Joe Mazzulla facts for kids
Mazzulla with the Boston Celtics in 2022
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| Boston Celtics | |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | June 30, 1988 Johnston, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| High school | Bishop Hendricken (Warwick, Rhode Island) |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | West Virginia (2006–2011) |
| NBA Draft | 2011 / Undrafted |
| Coaching career | 2011–present |
| League | NBA |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 2011–2013 | Glenville State (assistant) |
| 2013–2016 | Fairmont State (assistant) |
| 2016–2017 | Maine Red Claws (assistant) |
| 2017–2019 | Fairmont State |
| 2019–2022 | Boston Celtics (assistant) |
| 2022–2023 | Boston Celtics (interim head coach) |
| 2023–present | Boston Celtics |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Joseph Mazzulla (born June 30, 1988) is an American professional basketball coach who is the head coach for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for West Virginia University.
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High school career
Mazzulla attended Bishop Hendricken High School in Rhode Island, where he made the all-state first team. Mazzulla won three state titles at Bishop Hendricken, with his third as a senior on a last-second shot.
College career
As a freshman at West Virginia, Mazzulla helped the team win the 2007 National Invitation Tournament under coach John Beilein.
In the 2008 NCAA Tournament, Mazzulla posted 13 points, 11 rebounds, and eight assists in a second-round upset of Duke. He was forced to redshirt the 2008–09 season due to a shoulder injury against Ole Miss, as his growth plate never fused with his shoulder. Mazzulla was unsure if he would ever play again, but practiced for two hours a day and underwent risky surgery.
In April 2009, Mazzulla was arrested for domestic battery at a bar in Morgantown, West Virginia and was suspended by coach Bob Huggins.
As a redshirt junior, Mazzulla was named a captain and helped West Virginia reach the 2010 Final Four where the Mountaineers lost to Duke, the eventual champions. He scored 17 points in the Elite Eight upset of Kentucky.
As a senior, Mazzulla averaged 7.7 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.
In his collegiate career, Mazzulla recorded 700 points and 340 assists.
Coaching career
College coaching career
Shortly after graduating from college, Mazzulla was offered a coaching job at Nova Southeastern, but turned it down to pursue professional opportunities. He did not find any suitable opportunities overseas, and in September 2011, Mazzulla joined Glenville State as an assistant.
In 2013, Mazzulla was hired as an assistant at Fairmont State under Jerrod Calhoun in 2013. During the 2016–17 season, Mazzulla served as an assistant for the Maine Red Claws of the NBA G League. He was named head coach of Fairmont State in March 2017. In his second season, Mazzulla led the team to a 22–9 record and appearance in the 2019 NCAA Division II Tournament, where they lost in the first round to Mercyhurst, 63–60, in overtime.
Boston Celtics
In June 2019, Mazzulla was hired as an assistant coach of the Boston Celtics.
2022-23 season
On September 22, 2022, just days before the beginning of training camp, Mazzulla was named interim head coach for the Celtics after Ime Udoka was suspended for the whole 2022–23 NBA season. On December 1, 2022, Mazzulla was named Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for October and November, following the Celtics beginning the season with a league-best 18–4 record. On January 30, 2023, he was named the head coach for Team Giannis for the 2023 NBA All-Star Game. Two and a half weeks later on February 16 2023, the Celtics officially named him head coach and signed him to a contract extension. In April, Mazzulla was named one of three finalists for NBA head coach of the year. The Celtics entered the playoffs with the second-best record in the Eastern Conference. Despite their high seed and experience in the NBA finals the year prior, the team struggled in the postseason. The team lost in the Eastern Conference Finals in seven games to the Miami Heat. Mazzulla was retained as head coach for the 2023-24 season and received the endorsement of team president Brad Stevens, who called him "a terrific leader" and "accountable."
Personal life
Mazzulla was born in Johnston, Rhode Island. He is the son of basketball coach Dan Mazzulla, who played college basketball at Bryant and professionally for five years in Chile. In 2007, Dan Mazzulla was inducted into the Bryant Hall of Fame. He died of cancer in April 2020.
Mazzulla's younger brother, Justin, played basketball at George Washington University before transferring to the University of Vermont.
Mazzulla and his wife have two children. Mazzulla is a devout Catholic.
Head coaching record
College
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Fairmont State (Mountain East Conference) (2017–2019) | |||||||||
| 2017–18 | Fairmont State | 21–8 | 17–5 | ||||||
| 2018–19 | Fairmont State | 22–9 | 18–4 | NCAA Division II First Round | |||||
| Fairmont State: | 43–17 (.717) | 35–9 (.795) | |||||||
| Total: | 43–17 (.717) | ||||||||
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National champion Conference regular season champion Conference tournament champion |
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NBA
| Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
| Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
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| Boston | 2022–23 | 82 | 57 | 25 | .695 | 1st in Atlantic | 20 | 11 | 9 | .550 | Lost in Conference finals |
| Career | 82 | 57 | 25 | .695 | 20 | 11 | 9 | .550 | |||
See also
In Spanish: Joe Mazzulla para niños
