Don Doucette (born February 23, 1952) is an American former college basketball coach.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 23, 1952 |
| Alma mater | UMass Boston |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Basketball | |
| 1980–1981 | Salem State |
| 1983–1988 | UMass Lowell |
| 1988–1993 | UNC Asheville |
| 1993–1996 | Chaminade |
| 1996–2002 | Central Missouri |
| 2002–2003 | Newbury |
| 2003–2005 | New Hampshire (assistant) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1993–1996 | Chaminade |
| 2002–2003 | Newbury |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 285–300 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| NCAA Division II Tournament (1988) | |
| Awards | |
| NABC NCAA D-II Coach of the Year (1988) PacWest Coach of the Year (1995) | |
During his first season coaching the UMass Lowell River Hawks, Doucette won 15 games for the first winning season in program history. He led the River Hawks to the 1988 NCAA Division II national championship. Following the season, he was hired to coach the UNC Asheville Bulldogs.[1]
Doucette has been head coach at six schools and compiled a career record of 285 wins and 300 losses.[2] Among his schools coached, Doucette also served as the athletic director for Chaminade and Newbury.[3][4]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem State Vikings (Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1980–1981) | |||||||||
| 1980–81 | Salem State | 23–6 | 13–6 | ||||||
| Salem State: | 23–6 (.793) | 13–6 | |||||||
| UMass Lowell River Hawks (New England Collegiate Conference) (1983–1988) | |||||||||
| 1983–84 | UMass Lowell | 15–12 | 7–7 | ||||||
| 1984–85 | UMass Lowell | 9–19 | 2–12 | ||||||
| 1985–86 | UMass Lowell | 12–17 | 3–9 | ||||||
| 1986–87 | UMass Lowell | 21–8 | 11–3 | ||||||
| 1987–88 | UMass Lowell | 27–7 | 8–4 | NCAA Division II Champions | |||||
| UMass Lowell: | 84–63 (.571) | 31–35 | |||||||
| UNC Asheville Bulldogs (Big South Conference) (1988–1993) | |||||||||
| 1988–89 | UNC Asheville | 16–14 | 6–6 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1989–90 | UNC Asheville | 18–12 | 7–5 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1990–91 | UNC Asheville | 8–20 | 4–10 | T–6th | |||||
| 1991–92 | UNC Asheville | 9–19 | 6–8 | T–5th | |||||
| 1992–93 | UNC Asheville | 4–23 | 2–14 | 9th | |||||
| UNC Asheville: | 55–88 (.385) | 25–43 | |||||||
| Chaminade Silverswords (Pacific West Conference) (1993–1996) | |||||||||
| 1993–94 | Chaminade | 6–19 | 4–8 | ||||||
| 1994–95 | Chaminade | 12–14 | 8–4 | ||||||
| 1995–96 | Chaminade | 4–22 | 2–10 | ||||||
| Chaminade: | 22–55 (.286) | 14–22 | |||||||
| Central Missouri Mules (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (1996–2002) | |||||||||
| 1996–97 | Central Missouri | 21–8 | 12–6 | 4th | |||||
| 1997–98 | Central Missouri | 14–13 | 8–8 | ||||||
| 1998–99 | Central Missouri | 14–14 | 6–10 | ||||||
| 1999–00 | Central Missouri | 16–11 | 9–9 | ||||||
| 2000–01 | Central Missouri | 12–15 | 7–11 | ||||||
| 2001–02 | Central Missouri | 12–15 | 6–12 | ||||||
| Central Missouri: | 89–76 (.539) | 48–56 | |||||||
| Newbury Nighthawks () (2002–2003) | |||||||||
| 2002–03 | Newbury | 12–12 | |||||||
| Newbury: | 12–12 (.500) | ||||||||
| Total: | 285–300 (.487) | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Mead, Doug (July 31, 1998). "UNCA Program In Good Hands". Asheville Citizen-Times. Retrieved November 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Don Doucette Coaching Record". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ^ "D-II coach takes over at Newbury". D3hoops.com. July 8, 2002. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ^ "Wildcats add Doucette to men's basketball staff". Sea Coast Online. June 21, 2003. Retrieved April 10, 2016.