Zach Malvik enters his second year as Head Men's Basketball Coach at UW-Eau Claire in 2025-26. He was named the 11th head men's basketball coach in Blugolds history in April of 2024.
Malvik joined UW-Eau Claire after one season as an assistant coach at NCAA Division I Green Bay, where he helped the Phoenix pull off one of the most impressive single-season turnarounds in all of college basketball in the 2023-24 campaign. Green Bay posted a 3-29 record in the 2022-23 season, but under the guidance of a new coaching staff which included Malvik, the Phoenix went 18-14 in 2023-24 and contended for the Horizon League title.
Prior to his time at Green Bay, Malvik spent nine seasons coaching at Winona State, his alma mater. Malvik served as the Warriors' associate head coach from 2019-22 and was an assistant coach from 2014-19. He also coached one season at St. Mary's University in Minnesota in 2013-14.
In addition to his coaching experience, Malvik has an extensive background in the game as a championship-caliber player. He starred on the 2005-06 Winona State team that won the NCAA Division II national championship and was a key cog for the Warriors as they won a Division II record 57 straight games and appeared in back-to-back national championship games across 2006 and 2007. Malvik was an All-American in 2007 and ranks third on Winona State's all-time scoring list with 1,971 career points.
After playing at Winona State, Malvik spent three seasons playing professionally with the Kilsyth Cobras in Australia.
