Pat Douglass

Pat Douglass (born January 23, 1950)

Teams coached: Eastern Montana Yellowjackets, Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners, UC Irvine Anteaters
Eastern Montana record^: 119-58 (.672)
Cal State Bakersfield record^: 257-61 (.808)
UC Irvine record: 197-191 (.508)
Overall record^: 573-310 (.649)

Career Accomplishments:

  • NCAA National Championships:  0
  • NCAA Tournament Appearances:  0
  • NIT Championships:  0
  • NIT Appearances:  2  (2001, 2002)
  • Big West Regular Season Champion:  2  (2001, 2002)
  • CCAA (Div II) Regular Season Champion: (1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997)
  • Great Northwest (Div II) Regular Season Champion: (1985, 1987)
  • NCAA Division II National Championships:  3  (1993, 1994, 1997)
  • NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances:  15  (1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997)
  • NCAA Division II Tournament Final Four:  7  (1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997)

Awards:

Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):

1997-2010 UC Irvine
1987-1997 Cal State Bakersfield
1981-1987 Eastern Montana
1979-1981 Columbia JC

Pat Douglass Facts

  • Joseph Patrick Douglass
  • Born January 23, 1950
  • Hometown: Knoxville, Tennessee / Barstow, California
  • Alma Mater: University of the Pacific (BS, 1972)
  • Born in Knoxville, Douglass’ family moved to Southern California when he was a teenager; Pat graduated from Kennedy HS (CA)
  • Played for head coach Dick Edwards at Pacific, appearing with the Tigers in the 1971 Sweet Sixteen
  • Started his coaching career at the high school level, spending two seasons at Dixon HS (CA) and four at Manteca HS (CA)
  • Spent two years as the head coach at Columbia JC in Sonora, CA before moving up to the NCAA D-II level
  • Was the head coach at Eastern Montana (now MSU-Billings) for six seasons, taking over for Edwards in 1981
    • Went 119-58 overall, reaching four NCAA D-II Tournaments, including a trip to the Final Four in 1987
  • Left for (then D-II) Cal State Bakersfield in 1987, kicking off an incredibly successful 10-season run as head coach
    • Led the Roadrunners to the NCAA D-II Tournament every year, reaching at least the Final Four six times
      • Won three NCAA D-II National Championships (1993, 1994, 1997) and in 1992-93 went a perfect 33-0 (14-0)
      • Claimed six CCAA regular season titles, never losing more than 5 conference games in any season
    • Won over 80% of his games at Bakersfield, leaving in 1997 with far more wins than anyone else in program history
  • Moved up to the Division I ranks in 1997, coaching at UC Irvine for the next 13 seasons
    • Went 197-191 during his tenure, including back-to-back Big West titles in 2001 and 2002
    • Improved the program from just 9 wins in his first season all the way up to a 25-5 record in year four
      • Reached the NIT twice but failed to ever make it to the Division I NCAA Tournament
    • Did not have his contract renewed in 2010 after going 26-37 in the previous two seasons combined
  • Inducted into the CCAA Hall of Fame (c/o 2016) and Small College Basketball HOF (c/o 2018)

Pat Douglass Coaching Tree

 

^ overall record includes head coaching positions at both the NCAA Division I and Division II levels; note that Cal State Bakersfield was a Division II program during Douglass’ tenure as head coach