Joe Callero
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|8|27}}
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| alma_mater = Central Washington
| coach_years1 = 1989–1992
| coach_team1 = Highline CC
| coach_years2 = 1992–1995
| coach_team2 = Sumner HS
| coach_years3 = 1995–1998
| coach_team3 = Highline CC
| coach_years4 = 1998–1999
| coach_team4 = USC (assistant)
| coach_years5 = 1999–2001
| coach_team5 = Puget Sound
| coach_years6 = 2001–2009
| coach_team6 = Seattle
| coach_years7 = 2009–2019
| coach_team7 = Cal Poly
| overall_record = 259–291
| coach_team8 = Rogers HS
| coach_years8 = 2021-2022
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| championships = Great Northwest regular season (2007)
Big West tournament (2014)
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Joseph Dominic Callero (born August 26, 1962){{Cite web|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/careercoach|title = NCAA® Career Statistics}} is an American college basketball coach, most recently the head men's basketball coach at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly).{{Cite web|url=https://www.coachesdatabase.com/joe-callero-fired-cal-poly/|title=Joe Callero will not return as Cal Poly head coach|first=Coaches|last=Database|date=March 7, 2019|website=Coaches Database}} He replaced outgoing coach Kevin Bromley in 2009.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=4038382|title=Cal Poly taps Seattle U's Callero as hoops coach|date=April 3, 2009|website=ESPN.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.seattletimes.com|title=The Seattle Times | Local news, sports, business, politics, entertainment, travel, restaurants and opinion for Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.|website=www.seattletimes.com}}
Prior to accepting the job at Cal Poly, Callero spent eight seasons as the head coach at Seattle University.
Callero grew up with his Italian Catholic family in Enumclaw, Washington, and is one of 16 children.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/columns/story?columnist=katz_andy&id=4223825|title=Katz: Callero has been fighting since Day 1|date=June 2, 2009|website=ESPN.com}} He is married to his wife of 25 years, Erika and has a 21-year-old daughter.
Head coaching record
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=Puget Sound Loggers
|startyear=1999
|conference=Northwest Conference{{Cite web |title=Northwest Conference Men's Basketball History |url=http://static.psbin.com/2/u/y596idmx9h6co5/NorthwestConferenceHistory.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120070035/http://static.psbin.com/2/u/y596idmx9h6co5/NorthwestConferenceHistory.pdf |archive-date=January 20, 2018}}
|endyear=2001
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| season = 1999–00
| name = Puget Sound
| overall = 8–15
| conference = 6–10
| confstanding = 7th
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| season = 2000–01
| name = Puget Sound
| overall = 14–10
| conference = 8–8
| confstanding = 4th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Puget Sound
| overall = 22–25
| confrecord = 14–18
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=Seattle Redhawks
|startyear=2001
|conference=Great Northwest Athletic Conference
|endyear=2008
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
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| season = 2001–02
| name = Seattle
| overall = 6–23
| conference = 4–14
| confstanding = 9th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
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| season = 2002–03
| name = Seattle
| overall = 16–11
| conference = 9–9
| confstanding = 7th
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| season = 2003–04
| name = Seattle
| overall = 9–18
| conference = 5–13
| confstanding = T–8th
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| season = 2004–05
| name = Seattle
| overall = 11–16
| conference = 6–12
| confstanding = 8th
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| season = 2005–06
| name = Seattle
| overall = 16–11
| conference = 9–9
| confstanding = 7th
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| championship = conference
| season = 2006–07
| name = Seattle
| overall = 20–9
| conference = 11–5
| confstanding = T–1st
| postseason = NCAA Division II Second Round
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| season = 2007–08
| name = Seattle
| overall = 18–9
| conference = 11–7
| confstanding = 8th
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|name=Seattle Redhawks
|startyear=2008
|conference=NCAA Division I independent
|endyear=2009
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| season = 2008–09
| name = Seattle
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Seattle
| overall = 117–105 ({{Winning percentage|117|105}})
| confrecord = 55–69 ({{Winning percentage|55|69}})
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=Cal Poly Mustangs
|startyear=2009
|conference=Big West Conference
|endyear=2019
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2009–10
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2010–11
| name = Cal Poly
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2011–12
| name = Cal Poly
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2012–13
| name = Cal Poly
| overall = 18–14
| conference = 12–6
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason = CIT First Round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2013–14
| name = Cal Poly
| overall = 14–20
| conference = 6–10
| confstanding = T–6th
| postseason = NCAA Second Round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2014–15
| name = Cal Poly
| overall = 13–16
| conference = 6–10
| confstanding = 7th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2015–16
| name = Cal Poly
| overall = 10–20
| conference = 4–12
| confstanding = 8th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2016–17
| name = Cal Poly
| overall = 11–20
| conference = 6–10
| confstanding = 7th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2017–18
| name = Cal Poly
| overall = 9–22
| conference = 4–12
| confstanding = T–7th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2018–19
| name = Cal Poly
| overall = 6–23
| conference = 2–14
| confstanding = 9th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Cal Poly
| overall = 126–184 ({{Winning percentage|126|184}})
| confrecord = 65–91 ({{Winning percentage|65|91}})
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{{CBB Yearly Record End
|overall= 259–293 ({{Winning percentage|259|293}})
|poll=no
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References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121017131407/http://www.gopoly.com/sports/mbkb/coaches/Callero-_Joe Cal Poly profile]
- [http://www.goseattleu.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18200&ATCLID=1170515 Seattle profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711114110/http://www.goseattleu.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18200&ATCLID=1170515 |date=2011-07-11 }}
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