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Men’s Basketball Coach Joe Gallo Receives Number of Awards

Merrimack College men's basketball coach Joe Gallo is recognized with many honors after an incredible 2019-2020 season.
January 3, 2021
| By: Office of Communications

Coach Gallo was named HoopDirt.com NCAA Division 1 Coach of the Year presented by Just Play Solutions. Previous winners include Houston’s Kelvin Sampson (2018-19) and North Carolina’s Roy Williams in 2015-16. He also was named NEC Coach of the Year and ECAC Coach of the Year and received the John McLendon award,

Featured in the Jan 3, 2021 Edition of the Eagle-Tribune

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