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Dave Wojcik

b. 1968

American basketball player-coach

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Born 1968. Dave Wojcik is an American basketball coach and basketball player.

David Edward Wojcik (born December 12, 1968) is an American basketball coach who is currently an assistant coach at Incarnate Word. He previously was a college basketball coach, most recently head men's basketball coach at San Jose State from 2013 to 2017.

Early life and college playing career A native of Wheeling, West Virginia, Dave Wojcik graduated from Wheeling Central Catholic High School in 1987. At Wheeling Central Catholic, Wojcik played point guard and was a McDonald's Honorable Mention All-American selection as a senior.

Wojcik then attended Loyola College in Baltimore and played on the Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team for four seasons, under coach Mark Amatucci from 1987 to 1989 then Tom Schneider from 1989 to 1991. In his freshman season, Wojcik played 29 games with 8 starts and averaged 3.2 points and 1.2 rebounds. On February 4, 1989, Wojcik had the first triple-double in school history, with 14 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists in a 109–77 win over Saint Francis University. Wojcik completed his sophomore season having played 25 games and averaging 7.3 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 4.5 assists. In his junior season (1989–90), Wojcik played in 29 games with 8 starts and averaged 1.9 points and 0.9 rebounds. As a senior in 1990–91, Wojcik played in 10 games with one start and averaged 0.8 points and 0.3 rebounds. Wojcik graduated from Loyola in 1991 with a bachelor's degree in education. The following season, Wojcik returned to West Virginia to be an assistant coach for the Division II West Liberty State.

In 1993, Wojcik returned to Loyola and joined Skip Prosser's staff as assistant coach. Following a 2–25 season in 1992–93, Loyola made the 1994 NCAA tournament after winning the MAAC tournament for the school's first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance.

In the 2003–04 season, Wojcik was an assistant coach at Navy under Don DeVoe. The following season, Wojcik was an assistant coach at Dayton under Brian Gregory. That Dayton team finished the 2004–05 season second in the Atlantic 10 Conference West Division and included future NBA player Brian Roberts, then a freshman.

In 2005, Wojcik joined the staff of older brother Doug Wojcik as assistant coach at Tulsa. Dave Wojcik was promoted to associate head coach prior to the 2008–09 season, another 25-win season for Tulsa and with a berth in the 2009 National Invitation Tournament. NBA players Jerome Jordan and Ben Uzoh played under the Wojcik brothers at Tulsa.

Wojcik reunited with Dino Gaudio in the 2009–10 season as assistant coach for Wake Forest, who made the 2010 NCAA tournament. That season at Wake Forest, Wojcik coached future NBA players Ish Smith and Al-Farouq Aminu, the latter of whom was the eighth overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft.

From 2010 to 2013, Wojcik was associate head coach at Boise State under Leon Rice. During Wojcik's three seasons as associate head coach, Boise State made the 2011 College Basketball Invitational, in its final season in the Western Athletic Conference before moving to the Mountain West Conference, and the 2013 NCAA tournament. Wojcik said that fellow coaches such as Tom Izzo, Leon Rice, Doug Wojcik, and Chris Petersen thought he would have a "great opportunity" as San Jose State head coach.

The 2013–14 season was also the first season for San Jose State in the Mountain West Conference. San Jose State began the season 6–6 before finishing 7–24 (1–17 in conference games). On April 1, 2014, San Jose State announced that the men's basketball program would incur penalties due to the Academic Progress Rate from 2012 to 2013, George Nessman's last season as head coach, being below 930. Among the penalties: a post-season ban (including from the MWC Tournament) for the 2014–15 season, replacing four hours of weekly practice with four hours of academic activities, and five days instead of six of basketball activities. Responding to the sanctions, Wojcik stated: "The team recorded its highest grade-point average ever in the 2013 Fall semester. If the team does well academically this semester, they will be in good standing for the 2015–16 season." The season was rife with roster depletions from injuries and disciplinary issues. Three players suffered season-ending injuries early in the season. Five days later, associate head coach Chris Brazelton was placed on paid administrative leave. Ultimately, two of the suspended players, Rashad Muhammad and Jaleel Williams, were reinstated on January 3, 2015. Two other suspended players were dismissed from the team, and another transferred.

In 2015–16, San Jose State improved to a 9–22 (4–14 MW) record that included home wins over eventual conference tournament champion Fresno State and defending conference regular season champion Boise State.

In 2016–17, Wojcik led the Spartans to the first round in the 2017 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament where they lost to Utah State in Paradise, Nevada. The Spartans finished the season 14–16; and 7–11 in conference play for 8th place in the regular season. Wojcik lead the Spartans to victories such as, but not limited to: San Diego State, at Washington State, and a sweep against UNLV. The Spartans broke their losing streak against conference teams away and did so a few times, their last being in 2013–14 against at Nevada in their first season as a Mountain West Conference member. Wojcik lead the Spartans to receive an invitation to participate in the Mountain West–Missouri Valley Challenge for 2017–18.

On July 10, 2017, Wojcik resigned from San Jose State for personal reasons.

Linsly School (2019–2025) Beginning in 2019, Wojcik was varsity boys' basketball head coach at the Linsly School, a private school in Wheeling. His first team in 2019–20 was 17–8, and Linsly had three more winning seasons afterwards.

Incarnate Word (2025–present) On October 21, 2025, it was announced that he was hired as an assistant coach for the Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team.

Personal life Wojcik is married to Heather Boylan, daughter of college basketball coach Joe Boylan. Their son Jake played college basketball at Richmond from 2018 to 2020 then at Fairfield beginning in 2020. Dave Wojcik's older brother Doug Wojcik is also a college basketball coach.

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‡Ineligible for the 2015 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament and any postseason play due to unsatisfactory Academic Progress Rate.

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Loyola University Maryland, Wheeling Central Catholic High School
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David Edward Wojcik

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Who is Dave Wojcik?

American basketball player-coach

When was Dave Wojcik born?

Dave Wojcik was born on 12 December 1968 in Wheeling.

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Dave Wojcik is a basketball coach and basketball player.

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Dave Wojcik is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Dave Wojcik

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