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Biography
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.
Early life and education
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.
Coaching career
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.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Montana Yellowjackets (NCAA Division II independent) (1981–1982) | |||||||||
| 1981–82 | Eastern Montana | 19–10 | NCAA D-II Regional Fourth Place | ||||||
| Eastern Montana Yellowjackets (Great Northwest Conference) (1982–1987) | |||||||||
| 1982–83 | Eastern Montana | 15–12 | 4–6 | 3rd | |||||
| 1983–84 | Eastern Montana | 16–14 | 4–6 | 3rd | |||||
| 1984–85 | Eastern Montana | 23–7 | 7–1 | 1st | NCAA D-II Regional Fourth Place | ||||
| 1985–86 | Eastern Montana | 22–8 | 6–2 | 2nd | NCAA D-II Regional Third Place | ||||
| 1986–87 | Eastern Montana | 24–7 | 9–1 | 1st | NCAA D-II Final Four | ||||
| Eastern Montana: | 119–58 | 30–16 | |||||||
| Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1987–1997) | |||||||||
| 1987–88 | Cal State Bakersfield | 21–10 | 10–4 | T–1st | NCAA D-II Regional Third Place | ||||
| 1988–89 | Cal State Bakersfield | 21–9 | 9–5 | 3rd | NCAA D-II Regional Final | ||||
| 1989–90 | Cal State Bakersfield | 29–5 | 11–3 | 1st | NCAA D-II Runners-up | ||||
| 1990–91 | Cal State Bakersfield | 25–8 | 9–3 | T–1st | NCAA D-II Final Four | ||||
| 1991–92 | Cal State Bakersfield | 26–7 | 10–4 | 2nd | NCAA D-II Final Four | ||||
| 1992–93 | Cal State Bakersfield | 33–0 | 14–0 | 1st | NCAA D-II Champions | ||||
| 1993–94 | Cal State Bakersfield | 27–6 | 9–3 | 2nd | NCAA D-II Champions | ||||
| 1994–95 | Cal State Bakersfield | 20–8 | 7–5 | 3rd | NCAA D-II First Round | ||||
| 1995–96 | Cal State Bakersfield | 26–4 | 10–2 | 1st | NCAA D-II Elite Eight | ||||
| 1996–97 | Cal State Bakersfield | 29–4 | 11–1 | 1st | NCAA D-II Champions | ||||
| Cal State Bakersfield: | 257–61 | 91–30 | |||||||
| UC Irvine Anteaters (Big West Conference) (1997–2010) | |||||||||
| 1997–98 | UC Irvine | 9–18 | 6–10 | T–3rd (West) | |||||
| 1998–99 | UC Irvine | 6–20 | 2–14 | 6th (West) | |||||
| 1999–00 | UC Irvine | 14–14 | 7–9 | 3rd (West) | |||||
| 2000–01 | UC Irvine | 25–5 | 15–1 | 1st | NIT First Round | ||||
| 2001–02 | UC Irvine | 21–11 | 13–5 | T–1st | NIT First Round | ||||
| 2002–03 | UC Irvine | 20–9 | 13–5 | 2nd | |||||
| 2003–04 | UC Irvine | 11–17 | 6–12 | T–8th | |||||
| 2004–05 | UC Irvine | 16–13 | 8–10 | 5th | |||||
| 2005–06 | UC Irvine | 16–13 | 10–4 | 2nd | |||||
| 2006–07 | UC Irvine | 15–18 | 6–8 | 5th | |||||
| 2007–08 | UC Irvine | 18–16 | 9–7 | 5th | |||||
| 2008–09 | UC Irvine | 12–19 | 8–8 | T–4th | |||||
| 2009–10 | UC Irvine | 14–18 | 6–10 | T–7th | |||||
| UC Irvine: | 197–191 | 109–103 | |||||||
| Total: | 573–310 | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||