Isaac Wodajo was named Special Assistant to the Head Coach by Darrin Horn in July 2023.
He joined the Norse staff after a year's stint as the Head Coach at Division I JUCO, Wabash Valley College. Wodajo's team ended the season with wins in seven of their last nine games, which included a victory over No. 10 nationally-ranked Vincennes University, en route to a 17-13 record overall in 2022-23.
Prior to his time leading the Warrior program, Wodajo was an assistant coach for three seasons at Wabash Valley, where the team achieved 70 total wins in four seasons at the JUCO level (three full seasons and one shortened COVID season). During his tenure, he recruited and coached eight NCAA Division I signees and assisted in the development of nine players who were selected as All-Region and All-Conference student-athletes. As an assistant, Wodajo served as the program's offensive coordinator and lead scout for every opponent.
Before Wabash Valley College, Wodajo worked as a graduate assistant for two seasons at the University of Texas under head coach Shaka Smart and associate head coach Darrin Horn. During his first year in Austin, the Longhorns went 19-15 and earned the No. 10 seed in the South Region of the 2018 NCAA Tournament. Texas followed it up with an even stronger year in 2019, as the Longhorns went 21-16 overall which included winning the 2019 NIT Tournament Championship at Madison Square Garden. Over those two seasons, Texas produced two NBA lottery picks in Mo Bamba (No. 6 in 2018, Orlando Magic) and Jaxson Hayes (No. 8 in 2019, New Orleans Pelicans).
Wodajo's coaching career began at Milwaukee Riverside University High School, where he returned following college graduation after he competed for three years with the varsity basketball program. Riverside earned a City Conference and Regional Championship in his lone season as the varsity assistant coach, as the squad finished 19-7 overall. The team included eventual 2022 ACC Player of the Year, Alondes Williams (Wake Forest), along with three other NCAA DI signees.
Wodajo earned his Master of Education from the University of Texas at Austin and his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
