Joe Gallo (basketball)

Joe Gallo
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Merrimack
Conference	NEC
Record	94–61 (.606)
Biographical details
Born	February 8, 1980 (age 41); New Brunswick, New Jersey
Playing career
2000–2004	Merrimack
Position(s)	Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2005–2009	Merrimack (assistant)
2010–2012	Dartmouth (assistant)
2012–2016	Robert Morris (assistant)
2016–present	Merrimack
Head coaching record
Overall	94–61 (.606)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	Northeast-10 Tournament (2019); NEC regular season (2020)
Awards
	NEC Coach of the Year (2020); HoopDirt.com Division I 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[]

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[]

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[]

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–present)
2019–20	Merrimack	20–11	14–4	1st	None
2020–21	Merrimack	9–9	9–9	T-5th	}}
2021–22	Merrimack	4–7	0–0
Merrimack:		94–61 (.606)	63–36 (.636)
Total:		94–61 (.606)
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[]

^ "Merrimack College introduces new Men's Basketball head coach Joe Gallo". Merrimack.edu. May 11, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
^ Joe Gallo. RMUColonials.com. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
^ Burt, Bill (May 9, 2016). "Gallo will replace Hammel as new men's basketball coach at Merrimack". The Eagle-Tribune. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
^ "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.

External links[]

Merrimack Warriors bio

[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.

[NEC_awards-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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