Mike Netti
{{Short description|American basketball coach}}
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| birth_place = Liverpool, New York
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| alma_mater = Syracuse University
| player_years1 = 1998–2000
| player_team1 = Alvernia College
| player_positions = Guard
| coach_years1 = 2004–2006
| coach_team1 = Gardner-Webb (assistant)
| coach_years2 = 2006–2008
| coach_team2 = St. Francis Brooklyn (assistant)
| coach_years3 = 2008–2010
| coach_team3 = Lackawanna
| coach_years4 = 2010–2013
| coach_team4 = Gardner{{endash}}Webb (assistant)
| coach_years5 = 2013–2017
| coach_team5 = East Carolina (assistant)
| coach_years6 = 2017–2022
| coach_team6 = Ohio State (spec. assistant)
| coach_years7 = 2022–2024
| coach_team7 = Ohio State (assistant)
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Michael Netti is an American basketball coach and former player. From 2022 to 2024, he served as an assistant coach at Ohio State.
He has served as an assistant with Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann at Gardner-Webb, and later served under him at Gardner-Webb and Ohio State.{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/college/ohiostate/.amp/basketball/ohio-state-basketball-buckeyes-promote-mike-netti-full-time-assistant-chris-holtmann-coaching-staff|first=Andrew|last=Lind|title=Ohio State Promotes Mike Netti To Full-Time Assistant Coach|website=Buckeyes Now FN}} Before joining Holtmann's staff at Ohio State, he was an assistant coach at East Carolina.{{cite web|url=https://wcti12.com/amp/archive/new-coach-hired-at-ecu|first=Brian|last=North|title=New coach hired at ECU|website=WCTI12.com}} He has also been a head coach at Lackawanna College, a NJCAA school in Scranton, Pennsylvania.{{Cite web|url=https://247sports.com/college/ohio-state/article/ohio-state-buckeyes-mens-basketball-coach-chris-holtmann-elevates-mike-netti-to-fulltime-assistant-spot-186094285/amp/|first=Steve|last=Helwagen|title=Holtmann promotes Mike Netti to fulltime assistant among several staff moves|website=247Sports.com}}
Early life and playing career
Netti was born and raised in Liverpool, New York.{{Cite web|url=https://www.syracuse.com/sports/2013/08/syracuse_grad_mike_netti_takes.html|first=Mike|last=Waters|title=Syracuse grad Mike Netti takes assistant coaching job at East Carolina|website=Syracuse.com|date=14 August 2013 }} He played college basketball at Alvernia University (then called Alvernia College) in Reading, Pennsylvania from 1998 to 2000.{{cite web|url=https://ecupirates.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/mike-netti/20|title=Mike Netti|website=East Carolina Athletics}} After the 1999–00 season, he transferred to Syracuse and discontinued his basketball career.{{Cite web|url=https://www.landgrantholyland.com/platform/amp/2017/7/26/16047866/ohio-state-basketball-assistant-coach-mike-netti-ecu|first=Alexis|last=Chassen|title=Ohio State men's basketball to add former ECU assistant coach Mike Netti|website=LandGrantHolyLand.com|date=26 July 2017 }}
Coaching career
=Early career=
Netti's first job as an assistant coach was at Gardner-Webb under head coach Rick Scruggs.{{Cite web|url=https://www.10tv.com/amp/article/sports/ohio-state-mens-basketball-staff-promotions/530-fad7c496-57f0-44e6-a582-c28a31144316|title=Ohio State men's basketball coach Chris Holtmann announces staff promotions|website=10WBNS|date=5 May 2022 }} He was hired as an assistant coach at St. Francis Brooklyn in 2006 and stayed there through 2008.{{Cite web|url=https://buckeyescoop.com/chris-holtmann-announces-mens-basketball-staff-promotions/?amp=1|first=Tony|last=Gerdeman|title=Chris Holtmann Announces Men's Basketball Staff Promotions|website=BuckeyeScoop.com|date=5 May 2022 }}
=Lackawanna College=
In 2008, he was hired as the head coach at Lackawanna College.{{cite web|url=https://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/2008/05/mike_netti_adds_to_syracusescr.html|first=Mike|last=Waters|title=Mike Netti adds to Syracuse-Scranton hoops {{as written|con|nnection [sic]}}|date=May 14, 2008|website=Syracuse.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905173624/https://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/2008/05/mike_netti_adds_to_syracusescr.html|archive-date=September 5, 2022}} He spent two seasons there, winning 43 games in total.{{cite web|url=https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/coach/mike-netti/|title=Mike Netti|website=Ohio State Athletics}}
=Later career=
Netti returned to Gardner{{endash}}Webb in 2010 and spent three seasons there.{{cite web|url=https://www.wralsportsfan.com/gardner-webb-s-netti-joins-ecu-hoops-staff/12752150/|title=Gardner-Webb's Netti joins ECU hoops staff|website=wralSPORTSfan.com|date=7 August 2013 }} He served under then{{endash}}head coach Chris Holtmann, who was an assistant coach during Netti's first stint at Gardner{{endash}}Webb. In 2013, he was hired by East Carolina to be an assistant coach in the staff of head coach Jeff Lebo.{{cite web|url=https://ecupirates.com/news/2013/8/7/Mike_Netti_Named_Assistant_Men_s_Basketball_Coach.aspx|title=Mike Netti Named Assistant Men's Basketball Coach|website=East Carolina Athletics|date=7 August 2013 }}
After four seasons at East Carolina, Netti was hired as a special assistant at Ohio State, where he was reunited once again with Holtmann, who had become the head coach there.{{cite web|url=https://www.thelantern.com/2017/08/mens-basketball-ohio-state-hires-mike-netti-as-special-assistant-to-the-head-coach/|first=Colin|last=Hass{{endash}}Hill|title=Men's Basketball: Ohio State Hires Mike Netti As Special Assistant To The Head Coach|website=TheLantern.com|date=August 2017 }} In this role, he helped create offensive game plans and worked with players off the court.{{cite web|url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/college/basketball/2022/05/06/ohio-state-basketball-mike-netti-ready-step-into-assistant-coaching-role/9668006002/|first=Adam|last=Jardy|title=From special assistant to assistant, Ohio State's Mike Netti ready for new position|website=The Columbus Dispatch}} When Ryan Pedon and Tony Skinn left Ohio State for other opportunities in 2022, Netti was promoted to assistant coach.{{cite web | last=Jardy | first=Adam | title=Ohio State's Mike Netti promoted to assistant coach | website=The Columbus Dispatch | date=2022-05-05 | url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/college/basketball/2022/05/05/ohio-states-mike-netti-promoted-assistant-coach-jake-diebler/7362606001/ | access-date=2024-10-12}}
Personal life
Netti is married to his wife, Natalie (née Yelton). They have a son named Ryan.
Head coaching record
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| name = Lackawanna
| conference = NJCAA
| startyear = 2008
| endyear = 2010
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2008–09
| name = Lackawanna
| overall = 25–7
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2009–10
| name = Lackawanna
| overall = 18–12
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Lackawanna
| overall = 43–19
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{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = 43–19
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References
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External links
- [https://ecupirates.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/mike-netti/20 East Carolina Pirates bio]
- [https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/coach/mike-netti/ Ohio State Buckeyes bio]
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Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Basketball coaches from New York (state)
Category:Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball coaches
Category:East Carolina Pirates men's basketball coaches