The Rams introduced Martelli, the son of a longtime St. Joseph’s coach, as the latest in what has been an impressive string of successful hires by athletic director Ed McLaughlin. McLaughlin took over his position in 2012 and, three years later, replaced Shaka Smart with Will Wade, then Wade with Mike Rhoades and then Rhoades with Ryan Odom.

The Rams are targeting Bryant coach Phil Martelli Jr. as their next head coach, according to a Tuesday evening report from Pete Thamel of ESPN. Martelli, 43, would replace coach Ryan Odom; Odom left for Virginia on Friday.

Martelli was introduced as the new VCU men’s basketball coach in a campus press conference on Thursday after guiding Bryant to March Madness