NEIL DOUGHERTY     

Assistant Coach at KU 1995 to 2003.

 Playing Experience:                                              Previous Coaching Experience:

1980        U. S. Military Academy                       1985-87           Cameron University

1981        U. S. Military Academy                       1988                Drake

1983        Cameron (Okla.)                                 1989-92          Vanderbilt

1984        Cameron (Okla.)                                 1993-94          South Carolina           

Excerpted (and slightly edited for corrections) from the 1999 Kansas Basketball Media Guide, page 60:

Neil Dougherty, who grew up just 30 miles from the University of Kansas and has many ties to the Jayhawk basketball program, begins his fourth season as a KU assistant coach.  Dougherty’s main duties include that of recruiting and scouting coordination.  Dougherty was born in Leavenworth, Kan., and was a standout athlete at Leavenworth High School.  His sister, Lisa, is on the of top players in University of Kansas women’s basketball history, scoring more than 1,000 career points for the Jayhawks in the 1980s.

He came to Kansas after serving two stints under head coach Eddie Fogler at Vanderbilt and South Carolina.  Dougherty worked four years as an assistant at Vanderbilt (1989-92) before serving two seasons in a similar capacity at South Carolina (1993-94).

Fogler is a North Carolina graduate who previously worked as an assistant coach under Dean Smith at North Carolina.  Prior to his four-year stay at Vanderbilt, Dougherty worked as an assistant coach at Drake University in 1988.  He became familiar with Fogler through Drake’s competition with Fogler’s Wichita State team in the Missouri Valley Conference.

Before his year at Drake, Dougherty coached three seasons at his alma mater, Cameron University in Oklahoma.  Cameron posted a 48-16 record in his final two years in Lawton, Okla., and captured the Lone Star Conference championship his final season on the staff.

Dougherty graduated from Cameron in 1984 with a degree in education.  He started at guard as a junior and senior and helped Cameron win more tha 25 games both seasons.  He earned his master’s degree in education at the University of Oklahoma in 1987.

Dougherty, born April 14, 1961, attended the United States Military Academy in West Point, N. Y. his first two years in college.  He was recruited and played one year for Mike Krzyzewski, Duke’s current head coach.  Dougherty started several games as a freshman and was a full-time starter as a sophomore.

Dougherty is married to the former Patti Bowles.  They have three children: a daughter, Megan, and sons, Neil and Ryan.

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 From Wikipedia:

Cornelius Aaron "Neil" Dougherty (born April 14, 1961 in Leavenworth, Kansas) is the current head men's basketball coach at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. Dougherty played basketball at West Point for two years under coach Mike Krzyzewski before transferring to Cameron University, where he played his final two years and earned his degree in 1984.

Assistant coaching career

Dougherty began his coaching career in 1984 at Cameron, where he served as an assistant until 1988. He then moved on to take similar positions at Drake, Vanderbilt and South Carolina. He was an assistant of Roy Williams at University of Kansas for many years. He also served under Head Coach Eddie Fogler at Vanderbilt and South Carolina. In 1990 under Fogler and Dougherty, Vanderbilt won the NIT (NIT).

TCU

On March 25, 2002, Dougherty was hired as the 18th head coach at TCU, replacing Billy Tubbs. Because Dougherty's defensive-minded approach clashed with Tubbs' up-tempo, high scoring approach, the team struggled to adjust in his first year, winnng just nine games. The next year they improved by three wins, with the season's highlight coming with a nationally-televised 25-point victory over 10th-ranked Louisville, coached by Rick Pitino. In 2004-2005, the Horned Frogs finished 21-14, advancing to the quarterfinals of the National Invitational Tournament.

However, after losing star guards Corey Santee and Marcus Shropshire to graduation, the Frogs failed to build on the NIT momentum and stumbled to a 6-25 record in 2005-2006. This caused many TCU boosters and local media figures to question whether or not Dougherty was the right person for the job. His 2006-2007 team made a small improvement!! Finishing 13-17, but the season also included an eleven-game losing streak, which did little to quiet Dougherty's critics.

Record as Head Coach