Details on Brian Wardle

A former standout player at Marquette University, Wardle spent the last five seasons as an assistant to former head coach Tod Kowalczyk on the Phoenix staff, and has been given much of the credit for helping the team to back-to-back 20-win seasons. He was among five candidates interviewed for the post. The news release at Athletics has bio, background and even congratulatory comments from analysts and fellow D-1 coaches including Fran Fraschilla, Tom Crean and Darrin Horn.