Staff Directory

Mike Perretta

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Assistant Coach, Video and Player Development
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Mike Perretta was named assistant coach of the Drexel women's basketball team in October of 2025. As part of the women's basketball staff, Perretta will have a focus on video and player development.

In 2025-26, Drexel posted its 12th consecutive winning season, finishing 21-10 and posting a 13-5 mark in CAA play. Drexel was powered by one of the league's top offensive players in First Team All-CAA selection Amaris Baker. Baker averaged 19.1 points per game, ranking second in the conference and among the nation's scoring leaders, while reaching double figures in 28 of the Dragons' 31 contests. Junior Deja Evans earned CAA All-Defensive Team honors after helping anchor one of the conference's premier defensive units. Evans contributed 9.9 points and 6.4 rebounds per game while continuing her ascent in the Drexel record book with 109 career blocks, moving into fourth place on the program's all-time list. Junior Laine McGurk was also recognized with All-CAA Second Team honors following a breakout season in which she averaged 12.6 points per game and emerged as a key scoring threat alongside Baker. The Dragons advanced to the CAA semifinals before earning an at-large bid to the WNIT, marking the program's fifth postseason appearance in the last six seasons.

"I'm excited to welcome Mike to our Drexel Women's Basketball staff," Mallon said. "His passion for player development and commitment to helping our student-athletes reach their potential will be a great addition to our program. He brings a great energy, and his work ethic matches that of our culture. His experience at Hew Haven and within the Philadelphia Catholic League has prepared him well to make an immediate impact with our players."

Perretta finished his first season on the bench for a program in 2024-25, assisting the University of New Haven Women's Basketball team. Perretta helped lead New Haven to its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2014 and was responsible for putting together the program's first official NCAA Division I schedule.

Prior to his arrival in New Haven, Perretta was a media relations intern for Villanova, where he served as the primary media relations contact for field hockey, men's lacrosse and water polo.

Perretta earned his bachelor's degree in communication from Villanova in 2023. While achieving his bachelor's, Perretta assisted the Archbishop Carroll girl's basketball team, helping lead the Lions to the 2023 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association 6A State Championship.

Perretta, the son of longtime Villanova head coach Harry Perretta, joins his brother Stephen on Mallon's staff. Stephen completed his first season with the Dragons last season.