Geno Auriemma, Phil Martelli headline Joe Lapchick Character Award recipients
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Martelli led Saint Joseph's for 24 seasons as the head coach, guiding the Hawks to seven NCAA Tournament appearances. His 2004 team made the Elite Eight after going undefeated in the regular season. Martelli's squad lost in the conference tournament to Xavier and then was beaten by Oklahoma State in the East Regional Final. He was the AP Coach of the Year that season and won 444 games in his career.
Steratore was a Division I men's basketball official from 1997-2018, working in the Big East, Big Ten, and Atlantic 10 conferences. He also worked two Sweet 16 games in the NCAA Tournament. Steratore also has been on CBS broadcasts during March Madness providing rule explanations. It's a role he's also done in the NFL. Steratore was an NFL official for 15 seasons.
McLaughlin served as Fordham's athletic director from 1985-2012 before being promoted to the role of associate vice president of student affairs for athletic alumni relations and external affairs/athletic director emeritus. He retired in 2023.
Before becoming an AD, McLaughlin was a college coach, leading the Harvard men's basketball team from 1977-85. The team went 15-9 in his final year there.
This is the 17th year the award will be presented to those who have shown the character traits of Lapchick, who coached at St. John's and with the Knicks. The quartet will be honored at a luncheon on Sept. 19 in New York.
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