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Celebrating the 10-Year Anniversary of Phil Martelli Asking a Hipster Reporter if He Can Buy Weed in Spokane
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I’ve been digging into the Crossing Broad archives recently, looking for quirky stuff that might make for good anniversary-type posts on the site or social media.
Sure enough, 10 years ago today, St. Joe’s traveled to Spokane for the NCAA tournament, seeded 8th in the West, and after beating Cincy in the first round Phil Martelli had a great exchange with a reporter who had his feet up on a chair:
Here it is in written form, which may be funnier. I have no idea where the Maestro pulled this from, but it’s sitting in the image gallery:
“I’m just naturally comfortable.”
Sadly, St. Joe’s has not been back to the tournament since this moment. That was a good team that went 24-7 in the regular season and 13-5 in the Atlantic 10, finishing fourth. But they ripped off victories against George Washington, Dayton, and VCU to win the conference tournament and earn their 2nd March Madness bid in three seasons. They knocked off Mick Cronin’s Cincinnati in a thriller and then battled #1 Oregon pretty tough, losing by five despite playing in the Ducks’ back yard, more or less.
The Hawks had DeAndre Bembry, who went into the NBA as a 1st round pick. They had Isaiah Miles, who scored 18.1 PPG while shooting 38.5% from three. He went on to have a good career in Europe and is still playing. They also had Shavar Newkirk, Aaron Brown, and some decent role players.
Checking up on the reporter, Sean Kramer, he’s actually living in Taiwan now and teaching English. LinkedIn says he had a stint with the Seattle Times as a sports desk clerk and then he did some freelance work with a rugby publication before heading overseas to carve out a new life. Good for him, for real. Do they sell Marijuana in Taiwan?
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com