Joe Salerno
| Moncton Magic | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | NBL Canada |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 1981 Plattsburgh, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Career information | |
| High school | Montpelier (Montpelier, Vermont) |
| College |
Plattsburgh State CC of Vermont |
| Coaching career | 2008–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 2008–2010 | Vermont Frost Heaves (PBL) (asst.) |
| 2010 | Vermont Frost Heaves (PBL) |
| 2011–2017 | Summerside/Island Storm (NBL Canada) |
| 2017–present | Moncton Magic (NBL Canada) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Joseph Salerno, Jr. is an American professional basketball coach, currently serving as the head coach of the Moncton Magic. He previously led the Island Storm to an Atlantic Division title, but the team was defeated by the Windsor Express in the Finals. Despite this, he was named co-NBL Coach of the Year with Micheal Ray Richardson of the London Lightning. Salerno coached the Vermont Frost Heaves of the Premier Basketball League before he joined The Island and has more than a decade of coaching experience.
Salerno was born in 1981 in Plattsburgh, New York. He attended Montpelier High School in Montpelier, Vermont, and graduated in 2000. In 2005, he earned a degree in liberal studies from the Community College of Vermont in Bennington, Vermont. He also attended college at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh in his birthplace.
Salerno initially coached high school basketball at his alma mater Montepelier High School. He directed the Solons' varsity boys' team for two seasons and most notably led them to a Division II Final Four in 2009. Salerno was also the youngest coach to win the 29th VT/NH Merchants Bank Twin State Rotary Classic. In the summer of 2008, he spent time in the Netherlands, working at national basketball camps.
Salerno had his first experience coaching professional basketball with the Vermont Frost Heaves of the Premier Basketball League (PBL). He took an assistant coaching job in 2008 and was promoted to head coach in January 2010, after the team got off to an 0–3 start. He replaced Jeff Strohm, who was fired. In March 2009, Salerno was named PBL Coach of the Month. By the end of his stint with the Frost Heaves, he had an overall head coaching record of 14–8.
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