Editor's note: This article is one of many in The Chronicle's men's basketball season preview. People named Steve Wojciechowski. You didn't really have to sell [Krzyzewski] on Theo, and everything that we thought he would be in terms of leadershipthe physical inside presence, he's done that and more. Head coach Steve Wojciechowski is out at Marquette after seven seasons, the school announced Friday. Krzyzewski can still remember his initial meeting with Wojciechowski and his family. The independent news organization of Duke University. 0:24. Carrawell reached out following the conclusion of the season and the student remained committed to his teacher for a final year of college basketball. He was promoted to associate coach in 2008. Find your ease., Wojciechowski first discovered hot yoga about 15 years ago while he was an assistant basketball coach at Duke, his alma mater. I knew what the guy I was supposed to listen to wanted, but the reason I got to where I did was my energy and my intensity.. He also wished his father a happy 77th birthday on February 5, 2018. He wouldnt recruit guys that he felt didnt have great character. He served as an assistant coach with the USA Basketball team that won the bronze at the FIBA AmeriCup in Brazil earlier this month. After a year, he returned to Duke and began an internship with the Duke Management Company, as well as working for the Duke Radio Network as a basketball analyst. He also said coaching eighth graders soccer and sixth graders basketball is just as fun as coaching college students. If you dont have a plan internally to get you back to a baseline level of clarity, then they pile up. From the night of the visit from Krzyzewskiand Duke, Brian knew Wojciechowski was going to choose the Blue Devils. (Photo illustration: John Bradford / The Athletic; photo: Michael Hickey / Getty Images). Micah Hurewitz is a Trinity junior and a sports managing editor of The Chronicle's 118th volume. According to our Database, He has no children. Its a huge blessing, but right now there are other blessings in my life that I want to give attention to. He tried veganism and intermittent fasting, and he gave up alcohol altogether. 3 Duke women's tennis drops regular-season finale at No. His father, Ed Sr., was top of his class at Glen Burnie High School. I dont care whether the coaches like this or not, this is not us. Following a 15-year stint as an assistant at Duke that included two national championships, four Final Fours and nine conference championships, the 37-year old Steve Wojciechowski finally got his shot at head coaching in 2014. Steves just an all-around great guy. Notably, a knee injury kept him out of practice for much of his senior year, but he says he is fully recovered and is back to full strength. Brian said there were back-to-back visits from Dean Smith from the University of North Carolina, and the next night was Krzyzewski and Brey. They didnt know it yet, but between Wojciechowski, Carrawell and John, a strong brotherhood connection had been formed with Krzyzewski as the anchor of it all. The 13-year-old belly flops on the ground and hits and the top of his head hit right between Dahlems leg on the bleachers. The daily habits and the consistency have been more surprising than anything. See terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. Early Origins of the Wojciechowski family. He has accumulated some nice talent and admittedly deserved some time congealing the group into a competitive squad. Theyre amazing people, theyre team players, theyre hard workers, they want to be a part of something bigger than them, Krzyzewski said. We had freshmen basketball so we would say, hey why wait till high school to come and play as a ninth grader, come as an eighth grader? An all-star soccer midfielder. Because of this, Lindsay will be 46 years old in 2022. Wojos gesturing with sign language like a quarterback and a point guard. In addition, his mother said that he had a trait that made him want to do great things. Of course [Carrawell] hit me up and it was really set in stone, the relationship we had. Theres a toughness about him. Head coach Steve Wojciechowski is out at Marquette after seven seasons, the school announced Friday. Brian is the Gibbons rep for the Baltimore Catholic League Hall of Fame selection committee and Wojciechowski was one of the inductees, but has also come back to speak to group. Its been a little unusual to look down and you see a guy that you recruited (coaching), Brey said. Explained. "Walk-ons add to the value of programs every day." Im a better coach today than the day I got fired at Marquette. Painful as that day was, Wojciechowski understands he needed to be knocked down to recalibrate his balance. During his freshman year, John played in nearly every game and averaged a modest 3.9 points and 2.3 rebounds per contest while acting as a defensive stalwart with 26 blocks on the year. Occasionally Wojciechowski will call Dahlem if he is on a long drive. My brother and I went to a Duke-Georgia Tech game. While Krzyzewski was out with a back injury and other illnesses for five months, his former Cardinal Gibbons head coach passed away in December 1994. Steven Michael Wojciechowski (born August 11, 1976), also known as Wojo, is an American basketball coach and former player who is the head coach at Marquette University, having previously served as associate head coach at Duke under head coach Mike Krzyzewski. Steve is always very outgoing (and) always had a smile on his face.. His predecessor, Buzz Williams, who had taken the Golden Eagles to two Sweet 16s and an Elite Eight before leaving for Virginia Tech, proved to be a tough act to follow. Due to being an honors student, the Ivy League teams and other schools like William & Mary, University of Pennsylvania, Holy Cross and Drexelwere the only ones looking at him. It's been about a month since Marquette elected to move on from Steve Wojciechowski as head men's basketball coach, and about three weeks since Shaka Smart was announced as the new head coach.. Wojciechowski admits he knows nothing about football like Ted Lasso in reverse but he eagerly runs stations, does what the head coach asks, and generally offers encouragement to the boys. Advertisement I have to say that there are there are families and there are young men that were right up there with Steve, but I have not met anyone, been blessed or worked with anyone who has had more of a giving, kind, intense, team-oriented you could fill in all the adjectives, than Steve, Dahlem said. The Duke Blue Devils went 74-26 in Wojciechowskis last three years as coach. He grew a beard. Patrick Tap, who transferred from Columbia prior to last season, disappointed despite his minor role. At the end of Wojciechowskis sophomore year, Krzyzewski told him he was going to be a good backup for Trajan Langdon and Dukes other perimeter guards. Wonderful piece on Wojo Zoe! He thanked him for being an example of how to work hard, have high standards and yell at the police. Though Brian and Colin have not seen him coach at Marquette yet, they are planning a trip soon. Your two most precious commodities are your time and your energy, he wrote in one of them. You might think he was devastated to be fired, and theres no way to spin it as a positive. Steve S Wojciechowski, 1919 - 1982. Sign Up. Yet, over time, Wojciechowski hasnt just accepted his fate but also has embraced it, applying his trademark intensity to the writing of this strange new chapter. You think its a reflection on you as a person. He took care of that, Moorhouse said. Steve is known for developing and creating Duke's most versatile player, Josh McRoberts, who earned second-team ALL-ACC recognition. Youre going to have losses, and not all of those losses are on the court. Find the rest here. She is married to the former head coach at Marquette University. In the NCAA tournament, the Duke team reached the South Regional final, losing to the eventual champion, Kentucky, 8684. [5], For other people named Steve Wojciechowski, see, "Steve Wojciechowski Men's Basketball Coach", "Steve Wojciechowski Assistant Coach Staff Directory", "Marquette fires coach Steve Wojciechowski after seven seasons leading Golden Eagles program", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Steve_Wojciechowski&oldid=1146655297, This page was last edited on 26 March 2023, at 05:43. At Marquette it was recruiting databases, Carrawell said of the wide range of players Marquette was recruiting, including John. Hes getting dozens, if not hundreds, of text messages from people because he has such a large sphere of people that means something to him, that he means something to. I loved coaching sixth-grade basketball and eighth-grade football as much as I loved coaching college kids, he says. 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Steven Michael Wojciechowski (born August 11, 1976), also known as Wojo, is an American basketball coach and former player who is the head coach at Marquette University, having previously served as associate head coach at Duke under head coach Mike Krzyzewski. Steve and his wife Lindsay are about the same age. He comes here so often that the manager asked if he would be interested in becoming a certified teacher. Basically it sounds like hes doing a work/life inventory and finding a lot of pleasure in other things. Both times, the Golden Eagles lost in the first round. I loved my experience in college. Join Facebook to connect with Steve Wojciehowski and others you may know. His wife, a nurse named Lindsay Alder, is married to him. Steven Michael Wojciechowski (born August 11, 1976), also known as Wojo, is an American basketball coach and former player who was the head coach at Marquette University for seven seasons. Odds and lines subject to change. Share and discuss How 'The Brotherhood' brought Theo John to Duke men's basketball on social media. The full circle of studying and playing for that once ecstatic senior, Wojciechowski, and then-sophomore Chris Carrawell at Marquette, to now playing for Krzyzewski and Carrawell at Duke is certainly one that defines the lifelong ties formed within the Duke mens basketball program under Krzyzewski. He has absolutely been where his feet are.. Overall, Wojo appeared in 128 games for Duke, starting 88. Well my original decision was to play professionally. Mike Dahlem, who coached him at Cardinal Gibbons, recalls first seeing Wojciechowski at a middle school basketball game in Arbutus when he was in seventh grade. The Blue Devils were 13-18 during his first season. He assumed so much leadership that we did not have to instill in him and that was one of the many countless beauties of having him as a member of our program for four years, Dahlem said. For Lindsay and the boys, the beginning of the school year brought a sense of normalcy. Coach Smith did a great job too, but he was kind of more laid back, so it was it was pretty clear to me that (Duke) was going to be a good fit.. Wojciechowski, whose disappointing 2020-21 Marquette squad finished 13-14 overall and 8-11 against Big East foes, ended up 128-95 overall and 59-68 in conference play across his seven seasons at the helm in Milwaukee. While Im down there (there will) be different things that I see that will spark memories of the times that I had in that area. He regularly interacts with his fans and has a large fan base. Hes also not coaching, which means hes not worried about catching a flight to a high school tournament, or breaking down video in the wee hours of the morning, or trying to convince a player not to transfer, or figuring out a way to win on the road at Villanova, or wooing a five-star recruit, or wondering whats being said about him on Twitter, or fielding skeptical questions from the media. The exact date of their marriage is unknown, but they may have been together since the beginning of their careers. The past two consecutive years, in 2018-19 and 2019-20, Wojciechowski's squads ended each season losing six out of their last seven games. These are the phrases that a former teacher, teammate, high school and college coaches used to describe Marquette mens basketball head coach Steve Wojciechowski. If a day ever comes and its the right time and place for me to coach again, Im in a much better frame of mind. He is ranked eighth at Duke for career steals (203) and eighth for career assists (505). Twenty-three. Before he knew it, he was coaching again. Wojciechowski showed his team-oriented attitude toward not only his teacher, but his teammates as well. Born on August 11, 1976, in Severna Park, Maryland, Steve Wojo Wojciechowski spent most of his childhood days in Maryland. As much of an imprint as he made on our program as a player, I think he made an even bigger imprint on our program as a coach, Krzyzewski said. Follow Seth on Twitter @SethDavisHoops. He is the hardest working, the most giving, the most team-oriented, the most caring, the most selfless individual that Ive ever been blessed to work with.. A street fighter. BREAKING: A Marquette student has passed away in Cobeen Residence Hall, 1994 McDonalds All-American in basketball, Duffy adds Patriot League Player of the Year to roster, Mens lacrosse comes up short against No. His wife is Lindsay Alder from Salt Lake City, Utah, and they are proud parents of two sons, Jack and Charlie. Marquette went 13-14 for its first losing . Rated one of the top high school players in the country, Wojciechowski was named to the East squad of the 1994 McDonald's All-American Team, playing against future Duke teammates Trajan Langdon and Ricky Price. A model honors student. To see him go from the fear of getting fired to actually have it be a liberating experience really resonated with me., Wojciechowski has spoken at leadership conferences, most recently in Charlotte, N.C., at a gathering for college basketball coaches convened by Jay Bilas. Brey said that 1994-95 season was crisis management on a daily basis, due to getting beat regularly and also Mullis passing. The great communicator with Russians and Greeks and Israelis and Asians and seven different languages being spoken and hes moving their aesall over the place and just kind of bringing them together, Brey said. During Wojciechowski's last three years, the Duke Blue Devils achieved an 7426 record. Based on the math, her birthday could be noted as November 8, 1976. But in the spring before he was going to go, his mother Peggy called Mullis and Dahlem to tell them Wojciechowski wanted to spend one more year at Severna Park Middle School. Its like if youre cooking something, you can have great ingredients, but you can put too much in. I think hed be an outstanding coach anywhere, but in the pros, its just basketball. Carrawell, however, isnt buying it. After selling their house, they took a trip to Hawaii and then moved to Park City, where they had planned to buy a second home a few years ago. Just the relationship and how pure it was and how it was already set way back whenand when Coach K called, its hard to say no.. Forwards Matthew Hurt and Jalen Johnson left to pursue NBA careers while Henry Coleman and Jaemyn Brakefield parted from Duke to continue their college careers elsewhere, leaving a massive hole in Dukes frontcourt depth behind freshman Paolo Banchero and sophomore Mark Williams. Throughout his four years, Wojciechowski started in 88 of the 128 games he played in. PARK CITY, Utah Dont look now, but Wojo is slapping the floor again. Marquette paid him a buyout of more than $9 million, so he wont feel any financial pressure for a while. You. After that tournament, Brey said Wojciechowskis stock was at an all-time high, asprograms like North Carolina and Georgia Tech were vying for him. It was a strange new normal for him. He received his bachelors degree from Duke in 1998. He bought a pickup. For Steve Wojciechowski, aka Wojo, that endeavor is a full-time job these days. He bought a pickup. After a while I thought, maybe I can learn how not to be exhausted.. He continued the practice through his seven years as the head coach at Marquette. Steve, his wife, and their children now reside in Durham, North Carolina. Since 2004, he has served as a studio analyst for CBS and Turner's coverage of college basketball and the NCAA tournament. And since John wears the same number as Wojciechowski, maybe another white number 12 jersey will be giving the head coach a bear hug following both of their final Duke-North Carolina games at Cameron this March. He was a point guard from 1994 to 1998. Wojciechowski arrived in Durham in the fall of 1994 as a much-ballyhooed McDonalds All-American out of Baltimore. Brey, a former Duke assistant during Wojciechowskis time as a Blue Devil,said the Severna Park, Maryland natives toughness boils down to how his parents Peggy and Ed raised him, as they werehard-working people. Join Facebook to connect with Steve Wojciech and others you may know. Thankfully by the end of the week we made that decision and offered him.. Weight: 160 pounds. It was Dahlems job, asBaltimore coach Ray Mullis main recruiter, to find playersfor their program who would be team players. All Rights Reserved. Well, hes not big enough to do that. This spring, Wojciechowski set out on his own after 15 years and two national championships at Duke. They moved there on July 29, 2014. Required fields are marked *, Jim Mar 4, 2021 at 9:32 am. Hes always going to be someone who I really value and really look to for guidance in my life. Getting an inside look at Dukes program, not many folks are blessed to have been able to do that. I talk to young coaches about, what type of failure recovery plan do you have? He had some conversations with Scholl about changing the direction of the program, but when they couldnt agree on the proper way to course correct, Scholl let him go. An all-star soccer midfielder. Steve Wochy profile. 1 North Carolina, No. There is nothing in his record or the underlying statistics to indicate that he will be able to meet. He did a few endurance challenges like the 29029 at the Snowbasin resort, where participants scale the mountain 13 times over two days to equate the height of Mount Everest. When Steve was younger, he would do anything to earn money, like playing sports, studying, or mowing his neighbors lawns. Here I am, able to go ahead and watch and learn from thats what Duke is doing in their program because of my association with Steve.. In 2022, Brey and Wojciechowski will be reunited on the court. Wojciechowski has proven incapable of succeeding as Marquette's head men's basketball coach. He is clearly a quality person. Wojciechowski had to balance soccer, basketball and being a student. I had hoped Wojo would be able to really show his coaching bonafides this season as the post Markus era began. He is approximately 5 feet 11 inches tall and is active on his social media accounts on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. The Golden Eagles finished that season 13-14 (8-11 Big East) and failed to qualify for a postseason tournament. He ran a half-marathon in Salt Lake City and a full marathon in Tucson. According to his biography, his salary was recorded to be around $154,000 in 1997, but some sources suggest that it has increased significantly since then. Forte Mar 2, 2021 at 7:07 am. Some you can surf, and some just freaking crash on you., If there was a tipping point that led to Wojciechowskis demise, it was the April 2019 decision by the Hauser brothers, Joey and Sam, to transfer, three days after the Golden Eagles high-scoring guard, Markus Howard, decided to forgo the NBA Draft and return for his senior season. You always have thesetimes at practice when practice is just not going the way you want it to go either theyre not getting with it or whatever and you gotta do something to get them going. The son of a longshoreman in Baltimore. I knew right then he was as good a defensive guard as there was in the country.. For four to five days, Wojciechowski built team chemistry among his teammates, even though he did not speak any of their languages. It was the closeness he had with his friends that made it hard for him to leave. What position did Steve Wojciechowski play? When Wojciechowski was a senior, Colin was a sophomore who played on both Cardinal Gibbons basketball and soccer teams with him. As for Brey, he said there is something about Wojciechowskis personality and upbringing that makes him a natural coach. The students he has coached have great admiration for him and attribute much of their success to him. Wojciechowski was the first in his family to go to college. Fittingly, also on the coaching staff with Wojciechowski from 2014-18 was Carrawell, who was a sophomore playing for the Duke mens basketball team that February night in 1998. Wojciechowski's deal now runs through the 2023 . Also Read: Do You Know Ryan and Julie Haeners Children: What Medical Condition Does the KTVU Fox 2 News Host Have? At the time, Dahlem said the league had a rule that allowed eighth graders to play at the lowest level of the high school team. I dont know what he said to thembecause the coaches werent with him, but theyd come back and start practicing better.. Even though the Wojciechowskis loved Milwaukee and their sons were happy there, they decided it would be best to relocate and start over. After 10 months of playing professionally in Poland, Wojciechowski returned to Duke as an assistant, where he began his climb in the profession. Its senior night at Cameron Indoor Stadium and Duke has just completed a roaring comeback against North Carolina. Hes not going to tell you what you want to hear, hes going to tell you what you need to hear, Howard said. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Schuschke became part of the main royal Clan of Korab, one of the 12 noble tribes of Poland. I like how Im living, he says. Not only did Wojciechowski impact Dahlems coaching career, hes also the reason his former math teacher, Philip Forte, began following college basketball. However, with no Big East titles and an 02 NCAA Tournament record in 7 seasons, Wojciechowski was fired at the conclusion of the 20202021 season. At first blush, these gigs seem a far cry from the Big East, but Wojciechowski was struck by how familiar they felt. His favorite times are the long car rides to practices when he has a captive audience with Jack as they roll along in his pickup. Howard said his growth both on and off the court were a testament to Wojciechowskis leadership and influence. Steve Wojciechowski was born on 29 July, 1970 in Blue Island, IL. MILWAUKEE (AP) Marquette fired basketball coach Steve Wojciechowski on Friday after seven seasons in which he posted no NCAA Tournament victories. Aside from all the driving he and Lindsay do to school and practices (Were basically a couple of taxis, she says), Wojciechowski has become an avid hiker, spending several hours at a time, sometimes with his two dogs in tow, traversing the hundreds of trails in the area. Lindsay Wojciechowski (ne Alder) is a practicing nurse working in Wauwatosa, WI. He had never needed this particular life skill before, since his employers had always supplied him with a ride. After an excruciating 13-11 season, Duke was in reboot mode, and alongside talented freshmen, John was the answer. Jesse Edwards leaves Syracuse for WVU and also leaves behind a dilemma for Adrian Autrey. I was waiting for the wheels to come off, and Ive been very surprised they havent, Lindsay says. Hope he proves me wrong next year. He also ran a half marathon in Salt Lake City and a full marathon in Tucson. Talk about when hes done at Duke how hes going to be an assistant for you because he wants to be a coach, and the rest is history.. Wojciechowski did the same for his parents 53rd wedding anniversary on January 30, 2018. Try a week on us. Steven Michael Wojciechowski (born August 11, 1976), also known as Wojo, is an American basketball coach and former player who was the head coach at Marquette University for seven seasons. It was also the only time between 1983 and 2021 that Duke did not make the NCAA tournament. I think hed be a heck of a pro coach, he says. As he flows, the teachers soothing voice unspools yogi mantras. Againvery nice story! Subscribe to The Athletic for in-depth coverage of your favorite players, teams, leagues and clubs. It was pretty clear to me after those two visits that I thought Steve was going to go to Duke even before he announced he was going to go to Duke only because the personality of Coach K and Steve hit off so well, Brian said. When he pulled into the driveway, his wife did a double take. During his 14 years on the Duke bench, Wojciechowski primarily coached Duke's frontcourt players. He stayed at Duke until 2014 and was even promoted to associate coach in 2008. Then, they beat the New York team. The fear of getting fired is a real fear that many coaches hold. As he waxes philosophical about his journey these last 18 months, its apparent that Wojciechowski has been intentional about finding his ease. They dont understand anything coming out of his freaking mouth and they have a great week, Brey said. Call (800) 327-5050 or visit gamblinghelpline.ma.org (MA), Call 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY). The program emptied out after Williams left, and Wojciechowski went 4-14 in the Big East in his first season. He took over for Buzz Williams, who had left for Virginia Tech. Steve Wojciechowski Family Details. He made the Second Team All-ACC in 1997 and Third Team All-ACC in 1998. He then went on to graduate from Duke University, where he was part of the Duke Blue Devils. facebook Dahlem, who has had 18 years working in collegiate athletics, said the truest joy in life is when he can be happier for someone than he is for himself. Steve Wojciechowski was born on 11 August, 1976 in Severna Park, Maryland, United States, is an American basketball player and coach. This included a losing record during his first season followed by 5 consecutive winning seasons. In his practice jersey, John and the Marquette head coach spoke with Krzyzewski at the edge of the court. It was shocking, honestly, Lindsay says. He was born on August 11, 1976, in Severna Park, Maryland, USA. It is an existential question as much as a literal one, and one that Wojciechowski has been asking of himself a lot since Marquette sent him packing. The reason that guys were receptive to that they had no choice but to follow along with him because he was not asking them to do anything that he was not doing first.. Hes now contemplating ways to share his insights with a broader audience, especially guys who are just starting out in the profession. Look for balance in the heat, she says. 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