Troy University Athletics
Know Your Coach: Don Maestri
8/14/2009 4:15:00 PM | Basketball (M)
KNOW YOUR COACH
Friday, August 14, 2009, 11:35 a.m.
Travis Jarome [EMAIL]
TROY UNIVERSITY HEAD MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH DON MAESTRI
TROY, Ala. - This fall, each Troy head coach will be featured in a new series -- "Know The Coach." Each week, a different head coach has been profiled where you can get to know them outside the competition field. The third week features men's basketball coach Don Maestri. Check out what he had to say...
Name: Don Maestri
Born: October 25, 1946
Status: Married, with two children
Alma Mater: University of Southern Mississippi
What's on TV: Bill O'Reilly, Fox News
Don Maestri
What's in my I-Pod: Nothing
What I drive: Trailblazer
Favorite flicks: To Kill A Mockingbird
What I'm reading: Anne Frank Story (again)
Worst Habit: Sweets
On my office walls: Pictures of championship rings
First job: Holy Cross High School
Talent I'd like to have: To sing well
Favorite meal: Crawfish
Favorite athletes to watch in other sports: Peyton Manning
One peer I truly respect: Dean Smith
Favorite city to visit: New York
Favorite team as a kid: Boston Celtics
Favorite website: none
Favorite values in others: Loyalty
Favorite attribute about myself: Enthusiasm
My heroes: Mother Teresa
My bucket list: Visit Rome and have Audience with the Pope
My motto: "Laugh and pray everyday"
The professional athlete's poster I had on my wall: Bob Cousy
The thing I enjoy most about game day is: Listening to the national anthem right before the opening tip
I have a sweet tooth for: Candy and chocolate (especially Belgium)
I've cried while watching: My Dog Skip
The celebrity I'd love to hang with for a night is: Don Rickles
The most famous person I've met: Paul "Bear" Bryant
Week 1: Larry Blakeney, football coach (July 30)
Week 2: Bobby Pierce, baseball coach (August 6)
Week 3: Don Maestri, men's basketball coach (August 14)
Week 4: Michael Murphy, women's basketball coach (August 20)
Week 5: Melanie Davis, softball coach (August 27)
Week 6: Sonny Kirkpatrick, volleyball coach (September 3)
Week 7: Matt Terry, men's and women's golf coach (September 10)
Week 8: Chris Bentley, soccer coach (September 17)
Week 9: Jill Lancaster, track and field/cross country coach (September 24)
Week 10: Eric Hayes, men's and women's tennis coach (October 1)
Week 11: Josh Simmons, rodeo coach (October 8)
