Doug Wojcik
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
April 12, 1964 Wheeling, West Virginia |
| Playing career | |
| 1983–1987 | Navy |
| Position(s) | Point guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1990–1999 | Navy (asst.) |
| 1999–2000 | Notre Dame (asst.) |
| 2000–2003 | North Carolina (asst.) |
| 2003–2004 | Michigan State (asst.) |
| 2004–2005 | Michigan State (assoc.) |
| 2005–2012 | Tulsa |
| 2012–2014 | College of Charleston |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2015–present | Gonzaga (special asst.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 178-121[1] |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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As an Assistant Coach:
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As coach:
As player:
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Frederick Douglas Wojcik[2] (pronounced WO-jick[3]) (born April 12, 1964) is an American college basketball coach, who is currently a special assistant at Gonzaga University under head coach Mark Few.
Wojcik is the former men's basketball head coach at both the College of Charleston[1][3] and the University of Tulsa.[4] He is a native of Wheeling, West Virginia.[3][4]
Doug Wojcik's younger brother Dave is also a college basketball coach and became head men's coach at San Jose State in 2013.[5]
Career
Early career
In high school he played at Wheeling Central Catholic High School under the prolific Skip Prosser, who would go on to coach at Loyola (MD), Xavier and Wake Forest.[6] Wojcik graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1987 and served in the Navy until 1992. While at Navy, Wojcik had a very successful playing career as a three-year starter at point guard for the Midshipmen alongside Hall of Famer David Robinson, amassing several team records for assists. Once Wojcik completed his military service he returned to Annapolis as an assistant coach. Wojcik continued his coaching career at Notre Dame, North Carolina and Michigan State until he was hired for his first head coaching job by Tulsa.[7] He was considered one of the top assistants in the country,[8] being named a "Head Coach in the Waiting" by Athlon Sports in 2001 and by ESPN's Jay Bilas in 2003.[3] Wojcik was also recognized as "Assistant Coach on the Rise" by Andy Katz of ESPN.com.[3]
University of Tulsa
In the 2005–06 season, his first year as a head coach, Wojcik led the Golden Hurricane to an 11–17 record,[9] an improvement over two consecutive 9-win seasons in 2003–04[10] and 2004–05.[11] His second season saw more improvement, with a final 20–11 overall record and a 9–7 Conference USA record,[12] TU's first winning conference record in three years.
During the 2011-12 season, Wojcik won his 138th game at Tulsa, passing Clarence Iba as the winningest coach in school history. However, citing a decline in season ticket sales, Tulsa fired him on March 11, 2012.[13]
College of Charleston
Wojcik became head coach at the College of Charleston in 2012 and coached two seasons there, taking the Cougars to the Southern Conference tournament finals in 2013.
In July 2014, an internal investigation found it "likely" Wojcik had been verbally abusive toward players. Outgoing president P. George Benson retained but suspended Wojcik for the month of August.[14][15] [16] On August 6, new president Glenn McConnell announced that Wojcik had been fired for "just cause."[17] Since Wojcik was still under contract, the matter was briefly disputed between the two parties. However, in September 2014, Charleston and Wojcik reached a $400,000 settlement, and agreed not to make further comments on the issue.[15]
Gonzaga
Wojcik was named special assistant to head coach Mark Few at Gonzaga University in 2015.[18]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa Golden Hurricane (Conference USA) (2005–2012) | |||||||||
| 2005–06 | Tulsa | 11–17[9] | 6–8[9] | T–6th[19] | |||||
| 2006–07 | Tulsa | 20–11[12] | 9–7[12] | T–4th[20] | |||||
| 2007–08 | Tulsa | 25–14[21] | 8–8[21] | T–5th[22] | CBI Champions[21] | ||||
| 2008–09 | Tulsa | 25–11[23] | 12–4[23] | 2nd[24] | NIT Second Round[23] | ||||
| 2009–10 | Tulsa | 23–12[25] | 10–6[25] | 4th[26] | NIT First Round[25] | ||||
| 2010–11 | Tulsa | 19–13[27] | 11–5[27] | T–2nd[28] | |||||
| 2011–12 | Tulsa | 17–14[29] | 10–6[29] | T–3rd[30] | |||||
| Tulsa: | 140–92[1] (.603) | 68–44 (.607) | |||||||
| College of Charleston Cougars (Southern Conference) (2012–2013) | |||||||||
| 2012–13 | College of Charleston | 24–11 | 14–4 | 2nd South Division | CBI First Round | ||||
| College of Charleston Cougars (Colonial Athletic Association) (2013–2014) | |||||||||
| 2013–14 | College of Charleston | 14–18 | 6–10 | 6th | |||||
| College of Charleston: | 38–29 (.567) | 20–14 (.588) | |||||||
| Total: | 178–121 (.597) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- 1 2 3 Source -- Doug Wojcik of Tulsa Golden Hurricane hired to coach College of Charleston - ESPN
- ↑ Haisten, Bill (May 1, 2005). "Man on a mission; Doug Wojcik begins process of rebuilding Hurricane basketball program". Tulsa World. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Doug Wojcik". College of Charleston Athletics. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
- 1 2 "Doug Wojcik". University of Tulsa Athletics. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
- ↑ Dave Wojcik bio
- ↑ "Doug Wojcik". North Carolina Tar Heels. Archived from the original on April 7, 2005.
- ↑ Wojcik was Spartans' associate head coach - Men's College Basketball - ESPN
- ↑ Wojcik inheriting team that finished 9-20 - Men's College Basketball - ESPN
- 1 2 3 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Basketball 2005-06 Schedule - Golden Hurricane Home and Away - ESPN
- ↑ Tulsa Golden Hurricane Basketball 2003-04 Schedule - Golden Hurricane Home and Away - ESPN
- ↑ Tulsa Golden Hurricane Basketball 2004-05 Schedule - Golden Hurricane Home and Away - ESPN
- 1 2 3 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Basketball 2006-07 Schedule - Golden Hurricane Home and Away - ESPN
- ↑ Tulsa Golden Hurricane fire head coach Doug Wojcik - ESPN
- ↑ Andrew Miller; Gene Sapakoff (2014-07-04). "College of Charleston coach Doug Wojcik hammered in report, accused of verbal abuse and physical threats". The Post and Courier.
- 1 2 "Fired Doug Wojcik gets $400K". ESPN. 2014-09-16.
- ↑ Miller, Andrew (2014-07-22). "College of Charleston President Glenn McConnell orders second investigation of Coach Doug Wojcik". The Post and Courier.
- ↑ "College of Charleston fires men's hoop coach Doug Wojcik following verbal abuse allegations". Retrieved 2014-08-05.
- ↑ http://www.gozags.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/doug_wojcik_995530.html
- ↑ Conference USA Standings (2005–06) - College Basketball - ESPN
- ↑ Conference USA Standings (2006–07) - College Basketball - ESPN
- 1 2 3 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Basketball 2007-08 Schedule - Golden Hurricane Home and Away - ESPN
- ↑ Conference USA Standings (2007–08) - College Basketball - ESPN
- 1 2 3 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Basketball 2008-09 Schedule - Golden Hurricane Home and Away - ESPN
- ↑ Conference USA Standings (2008–09) - College Basketball - ESPN
- 1 2 3 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Basketball 2009-10 Schedule - Golden Hurricane Home and Away - ESPN
- ↑ Conference USA Standings (2009–10) - College Basketball - ESPN
- 1 2 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Basketball 2010-11 Schedule - Golden Hurricane Home and Away - ESPN
- ↑ Conference USA Standings (2010–11) - College Basketball - ESPN
- 1 2 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Basketball 2011-12 Schedule - Golden Hurricane Home and Away - ESPN
- ↑ Conference USA Standings (2011–12) - College Basketball - ESPN