53, UC Irvine ... In his six...

53, UC Irvine ... In his six seasons as men’s basketball coach, he

has transformed the Anteater program from doormat to perennially

knocking on the door of the NCAA Tournament ... After posting the

school’s first two regular-season Big West Conference championships

in 2000-01 and 2001-02, UCI finished 20-9 last season, the program’s

third straight 20-win season. UCI had not had back-to-back 20-win

seasons before Douglass’ arrival ... He was named Division II Coach

of the Decade by Division II Bulletin ... He is 471-195 in 22 seasons

as a head coach at a four-year college and is 95-77 at UCI ... Last

year’s ranking: 52