Steve Wojciechowski
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Steve "Wojo" Wojciechowski (born August 11, 1976) is an American basketball
coach and former player. He played at Duke University
from 1994 until 1998 where he was the team's point guard
. He currently is an associate head coach at Duke under head coach Mike Krzyzewski. Wojciechowski is a 1994 graduate of the Cardinal Gibbons School
in Baltimore, MD, where he played under legendary Baltimore Catholic League
Head Coach Ray Mullis and was named to the East squad of the 1994 McDonald's All-American Team
, playing alongside 1994 High School Player of the Year Felipe López
, and against future Duke teammates Trajan Langdon
and Ricky Price.
regular season championship in the 1996-97 season, and played in the NCAA
South Regional final in the 1997-98 season. During his senior year, Wojciechowski earned NABC Defensive Player of the Year
honors and was an honorable mention All-American.
He is ranked eighth at Duke for career steals (203) and eighth for career assists (505) . He also achieved the second highest number of steals in a single season with 82 in 1997.
for a year, then returned to Duke in 1999 as an intern in the Duke Management Company and was a basketball analyst on the Duke Radio Network.
Wojciechowski was then offered a coaching job by Krzyzewski and began his career as an assistant coach in 1999, and was promoted to associate coach in 2008. Although he is a 5'11" (1.80 m) point guard, Wojciechowski is Duke's "big man" coach for the inside players. The Duke Blue Devils won the NCAA championship in 2001 and 2010.
Wojciechowski has become a fan favorite among the Duke Nation for his coaching style and intensity. His open affection for his mentor, Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski, has made him a fixture on the Blue Devil sideline.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
coach and former player. He played at Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
from 1994 until 1998 where he was the team's point guard
Point guard
Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...
. He currently is an associate head coach at Duke under head coach Mike Krzyzewski. Wojciechowski is a 1994 graduate of the Cardinal Gibbons School
Cardinal Gibbons School
The Cardinal Gibbons School, also referred to as Cardinal Gibbons, CG and most commonly as Gibbons, was a Roman Catholic high school and middle school for boys in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A...
in Baltimore, MD, where he played under legendary Baltimore Catholic League
Baltimore Catholic League
The Baltimore Catholic League , locally known as the Catholic League is a competitive basketball association composed of private Catholic high schools in the Baltimore, Maryland geographic area.- History :...
Head Coach Ray Mullis and was named to the East squad of the 1994 McDonald's All-American Team
McDonald's All-American Team
The McDonald's All-American Game refers to each of the all-star basketball games played each year for boys' and girls' high-school basketball graduates. Consisting of the top American and Canadian players, each team plays a single exhibition game after the conclusion of the high-school basketball...
, playing alongside 1994 High School Player of the Year Felipe López
Felipe López (basketball)
Luis Felipe López is a retired Dominican professional basketball player.He starred in United States high school and university basketball. López then played for four seasons in the National Basketball Association , but with far less success...
, and against future Duke teammates Trajan Langdon
Trajan Langdon
Trajan Shaka Langdon is a retired American professional basketball player. A 210 lb. shooting guard, he gained fame in the U.S. while playing college basketball at Duke University with the Duke Blue Devils.-Biography:...
and Ricky Price.
Player career
During Wojciechowski's career, the Duke Blue Devils achieved an 87-44 record, won the ACCAtlantic Coast Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...
regular season championship in the 1996-97 season, and played in the NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
South Regional final in the 1997-98 season. During his senior year, Wojciechowski earned NABC Defensive Player of the Year
NABC Defensive Player of the Year
The NABC Defensive Player of the Year is an award given annually by the National Association of Basketball Coaches to recognize the top defensive player in United States college basketball...
honors and was an honorable mention All-American.
He is ranked eighth at Duke for career steals (203) and eighth for career assists (505) . He also achieved the second highest number of steals in a single season with 82 in 1997.
Coaching career
Following his graduation from Duke, Wojciechowski played professional basketball in PolandPoland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
for a year, then returned to Duke in 1999 as an intern in the Duke Management Company and was a basketball analyst on the Duke Radio Network.
Wojciechowski was then offered a coaching job by Krzyzewski and began his career as an assistant coach in 1999, and was promoted to associate coach in 2008. Although he is a 5'11" (1.80 m) point guard, Wojciechowski is Duke's "big man" coach for the inside players. The Duke Blue Devils won the NCAA championship in 2001 and 2010.
Wojciechowski has become a fan favorite among the Duke Nation for his coaching style and intensity. His open affection for his mentor, Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski, has made him a fixture on the Blue Devil sideline.