EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – A former Winona State University basketball player, Zach Malvik, has been named coach at UW-Eau Claire. Malvik, now 40 years old, was on the Winona State national champion team and was named an All-American in 2006. Malvik also spent a season as an assistant coach at Saint Mary’s University following a brief professional basketball career in Australia. Malvik spent last season as an assistant at UW-Green Bay. At UW-Eau Claire he succeeds Matt Siverling, who resigned in February after a12-13 season.
Malvik. Originally from the LaCrosse suburb of Holmen. Twice led the Holmen Vikings to conference championships.