their head coach.
Vcu athletic director ed mclaughlin spoke Martelli is close friends with long time university of connecticut women's basketball coach geno auriemma. His son, phil jr., has served as the head coach of the vcu’s men's basketball team since march 25, 2025. [61] his other son, jimmy, serves as an assistant coach on the penn state university men's basketball team.
Is the head coach of the bryant bulldogs men's basketball team in the america east conference. He is the son of former saint joseph's and michigan coach phil martelli and played for the hawks from 1999 to 2003. Has been named the 14 th head coach in vcu men's basketball history, vcu vice president and director of athletics ed mclaughlin announced wednesday. He will be formally introduced at a press conference at the stuart c.

Siegel center on thursday, march 27 at 11:30 a.m.
(ap) — vcu has hired bryant’s phil martelli jr. As its new men’s basketball coach. The rams announced the hiring wednesday, coming less than a week after ryan odom left to take over at virginia. Vcu reached the ncaa tournament but lost in the first round to byu last week.
One of the rising young stars in college basketball, phil martelli jr. Was named the 14 th head coach in vcu men’s basketball history on march 26, 2025. “we are thrilled to have phil martelli, jr., as our men’s basketball coach. Phil has proven himself as a winner throughout his career.

Former bryant head coach phil martelli jr.
Replaces ryan odom, who left for virginia. Martelli plans to elevate rams to the next level and has a family history of college basketball success. Was formally introduced as the new head coach for vcu men's basketball team on thursday. Vcu named phil martelli jr.
Their 14th men’s basketball head coach. The university formally introduced martelli in a press conference on march 27. Martelli previously coached at bryant university for seven years, two of which as their head coach. Vcu athletic director ed mclaughlin spoke

Vcu has hired bryant's phil martelli jr.
As the 14th head coach in the history of the rams' men's basketball program. The final jump on phil martelli jr.’s road to one of just 364 division one head coaching jobs was a doozy. As the associate head coach, he helped grasso raise the basketball profile at bryant to “phil was an innovative coach and has a charisma about him,” hilferty says.
“i think of him as a motivator.” during his high school coaching days, martelli once called for a defensive change on the court. When a player ignored him, he took him out of the game. The next morning, martelli got a call from the kid’s mother. Was formally introduced as the new head coach for vcu men's basketball team on thursday.
Phil, jr., is the associate head coach at bryant, while jimmy is an assistant coach at penn state.
Bryant university bulldogs head coach phil martelli jr reacts in the first half against the michigan state spartans during the ncaa tournament first round at rocket mortgage fieldhouse. The bulldogs are coached by phil martelli jr., the son of legendary college basketball coach phil martelli. The senior martelli was a longtime coach at saint joseph, but was most recently the associate head coach at michigan. Notably, martelli and tom izzo are very good friends, and their relationship is well noted.
Phil martelli jr., the son of legendary former saint joseph's men's basketball coach phil martelli, put his name on the map on saturday as his bryant bulldogs clinched the second ncaa tournament L ess than 24 hours before the biggest game of his life, phil martelli jr. Got a visit from his parents. — vcu has hired bryant's phil martelli jr.
As its new men's basketball coach.
The son of the former longtime saint joseph's head coach, martelli had won 43 games in two seasons Has been named the 14th head coach in vcu men’s basketball history, vcu vice president and director of athletics ed mclaughlin announced wednesday. He will be formally introduced at a press conference at the stuart c. Siegel center on thursday, march 27 at 11:30 a.m.
The press conference is open to the public. “we are thrilled tocontinue reading → Was aiming for a quiet afternoon on his couch in his sweats.