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John Andrzejek

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John Andrzejek
Andrzejek in 2025
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamCampbell
ConferenceCAA
Biographical details
Alma materColumbia
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2017–2018Johns Hopkins (assistant)
2018–2019Dartmouth (assistant)
2019–2023Washington State (assistant)
2023–2025Florida (assistant)
2025–presentCampbell
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2012–2014Columbia (student manager)
2014–2016Columbia (DBO)
2016–2017San Francisco (DBO)

John Andrzejek is an American college basketball coach who is the current head coach of the Campbell Fighting Camels. He has previously coached for the Columbia Lions, San Francisco Dons, Johns Hopkins Blue Jays, Dartmouth Big Green, Washington State Cougars, and Florida Gators.

Early life

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Andrzejek is from Hamilton, New York.[1] He attended Hamilton High School where he played basketball, football, and baseball, helping the baseball team to a state Final Four appearance in 2009.[2] He then attended Columbia University, graduating in two and a half years with a degree in philosophy.[2]

Coaching career

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While attending Columbia, Andrzejek served as a student manager from 2012 to 2014 and then became the director of basketball operations starting with the 2014–15 season.[3] He later joined the San Francisco Dons in the same role from 2016–17.[4] He worked as an assistant coach for the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays from 2017 to 2018 and then for the Dartmouth Big Green from 2018 to 2019.[5] Afterwards, Andrezejek was an assistant with the Washington State Cougars from 2019 to 2023.[6]

Andrzejek was selected to ESPN's 2020 40 Under 40 list, highlighting the best young college basketball coaches.[5] After his stint at Washington State, he left to become an assistant with the Florida Gators in 2023.[6] In two seasons at Florida, he helped the Gators to winning seasons each year, including the 2024-2025 national championship which the team started 30–4 and was a number one seed in the NCAA Tournament.[5] He also helped the Gators win their first Southeastern Conference (SEC) title since 2014.[5]

On March 20, 2025, Andrzejek was announced as the new head coach for the Campbell Fighting Camels.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Williams, Jason (March 20, 2025). "John Andrzejek named head men's basketball coach". Campbell Fighting Camels.
  2. ^ a b "Andrzejek named Columbia's director of Basketball Operations". Utica Observer Dispatch. August 20, 2014.
  3. ^ King, Caroline (March 1, 2024). "Assistant Coach John Andrzejek's Impact on the Men's Basketball Team". WRUF.
  4. ^ "John Andrzejek". Florida Gators.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Campbell hires Florida assistant John Andrzejek as men's basketball head coach". San Francisco Chronicle. Associated Press. March 20, 2025.
  6. ^ a b Woods, Greg (August 15, 2023). "WSU men's hoops assistant John Andrzejek reportedly leaving for Florida". The Spokesman-Review.