By Andy Walter

PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Martin Ingelsby is getting a little more national attention this week.

But the Delaware men’s basketball coach, whose team plays in the NCAA Tournament this afternoon, is hardly the only member of his family that people know.

Ingelsby’s younger brother, Brad, is a Hollywood producer, best known for the HBO show ‘Mare of Easttown.’ The show is set in Southeastern Pennsylvania, where the Ingelsbys grew up.

Martin is 16 months older than Brad. They shared a room growing up.

“We had battles back in the day, a lot of battles on the basketball court in the backyard competing,” Martin said during a Thursday press conference. “Just to really see his passion and his love for doing what he loves — and he has an unbelievable knack for telling a story. We just support each other.

“He’s been a great friend to me. He’s probably talked me off the ledge many times throughout my coaching career. He keeps me grounded. He sends me a text before every game, text after every game. I couldn’t be more happy for his success.”

Brad is expected to be at the Blue Hens’ NCAA tourney game today. Delaware faces Villanova at 2:45 p.m. (CBS-TV) today at the PPG Arena in Pittsburgh.

Even though their career choices seem very different, Martin said there are some similarities.

“In the summers we spent a lot of time down on the Jersey Shore, drinking some beers on my dad’s porch down there, reminiscing and talking about our past experiences,” said Martin. “There’s just a passion. His competitive fight to do what he loves to do is something that we talk about.”

Of course, Martin also gained some attention as a player at Notre Dame. He was a point guard for the fighting Irish, finishing his career in 2001.

On Thursday, Delaware’s players were asked if they ever looked up video of their coach from his playing days.

“I don’t know if there’s many highlights out there, just because I feel like it was a long time ago,” joked senior center Dylan Painter. “I don’t know if they even had cameras.

“We’ve looked at his stats. I think he averaged like seven assists a game, which I don’t think anybody on our team does. ... He talks about sharing the basketball, so we can kind of believe him when he says that because he obviously shared the basketball a lot.”

Ingelsby just laughed when told of Painter’s comments.

“I did read on ESPN they ranked the coaches as players in the NCAA Tournament, and I was 14th,” said Ingelsby. “So I’m going to have to make sure I send him that link.”

And if Delaware ever becomes some great Cinderella story, Martin also knows somebody who can make a movie about it.

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