He coached many future NBA players including Shane Battier, Carlos Boozer, and Jabari Parker.

Wojciechowski spent the next 14 years as an assistant coach for the Blue Devils. The Utah Jazz's G League affiliate Salt Lake City Stars have brought on former Marquette coach Steve Wojciechowski to be the team's next head coach! #TakeNote #ItStartsHere Īfter graduating, the Blue Devil great returned to his alma mater as an assistant coach under Basketball Hall of Famer Mike Krzyzewski.

“In the G League, it is truly a developmental league and so the fact that you’re mission is helping people reach their potential, get better, grow, and develop as the number one priority for both the Stars and the Jazz, you don’t get that combination anywhere else,” Wojciechowski said about his opportunity within the Jazz organization.įrom 1994 to 1998, Wojciechowski was a star point guard at Duke where he was named a McDonald’s All-American, Second-team All-ACC, Third-team All-ACC, and the NABC Defensive Player of the Year. Wojciechowski spent seven years as the head coach of the Marquette Golden Eagles men’s basketball team from 2014 to 2021 before moving his family to Park City, Utah where he’s stayed busy coaching middle school basketball. What Is Steve Wojciechowski’s Background? “But the mission of the G League is different than the other best leagues in the world, including NCAA Basketball because those leagues generally, it’s a bottom line business.”

“The G League is one of the best basketball leagues in the world when you think about the talent and the quality of the game,” Wojciechowski said. Wojciechowski discussed the opportunity on 97.5 The KSL Sports Zone after Wednesday’s introductory press conference. Last week, ESPN reported that Wojciechowski was expected to take over for Scott Morrison who led the Stars last season before joining Will Hardy’s staff with the Utah Jazz. SALT LAKE CITY – The Salt Lake City Stars officially introduced Steve Wojciechowski as the team’s new head coach on Wednesday.

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