College Basketball Coach. For six years (2002 to 2008), he served as head coach of the Texas Christian University (TCU) Horned Frogs. Raised in Leavenworth, Kansas, he was an all-state guard in high school before playing collegiate basketball for two years at Army under Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski. He transferred to Cameron University (Oklahoma), where he continued his athletics while earning his bachelor's degree in 1984 and attained his master's degree in Education from the University of Oklahoma three years later. He initiated his coaching career at Cameron, followed by a stint at Drake University, later he served as an assistant under Eddie Fogler at Vanderbilt and South Carolina, before joining Roy Williams' staff at the University of Kansas (1995 to 2002). In 2002, he succeeded Billy Tubbs as head coach at TCU and during his tenure guided them to a 21 win 14 loss record in 2005, which included an appearance in the Quarter Finals of the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). Dougherty compiled a 75 win 108 loss career coaching record. He died from an apparent heart attack at age 50 while jogging.
College Basketball Coach. For six years (2002 to 2008), he served as head coach of the Texas Christian University (TCU) Horned Frogs. Raised in Leavenworth, Kansas, he was an all-state guard in high school before playing collegiate basketball for two years at Army under Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski. He transferred to Cameron University (Oklahoma), where he continued his athletics while earning his bachelor's degree in 1984 and attained his master's degree in Education from the University of Oklahoma three years later. He initiated his coaching career at Cameron, followed by a stint at Drake University, later he served as an assistant under Eddie Fogler at Vanderbilt and South Carolina, before joining Roy Williams' staff at the University of Kansas (1995 to 2002). In 2002, he succeeded Billy Tubbs as head coach at TCU and during his tenure guided them to a 21 win 14 loss record in 2005, which included an appearance in the Quarter Finals of the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). Dougherty compiled a 75 win 108 loss career coaching record. He died from an apparent heart attack at age 50 while jogging.
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