After serving as a student assistant during all four of his years as an undergraduate student at Allegheny, Patrick Martinelli was named to head coach Bob Simmons' coaching staff in Septmeber 2017.Â
A native of Bridgeville, Pennsylvania, Martinelli majored in managerial economics at Allegheny before graduating in 2017. He worked on the men's basketball staff in all four of his years at Allegheny, seeing his role continually grow over the span. This past season, Martinelli prepared and presented opponent scouting reports, conducted thorough film analysis of both games and practice, developed and supervised individual workouts, assisted with team travel and lodging arrangements, and escorted prospective student-athletes and their guardians on campus visits.
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In addition to his role with the basketball program, Martinelli also worked as a student assistant in the Allegheny athletic department, primarily in the athletic communications office. He assisted the athletic communications staff in gameday management and press box operations, in-game statistic keeping, historical research and archiving, and organization of both current and past athletic photography.
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In each of the past three summers, Martinelli has worked as a coach at camps and clinics held at Frostburg State, Cleveland State, and Xavier. He also worked The Hoop Group camp in Pittsburgh in the summer of 2016, and at The Scoring Factory in the summer of 2014.
