Doug Novak
American basketball coach
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Doug Novak is an American basketball coach who is currently the head coach for the Trevecca Trojans women's basketball team. He was previously an assistant coach and then the interim head coach for the George Washington Revolutionaries women's basketball team. Novak has been head coach before, coaching the Iowa Western Reivers, Anderson Trojans, and Bethel Royals men's basketball teams, and acting as an interim head coach for the Mississippi State Bulldogs and George Washington Revolutionaries women's basketball teams.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Trevecca Nazarene |
| Conference | Gulf South Conference |
| Biographical details | |
| Alma mater | Tennessee (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) |
| 2023–2024 | Northern Kentucky (women's assistant) |
| 2024–2025 | George Washington (women's assistant) |
| 2025 | George Washington (interim HC) |
| 2025–present | Trevecca Nazarene |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 148–84 (.638) |
| Tournaments | NCAA D3: 0–1 |
College
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.[1][2][3]
Coaching career
After serving as an assistant tennis coach at Clemson University,[1] 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.[4][5] He was later elevated to the position of interim head coach following the resignation of Nikki McCray-Penson.[6][7][8] Following his season as interim head coach, Novak was hired as the associate head coach for the Army Black Knights men's basketball team.[9] 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.[10] After one season at Northern Kentucky, Novak became an assistant coach for the George Washington Revolutionaries women's basketball team.[11] During his first season at George Washington, Novak was elevated to interim head coach after former head coach Carolina McCombs stepped down.[12] Following his lone season at George Washington, Novak became the head coach of the Trevecca Nazarene women's basketball team.[13]
Head coaching record
| 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) | |||||||
| George Washington (women) (Atlantic 10) (2025) | |||||||||
| 2024–25 | George Washington | 2–2 | 1–1 | T–12th | |||||
| George Washington (women): | 2–2 (.500) | 1–1 (.500) | |||||||
| Total: | 148–84 (.638) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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