Central College Athletics

Named the Central men’s basketball coach in 2012, Craig Douma (DOW-muh) has piloted the Dutch to two NCAA Division III tournament appearances.
  
His teams have captured two league tournament titles and one conference championship. Douma’s 2015-16 squad became the first in conference history to win three straight road games in taking the league tournament championship as a No. 5 seed. It gave Central a conference record 11th NCAA tourney appearance overall. The Dutch were picked for last place in the league for the 2013-14 campaign, but he piloted the squad to a surprising championship, the program’s 17th, and rolled to a 21-8 season.
    
Leading his team to an 8-3 mark in the conference tournament, the Dutch have played in four title games in his nine seasons. The team has posted a 109-112 (.493) record since his arrival. His players have been selected to the all-conference team 15 times, including Adam Flinn and Caden Mauck in 2020-21.
    
As a high school coach, Douma won eight conference titles and compiled a lofty 268-78 (.774) record over 15 seasons. At Carroll, he piloted state tournaments squads in 2007, 2009 and 2010 and reached the substate round five times in six seasons His teams claimed conference titles in 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011 and he was the Class 3A Southwest District coach of the year in 2006-07. He reached the substate round five times in six years. In nine years at South O’Brien, Douma’s squads were league champs in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004. He was the Class 2A Northwest District coach of the year in 2000-01.
    
Before becoming a high school coach, Douma spent the 1996-97 season as assistant coach at Northwestern. Douma is also known for working with thousands of young players through the Central Shooting Academy. He’s helped lead the program each summer since 1998. 
    
As a player, Douma is the third-leading scorer in Northwestern history with 2,276 points and is a member of the Red Raider Hall of Fame. He also received the Red Raider Coach of the Year Award following Central’s 2013-14 championship season. Douma played in three NAIA Division II national tournaments, helping the Red Raiders finish second in 1992 and reach the final eight in 1994. The Nebraska-Iowa Athletic Conference player of the year in 1994, Douma was a second-team all-America pick in 1993 before earning first-team recognition in 1994, when he also served as Northwestern’s team captain.
    
A Maurice-Orange City High School graduate, Douma was inducted into the Iowa High School Athletic Association players’ hall of fame in 2009.

Achievements

Central College 

• Team has 109-112 (.493) record, 53-72 (.424) mark in conference games in his nine seasons
• (2) NCAA Division III tournament appearances (2014, 2016)
• (1) Conference championship (2014)
• (2) Conference tournament championships (2014, 2016)
• (4) Conference tournament finalist (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018)
• (6) Conference tournament appearances (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021)
• (1) Conference Most Valuable Performer (Matt Greenfield, 2014)
• (17) All-Conference selections
• (19) Conference performers of the week
• (1) Conference Coach of the Year (2013-14)

Carroll High School

• Team had 123-32 (.774) record in his six seasons
• (3) Iowa Class 3A state tournament appearances (2007, 2009, 2010)
• (4) Conference titles (2007, 2008, 2010, 2011)
• (10 Iowa Class 3A all-state selections
• (1) Iowa Class 3A Southwest District Coach of the Year

South O'Brien High School

• Team had 145-46 (.759) record in his nine seasons
• (4) Conference titles (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
• (3 Iowa Class 2A all-state selections
• (1) Iowa Class 2A Northwest District Coach of the Year

Athletics career

Northwestern College

• Team had 91-33 (.734) record in his four seasons
• (3) NAIA Division II tournament appearances (1992, 1993, 1994)
• Leading scorer in 1994 NAIA Division II tournament, 21.0 points per game (4 games)
• (2) NAIA All-American selections (1993, second team; 1994, first team
• (1) Nebraska-Iowa Athletic Conference player of the year (1994)
• Fourth on all-time scoring list (2,276 points)
• Third on all-time assists list (534)
• First on all-time 3-point field goals made list (468)
• Team captain in 1994
• Member of Red Raider Hall of Fame

Year-by-year Central record