Steve Wojciechowski, (born
August 11, 1976), better known as "Wojo," a Severna Park,
Maryland
native, was a basketball
player 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.
Biography
Player career
During Wojciechowski's career, the Duke Blue Devils achieved an
87-44 record, won the
ACC
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.
Coaching career
Following
his graduation from Duke, Wojciechowski played professional
basketball in Poland
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. During
Wojciechowski's coaching career, the Blue Devils have been one of
the country's best teams, ranking near the top of the national
polls every year. The Duke Blue Devils won the NCAA championship in
2001.
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.
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