Steve Wojciechowski isn’t ready to return to college coaching just yet. He's too busy living. He didn’t call this timeout himself, he tells SethDavisHoops, but he is making the most of it.
PARK CITY, Utah – Don’t look now, but Wojo is slapping the floor again. Well, he’s notit, really, so much as placing his hands firmly on a mat. He’s crouching intently and sweating profusely, but he’s not trying to lock up a ballhandler or power his way to the rim.
As he waxes philosophical about his journey these last 18 months, it’s apparent that Wojciechowski has been intentional about finding his ease. He can reflect on the past without wallowing in it, and consider the future without worrying about it. He didn’t call this particular timeout himself, but he is making the most of it. “The best gift you can give someone is your presence,” he says. “That’s a hard thing in coaching because you’re getting pulled in so many different directions.
Beyond not having enough talent, Wojciechowski struggled with the challenge of getting his guys to play as hard as he did – all day, every day, including in every drill of every practice. “He was never OK with them not giving a 10 out of 10,” says Chris Carrawell, who spent four years as Wojciechowski’s assistant and is now an associate head coach at Duke. “These kids have changed, though. At some point it can wear on them mentally.
The Golden Eagles finished that season 13-14 and failed to qualify for a postseason tournament. “That’s not good enough there,” Wojciechowski says flatly. He had some conversations with Scholl about changing the direction of the program, but when they couldn’t agree on the proper way to course correct, Scholl let him go. Even though the Wojciechowskis loved Milwaukee and their sons were happy there, they decided it would be best to relocate and start over.
Wojciechowski was on more familiar terrain when he decided to coach the Park City Minors, a sixth-grade basketball team that included his younger son, Charlie. The squad lost its first five games but ended on a hot streak. At first blush, these gigs seem a far cry from the Big East, but Wojciechowski was struck by how familiar they felt. “I loved coaching sixth-grade basketball and eighth-grade football as much as I loved coaching college kids,” he says.
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