Steve Wojciechowski
| Steve Wojciechowski | |
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| Sport(s) | Basketball |
| Current position | |
| Title | Associate head coach |
| Team | Duke |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
August 11, 1976 Severna Park, Maryland |
| Playing career | |
| 1994-1998 | Duke |
| Position(s) | Point guard, shooting guard |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
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Championships Gold medal – Men's Basketball (2008 Summer Olympics) NCAA Tournament Championship (2001, 2010) Regional Championships – Final Four (2001, 2004, 2010) ACC Tournament Championship (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010) ACC Regular Season Championship (1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2010) | |
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Awards McDonald's All-America Team (1994) NABC Defensive Player of the Year (1998) | |
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| Men's basketball | ||
Competitor for  United States
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| FIBA Americas U18 Championship | ||
| Gold | 1994 Santa Rosa | Team competition |
Steve "Wojo" Wojciechowski (born August 11, 1976) is an American basketball coach and former player of Polish origin. 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.
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).[1] 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. Wojciechowski coaches Duke's frontcourt 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.
References
- ↑ "GoDuke.com statistics". Retrieved 7 June 2011.
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