1. Frederick Douglas Wojcik was born on April 12,1964 and is an American college basketball coach, former player, and former Naval officer.
18 Facts About Doug Wojcik
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Doug Wojcik is the winningest coach in the history of the University of Tulsa.
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In high school, Doug Wojcik played at Wheeling Central Catholic High School under Skip Prosser, who went on to coach at Loyola University Maryland, Xavier University and Wake Forest University.
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Prosser and Doug Wojcik led Wheeling Central Catholic to its first West Virginia SSAC "AA" State Championship in 1982.
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Doug Wojcik graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1987 and served in the Navy until 1992.
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Doug Wojcik received the Coaches' Calvert Award presented by the Naval Academy Athletic Association.
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Doug 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.
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Doug Wojcik was considered one of the top assistants in the country, being named a "Head Coach in the Waiting" by Athlon Sports in 2001 and by ESPN's Jay Bilas in 2003.
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Doug Wojcik was recognized as "Assistant Coach on the Rise" by Andy Katz of ESPN.
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From 2005 to 2012, Doug Wojcik led the University of Tulsa men's basketball program and became the all-time winningest head coach in program history with 140 career wins.
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Doug Wojcik developed three future NBA players in Ben Uzoh, Jerome Jordan and Jordan Clarkson, as well as Conference USA leading scorer Justin Hurtt.
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Doug Wojcik recruited four of the top 10 all-time leading scorers in Tulsa history in Uzoh, James Woodard, Hurtt and Jerome Jordan.
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In year two, Doug Wojcik transitioned his second Division I program into a higher-ranked conference, the Colonial Athletic Association.
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In July 2014, an internal investigation found it "likely" Doug Wojcik had been verbally abusive toward players.
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However, in September 2014, Charleston and Doug Wojcik reached a settlement, and agreed not to make further comments on the issue.
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Furthermore, in June 2024, Doug Wojcik was promoted to Associate Head Coach.
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Doug Wojcik married former Navy women's basketball and track athlete, Lael House, in 1998.
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Doug Wojcik's younger brother Dave Wojcik was a long-time college basketball coach as well.