Doug_Novak
Doug Novak is an American basketball coach who is an assistant coach for the Northern Kentucky Norse women's basketball team. Before coaching for Northern Kentucky, Novak was the interim head coach of the Mississippi State women's basketball team from 2021 to 2022 following the resignation of head coach Nikki McCray-Penson due to health concerns.[1] Novak has been head coach before, coaching the Iowa Western Reivers, Anderson Trojans, and Bethel Royals men's basketball teams.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| Team | Northern Kentucky Norse |
| Conference | Horizon League |
| Biographical details | |
| Alma mater | Tennessee (1987–1990) |
| 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 women's HC) |
| 2022–2023 | Army (associate HC) |
| 2023–present | Northern Kentucky (women's assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 146–82 (.640) |
Novak attended the University of Tennessee from 1987 to 1990, majoring 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 basketball coach for various colleges, most notably The Citadel and Tulane University. Novak was also the head coach at Iowa Western Community College, Anderson University, and Bethel University. Following an eight-year tenure at 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] After his sole year with Army, Novak was hired as an assistant coach for the Northern Kentucky Norse women's basketball team before the 2023 season.[11]
| 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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- Andy Kostka (28 October 2021). "'You can't skip steps': How Doug Novak is handling Mississippi State women's basketball's interim role". Mississippi Clarion Ledger. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- "Doug Novak - Men's Basketball Coach". Bethel University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- "COACH NOVAK". coachdougnovak.
- Bob Sansevere (2 March 2017). "Bethel basketball coach finds contentment despite less money, more snow". Twin Cities Pioneer Press. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- Andy Kostka (7 September 2021). "Nikki McCray-Penson adds Doug Novak to Mississippi State women's basketball staff". Mississippi Clarion Ledger. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- Sydney Wicker (8 September 2021). "Mississippi State names new associate head coach". WTOK-TV. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- Andy Kostka (12 October 2021). "Who is Mississippi State women's basketball interim coach Doug Novak?". Mississippi Clarion Ledger. Knox News. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- "Doug Novak's Life Has Changed at Mississippi State". www.secsports.com.
- Colin Damms (1 November 2021). "Novak, Bulldogs need time to get to know each other". The Commercial Dispatch. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- "Norse Women's Basketball Adds Doug Novak to Staff". NKU Norse. Retrieved March 3, 2024.