Joe Mihalich Jr. is in his second year as Saint Joseph's men's basketball general manager in 2026-27.
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. The Quakers also claimed the 2019 Philadelphia Big 5 championship with an undefeated mark in Big 5 play. In his Mihalich's time in University City, 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.
Joe and his wife, Grace, live in Philadelphia with three children.
