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'Big 5 Coach of the Year' Phil Martelli doesn't think he should've won

St. Joseph's Phil Martelli may have won the Big 5 Coach of the Year award, but the head coach doesn't believe he was the most-deserving candidate.

"Seriously, there’s not one person in here that would say ‘Big 5 Coach of the Year? It must be Phil Martelli! It’s not Jay Wright!'" Martelli exclaimed during his "acceptance" speech at the Big 5 awards banquet Monday night, according to City of Basketball Love. "Jay, this is yours. I’m going to borrow it for an hour and if I can get into your gated community in Newtown Square, I’ll drop it off.