Doug Novak is an American basketball coach who is currently the associate basketball coach for the Army Black Knights basketball team. Novak was previously the interim head coach of the Mississippi State women's basketball team from 2021 to 2022. He was elevated to interim head coach of Mississippi State following the resignation of Nikki McCray-Penson due to health concerns.[1] Novak has been head coach once before, coaching the Bethel Royals.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Associate coach |
| Team | Army Black Knights |
| Conference | Patriot League |
| Biographical details | |
| Alma mater | University of Tennessee '90 |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1992–1995 | Roane State (assistant) |
| 1995–1998 | Iowa Western |
| 1998–1999 | Francis Marion (assistant) |
| 1999–2006 | Anderson |
| 2006–2010 | The Citadel (assistant) |
| 2010–2013 | Tulane (assistant) |
| 2013–2021 | Bethel |
| 2021–2022 | Mississippi State (interim HC) |
| 2022-present | Army (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 146–82 (.640) |
Novak attended Tennessee University from 1987 to 1990 where he majored in psychology. While at Tennessee, Novak played tennis and was a part of the Tennessee tennis team that was ranked number one at the collegiate level.[2][3][4]
After serving as an assistant tennis coach at Clemson University,[2] Novak coached as an assistant for various colleges, most notably The Citadel and Tulane University. Novak was also the head coach at Anderson University and Bethel University. Following an eight-year tenure for Bethel, he became an assistant coach for Mississippi State University women's basketball.[5][6] He was later elevated to the position of interim head coach following the resignation of Nikki McCray-Penson.[7][8][9] Following his season as interim head coach, Novak was hired as the associate head coach for the Army Black Knights men's basketball team.[10]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethel (men) (MIAC) (2013–2021) | |||||||||
| 2013–14 | Bethel | 14–13 | 9–11 | 6th | |||||
| 2014–15 | Bethel | 19–9 | 13–7 | 4th | |||||
| 2015–16 | Bethel | 18–19 | 12–8 | 5th | |||||
| 2016–17 | Bethel | 21–7 | 15–5 | T-1st | NCAA D3 Round of 64 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Bethel | 21–7 | 14–6 | 3rd | |||||
| 2018–19 | Bethel | 19–8 | 15–5 | 3rd | |||||
| 2019–20 | Bethel | 16–10 | 13–7 | 4th | |||||
| 2020–21 | Bethel | 3–5 | 3–3 | T-3rd | |||||
| Bethel (men): | 131–68 (.658) | 94–52 (.644) | |||||||
| Mississippi State (women) (SEC) (2021–2022) | |||||||||
| 2021–22 | Mississippi State | 15–14 | 6–10 | T–10th | |||||
| Mississippi State (women): | 15–14 (.517) | 6–10 (.375) | |||||||
| Total: | 146–82 (.640) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball head coaches | |
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# denotes interim head coach |