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Joe Gallo (basketball)

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Joe Gallo
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamMerrimack
ConferenceMAAC
Record143–98 (.593)
Biographical details
Born (1980-02-08) February 8, 1980 (age 44)
New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.
Playing career
2000–2004Merrimack
Position(s)Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2005–2009Merrimack (assistant)
2010–2012Dartmouth (assistant)
2012–2016Robert Morris (assistant)
2016–presentMerrimack
Head coaching record
Overall143–98 (.593)
Tournaments2–3 (NCAA Division II)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Northeast-10 tournament (2019)
NEC regular season (2020, 2023, 2024)
NEC tournament (2023)
Awards
NEC Coach of the Year (2020)

Joe Gallo (born February 8, 1980) is an American college basketball head coach and former player for the Merrimack Warriors men's basketball team. He was previously an assistant coach for Dartmouth and Robert Morris before he was hired as head coach at Merrimack in 2016.[1]

Playing career

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Gallo, a native of Milltown, New Jersey, played high school basketball at Princeton Day School before playing college basketball at Merrimack College.[2]

Coaching career

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Gallo began his coaching career in 2005 as an assistant at Merrimack a year after he was a player for the Warriors. In 2010, Gallo was hired as an assistant under head coach Paul Cormier at Dartmouth. He was hired as an assistant under Andrew Toole at Robert Morris 2012. In 2016, Gallo was hired as head coach at his alma mater, Merrimack, replacing Bert Hammel.[3] After leading Merrimack to a Northeast Conference regular season title in 2020, its first season in Division I, Gallo was named conference coach of the year.[4]

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Merrimack Warriors (Northeast-10 Conference) (2016–2019)
2016–17 Merrimack 19–12 12–9 T–3rd (Northeast) NCAA Division II Regional Semifinals
2017–18 Merrimack 20–12 14–7 2nd (Northeast) NCAA Division II Regional Semifinals
2018–19 Merrimack 22–10 14–7 2nd (Northeast) NCAA Division II First Round
Merrimack Warriors (Northeast Conference) (2019–2024)
2019–20 Merrimack 20–11 14–4 1st
2020–21 Merrimack 9–9 9–9 T–5th
2021–22 Merrimack 14–16 10–8 4th
2022–23 Merrimack 18–16 12–4 1st
2023–24 Merrimack 21–12 13–3 T–1st
Merrimack Warriors (MAAC) (2024–present)
2024–25 Merrimack 0–0 0–0
Merrimack: 143–98 (.593) 98–51 (.658)
Total: 143–98 (.593)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

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  1. ^ "Merrimack College introduces new Men's Basketball head coach Joe Gallo". Merrimack.edu. May 11, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  2. ^ Joe Gallo. RMUColonials.com. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  3. ^ Burt, Bill (May 9, 2016). "Gallo will replace Hammel as new men's basketball coach at Merrimack". The Eagle-Tribune. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  4. ^ "Saint Francis U's Isaiah Blackmon Tabbed NEC Men's Basketball Player of the Year" (Press release). Northeast Conference. March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
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