Don Doucette

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Don Doucette
Biographical details
Born (1952-02-23) February 23, 1952 (age 72)
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
Overall285–300
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
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Salem State Vikings (Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference)(1980–1981)
1980–81Salem State 23–613–6
Salem State:23–6 (.793)13–6
UMass Lowell River Hawks (New England Collegiate Conference)(1983–1988)
1983–84UMass Lowell 15–127–7
1984–85UMass Lowell 9–192–12
1985–86UMass Lowell 12–173–9
1986–87UMass Lowell 21–811–3
1987–88UMass Lowell 27–78–4 NCAA Division II Champions
UMass Lowell:84–63 (.571)31–35
UNC Asheville Bulldogs (Big South Conference)(1988–1993)
1988–89UNC Asheville 16–146–6T–3rd
1989–90UNC Asheville 18–127–5T–2nd
1990–91UNC Asheville 8–204–10T–6th
1991–92UNC Asheville 9–196–8T–5th
1992–93UNC Asheville 4–232–149th
UNC Asheville:55–88 (.385)25–43
Chaminade Silverswords (Pacific West Conference)(1993–1996)
1993–94Chaminade 6–194–8
1994–95Chaminade 12–148–4
1995–96Chaminade 4–222–10
Chaminade:22–55 (.286)14–22
Central Missouri Mules (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association)(1996–2002)
1996–97Central Missouri 21–812–64th
1997–98Central Missouri 14–138–8
1998–99Central Missouri 14–146–10
1999–00Central Missouri 16–119–9
2000–01Central Missouri 12–157–11
2001–02Central Missouri 12–156–12
Central Missouri:89–76 (.539)48–56
Newbury Nighthawks ()(2002–2003)
2002–03Newbury 12–12
Newbury:12–12 (.500)
Total:285–300 (.487)

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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.
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