Phil Martelli
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The Palestra is Synonymous With Philadelphia College Basketball
The Palestra in Philadelphia is one of the most special sports stadiums in the nation, write Siafa Lewis and Will Kenworthy for CBS News Philadelphia.…
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Bevan’s in Media Keeps a Halloween Candy Tradition Going
Bevan’s Own Make Candy in Media Borough continued a 10-year Halloween tradition Friday night by providing nearby Rigby Harting & Hagan Funeral Home at 15…
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Phil Martelli Jr. Is New Basketball Coach at Virginia University
Virginia Commonwealth University has confirmed previous reports that Drexel Hill native Phil Martelli Jr. is its new men’s basketball coach, with reports from CBS Sports…
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Phil Martelli ‘Rejuvenated’ by Community That Remembers Him
Former St. Joseph’s coach Phil Martelli was honored recently at a Philadelphia Legacies Portrait and Community Awards Event with a banner that read, “Welcome Home,…
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First Time Since 1977: No Big 5 in NCAA Tournament Field
Philadelphia’s Big 5 won’t be there for the most prestigious men’s college basketball tournament for the first time in over 40 years, writes Dave Uram…
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UD Native, Former St. Joe’s Coach Phil Martelli Makes Hall of Fame
Phil Martelli, who was head basketball coach at St. Joseph’s University for 24 years before heading over to Michigan, will be inducted into the Philadelphia…
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Basketball Legend Phil Martelli Does What It Takes to Not Miss His Shot at a National Title
Phil Martelli wasn’t going to let anything interfere with being at the NCAA championship game April 5, not even a COVID-19 vaccination, writes Joseph Santoliquito…
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Phil Martelli Is Finding His Way in Michigan While Keeping His Philly Roots In Tact
Phil Martelli has been at St. Joseph’s for 34 years, 24 of them as head coach, before he became an assistant on Michigan’s men’s basketball…
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Phil Martelli Is Still Ready With the Best Advice, Even Sitting Down
Phil Martelli of St. Joseph’s University fame, is not a third assistant coach for the Michigan Wolverines to be a mascot or to share ancedotes.…
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Cardinal O’Hara Hosts Service to Celebrate Life of Longtime Teacher, Basketball Coach
The life of Harrison “Buddy” Gardler, whose teaching and coaching career spanned five decades, mostly at Cardinal O’Hara High School, was celebrated recently with a…
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Chester’s Jameer Nelson to Receive Degree 14 Years After Leaving College for NBA
Chester’s Jameer Nelson will receive his degree from Saint Joseph’s University 14 years after he left to pursue a basketball career, writes Terry Toohey for…


































