Doug Novak

Last updated
Doug Novak
Current position
TitleAssistant coach
TeamNorthern Kentucky Norse
Conference Horizon League
Biographical details
Alma mater Tennessee (1987–1990)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1992–1995 Roane State (assistant)
1995–1998 Iowa Western
1998–1999 Francis Marion (assistant)
1999–2006 Anderson
2006–2010 The Citadel (assistant)
2010–2013 Tulane (assistant)
2013–2021 Bethel
2021–2022 Mississippi State (interim women's HC)
2022–2023 Army (associate HC)
2023–present Northern Kentucky (women's assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall146–82 (.640)

Doug Novak is an American basketball coach who is an assistant coach for the Northern Kentucky Norse women's basketball team. Before coaching for Northern Kentucky, Novak was the interim head coach of the Mississippi State women's basketball team from 2021 to 2022 following the resignation of head coach Nikki McCray-Penson due to health concerns. [1] Novak has been head coach before, coaching the Iowa Western Reivers, Anderson Trojans, and Bethel Royals men's basketball teams.

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College

Novak attended the University of Tennessee from 1987 to 1990, majoring in psychology. While at Tennessee, Novak played tennis and was a part of the Tennessee tennis team that was ranked number one at the collegiate level. [2] [3] [4]

Coaching career

After serving as an assistant tennis coach at Clemson University, [2] Novak coached as an assistant basketball coach for various colleges, most notably The Citadel and Tulane University. Novak was also the head coach at Iowa Western Community College, Anderson University, and Bethel University. Following an eight-year tenure at Bethel, he became an assistant coach for Mississippi State University women's basketball. [5] [6] He was later elevated to the position of interim head coach following the resignation of Nikki McCray-Penson. [7] [8] [9] Following his season as interim head coach, Novak was hired as the associate head coach for the Army Black Knights men's basketball team. [10] After his sole year with Army, Novak was hired as an assistant coach for the Northern Kentucky Norse women's basketball team before the 2023 season. [11]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Bethel (men) (MIAC)(2013–2021)
2013–14Bethel 14–139–116th
2014–15Bethel 19–913–74th
2015–16Bethel 18–1912–85th
2016–17Bethel 21–715–5T-1st NCAA D3 Round of 64
2017–18Bethel 21–714–63rd
2018–19Bethel 19–815–53rd
2019–20Bethel 16–1013–74th
2020–21Bethel 3–53–3T-3rd
Bethel (men):131–68 (.658)94–52 (.644)
Mississippi State (women) (SEC)(2021–2022)
2021–22 Mississippi State 15–146–10T–10th
Mississippi State (women):15–14 (.517)6–10 (.375)
Total:146–82 (.640)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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