Sport(s) | Basketball |
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Biographical details | |
Born |
Knoxville, Tennessee |
January 23, 1950
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 | |
3× NCAA Men's Division II championship (1993, 1994, 1997) |
Joseph Patrick "Pat" Douglass (born January 23, 1950) is a retired American basketball coach. He was most recently the head men's coach at UC Irvine from 1997 to 2010.
Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, Douglass moved to Barstow, California as a teenager and graduated from Kennedy High School. He graduated from the University of the Pacific in 1972 with a bachelor's degree in biology and teaching credential in physical education.
Douglass climbed the coaching ladder, first at the high school level as head coach at Dixon High School from 1973–75, then Manteca High School from 1975-79. He stepped up to the junior college ranks, guiding Columbia Junior College from 1979-81.
Douglass spent six seasons at Eastern Montana (now known as MSU-Billings), with an overall record of 119-57.
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.
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