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Tom Izzo had been talking for close to an hour Saturday night, killing time until he went to meet with his players to make last-minute plans for their game Sunday in the East Region final against Duke. Read the full article in the Chicago Tribune.

Reporter John Feinstein dissects the roller coaster ride that was the East Region Final and the defining moment that shattered Izzo’s 1-11 record against the Blue Devils. Read the full story in the Washington Post. 

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To get where you want to go in life, sometimes tough decisions and sacrifices have to be made.

Michigan State basketball staff has enjoyed a remarkable level of continuity in recent years. Izzo, Stephens, Fife and Garland are now in their eighth consecutive season together as the program's four coaches.

Northwestern's new duo is an odd couple and DePaul's class is in nation's top 20. Check out all the latest news from today's signing, including La Lumiere's own Paxson Wojcik, son of Lael and Doug Wojcik, inking his commitment to Loyola Chicago. Read the full article in the Chicago Tribune. 

There is a new, yet familiar, face behind Tom Izzo’s bench these days. Former assistant coach Doug Wojcik is back at Michigan State basketball helping Izzo in an advisory role similar to what Brian Gregory did during the 2016-17 season. Read the full story in the Detroit Free Press.  

More than three decades later, Derrick Lewis acknowledges that he and his Maryland teammates took their opponent in the second round of the 1985 NCAA tournament a little too lightly.

After the 2018 NCAA Tournament run, it’s easier for Loyola-Chicago to recruit players because of the exposure the team received.

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.

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, son of Lael and Doug 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.

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.

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.”

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.

Paxson Wojcik, son of Lael and Doug 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.