Former Hendricken Star Could Be Celtics Next Interim Coach

Former Hendricken Star Could Be Celtics Next Interim Coach

Former Bishop Hendricken Hawks star Joe Mazzulla might just be the Boston Celtics’ new interim coach. 

As Celtics Head Coach Ime Udoka faces a likely season-long suspension for violating team policy for having a consensual relationship with a female Celtics staffer, assistant coach Mazzulla — a Johnston, Rhode Island native — could be named to head the team for the duration, according to reports. 

The 34-year old Mazzulla has been with the Celtics since 2019.

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Last year, the Celtics lost in the NBA finals -- and are widely considered to be contenders again this year. 

 

About Mazzulla

Following his days at Hendricken, he played at West Virginia, where he was captain of the team that went to the Final Four in 2010.

He then went on to be an assistant coach at Glenville State and then Fairmont State, before becoming an assistant coach for the Maine Celtics for a stint before returning to Fairmont as head coach.

Mazzulla first served as an assistant coach under Brad Stevens with the Celtics. 

His father played at Bryant University and in South America following college.