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After the 2018 NCAA Tournament run, it’s easier for Loyola-Chicago to recruit players because of the exposure the team received. That’s evident by having three commitments from the high school class of 2019 before practice begins. It started in June when Paxson Wojcik announced he was committing to Loyola. Read Nick Schultz's entire column in the Loyola Phoenix.  

With the stretch run in recruiting upon us, where prospects are lining up visits and trimming their lists, it’s time for a check on a few items and determine if the stories surrounding these players and the programs recruiting them are fact or fiction. Get the update on Paxson Wojcik and others in the Sun Times High School Sports. 

Loyola received its first commitment for the 2019 recruiting class from Paxson Wojcik, a three-star guard from Indiana who tweeted the news Sunday night. Read the full story in the Chicago Tribune.

Paxson Wojcik knew exactly what he was getting into when he made a decision to enroll at La Lumiere.

Paxson Wojcik does not get a chance to play in front of his own student section often. LaLumiere, ranked as the No. 12 high school basketball team in the country by MaxPreps has it all — size, shooting, ball-handing. But playing a national schedule, the prep school program from LaPorte, does not always have a rooting section. Read the full story here. 

Wheeling Central inducted its second Hall of Fame class during a ceremony held Saturday morning at Wheeling Jesuit.

Doug Wojcik and several former U.S. Naval Academy alumni joined former teammate David Robinson as he received the 2017 Lone Sailor Award on Sept. 27, 2017.

The Wheeling Central Catholic High School Maroon Knights’ athletic greatness is being reinforced by its second class of hall of fame honorees, slated for induction Saturday, Oct. 21 in the Benedum Room on the campus of Wheeling Jesuit University. Wojcik will be one of 12 individuals and one team who will be honored.

The long-time college basketball coach has been away from the bench for the last three seasons. During that time, the Wheeling Central and Naval Academy graduate had ample time to spend time with his family and watch his two sons (Paxson and Denham) play. 

East Carolina has hired former College of Charleston coach Doug Wojcik as an assistant. Coach Jeff Lebo announced Wojcik’s hiring Friday, calling him “an exceptional, veteran basketball coach.” Wojcik has spent 25 years in coaching, including stints as the head coach at Tulsa and Charleston. 

Doug Wojcik, a veteran college basketball coach with more than 25 years of experience, has been named assistant men's basketball coach at ECU announced head coach Jeff Lebo Friday. Wojcik most recently served as the special assistant to Gonzaga Head Coach Mark Few during the 2015-16 season, helping the Bulldogs win their fourth-straight West Coast Conference title and earn their 18th consecutive NCAA Tournament bid. 

Paxson Wojcik was among the young men and women honored at La Lumiere School as it honored top students and student-athletes during the School’s annual Academic and Athletic Convocation that was held Wednesday, May 17. Students were recognized for their outstanding academic and athletic achievement.

The Porter- Gaud Cyclones jumped out to a 5-0 lead and essentially never looked back beating the Heathwood Hall Highlanders 67-44 in the semifinals of the SCISA 3A boys’ basketball playoffs.

Situated in a state where a certain sport is religion, one high school boys’ basketball team has to find different ways to worship.

Doug Wojcik could see the genesis of Gonzaga’s run to the Final Four forming a year ago.

“I’m not one of the coaches,” Ken Bone says when a reporter approaches him in the Gonzaga locker room Friday, which is only true in the narrowest, most technical sense of the term.

Frederick John Wojcik (father of Doug Wojcik), 79, of Wheeling, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2017 at Wheeling Hospital.

Jimmy Allen recounts time with Navy colleague Doug Wojcik as an important career milestone.

Fox Sports showcases David Robinson's and Doug Wojcik's playing time together at Navy.

Doug Wojcik's son, on top of being a member of the nation’s number one ranked basketball team at La Lumiere, has served as his team’s unofficial host for the weekend at the 10th annual Cancer Research Classic.