Salt Lake City Stars Hire Marquette’s Steve Wojciechowski As Next Head Coach
Jun 2, 2023, 10:41 AM | Updated: Jun 3, 2023, 8:25 pm
SALT LAKE CITY – According to ESPN sources, 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.
Wojciechowski spent seven years as the head coach of the Marquette Golden Eagles men’s basketball team from 2014 to 2021.
ESPN Sources: The Utah Jazz’s G League affiliate – the Salt Lake City Stars – are hiring former Marquette coach Steve Wojciechowski as head coach: https://t.co/UDpGO40hHk
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 2, 2023
In his tenure with Marquette, Wojciechowski led the Golden Eagles to a record of 128-95 (57.4% win percentage).
His best season came in 2018-2019 when Marquette boasted a 24-10 record and secured an NCAA Tournament birth.
Welcome to the family 🖤 https://t.co/vSV3rtib9l
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) June 2, 2023
About New Stars Coach Steve Wojciechowski
The Maryland native has spent much of his life around the game of basketball.
Wojciechowski attended Cardinal Gibbons School in Baltimore where he became a top-rated prospect at the point guard position.
Also known as ‘Wojo’, Wojciechowski signed to Duke University where he spent all four of his college years.
It was an AMAZING season for the @slcstars! The @utahjazz affiliate posted a 20-12 record, an 11-turnaround from the previous year, to earn a bid into the postseason. ⭐️
Here are their Top 🔟 Plays of the Season. pic.twitter.com/v5cfVdlvin
— NBA G League (@nbagleague) May 26, 2023
From 1994 to 1998, Wojciechowski was named a McDonald’s All-American, Second-team All-ACC, Third-team All-ACC, and the NABC Defensive Player of the Year.
After graduating, Wojo returned to Duke as an assistant coach under the wing of Mike Krzyzewski. Wojciechowski spent the next 14 years as an assistant coach for the Blue Devils. He coached many future NBA players including Shane Battier, Carlos Boozer, and Jabari Parker.
Wojciechowski helped the Blue Devils win two NCAA championships in 2001 and 2010.
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