Don Doucette

Don Doucette

Biographical details
Born	(1952-02-23) February 23, 1952 (age 73)
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)

Don Doucette (born February 23, 1952) is an American former college basketball coach.

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

Statistics overview

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

1. Mead, Doug (July 31, 1998). "UNCA Program In Good Hands". Asheville Citizen-Times . Retrieved November 16, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Don Doucette Coaching Record". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
3. "D-II coach takes over at Newbury". D3hoops.com. July 8, 2002. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
4. "Wildcats add Doucette to men's basketball staff". Sea Coast Online. June 21, 2003. Retrieved April 10, 2016.