Lowgators Head Coach Doug Marty
Doug Marty is entering his second season as the Lowgators head coach. He led North Charleston to the NBDL Playoffs last year and helped develop a league-high three "NBA callups" after assisting Alex English in the NBDL's inaugural season.
Marty was a three-year starter at point guard for Stanford (1979-‘82) and three times led the Cardinal in assists and minutes played. After serving as a graduate assistant coach at Stanford, Marty played professionally in Denmark (1984-87) where he led the National League in scoring at 31.2 ppg during his second season.
During his postgraduate studies at the University of Warwick in England, Marty was captain of the basketball team (1985-86) and averaged 36.2 ppg. He also served as head coach of the Luxembourg Basketball Federation’s Ad Contern Team (1993-96) and head basketball instructor at the National Institute of Sports and was a player/coach for six seasons in the Norwegian National League.
Marty is also no stranger to winning championships, garnering national titles in Luxembourg (2001) as a coach and in Norway (1998) as a player.
After completing his undergraduate work at Stanford, Marty earned a Master’s Degree in International Studies from the University of Warwick in Coventry, England (1986) and a Master’s Degree in Education from Harvard University (2000).
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