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Associate Head Coach
JOHN WASIELEWSKI
Associate head coach John Wasielewski begins his
11th season on the Duke volleyball staff and his seventh
in his current position after being promoted from assistant
coach in January 2003.
Wasielewski joined the Duke staff in 1999, just one
month after Jolene Nagel was named head coach, and
has been instrumental in bringing the Duke volleyball
program to its current level of success. Wasielewski has
made a tremendous impact on the program’s recruiting,
training and scouting, helping the Blue Devils advance to
the NCAA Tournament seven times while capturing three
ACC Championships.
During his tenure, the Blue Devils have reestablished
themselves as one of the Atlantic Coast Conference’s
premier programs and one of the elite squads on the
east coast. With a resume that includes eight 20-win
seasons, seven NCAA Tournament trips and fi ve NCAA
Tournament wins, Wasielewski has emerged as one of
the top associates in the nation.
Since joining the program 10 years ago, Wasielewski
has helped the Blue Devils compile a 214-99 (.684)
overall record, a 127-55 (.698) mark in ACC play. Both
of those winning percentages are the highest of any ACC
team in the last 10 years.
Wasielewski’s impact is most noticeable on the
recruiting trail where he as helped bring in two ACC
Players of the Year, 11 All-Americans and 12 players who
went on to collect All-ACC honors. Additionally, coach
Wasielewski has recruited an ACC and East Region
Freshman of the Year in senior Rachael Moss and 10
ACC All-Freshman Team members.
An active member of the American Volleyball
Coaches Association (AVCA), he was a voter for the
AVCA’s Top-25 Coaches Poll from 1994-1998.
Before coming to Duke, Wasielewski served as
the head coach at St. Bonaventure University. While
at St. Bonaventure from 1992-1998, Wasielewski was
instrumental in building the Bonnies’ volleyball program
into one of the Atlantic 10’s more competitive squads.
During his tenure at St. Bonaventure, Wasielewski
implemented a weightlifting and conditioning program for
his squad. He also developed a mentor program and a
freshman study group, promoting academic development.
Wasielewski also served as club director and clinician for
the Cobra Volleyball Club.
John Wasielewski
Associate Head Coach
11th Season
B.S. - Penn State
M.A. - St. Bonaventure
The Wasielewski File
• Instrumental in recruiting, scouting
and training
• 214-99 overall at Duke
• 127-55 in ACC at Duke
• Seven NCAA Tournament Appearances
• Three ACC Championships
• Two ACC Players of the Year
• 11 All-America Selections
• 24 All-East Region Selections
• 21 All-ACC Selections
• 10 ACC All-Freshman Selections
• Two East Region Freshmen of the Year
• One ACC Freshman of the Year
• Head coach at St. Bonaventure from
1992-98
Prior to taking over the top spot at St. Bonaventure,
Wasielewski spent two seasons as an assistant coach
overseeing the offseason workouts of the players and
helping with the recruitment of student-athletes. During
his stint as a Bonnies’ assistant, Wasielewski earned his
master’s degree in education in 1992.
Wasielewski began his coaching career at his alma
mater, Penn State, as a student-assistant coach for
the women’s program during the 1989 season, helping
the Nittany Lions to a 34-7 record and the Big Ten
Championship.
A 1990 Penn State graduate with a degree in
economics, Wasielewski was a four-year member of the
Nittany Lion program, helping Penn State to two NCAA
Final Four appearances in 1987 and 1989. As a junior
and senior, he served as a team captain and still holds
the Penn State record with nine service aces in a match,
which he accomplished in 1990.
Wasielewski also competed in both the 1986 and
1987 U.S. Olympic Festivals, earning a bronze medal
in both appearances.
Wasielewski and his wife, Jennifer, and children,
Jack, 10, and Jenna, 7, reside in Durham.
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