University of the Incarnate Word Athletics

David Marek enters his first season at UIW in 2024-25. 
 
Marek arrived in San Antonio after spending the past two seasons as an assistant coach at Loyola Marymount under Head Coach Stan Johnson. During his tenure in Los Angeles, Marek helped lead the Lions to a winning campaign, including a 19-win season in 2022-23 that marked the third-most victories for the program in more than three decades. Marek also helped mentor 2022-23 All-WCC First Team selection and Lou Henson Award National Player of the Year finalist Cam Shelton, who averaged 21.2 points per game that season.
 
In 2022-23, Marek helped the Lions earn the highest ranked win, 68-67, in program history on Jan. 19, 2023, by defeating sixth-ranked Gonzaga in Spokane, Wash. The win ended the Bulldogs' 75-game home win streak, 93 straight triumphs over un-ranked teams and 25 consecutive victories against LMU. Nearly a month later, LMU took down 15th-ranked Saint Mary's, 78-74, in overtime to become the first Lions team in over a decade to knock off a pair of top-15 teams in the same season.
 
Marek spent the previous six seasons at Weber State. He joined the Wildcats in 2016 and has grown into a top recruiter in his role as assistant coach. Prior to Weber State, Marek worked on the staff at Utah State as the Director of Player Development and Video Coordinator.
 
Marek started his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Idaho State where he earned his master’s degree in Athletic Administration in 2014.. He spent two seasons with the Bengals as video coordinator and graduate assistant and assisted with academic responsibilities.
 
Marek is a native of Benesov, Czech Republic and played college basketball at Southern Utah where he graduated in 2009.
 
Following his college playing career, Marek played professionally for three seasons in Spain, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. He was a member of the Czech Republic National Team from 2008-10 and participated in the NBA Basketball Without Borders program.