Craig Arthur Doty (born August 27, 1985) is an American college men's basketball coach currently coaching at

Houston Christian University Houston Christian University (HCU), formerly Houston Baptist University (HBU), is a private Baptist university in Houston, Texas. It is affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas. Its Cultural Arts Center houses three museums: the ...

. Prior to his current position, Doty was the head coach for

Emporia State University Emporia State University (Emporia State or ESU) is a public university in Emporia, Kansas, United States. Established in March 1863 as the Kansas State Normal School, Emporia State is the third-oldest public university in the state of Kansas. E ...

from 2018 to 2024. Doty was also the head coach for at

Graceland University Graceland University is a private university with campuses in Lamoni, Iowa, and Independence, Missouri. The university offers degree completion and master's degree programs. It also offers undergraduate and graduate programs online. The univers ...

from 2016 to 2018, where he led the school to its first NAIA national championship, as well as a

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tournament championship. Doty was the men's basketball head coach at

Rock Valley College Rock Valley College (RVC) is a Public college, public community college in Rockford, Illinois. It was founded in 1964 and is part of the Illinois Community College System. RVC's district comprises Winnebago County, Illinois, Winnebago County, Bo ...

from 2012 to 2016, where he won two NJCAA Division III championships.

Career

Early career

Doty, an Alcester, South Dakota native, began his coaching career as a volunteer assistant for Morningside College, where he played on the men's basketball team from 2005 to 2009. After graduating with his master's degree, Doty moved to

Wyoming Wyoming ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States, Western United States. It borders Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho t ...

to become the assistant coach for

Central Wyoming College Central Wyoming College (CWC or CW) is a public community college in Riverton, Wyoming. In addition to its main campus, the college provides online classes and has outreach centers in Jackson, Lander, Dubois, and the Wind River Indian Reservat ...

, where he would eventually serve as interim head coach for the remaining two months of the 2010–11 season. At the end of the season, Doty left to become an assistant for

Riverland Community College Riverland Community College is a public community college with three campuses in southeastern Minnesota: Albert Lea, Austin, and Owatonna. Founded in 1940, Riverland offers educational programs and courses to over 4,900 students annually throug ...

for half a season before leaving to become an assistant at the

University of Sioux Falls The University of Sioux Falls (USF) is a private university in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA. In fall 2014, the university enrolled a total of 1,142 undergraduate students and 311 graduate students. ...

for the remainder of the season.

Rock Valley College

After serving three seasons as an assistant coach at four schools, Doty was named the head coach at

, a

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Division III school, in 2012. During his four seasons, Doty led the Rock Valley to a record of overall, conference, ending his run with two NJCAA Division III national championships. Doty won his first national championship during his second season in 2013–14 with a record of 30–5, 10–5 conference. The following year, Doty led the Golden Eagles to national runners-up, and won a second national championship during the 2015–16 season.

Graceland University

Following two national championships in four seasons, Doty was named the head coach for

in May 2016. During his two-year tenure at Graceland, Doty lead the Yellowjackets to a record of overall, conference, and ended his tenure with his third national championship – Graceland's first – during the 2017–18 season. Graceland won the 2018

Tournament.

Emporia State University

In April 2018, Doty was named head coach for the

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team.

Houston Christian University

On March 15, 2024, it was announced that Doty was leaving his position at Emporia State to become the head coach of the

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Head coaching record

References

External links

Emporia State profile

Midwest Elite Basketball profile
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