Pat Douglass

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Pat Douglass
Biographical details
Born (1950-01-23) January 23, 1950 (age 75)
Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Playing career
1969–1972 Pacific
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1973–1975 Dixon HS
1975–1979 Manteca HS
1979–1981 Columbia JC
1981–1987 Eastern Montana
1987–1997 Cal State Bakersfield
1997–2010 UC Irvine
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NCAA Men's Division II champion (1993, 1994, 1997)

Joseph Patrick Douglass (born January 23, 1950) is a retired American basketball coach. He was most recently the men's head coach at UC Irvine from 1997 to 2010. [1]

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Early life and education

Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, Douglass moved to Barstow, California as a teenager and graduated from Kennedy High School. [2] [3] He graduated from the University of the Pacific in 1972 with a bachelor's degree in biology and teaching credential in physical education. [4]

Coaching career

Douglass climbed the coaching ladder, first at the high school level as head coach at Dixon High School from 1973 to 1975, then Manteca High School from 1975 to 1979. He stepped up to the junior college ranks, guiding Columbia Junior College from 1979 to 1981. [5]

Douglass spent six seasons at Eastern Montana (now known as MSU-Billings), with an overall record of 119–57. [5]

In his 10 seasons at Cal State Bakersfield, Douglass compiled a 257–61 record, won three Division II national championships, and reached the Elite Eight seven times. [5]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Eastern Montana Yellowjackets (NCAA Division II independent)(1981–1982)
1981–82Eastern Montana 19–10 NCAA D-II Regional Fourth Place
Eastern Montana Yellowjackets (Great Northwest Conference)(1982–1987)
1982–83Eastern Montana 15–124–63rd
1983–84Eastern Montana 16–144–63rd
1984–85Eastern Montana 23–77–11st NCAA D-II Regional Fourth Place
1985–86Eastern Montana 22–86–22nd NCAA D-II Regional Third Place
1986–87Eastern Montana 24–79–11st NCAA D-II Final Four
Eastern Montana:119–5830–16
Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners (California Collegiate Athletic Association)(1987–1997)
1987–88Cal State Bakersfield 21–1010–4T–1st NCAA D-II Regional Third Place
1988–89Cal State Bakersfield 21–99–53rd NCAA D-II Regional Final
1989–90Cal State Bakersfield 29–511–31st NCAA D-II Runners-up
1990–91Cal State Bakersfield 25–89–3T–1st NCAA D-II Final Four
1991–92Cal State Bakersfield 26–710–42nd NCAA D-II Final Four
1992–93Cal State Bakersfield 33–014–01st NCAA D-II Champions
1993–94Cal State Bakersfield 27–69–32nd NCAA D-II Champions
1994–95Cal State Bakersfield 20–87–53rdNCAA D-II First Round
1995–96Cal State Bakersfield 26–410–21stNCAA D-II Elite Eight
1996–97Cal State Bakersfield 29–411–11stNCAA D-II Champions
Cal State Bakersfield:257–6191–30
UC Irvine Anteaters (Big West Conference)(1997–2010)
1997–98 UC Irvine 9–186–10T–3rd (West)
1998–99 UC Irvine 6–202–146th (West)
1999–00 UC Irvine 14–147–93rd (West)
2000–01 UC Irvine 25–515–11st NIT First Round
2001–02 UC Irvine 21–1113–5T–1st NIT First Round
2002–03 UC Irvine 20–913–52nd
2003–04 UC Irvine 11–176–12T–8th
2004–05 UC Irvine 16–138–105th
2005–06 UC Irvine 16–1310–42nd
2006–07 UC Irvine 15–186–85th
2007–08 UC Irvine 18–169–75th
2008–09 UC Irvine 12–198–8T–4th
2009–10 UC Irvine 14–186–10T–7th
UC Irvine:197–191109–103
Total:573–310

      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

References

  1. Pat Douglass. sports-reference.com
  2. Foster, Chris (November 5, 1997). "The Man for the Job". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  3. Kim, James (September 29, 2003). "30 Most Intriguing People in UCI Athletics". New University. UC Irvine. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  4. "Head Coach Pat Douglass" (PDF). UC Irvine 2009-10 Men's Basketball. UC Irvine. 2009. pp. 4–5. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 "Pat Douglass". Big West. 2007. Retrieved July 8, 2015.