GW Hoops / The Mazzullas

**Posted by cagwu** 6/08/2024 5:35 am

Impressive duo! One, Joe, is coaching one of the best NBA teams in decades at the NBA finals right now (this still blows my mind). The other, Justin, who played at GW for 3 years, is moving his way up with the Jazz: https://www.nba.com/jazz/news/utah-jazz-announce-basketball-operations-staff-updates

Justin Mazzulla, who served as Assistant Coach and Video Coordinator for the Salt Lake City Stars, Utah’s G League affiliate, will be moving to the Jazz video room as an Assistant Video Coordinator. The Johnston, R.I., native, briefly served as a Graduate Assistant at Rhode Island and played five collegiate seasons at George Washington (2017-20) and Vermont (2020-22).

**Posted by cagwu** 6/08/2024 5:37 am

Their dad Dan sounds like he was quite the coach as well: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Mazzulla

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**Posted by cagwu** 6/08/2024 5:41 am

And their sister Gianna Mazzulla also played and teaches basketball clinics at in RI: https://heavy.com/sports/nba/boston-celtics/joe-mazzulla-family/

**Posted by jf** 6/08/2024 12:24 pm

Justin wasn't treated the best here under an earlier administration, so it is great that he and his family is doing well.

**Posted by The Dude** 6/08/2024 6:56 pm

That is one great family!!

**Posted by BM** 6/11/2024 8:17 pm

Hobbs played with dad in HS, which is why we were seriously in play with Joe back in the day.

**Posted by Gwmayhem** 6/12/2024 8:31 am

I can't recall our having a shot at Joe. Practically single-handedly carried West Virginia over Kentucky during his senior year at the Dance. A Kentucky team with Wall, Cousins, Bledsoe and Patterson.