Men's Basketball


Neil Dougherty

Texas Christian University head coach

Age: 41

Hired by TCU March 25, 2002

Cameron University, '84

Neil Dougherty's Odds
COACHING EXPERIENCE
2002-present — Texas Christian, Head Coach
1995-2002 — Kansas, Assistant Coach
1993-95 — South Carolina, Assistant Coach
1989-93 — Vanderbilt, Assistant Coach
1988-89 — Drake, Assistant Coach
1984-88 — Cameron University, Head Coach

EDUCATION
Leavenworth (Kan.) High School, 1979
Cameron University, B.A. in Education, 1984
University of Oklahoma, M.S. in Education, 1987

PLAYING EXPERIENCE
Leavenworth (Kan.) High School, 1976-1979
U.S. Military Academy, 1980-81
Cameron University, basketball, 1983-84

PERSONAL
Born April 14, 1961, in Leavenworth, Kan.
Wife: Patti
Children: Megan, Neil and Ryan

COACHING HISTORY

2002-present — Texas Christian, Head Coach

• Led Horned Frogs to 9-19 record in his first season after replacing Billy Tubbs as TCU coach.

1995-2002 — Kansas, Assistant Coach

• His main duties included recruiting, and he helped Kansas sign eight McDonald¹s All-Americans.
• Dougherty was also responsible for scouting coordination and assisting with supervision of the academic progress of the Jayhawk players.
• During Dougherty¹s seven years on the Kansas staff, KU averaged nearly 30 victories per season while winning four conference championships.

1993-95 — South Carolina, Assistant Coach
1989-93 — Vanderbilt, Assistant Coach
1988-89 — Drake, Assistant Coach
1984-88 — Cameron University, Head Coach

• Cameron posted a 44-20 record in his final two years in Lawton, Okla.

ASSISTANT COACHING RECORD

Kansas University, Head Coach Roy Williams
1995-96      29-5 (.853)
1996-97      34-2 (.944)
1997-98      35-4 (.897)
1998-99      23-10 (.697)
1999-2000   24-10 (.706)
2000-01      26-7 (.788)
2001-02      33-4 (.892)


HEAD COACHING RECORD

Texas Christian University
2002-03      9-19 (.321)
BIOGRAPHY:

Neil Dougherty, the 18th head basketball coach in TCU history, was named the new head coach on March 25, 2002.

Dougherty had been looking for the right head coaching job for several years. When the TCU job opened, Dougherty knew that he had found the right fit.

• Served as an assistant coach at the University of Kansas under Roy Williams for seven seasons, helping the Jayhawks to a 204-42 record.
"I've always said that I would never want to go somewhere just for the sake of either wanting to coach, or to become a head coach," said Dougherty. "I felt like I was doing what I wanted to do all along as a coach at the University of Kansas, living in Lawrence, Kansas and that was important to me, but the Fort Worth area is so attractive to me and I just knew deep down that my family would enjoy it and so that made this job even more attractive."

Dougherty, 41, spent the past seven seasons at the University of Kansas working as an assistant coach under Roy Williams.

"It is truly a privilege to recruit a person of Neil's caliber to TCU as our head men's basketball coach," said Hyman. "He brings to us a wealth of experience not only on the court but off of the court. He was a top recruiter for Kansas with Texas as one of his primary recruiting areas. He has a tremendous basketball background, playing for Coach K, coaching with Eddie Fogler at Vanderbilt and South Carolina and coaching with Roy Williams at Kansas."

His main duties at KU, included recruiting, where he helped Kansas sign eight McDonald's All-Americans during his tenure. Dougherty was also responsible for scouting coordination and assisting with supervision of the academic progress of the Jayhawk players.

Has ties to current players which could help, though leaving TCU after just one year may be seen as too disrespectful.
During Dougherty's seven years on the Kansas staff, KU averaged nearly 30 victories per season while winning four conference championships. The 2001-02 Jayhawks captured the NCAA Midwest Regional title and advanced to the Final Four where they were defeated by the eventual champion Maryland.

It should not be hard to determine the Dougherty style of play. After all, the Jayhawks have traditionally been one of the top scoring teams in the nation, while also playing aggressive defense.

"My style of play would be my background," said Dougherty. "I want to play a very up-tempo style of basketball. I want to run very hard to the offensive end with great organization in doing so. I want to have the defense on their heels when we're coming at them offensively, and I want the offense on their heels because we're coming at them defensively. When you watch our teams play, I hope people will think, ŒThey play unbelievably hard, unbelievably unselfish and they compete to win.' If that's what people are saying about us, then we're probably doing what I'm trying to accomplish."


• * Jayhawks will miss Dougherty (3-26-02)
• * KU's Dougherty tapped by TCU (3-26-02)
• * Dougherty makes hole-in-one (9-3-01)
Dougherty went to Kansas after serving two stints under head coach Eddie Fogler at Vanderbilt and South Carolina. He worked four years as an assistant at Vanderbilt (1989-93) before serving two seasons in a similar capacity with the Gamecocks (1993-95).

Prior to his four-year stay at Vanderbilt, Dougherty worked as an assistant coach at Drake University during the 1988-89 campaign. He became acquainted with Fogler through Drake's competition with Fogler's Wichita State team in the Missouri Valley Conference.

Before his year at Drake, Dougherty coached four seasons at his alma mater, Cameron University in Oklahoma (1984-88). Cameron posted a 44-20 record in his final two years in Lawton, Okla.

Dougherty was born in Leavenworth, Kan. on April 14, 1961, and was a standout athlete at Leavenworth High School. Dougherty was all-state in Kansas as a high school senior and earned honorable mention All-America status as well. The Leavenworth High basketball team had success during Dougherty's years, including a state championship appearance in the spring of 1978 when Dougherty was a junior. In that tournament, Leavenworth lost to Selina South. But Dougherty hit 16 field goals, a Class 4A record that stands today.

Following graduation, Dougherty attended the United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., his first two years of college. He was recruited and played one year for Mike Krzyzewski, Duke's current head coach. Dougherty played several games as a freshman and was a part-time starter as a sophomore under coach Pete Gaudet.

He transferred to Cameron University for his final two collegiate seasons. He started at point guard as a junior and senior, helping the team to a combined 34 wins in the two seasons. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in education from Cameron in 1984 and earned his master's degree in education at the University of Oklahoma in 1987.

Dougherty and his wife, Patti have three children: a daughter, Megan, and sons, Neil and Ryan.


—Courtesy of gofrogs.ocsn.com