Sammy Doucette

Sammy Doucette
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamCal State Fullerton
ConferenceBig West
Record0–0 (–)
Biographical details
Born (1993-07-25) July 25, 1993 (age 33)
Santa Ana, California
Playing career
2012–2016Vanguard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2016–2017Concordia Irvine (GA)
2017–2018Hope International (assistant)
2018–2019Costa Mesa HS (CA)
2019–2026Orange Coast
2026–presentCal State Fullerton
Head coaching record
Overall
  • 0–0 (–) (college)
  • 131–42 (.757) (junior college)
  • 16–14 (.533) (high school)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • 2 CCCAA (2023, 2024)
  • 3 OEC (2023–2025)

Samantha Nicole Doucette (born July 25, 1993) is an American basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach of the California State University, Fullerton women's basketball team.

Coaching career

Doucette played college basketball at Vanguard University before turning to coaching, beginning as a graduate assistant at Concordia University Irvine and as an assistant at Hope International University. Doucette coached high school basketball at Costa Mesa High School for a season before she was hired to be the head coach at Orange Coast College. At Orange Coast, Doucette was credited with rebuilding a program that had won two games and had two returning players into a program that won two California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) championships and was considered a consistent CCCAA playoff contender.

Doucette was named the head coach at Cal State Fullerton on May 4, 2026.

Head coaching record

College

Record table
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Cal State Fullerton Titans (Big West Conference) (2026–present)
2026–27 Cal State Fullerton 0–00–0
Cal State Fullerton: 0–0 (–)0–0 (–)
Total:0–0 (–)

Junior college

Record table
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Orange Coast Pirates (Orange Empire Conference) (2019–2026)
2019–20 Orange Coast 2–140–38th
2021–22 Orange Coast 20–99–32ndCCCAA Regional Playoffs
2022–23 Orange Coast 32–113–11stCCCAA Champion
2023–24 Orange Coast 30–314–01stCCCAA Champion
2024–25 Orange Coast 27–610–21stCCCAA Runner-Up
2025–26 Orange Coast 20–98–42ndCCCAA Regional Playoffs
Orange Coast: 131–42 (.757)54–13 (.806)
Total:131–42 (.757)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. 1 2 "Sammy Doucette Named Head Women's Basketball Coach". Cal State Fullerton Athletics. Retrieved 14 September 2026.
  2. ↑ Turner, Andrew. "Orange Coast College hires Samantha Doucette as women's basketball coach". Los Angeles Times. Daily Pilot. Retrieved 14 September 2026.
  3. ↑ Bibona, Chris. "Young and gunnin': Sammy Doucette's revitalization of OCC women's basketball". Coast Report. Retrieved 14 September 2026.
  4. ↑ Hessen, Timothy. "A meteoric rise to the top". Coast Report. Retrieved 14 September 2026.
  5. ↑ Gonzalez, Sergio. "CSUF women's basketball announces Sammy Doucette as new head coach". The Daily Titan. Retrieved 14 September 2026.
  6. ↑ Mendez-Yapkowitz, David. "Minyon Moore, Sammy Doucette ready to lead in the Big West". The IX Sports. Retrieved 14 September 2026.