Adam Cheek's Sports Week
Adam Cheek carries his love of telling sports stories over from his time in radio, talking all things Richmond and national athletics each week with interviews, analysis, special guests and more -- plus some pop culture, movies and entertainment talk on occasion as well.
From years of experience covering baseball, NASCAR, collegiate hoops and everything in between, and interviewing the likes of Andre Dawson, Todd "Parney" Parnell, Cla Meredith, Bobby Dotter and others, tune in as Cheek delves into sports stories from all facets of the game.
Adam Cheek's Sports Week
Episode 71: VCU's Phil Martelli Jr. on Rams Basketball Hiring, Coaching Journey & More
I had the opportunity to sit down with new VCU men's basketball head coach Phil Martelli Jr. to talk all things Rams hoops -- from the hiring process that landed him in Richmond and his approach to filling out the roster to the offseason and his basketball influences growing up.
We talked about his dad's legendary coaching career and how it influenced his own career path, as well as his own path that led him to a collegiate head coaching job at Bryant and then to VCU. Coach Martelli also discusses working with returners like Brandon Jennings and Michael Belle; coaching in March Madness this past tournament; his first pitch at a VCU baseball game; and that huge billboard on the highway.
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