| Intro | American college basketball head coach |
| Is |
Athlete Basketball player Sports coach Basketball coach |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 8 February 1980, Milltown, USA |
| Age: | 40 years |
| Star sign | Aquarius |
Joe Gallo (born February 8, 1980) is an American college basketball head coach and former player for the Merrimack Warriors men’s basketball team. He was previously an assistant coach for Dartmouth and Robert Morris before he was hired as head coach at Merrimack in 2016.
Playing career
Gallo, a native of Milltown, New Jersey, played high school basketball at Princeton Day School before playing college basketball at Merrimack College.
Coaching career
Gallo began his coaching career in 2005 as an assistant at Merrimack a year after he was a player for the Warriors. In 2010, Gallo was hired as an assistant under head coach Paul Cormier at Dartmouth. He was hired as an assistant under Andrew Toole at Robert Morris 2012. In 2016, Gallo was hired as head coach at his alma mater, Merrimack, replacing Bert Hammel.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Merrimack Warriors (Northeast-10 Conference) | |||||||||
| 2016–17 | Merrimack | 19–12 | 12–9 | T–3rd | NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| 2017–18 | Merrimack | 20–12 | 14–7 | 2nd | NCAA Division II Regional Semifinals | ||||
| 2018–19 | Merrimack | 22–10 | 14–7 | 2nd | NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| Merrimack Warriors (Northeast Conference) | |||||||||
| 2019–20 | Merrimack | 13-8 | 7-1 | ||||||
| Merrimack: | 67–40 (.626) | 40–23 (.635) | |||||||
| Total: | 67–40 (.626) | ||||||||
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