Rival coaches Phil Martelli and Chris Mooney are just proud dads when their sons take the Collegiate court
Having spent their entire lives in and around basketball, both University of Richmond Spiders men's basketball coach Chris Mooney and VCU Rams coach Phil Martelli know talent when they see it. Recruiting has become just as important as Xs and Os in maintaining the health of their respective programs.
We asked each of them for their scouting reports on a pair of high school guards that caught our attention. The players in question are both sophomores at Collegiate School, and just happen to share a home address and surname with the head coaches.
"He's a good player. He's probably about 5-foot-10, has played point guard his entire life. Very good ball handler, very good passer, good shooter. He's very hard working and competitive — you know, he loves basketball," Coach Mooney said about his son Danny.
"Very high IQ. He's not the swiftest one out there. He's grown into his body. He has shot up quite a few inches in the last year, year and a half. But you know, his game is developing," Coach Martelli said of his son Phillip.
They each have a much different perspective of the game, one that both they and their fathers try to keep in check away from the court.
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