I agree to receive the "CBS Sports HQ Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. Lloyd has spent nearly two decades helping Mark Few build up Gonzaga. A solid hire for a historically proud program. March 26 (UPI) -- Texas Longhorns men's basketball coach Shaka Smart has been hired as Marquette's next head coach, the school announced Friday. Utah State tapped sitting head coach Ryan Odom -- of UMBC -- to fill its vacancy. There are plenty of fingers to point, but the executive of any organization ultimately owns responsibility. After seven years with Wojciechowski as head coach, Marquette has zero NCAA wins, and just two official NCAA appearances (though the team was projected to earn #9 seed in the COVID-19 ended 2020 tournament). 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. The former Duke point guard went 128-95 at the Big East school, with two NCAA Tournament . Ben Pickman. The Golden Eagles then went 1-1 in the conference tournament and were upset by 12th-seeded Murray State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Wojciechowski finds himself in a similar situation as Jeff Capel as the former Blue Devil was the head coach at Oklahoma, got fired, and returned to Durham as an assistant before landing the head coaching gig at Pittsburgh. In addition, it was obvious that a defense that had regressed every year in turnover percentage, from #59 nationally in 2015 to #197 in 2018, needed someone that could get stops and create turnovers. But Northbrook native Jon Scheyer who was announced Wednesday as Duke coach Mike Krzyzewskis successor after Coach K is set to retire following the 2021-22 season is no stranger to the spotlight. This is an analytical, statistical-based evaluation which reveals that Marquettes end of season performance is about 14 spots worse than what unbiased pre-season models projected, based on the talent retained and brought in. Defensively, while Marquette has never been average at forcing turnovers, the past three seasons everything has focused on protecting the paint at all costs. Loyola elevated 29-year-old Drew Valentine -- who was on Porter Moser's staff the last four seasons -- to the head gig. Marzion praised Wojciechowskis efforts in attempting to create a successful basketball program at Marquette. And living in a beautiful area certainly cant hurt. There is ample evidence to indicate that, while he may be able to recruit talent to Marquette, he will continue to underachieve. This seems like the easiest transition. But MU lost six of its last seven games, setting the stage for a dramatic April. At this point in his tenure as head coach, Wojciechowski has cycled through two complete senior classes, welcomed his fair share of highly regarded recruits and transfers, enjoyed substantial program resources, and coached during a generally average era for the Big East. It is not an alarmist overreaction when we claim that Marquettes status is that of a bottom half Big East team. He was promoted to associate head coach in 2008. Terribly, two coaching vacancies existed due to coaches dying. The pandemic had almost no impact on coaching movement in 2021. When reached for comment, Marquette Athletic Director Bill Scholl noted, We arent satisfied with how the season played out. Drew has been at Baylor for 18 years and to took a while to find success. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. The 33-year-old has been associate head coach since 2018. Kolbe Donoghue, a first-year in the College of Business Administration, said that the dismissal of Wojciechowski will benefit the team for the upcoming season. pic.twitter.com/dXuW9pTofw. He then started working with the Duke University as an assistant coach in the year 1999 and in 2008 he worked his way up to the position of . Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, center, speaks with assistants Steve Wojciechowski, left, and Chris Collins on Dec. 31, 2008, at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C. (Chuck Liddy, McClatchy-Tribune). Otzelberger had a pair of mediocre seasons at UNLV, but prior to that was outstanding at South Dakota State. The toughest job in the Mountain West goes to a guy who was always going to get back in the game. MU is consistently a bottom half of the conference team when it comes to keeping the ball long enough to shoot it and grabbing a second chance opportunity. All Rights Reserved. Kolbe Donoghue, a first-year in the College of Business Administration, said that the dismissal of Wojciechowski will benefit the team for the upcoming season. Rewards issued as non-withdrawable bonus bets. He and Dunham accounted for 12 . The Hausers were expected to be key pieces on a roster that was projected to be among the nation's best next season. Over seven years, MUs average KenPom defensive rank is 100, far below the level needed to be a consistent, high-performing program in a major conference. He's one of the most beloved players in program history and a personal favorite of Coach K. A former NABC Defensive Player of the Year in 1998 and a two-time All-ACC pick (second and third teams), Wojo was long thought to be Krzyzewski's successor. In fact, it's had just two seasons above. Marquette has fired head men's basketball coach Steve Wojciechowski after seven seasons. Jon Scheyer celebrates Duke's NCAA championship victory against Butler on April 5, 2010, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. On average during the era, MU ranks in the bottom quartile defensively. Marquette has never been average at forcing turnovers, Shaka Smart Takes Over As Marquette Mens Basketball Coach, Big East Game Thread: #6 Marquette at Butler, 2024 F Damarius Owens Commits To Marquette. This season, efficiency metrics showed Marquette was misallocating the frontcourt minutes, and although Justin Lewis injury mooted the point, a late change in the starting lineup and a reduction of minutes for Koby McEwen showed a marked improvement in the teams output. Boston College has not been to the NCAA Tournament since 2009. Terry left his post at UTEP after three seasons to become the top assistant -- making nearly a million dollars annually -- for Chris Beard at Texas. After Rowsey graduated, Marquette needed another ball-handler. He bought a pickup. After putting the Shockers into the NCAA Tournament and guiding them to the top of the AAC standings, the school announced a promotion for Brown to the full-time position on Feb. 26. (Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images). Memo to anyone who loves biryani: after reading Kalyan Balaven's dishy piece, you'll never view rice and spices the same way again. You know who else Wojciechowski's deal now runs through the 2023-'24 season. Basically, it sounds like hes found that while coaching requires you to grind non-stop, there are things outside of that life that are also valuable. After going 13-19 at Marquette in 2014-15, Wojciechowski led the Golden Eagles to winning records each of the next five years. He represented the program really well, but the results just werent there.. Scheyer won the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fames Jules D. Mazor Award in 2006 as the Jewish high school athlete of the year, then received the Marty Glickman Award four years later as the Jewish college athlete of the year. Here are the 60 (!) Heath graduated from EMU in 1987. . Visit BetMGM.com for Terms and Conditions and other state-specific responsible gaming resources. If that is how things shake out, then one would think Steve Wojciechowski who wore the associate head coach tag at Duke from 2008 until his departure to Marquette could at least become a top candidate for his old job in the chair next to Coach K. Of course, now with a wife, two sons, and loads of experience, the 44-year-old Wojo may have other plans. Yes, Duke could anger every journalist on a deadline and give us yet another nearly impossible name to spell correctly on the first try. Natalija Mileusnic, News Reporter|April 6, 2021, Shaka Smart and his wife Maya walk into his introductory press conference March 29 in the Al McGuire Center. All four of those coincide with the tenure of the best scorer in program history. Today's Posts; Member List; Calendar; Forum; Globalisation; United Nations; For Sale/Trade/Request Forum; If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. Scheyer finished his career at Glenbrook North as the No. He most recently served as a football coach . Wojciechowski inherited a Marquette program in very good shape after the success of predecessors Tom Crean and Buzz Williams. AZ, CO, DC, IA, IL, IN, KS, LA, MD, MI, MS, NJ, NV, NY, OH, PA, TN, VA, WA, WV, or WY. Under his guidance, Marquette rarely improves as the season goes on. This year's carousel turned into the noisiest of the past decade -- if not longer -- and that doesn't even account for Mike Krzyzewski announcing he'll be retiring from Duke in 2022. His winning percentage of 0.574 is also the worst since Dukiet and the worst by any non-Dukiet head coach since the 1960s. 16 Xavier, BASELINE: Mitchell brings the EGBs on both sides of the ball in win over No. 10 by the Associated Press. Wojciechowski's deal now runs through the 2023 . I feel that Marquette has had too much talent in recent years to not make deep tournament runs, so a change in leadership is definitely a step in the right direction, Donoghue said. This article serves as a consensus among the three longest-standing Marquette blogs regarding Steve Wojciechowski as Marquette Universitys head mens basketball coach. By Brad Crawford Feb 15, 9:44 AM. Duke's basketball coaches Mike Krzyzewski and Steve Wojciechowski watch the action during the N.C. State game in the 2007 Men's ACC . Scheyer became a full-time assistant coach a year later when Steve Wojciechowski took the head coaching job at Marquette, and he was promoted to associate head coach after the 2017-18 season. Wojciechowski has been on Duke's staff since 1999, was promoted to associate head coach in 2008 and has worked primarily with the post players during his 15 seasons on the staff. He's 131-127 in his career. In the Class AA quarterfinals, the defending champion Spartans lost to eventual state champ Simeon, led by junior point guard Derrick Rose. Is that really satisfactory? The Four Factors (click the link and read if youre not familiar) demonstrates the programs struggle to perform at a high level. And for all of the words that have been spilt, what it ultimately boils down to is that Marquette basketball under Steve Wojciechowskis guidance has lowered the bar as to what is a satisfactory result. Contact Ben Steele at (414) 224-2676 or bmsteele@gannett.com. Scheyer became a full-time assistant coach a year later when Steve Wojciechowski took the head coaching job at Marquette, and he was promoted to associate head coach after the 2017-18 season. It might be tough to wrest him from an NBA franchise though. 19 Creighton to hold its place atop Big East, Jones becomes alpha and leading scorer on nations Top 10 team, Marquette moves into drivers seat of Big East title after outlasting No. The Golden Eagles won two games in the 2018 National Invitation Tournament. Collins, also Mr. Basketball of Illinois (1992) at Glenbrook North, was instrumental as a Duke assistant coach in recruiting Scheyer to Durham. Still, the 48-year-old Kentucky . Schertz spent 13 years and Lincoln Memorial and won nearly 85% of his games. When we look deeper into the statistical trends of the Steve Wojciechowski era, it demonstrates exactly why his winning percentage is the worst of any Marquette coach not named Dukiet during the past 57 seasons. Figger will be the next coach after going 76-51 in four seasons at Austin Peay. He was 109-86. A huge opportunity here. Pleasant. Scheyer chose Duke over finalists Illinois, Wisconsin and Arizona, and he played in 144 games over four seasons for the Blue Devils, including 108 starts. Coincidentally, those were the programs two most efficient offenses during his tenure. Snyder was an assistant on Krzyzewski's staff from 1995 to 1999 after playing for him from 1985 to 1989. The issue has never been Andrew Rowsey or Sam Hauser or Joey Hauser or Markus or any one player. Wojciechowski becomes the second Mike Krzyzewski assistant in two years to land a head coaching job at a program in a major conference. It's undeniable that Wojo has been more impressive as a recruiter than a coach. Scheyers father, Jim, is Jewish, and Scheyer was raised in the faith. MUs era-long struggles defensively have been chronicled for years and years and years. BET Quarterfinals Preview: #4 St. Johns vs #5 Marquette. The former second-round NBA pick starred at Missouri and also spent time on the bench at Tulsa and Colorado. This tendency to cut back on steals was not exclusive to Chartouny. All opened this year. He only made two NCAA appearances, with no recorded wins. Since then, his teams have finished 20-13, 19-13, 21-14 and 24-10. He basically said, Im out. . Shaka Smart leaves Texas to take head coaching job at Marquette . This past season, Marquette finished just 13-14 and were under .500 in Big East play for the fourth time under Wojciechowski. Marquette went 13-14 this year, the first time it ended a season below .500 since 2014-15. See our ethics statement. You may be wondering what hes been up to since then. All of this is to say, the losing record in 2020-21 was not a 1 year blip. No matter what this program has done in recent times, this is a pretty solid Big East job that can turn into a gold mine with a little hard work. Under-the-radar candidates might include BYU head coach Mark Pope, Tulane head coach Ron Hunter, and Milwaukee Bucks' assistant Charles Lee. In the return game in the Big Easts double round-robin system? Four-year Marquette players like Cain and Howard consistently saw their steal percentage decline in Wojciechowskis system, almost as if they slowly had it drummed into their head that they should never ever attempt to steal the ball. Valentine played at Oakland where he later returned as an assistant. Wojciechowski, whose disappointing 2020-21 Marquette squad finished 13-14 overall and 8-11 against Big East foes, ended up 128-95 overall and 59-68 in conference play across his seven seasons at the helm in Milwaukee. The next Duke assistant to get his shot is Nate James, who heads to the OVC and coach Austin Peay. So that leaves us with St. Johns and Georgetown as once dominant programs that have yet to really make noise post reformation, and both have a higher ceiling for 2022 than MU. Turnovers are about 20% of defense, and deliberately eschewing turnovers is roughly equivalent to trying to create a defense that is capped at 80% maximum efficiency. Steve discusses his time as a student-athlete at Duke, his work for . James was a player for the Blue Devils from 1996-2001 in which he appeared in two Final Fours and won the 2001 National Championship. Tough job in a great city. Delaware State announced Waterman, 55, as the filler for its vacancy on June 4. In a hallmark of the era, his teams are sloppy with the ball on offense and do not force enough turnovers on defense. He has a 209-206 career record as a college head coach and spent the past four years as coach of the Orlando Magic's G League program. Call 1-800-GAMBLER (DC, IL, LA, MD, MS, NJ, OH, PA, TN, WV, WY, VA), Call 1-800-NEXT-STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO, KS, NV), 1-800-BETS-OFF (IA), 1-800-270-7117 for confidential help (MI), Call 877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY). If you look at where the program was when he took over, its easy to see we are on the right path in terms of competitive success and what our players are accomplishing in the classroom and contributing in the community.". Hes enjoying seeing a therapist. In the case of Wojciechowski, its an egregious pattern that seems to keep repeating itself. Steve Wojciechowski net worth, biography, wife, married, salary | Born on August 11, 1976, in Severna Park situated in Maryland, Steve Wojo Wojciechowski spent most of his childhood days in Maryland. But a lot of positive things have come out of it for him, and hes still scratching his coaching itch by working with teams his sons are on, both football and basketball. Houston's Final Four run propelled Alvin Brooks to make the leap from assistant under Kelvin Sampson back into the head-coaching ranks. It was a difficult year, particularly with the inconsistency more than anything. Bethune-Cookman opened when Ryan Ridder left to take the UT Martin job. Sadly, Mihalich stepped down after not coaching the 2020-21 season due to health reasons. Marquette University has relieved men's basketball coach Steve Wojciechowski of his duties after seven seasons, University Vice President and Director of Athletics Bill Scholl announced Friday. Golding comes over via Abilene Christian, where he took the Wildcats to the past two NCAA Tournaments. Just waiting to be untapped. Simply spending money doesnt grant MU success, but it does show that the university is committed to the program. Terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. Magpayo coached UC Riverside all last season in an interim role.