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In his first year on the Marquette basketball staff is Jeff Strohm. Strohm was named to the staff in May of 2002 following the departure of Tod Kowalczyk who assumed the head coaching duties at Wisconsin-Green Bay. Strohm joined the Golden Eagles' staff after serving a five-year stint as a member of the University of Utah's basketball staff. During his tenure at Utah, the program compiled an overall record of 121-39, made four trips to the NCAA Tournament, including a berth in the 1998 national title game, and one appearance in the NIT. "Jeff brings organization, a solid work ethic and enthusiasm to teach and recruit," Crean said upon Strohm's appointment. "He has exceptional knowledge and expertise, especially with his five years at the University of Utah under Rick Majerus where he was a part of an extremely successful run." The owner of 13 years of coaching at the collegiate level, Strohm was an assistant coach at Northern Illinois from 1991-97. While at NIU, the 1995-96 team advanced to the NCAA Tournament while the squad's 20-10 record represented the third-most wins in school history. Strohm has coached four Academic All-Americans; Drew Hanson, Hanno Mottola and Michael Doleac at Utah, and T.J. Lux at Northern Illinois. He was also the recruiting coordinator for Lake Land College in Mattoon, Ill., from 1989-91 before joining the Northern Illinois staff. Strohm coached in the prep ranks as an assistant at Casey Westfield High School (1987-88) and Sullivan High School (1988-89). A native of Marshall, Illinois, Strohm attended Olney Central College for two seasons before finishing his education at Eastern Illinois University where he received a bachelor's degree in education in 1988 and a master's degree in education in 1990. Jeff's family includes his wife, Jade, and daughter, Sydney. |
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