| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1945-01-02)January 2, 1945 (age 80) Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Playing career | |
| 1962–1966 | Calvin |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1970–1972 | Shelby HS |
| 1972–1973 | Western Michigan (assistant) |
| 1973–1974 | Alma |
| 1974–1978 | Lake Superior State |
| 1978–1982 | Kent State |
| 1982–1984 | UNC Greensboro |
| 1984–1996 | Calvin |
| 1998–2007 | Hillsdale |
| 2009–2014 | Ferris State (volunteer asst.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 555–302 (.648) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| NCAA Division III tournament (1992) 2GLIAC (1976, 1978) 6MIAA regular season (1986, 1989, 1990, 1992–1994) 3MIAA tournament (1992–1994) | |
| Awards | |
| NABC Division III Coach of the Year (1992) 3×GLIAC Coach of the Year (1976, 1978, 2001) | |
Ed Douma (born January 2, 1945) is an American formercollege basketball coach. He compiled a 555–302 record in 34 seasons as a head coach, including anNCAA Division III National Championship withCalvin in1992.
Born inRotterdam, the Netherlands, Douma grew up in Michigan and played college basketball at Calvin College (nowCalvin University). He began his coaching career atShelby High School, where he won two state championships behind starPaul Griffin. Douma parlayed this success to gain an assistant position atWestern Michigan, then was named head coach atAlma andLake Superior State before being named head coach atDivision IKent State.[1] Douma coached four seasons, compiling a record of 46–60, before being fired following the 1981–82 season. He then landed at Division IIIUNC Greensboro for two seasons before returning to his alma mater in 1984.
At Calvin, Douma made the Knights one of the most consistent teams in theMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA). In 12 seasons under Douma, the Knights won the league six times and only finished below second place once. In the 1991–92 season, Calvin went 31–1 and won the program’s first national championship and Douma was namedNABC Coach of the Year. Following the 1995–96 season, Douma retired at age 51 with a 254–72 record in his 12 seasons.[2]
Douma returned to coaching in 1998 to coach Hillsdale for nine seasons, retiring again in 2007. He returned from retirement a second time to serve as a volunteer assistant for his former playerBill Sall, atFerris State from 2009 to 2014.[3]
