Joe Mihalich Jr. is in his first year as Saint Joseph's men's basketball general manager in 2025-26.
In his role, Mihalich Jr. works alongside Susan Lavin (General Manager, Women’s Basketball), Joe Logan (Senior Associate Athletic Director for Development), and a newly-created position (Associate Athletic Director for Development) to generate funding for NIL and assist St. Joe’s basketball coaches with roster construction.
Mihalich Jr. joins Saint Joseph’s after serving as an assistant coach at Penn for 10 seasons. With the Quakers, he played a key role in recruiting, player development, and program operations, helping Penn capture the 2018 Ivy League title and NCAA Tournament appearance, while eight student-athletes earned All-Ivy honors, including 2023 Ivy League Player of the Year Jordan Dingle.
A Philadelphia native, Mihalich Jr. played collegiately at Nazareth College and earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics. He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Villanova as he earned a master’s degree in education before serving as an assistant coach at the University of Scranton.
