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UNiQUE Conversation with Abe Woldeslassie- Head Coach, Educator, Advocate, Leader, All-Conference player and MVP. UNiQUE Conversations
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Coach Abe is in his third season as the head coach of the men’s basketball team at Macalester. He returned to his alma mater in 2018.He has infectious enthusiasm and true passion for the game. Abe returned to Macalester following a two-year stint as an assistant coach at Siena College, where he helped the Saints advance to the finals of the 2017 MAAC Tournament. As an assistant at Siena, Woldeslassie helped the Saints with recruiting, player development, video breakdowns and opponent scouting, and monitored the team’s academic progress throughout the year.
Prior to his time at Siena, he served as the director of basketball operations at Davidson College for three seasons. While at Davidson,the Wildcats amassed 64 wins, captured two conference regular-season titles, made two NIT appearances, and earned the program’s first at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament in 2015.
Before Davidson, Abe also was the director of basketball operations at Dartmouth College of the Ivy League for one season. His coaching career started in the NESCAC in 2010 at Bowdoin College, where he served as an assistant coach for two years.
Since 2010, Abe has helped develop student-athletes who have played professionally in Australia, Belarus, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, and Uruguay.
Abe played two seasons at Macalester after transferring from the University of St. Thomas. As a Scot, he was a two-time, All-MIAC guard and led the conference in assists both seasons. He graduated in 2008 with a degree in sociology.
A native of Minneapolis, Abe attended St. Thomas Academy, where he was an all-conference player and team co-MVP in 2004. He also serves on the Board of Directors for MinneapolisNEXT, which provides need-based high school scholarships for youth in the Twin Cities.
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Coach Abe is in his third season as the head coach of the men’s basketball team at Macalester. He returned to his alma mater in 2018.He has infectious enthusiasm and true passion for the game. Abe returned to Macalester following a two-year stint as an assistant coach at Siena College, where he helped the Saints advance to the finals of the 2017 MAAC Tournament. As an assistant at Siena, Woldeslassie helped the Saints with recruiting, player development, video breakdowns and opponent scouting, and monitored the team’s academic progress throughout the year.
Prior to his time at Siena, he served as the director of basketball operations at Davidson College for three seasons. While at Davidson,the Wildcats amassed 64 wins, captured two conference regular-season titles, made two NIT appearances, and earned the program’s first at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament in 2015.
Before Davidson, Abe also was the director of basketball operations at Dartmouth College of the Ivy League for one season. His coaching career started in the NESCAC in 2010 at Bowdoin College, where he served as an assistant coach for two years.
Since 2010, Abe has helped develop student-athletes who have played professionally in Australia, Belarus, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, and Uruguay.
Abe played two seasons at Macalester after transferring from the University of St. Thomas. As a Scot, he was a two-time, All-MIAC guard and led the conference in assists both seasons. He graduated in 2008 with a degree in sociology.
A native of Minneapolis, Abe attended St. Thomas Academy, where he was an all-conference player and team co-MVP in 2004. He also serves on the Board of Directors for MinneapolisNEXT, which provides need-based high school scholarships for youth in the Twin Cities.
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28 min