Koji Vroom ('13)

Assistant Men's Basketball Coach at UW - Osh Kosh

Koji always had a passion for sports and was part of all the sports that RSSAA had to offer. He had foundational relationships with several RSSAA coaches that sparked his interest in sports as a career. As an undergrad at Kalamazoo College, Koji became the student manager of the Men’s Basketball team and he got to experience how a division 3 team functioned. With his Business degree from Kalamazoo and his drive to coach, he found a job as freshman head basketball coach at Dexter and shortly after that worked at the MSU sports summer camps. 

Using his networking skills in both those roles, he became a graduate assistant for EMU’s Men’s Basketball team and at the same time received a Masters in Sports Management. His college alma mater reached out and he spent the 2020-21 season at the Kalamazoo College’s Mens’ Basketball program assisting in recruiting, scouting, travel and on-court coaching.

Pursuing a career in sports and coaching means wearing many hats, a willingness to jump into anything when needed, and juggling multiple jobs. Koji found that his Waldorf education set him up to immerse himself in the unknown with the confidence to know he could figure it out. He is now working for the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh, a division 3 school, as an assistant coach for men’s basketball.