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Originally from Kendallville, Indiana, Mike Wilondek came to Dawson as a player in 1967. Wilondek played for Coach Dennis Perryman in the coach’s first year at Dawson and was the first player he had ever recruited for the Bucs. Wilondek was also the first in a long line of outstanding basketball players from Indiana to play for Dawson. During his two years as a Buccaneer, Wilondek started at point guard. He graduated in 1969 with an Associate of Arts Degree in history and business. He completed his Bachelor’s Degree at Eastern Montana College in Billings. 

He returned to DCC in 1974 as an Institutional Research Officer and reunited with Coach Perryman to help coach the Buccaneers until 1978. In those four seasons, the Buccaneers won 96 games, averaging 24 wins a year. They also won two Mon-Dak Conference Championships and one Empire Conference Championship. In his final two years as assistant coach for Dawson, they lost in the Region IX semifinals by four points in 1977 and in the Region IX Championship game by 4 points in 1978. Both of those season ending losses happened against the host teams of the tournament.  

After his time working at Dawson, Wilondek settled into a 29 year career in the insurance business in Glendive. In 2015, Wilondek was elected to the Dawson Community College Board of Trustees where he served the college for nine years. He has also served on several boards within the athletic department and been a long time Bucs Club member. Along with his wife Carole, they have been a part of the Adopt a Buc program for many years. Wilondek has also helped with fundraising efforts, promoting the Bucs Club and volunteering in several different capacities. 

Wilondek and his wife Carole still reside in Glendive and  have three grown children and four grandchildren.