Doug Wojcik
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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Associate Head Coach |
| Team | Michigan State |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | April 12, 1964 Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1983–1987 | Navy |
| Position(s) | Point guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1990–1999 | Navy (assistant) |
| 1999–2000 | Notre Dame (assistant) |
| 2000–2003 | North Carolina (assistant) |
| 2003–2004 | Michigan State (assistant) |
| 2004–2005 | Michigan State (associate HC) |
| 2005–2012 | Tulsa |
| 2012–2014 | College of Charleston |
| 2015–2016 | Gonzaga (special assistant) |
| 2017–2018 | East Carolina (assistant) |
| 2021–2024 | Michigan State (assistant) |
| 2024–present | Michigan State (associate HC) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2018–2021 | Michigan State (director of recruiting) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 178–121[1] |
| Tournaments | 1–2 (NIT) 5–2 (CBI) 9–7 (C-USA) 2–1 (SoCon) 0–1 (CAA) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| As Head Coach:
As Assistant:
As Player: Awards Records Military Career
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Frederick Douglas Wojcik[2] (pronounced WO-jick[3]) (born April 12, 1964) is an American college basketball coach, former player, and former Naval officer. Currently, he is the Associate Head Coach for Tom Izzo at Michigan State University. An NCAA Division I head coach for nine years, Wojcik has averaged 20 wins per season while compiling an overall record of 178–121 (.595), and an overall conference record of 88–58 (.602). He is the winningest coach in the history of the University of Tulsa. He is a native of Wheeling, West Virginia.
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]In high school, Wojcik played at Wheeling Central Catholic High School under Skip Prosser, who went on to coach at Loyola University Maryland, Xavier University and Wake Forest University.[4] Prosser and Wojcik led Wheeling Central Catholic to its first West Virginia SSAC "AA" State Championship in 1982. Wojcik graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1987 and served in the Navy until 1992. While at Navy, Wojcik had a very successful playing career as a three-year starter at point guard for the Midshipmen alongside Hall of Famer David Robinson, amassing several team records for assists. He also received the Coaches' Calvert Award presented by the Naval Academy Athletic Association. Once Wojcik completed his military service, he returned to Annapolis as an assistant coach, helping Navy to three Patriot League titles and three NCAA tournament berths—in 1994, 1997, and 1998. Wojcik continued his coaching career at Notre Dame, North Carolina (2001 Regular-season Champions) and Michigan State (2005 Final Four) until he was hired for his first head coaching job by Tulsa.[5] He was considered one of the top assistants in the country,[6] being named a "Head Coach in the Waiting" by Athlon Sports in 2001 and by ESPN's Jay Bilas in 2003.[3] Wojcik was also recognized as "Assistant Coach on the Rise" by Andy Katz of ESPN.com.[3]
University of Tulsa
[edit]From 2005 to 2012, Wojcik led the University of Tulsa men's basketball program and became the all-time winningest head coach in program history with 140 career wins.
In the 2005–06 season, his first year as head coach, Wojcik posted an 11–17 record with the Golden Hurricane,[7] an improvement over two consecutive 9-win seasons in 2003–04[8] and 2004–05.[9] His second season saw more improvement, with a final 20–11 overall record and a 9–7 Conference USA record,[10] TU's first winning conference record in three years.
In his seven years at Tulsa, Wojcik posted four consecutive 20-win seasons, including back-to-back 25-win campaigns, advanced to the championship game of the Conference USA Tournament in 2008 and 2009, won the inaugural College Basketball Invitational title in 2008, and received two NIT at-large bids in 2009 and 2010.
During his tenure, Tulsa was one of C‐USA's top defensive teams and ranked among the top defenses in the country. Wojcik developed three future NBA players in Ben Uzoh, Jerome Jordan and Jordan Clarkson (2015 NBA All‐Rookie First Team and 2021 NBA Sixth Man of the Year), as well as Conference USA leading scorer Justin Hurtt. He also recruited four of the top 10 all-time leading scorers in Tulsa history in Uzoh (No. 3), James Woodard (No. 4), Hurtt (No. 8) and Jerome Jordan (No. 10).
During the 2011–12 season, Wojcik won his 138th game, passing Clarence Iba as the winningest coach in school history. However, citing a decline in season ticket sales, Tulsa released him on March 11, 2012.[11]
College of Charleston
[edit]Wojcik became head coach at the College of Charleston in 2012 and coached there for two seasons, where he led his team to a 38–29 overall mark. In his first season, the team posted a 24–11 record and secured an appearance in the Southern Conference championship game, and earned a post-season berth to the College Basketball Invitational. In year two, Wojcik transitioned his second Division I program into a higher-ranked conference, the Colonial Athletic Association.
In July 2014, an internal investigation found it "likely" Wojcik had been verbally abusive toward players. Outgoing president P. George Benson retained but suspended Wojcik for the month of August.[12][13][14] On August 6, new president[15] Glenn McConnell announced Wojcik had been fired for "just cause."[16] Since Wojcik was still under contract, the matter was briefly disputed between the two parties. However, in September 2014, Charleston and Wojcik reached a settlement, and agreed not to make further comments on the issue.[13]
Gonzaga
[edit]Wojcik served as the special assistant to Gonzaga head coach Mark Few during the 2015–16 season, where the Bulldogs earned their fourth-straight West Coast Conference regular-season and tournament titles, their 18th consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament, and a second-straight Sweet 16 berth with a 28–8 overall record.
East Carolina
[edit]Wojcik served as the assistant men's basketball coach for East Carolina of the American Athletic Conference for the 2017–18 season.
Michigan State
[edit]Wojcik was named Tom Izzo's Director of Recruiting for Michigan State during the 2018–19 season. That season, the Spartans won both the Big Ten regular-season and tournament championships, and advanced to the 2019 Final Four. In 2019–20, Michigan State won its third-consecutive Big Ten regular-season championship. In May 2021, Wojcik was promoted to assistant coach.[17] Furthermore, in June 2024, Wojcik was promoted to Associate Head Coach.
Personal Life
[edit]Doug Wojcik married former Navy women's basketball and track athlete, Lael House, in 1998.[2] Their two boys played college basketball: Paxson played at and graduated from Brown University, where he was the team captain and named All-Ivy League. Paxson finished his college career at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill as a graduate transfer – helping the Tar Heels win the 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title. Denham played at Harvard University, where he served as the team captain.
Doug Wojcik's younger brother Dave Wojcik was a long time college basketball coach as well.
Head Coaching Record
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Tulsa Golden Hurricane (Conference USA) (2005–2012[18]) | |||||||||
| 2005–06 | Tulsa | 11–17 | 6–8 | T–6th | |||||
| 2006–07 | Tulsa | 20–11 | 9–7 | T–4th | |||||
| 2007–08 | Tulsa | 25–14 | 8–8 | T–5th | CBI champion | ||||
| 2008–09 | Tulsa | 25–11 | 12–4 | 2nd | NIT Second Round | ||||
| 2009–10 | Tulsa | 23–12 | 10–6 | 4th | NIT First Round | ||||
| 2010–11 | Tulsa | 19–13 | 11–5 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2011–12 | Tulsa | 17–14 | 10–6 | T–3rd | |||||
| Tulsa: | 140–92 (.603) | 68–44 (.607) | |||||||
| College of Charleston Cougars (Southern Conference) (2012–2013) | |||||||||
| 2012–13 | College of Charleston | 24–11 | 14–4 | 2nd (South) | CBI First Round | ||||
| College of Charleston Cougars (Colonial Athletic Association) (2013–2014) | |||||||||
| 2013–14 | College of Charleston | 14–18 | 6–10 | 6th | |||||
| College of Charleston: | 38–29 (.567) | 20–14 (.588) | |||||||
| Total: | 178–121 (.595) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
[edit]- ^ Source – Doug Wojcik of Tulsa Golden Hurricane hired to coach College of Charleston – ESPN
- ^ a b Haisten, Bill (May 1, 2005). "Man on a mission; Doug Wojcik begins process of rebuilding Hurricane basketball program". Tulsa World. Archived from the original on November 7, 2013. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Doug Wojcik". College of Charleston Athletics. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
- ^ "Doug Wojcik". North Carolina Tar Heels. Archived from the original on April 7, 2005.
- ^ Wojcik was Spartans' associate head coach – Men's College Basketball – ESPN
- ^ Katz, Andy (March 14, 2005). "Wojcik inheriting team that finished 9–20". ESPN. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- ^ Tulsa Golden Hurricane Basketball 2005–06 Schedule – Golden Hurricane Home and Away – ESPN
- ^ Tulsa Golden Hurricane Basketball 2003–04 Schedule – Golden Hurricane Home and Away – ESPN
- ^ Tulsa Golden Hurricane Basketball 2004–05 Schedule – Golden Hurricane Home and Away – ESPN
- ^ Tulsa Golden Hurricane Basketball 2006–07 Schedule – Golden Hurricane Home and Away – ESPN
- ^ Tulsa Golden Hurricane fire head coach Doug Wojcik – ESPN
- ^ Andrew Miller; Gene Sapakoff (2014-07-04). "College of Charleston coach Doug Wojcik hammered in report, accused of verbal abuse and physical threats". The Post and Courier.
- ^ a b "Fired Doug Wojcik gets $400K". ESPN. 2014-09-16.
- ^ Miller, Andrew (2014-07-22). "College of Charleston President Glenn McConnell orders second investigation of Coach Doug Wojcik". The Post and Courier.
- ^ "Controversial College of Charleston president hired despite warnings". MSNBC.com. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ^ Miller, Andrew (August 5, 2014). "College of Charleston fires Doug Wojcik; Anthony Johnson 'definitely interested' in job". Post and Courier. Archived from the original on August 7, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
- ^ "Doug Wojcik named Michigan State Spartans men's basketball assistant coach". miningjournal.net. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ^ 2018–19 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball record and fact book (PDF), Tulsa Golden Hurricane, 2018, pp. 148, 169–70, retrieved September 16, 2019[permanent dead link]
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