Head Coach Pat Douglass
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Head CoaCH pat douglass PAT DOUGLASS 13th Season at Douglass, entering his 13th season as head coach at UC Irvine in 2009-10, is the longest-tenured and winningest coach in the 44-year Phistory of the Anteater program. He became the program’s all-time leader in wins in 2008 as he has compiled an Anteater record of 183-173 in the past 12 years. Douglass passed previous leader Bill Mulligan (163) in a 74-59 win over Pacific Feb. 14, 2008. Douglass leads all Big West Conference coaches with 559 victories at the four-year collegiate level. In his 28th season in the four-year ranks, he is 559-292. Douglass gained victory No. 500 in his four-year collegiate coaching career when the Anteaters stunned then-No. 13 Stanford, 79-63, at Maples Pavilion Nov. 19, 2005. Douglass guided UCI to three consecutive 20-win seasons (2001, 2002 and 2003) and he led the program to two consecutive regular-season Big West Conference titles (2001 & 2002, the school’s first). He also guided UCI to National Invitation Tournament appearances in 2001 and 2002. Douglass led the Anteaters to the program’s most successful season in 2000-01 when UCI finished with an overall record of 25-5, setting a new school mark for single-season victories. Douglass was selected as 2001 Big West Conference Coach of the Year by his peers. The Anteaters advanced to the 2001 NIT, losing 75-71 on the road to Tulsa, the eventual NIT champion. Douglass was selected District 15 Coach of the Year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches and also was named the 2000-01 National Coach of the Year for mid-major schools by College Hoops Insider. In March 1997, Douglass became the sixth head coach in UCI basketball history after leading Cal State Bakersfield to three NCAA Division II titles in five years, including the 1997 championship. For his efforts, Douglass was named NCAA Division II Coach of the Decade by Division II Bulletin. He guided Bakersfield to national titles in 1993 and 1994, and Douglass was named the NABC Division II Coach of the Year all three of his championship seasons. He also was the California Collegiate Athletic Association Coach of the Year in 1993, 1996 and 1997. He was inducted into the Bob Elias Kern County Sports Hall of Fame in February 2004. The winningest coach in Bakersfield history, Douglass was 257-61 (.808) in 10 seasons with the Roadrunners. He led the university to the NCAA Division II playoffs all 10 years, reaching the Elite Eight on seven occasions. His 1992-93 NCAA championship team was 33-0 as Bakersfield became just one of six four-year college teams in the nation to post an undefeated record over a 25-year span. Douglass was the head coach at Eastern Montana (now Montana State-Billings) for six seasons prior to arriving at Bakersfield. He compiled a six-year mark of 119-57 (.676) at that school, including a berth in the NCAA Division II Final Four his last season of 1986-87 and three previous trips to the NCAA Regionals. He was inducted into that university’s Hall of Fame in February 1999. A native of Tennessee, Douglass graduated from the University of the Pacific in 1972 with a B.S. degree and teaching credential in physical education and biology. While at Pacific, he was a backcourt teammate of current Tigers’ coach Bob Thomason. Douglass and his wife, Suzanne, were married in the spring of 2008. 4 the douglass Notebook • 559 career wins on the four-year collegiate coaching level leads all Big West coaches…. • Career leader in wins at UCI with 183 victories….. • Led UCI to championship game of 2008 Big West Tournament for first time in 14 years… • Guided UC Irvine to Big West Conference regular-season titles in 2001 and 2002… • Coached UCI to a school-record 25 wins in 2000-01 season… • 2001 Big West Coach of the Year and NABC District 15 Coach of the Year… • Led UCI to three straight 20-win seasons (2001, 2002 & 2003)… • 1999 inductee into Montana State-Billings (formerly Eastern Montana) Hall of Fame… • 2004 inductee into Bob Elias Kern County Hall of Fame… • Named NCAA Division II Coach of the Decade (Division II Bulletin)… • Led Cal State Bakersfield to NCAA Division II titles in 1993, 1994 and 1997… • His 1993 Cal State Bakersfield team was 33-0… • Kodak/NABC Division Ii Coach of the Year in 1993, 1994 and 1997… • Made 14 NCAA Division II Tournament appearances in 16 years, including 13 consecutive… • Had eight NCAA Division II Elite Eight appearances in 11 years… • Won six CCAA conference championships (1988-90-91-93-96-97)… COACH DOUGLASS YeaR-BY-YeaR YEAR SCHOOL RECORD PCT. NOTES 1981-82 Eastern Montana 19-10 .655 NCAA II North Central Regional 1982-83 Eastern Montana 15-13 .536 Great Northwest 3rd 1983-84 Eastern Montana 16-14 .533 Great Northwest 3rd 1984-85 Eastern Montana 23-6 .793 Great Northwest 1st – NCAA II West Regional 1985-86 Eastern Montana 22-8 .733 Great Northwest 2nd – NCAA II West Regional 1986-87 Eastern Montana 24-7 .774 Great Northwest 1st – NCAA II Final Four TOTAL 6 SEASONS 119-58 .672 1987-88 Cal State Bakersfield 21-10 .677 CCAA 1st (tie) – NCAA II West Regional 3rd 1988-89 Cal State Bakersfield 21-9 .700 CCAA 3rd – NCAA II West Regional 2nd 1989-90 Cal State Bakersfield 29-5 .853 CCAA 1st – NCAA II Elite Eight Finalist 1990-91 Cal State Bakersfield 25-8 .758 CCAA 1st (tie) – NCAA II Elite Eight Semis 1991-92 Cal State Bakersfield 26-7 .788 CCAA 2nd – NCAA II Elite Eight Semis 1992-93 Cal State Bakersfield 33-0 1.000 CCAA 1st – NCAA II NATIONAL CHAMPION 1993-94 Cal State Bakersfield 27-6 .818 CCAA 2nd – NCAA II NATIONAL CHAMPION 1994-95 Cal State Bakersfield 20-8 .714 CCAA 3rd – NCAA II First Round 1995-96 Cal State Bakersfield 26-4 .867 CCAA 1st – NCAA Elite Eight Quarters 1996-97 Cal State Bakersfield 29-4 .879 CCAA 1st – NCAA II NATIONAL CHAMPION TOTAL 10 SEASONS 257-61 .808 1997-98 UC Irvine 9-18 .333 Big West Tournament Quarters 1998-99 UC Irvine 6-20 .231 1999-00 UC Irvine 14-14 .500 Big West Tournament Quarters 2000-01 UC Irvine 25-5 .833 Big West Regular-Season Champion 2001-02 UC Irvine 21-11 .656 Big West Regular-Season Champion 2002-03 UC Irvine 20-9 .690 Big West Tournament Semis 2003-04 UC Irvine 11-17 .393 2004-05 UC Irvine 16-13 .552 Big West Tournament Quarters 2005-06 UC Irvine 16-13 .552 Big West Tournament Semis 2006-07 UC Irvine 15-18 .455 Big West Tournament Semis 2007-08 UC Irvine 18-16 .529 Big West Tournament Final 2008-09 UC Irvine 12-19 .387 TOTAL 12 SEASONS 183-173 .514 CAREER 28 SEASONS 559-292 .657 5 assistaNt CoaCHes DOUG OLIVER ROSS LAND oug Oliver is in his first season as an assistant coach oss Land is in his fourth season as a member of the Dat UC Irvine, joining the staff in the summer of 2009. RUC Irvine coaching staff in 2009-10. Oliver, who has 35 years of coaching experience, had two Land joined the UCI staff in the summer of 2006 after stints as the top assistant at Stanford, the first from 1986-98 serving the previous two seasons as an assistant coach as a member of Mike Montgomery’s staff when the Cardinal at Northern Arizona University, his alma mater. He also became an annual national contender, including 1997-98 served as an assistant coach for his stepfather, Prescott when Stanford advanced to the Final Four and finished with “Puck” Smith, at Chico State for one season after playing a 30-5 record. three years of professional ball in the FIBA SuproLeague in France and Croatia. Oliver then served as head coach at Idaho State from 1998- 2006 before returning to Stanford as Trent Johnson’s lead Land was a standout player for the Lumberjacks from assistant from 2006-08. The Cardinal reached the Sweet 1996-2000, scoring 1,525 points to rank second all-time at 16 in 2007-08 and ended the season with a 28-8 overall NAU. He became the first Big Sky Conference player to hit record. 275 three-pointers in his career, finishing with 308. Land is the NCAA Division I all-time leader in career three-point While on the staff at Stanford, Oliver contributed to a total percentage at .464 among players who have made at least of 281 victories, including 147 wins in Pac-10 games. 300 threes. He started 117 straight games at NAU while During that span, the Cardinal qualified for the postseason playing on NCAA tournament teams in 1998 and 2000, as 12 times, reaching the NCAA Tournament eight times and well as an NIT participant in 1999. qualifying for the NIT on four occasions, highlighted by the 1991 championship. Land was inducted into the NAU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2004 as a member of the 1997-98 team and again Oliver also previously was an assistant at Utah, Boise individually in 2005. He graduated from NAU in 2001 with a State, and West Valley College. degree in pre-medicine. A 1973 graduate of San Jose State, Oliver and his wife, Land and his wife, Meesha, have two daughters, Jayla and Debby, have four children and five grandchildren. Maciana. 6 assistaNt CoaCH RHETT SOLIDAY Director of Basketball Operations hett Soliday is in his fourth season as a member of the RUCI staff and is serving his first year as the director of basketball operations after three years as an assistant coach.