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Hawk basketball pays tribute to father of Phil Martelli

Martelli gestures towards the ceiling in remembrance of his late father. PHOTOS: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

Phil “Pops” Martelli Sr., the father of men’s basketball Head Coach Phil Martelli, died on Feb. 6. The Hawk basketball program paid tribute to Martelli Sr. two days later on Feb. 8, before the team’s 30-point victory over Saint Louis University. Both Saint Louis and St. Joe’s players participated in the tribute.

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Nick Karpinski

Nick Karpinski is the Special Projects Editor for The Hawk Newspaper. He is an English major with a minor in international business. Read more of his work here.