Doug Day
Doug Day, Jr. is an American former basketball player and current high school coach.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Blacksburg (Blacksburg, Virginia) |
| College | Radford (1989–1993) |
| NBA draft | 1993 / Undrafted |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1993–1997 | Northside HS (assistant) |
| 1997–2002 | Blacksburg HS (assistant) |
| 2002–present | Blacksburg HS |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Playing career
At 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m), Day played the shooting guard position for Radford University between 1989–90 and 1992–93. He was a prolific three-point field goal shooter; at the time of his graduation, his 401 made three-pointers were the most in NCAA Division I history.[1] Day led the nation in threes made per game as a junior when he connected for 4.03 per contest.[2] That season, he led the Highlanders to their first Big South Conference men's basketball regular season championship; it was also the second of back-to-back 20-win seasons.[2]
In each of Day's four seasons he was named to an All-Big South team.[1] He graduated in 1993 as the school's all-time leading scorer with 2,027 points, which through 2017–18 is still the record.[1] Day also set the Radford record for points in a game with 43, which he achieved on December 12, 1990 against Central Connecticut State.[1] He holds many of the three-point records at Radford as well, including makes in a game (11, twice), season (117) and career (401); and attempts in a game (19), season (314), and career (1,068).[3]
Day was inducted into the Radford University Hall of Fame in 1998 and the Big South Conference Hall of Fame in 2005.[2][4]
Coaching career
After graduating from Radford in 1993 with a degree in education, Day began his coaching career as an assistant boys' basketball coach at Northside High School in Roanoke, Virginia.[5] He spent several seasons at Northside until becoming an assistant at his alma mater, Blacksburg High School, in Blacksburg, Virginia.[5] After five seasons, head coach Bob Trear stepped down and in August 2010 Day became the new boys' head coach, a position he still holds today.[5]
See also
References
- Teitel, Jon (September 14, 2010). "Jon Teitel's Forgotten Legends Series: Radford Great Doug Day". CollegeHoops.net. Archived from the original on June 3, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
- "Radford Athletics Hall of Fame: Class of 2005". Radford University. 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
- "Men's Basketball Individual Records". Radford University. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
- "Big South Conference Inducts Five New Members Into Hall of Fame". Big South Conference. June 8, 2005. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
- Teitlebaum, Bob (January 21, 2003). "Great player now coaches his old school". The Sports Journal of the Valleys. HawkeyeReport.com. Archived from the original on July 3, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2013.