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Athletic director Jill Bodensteiner came to Saint Joe’s in 2018 from Notre Dame University.
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beneficial, but a school’s academic reputation, location, evidence of student happiness and other factors are far more important.
While that tug-of-war plays out, the Saint Joe’s men’s basketball program is moving forward with new coach Billy Lange, who’s been hired to take over
for Phil Martelli. The university fired Martelli on March 19—Saint Joseph’s Day—after a 34-year career at the school, the last 24 as head coach. The way it was handled was not received well locally, as there was no established long- term succession plan.
Not long after the Martelli firing, the school jettisoned highly respected sports information director Marie Wozniak— much to the consternation of veteran media types who’d enjoyed strong working relationships with both. Among the other changes at Saint Joe’s, Jill Bodensteiner took over as
athletic director in June 2018, replacing Don DiJulia, who’d served in that capacity for 35 years and whose body of work established him continued on page 90
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