Boston Celtics | |
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Position | Head coach |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Johnston, Rhode Island, U.S. | June 30, 1988
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Bishop Hendricken (Warwick, Rhode Island) |
College | West Virginia (2006–2011) |
NBA draft | 2011: undrafted |
Coaching career | 2011–present |
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 | |
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. Mazzulla currently has the highest winning percentage of any coach in NBA history with more than 150 games coached.
Mazzulla was born in Johnston, Rhode Island on June 30, 1988. He attended Bishop Hendricken High School in Rhode Island, making the all-state first team. [1] Mazzulla won three state titles at Bishop Hendricken, with his third as a senior on a last-second shot. [2]
As a freshman at West Virginia, Mazzulla helped the team win the 2007 National Invitation Tournament under coach John Beilein. [1]
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. [3] Mazzulla was unsure if he would ever play again, but practiced for two hours a day and underwent surgery to make a comeback. [4]
In April 2009, Mazzulla was arrested for domestic battery at a bar in Morgantown, West Virginia, and was suspended by coach Bob Huggins. [2]
As a redshirt junior, Mazzulla was named a captain and helped West Virginia reach the 2010 Final Four, where the Mountaineers lost to eventual champion Duke. In the game prior, he scored a then-career-high 17 points in the Elite Eight upset of Kentucky. [5] [6]
As a senior, Mazzulla averaged 7.7 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. [7]
In his collegiate career, Mazzulla recorded 700 points and 340 assists. [8]
Shortly after graduating from college, Mazzulla was offered a coaching job at Nova Southeastern but turned it down to pursue professional playing opportunities. [9] He did not find any, and in September 2011, Mazzulla joined Glenville State as an assistant. [10]
Mazzulla was hired as an assistant at Fairmont State under Jerrod Calhoun in 2013. [1] 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. [7] 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. [11]
In June 2019, Mazzulla was hired as an assistant coach of the Boston Celtics. [8] In 2022, he was interviewed for the Utah Jazz's head coaching vacancy, but the position ultimately went to fellow Celtics assistant coach Will Hardy. [12] [13]
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 2022–23 NBA season. [14] [15] 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. [16] On January 30, 2023, he was named the head coach for Team Giannis for the 2023 NBA All-Star Game. [17]
On February 16, 2023, the Celtics officially named Mazzulla head coach and signed him to a contract extension. [18] [19] In April, he was named one of three finalists for NBA Head Coach of the Year. [20] The Celtics entered the playoffs as the #2-seed in the Eastern Conference with a 57–25 record but lost in the Eastern Conference Finals in seven games to the #8-seed 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." [21] With a league-best 64–18 record, the Celtics not only had their first 60+ win season since 2009, but they also took the No. 1 overall seed in the NBA and home-court advantage throughout the playoffs for the first time since their last championship season.
Mazzulla is the son of basketball coach Dan Mazzulla, who played college basketball at Bryant and professionally for five years in Chile. [2] In 2007, Dan was inducted into the Bryant Hall of Fame. [22] He died of cancer in April 2020. [23]
Mazzulla's younger brother, Justin, played basketball at George Washington University before transferring to the University of Vermont. [24] [25]
Mazzulla is a devout Catholic, claiming his identity comes from his "faith" and "purpose." [26] [27] Mazzulla and his wife, Camai, have a son named Emmanuel. Mazzulla also has a stepson named Michael. [28]
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 | 3rd | |||||
2018–19 | Fairmont State | 22–9 | 18–4 | 2nd | NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
Fairmont State: | 43–17 (.717) | 35–9 (.795) | |||||||
Total: | 43–17 (.717) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |
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 % |
‡ | NBA record |
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 |
Boston | 2023–24 | 82 | 64 | 18 | .780 | 1st in Atlantic | - | - | - | TBD | |
Career | 164 | 121 | 43 | .738‡ | 20 | 11 | 9 | .550 |
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