# Craig Doty

Craig Arthur Doty (born August 27, 1985) is an American college men's basketball coach currently coaching at Houston Christian University. Prior to his current position, Doty was the head coach for Emporia State University from 2018 to 2024. Doty was also the head coach for at Graceland University from 2016 to 2018, where he led the school to its first NAIA national championship, as well as a Heart of America Athletic Conference tournament championship. Doty was the men's basketball head coach at Rock Valley College from 2012 to 2016, where he won two NJCAA Division III championships.

## Career
### Early career

Doty, an Alcester, South Dakota native, began his coaching career as a volunteer assistant for Morningside College, where he played on the men's basketball team from 2005 to 2009. After graduating with his master's degree, Doty moved to Wyoming to become the assistant coach for Central Wyoming College, where he would eventually serve as interim head coach for the remaining two months of the 2010–11 season. At the end of the season, Doty left to become an assistant for Riverland Community College for half a season before leaving to become an assistant at the University of Sioux Falls for the remainder of the season.

### Rock Valley College

After serving three seasons as an assistant coach at four schools, Doty was named the head coach at Rock Valley College, a National Junior College Athletic Association Division III school, in 2012. During his four seasons, Doty led the Rock Valley to a record of 113–28 (.801) overall, 41–16 (.719) conference, ending his run with two NJCAA Division III national championships. Doty won his first national championship during his second season in 2013–14 with a record of 30–5, 10–5 conference. The following year, Doty led the Golden Eagles to national runners-up, and won a second national championship during the 2015–16 season.

### Graceland University

Following two national championships in four seasons, Doty was named the head coach for Graceland University in May 2016. During his two-year tenure at Graceland, Doty lead the Yellowjackets to a record of 49–22 (.690) overall, 30–15 (.667) conference, and ended his tenure with his third national championship – Graceland's first – during the 2017–18 season. Graceland won the 2018 Heart of America Athletic Conference Tournament.

### Emporia State University

In April 2018, Doty was named head coach for the Emporia State Hornets basketball team.

### Houston Christian University

On March 15, 2024, it was announced that Doty was leaving his position at Emporia State to become the head coach of the Houston Christian Huskies.

## Head coaching record

Statistics overview :
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Rock Valley Golden Eagles (North Central Community College Conference) (2012–2016) ||||||
| 2012–13 | Rock Valley | 19–16 | 7–7 | T–3rd | NJCAA Division III Elite 8 |
| 2013–14 | Rock Valley | 30–5 | 10–5 | T–2nd | NJCAA Division III National Champions |
| 2014–15 | Rock Valley | 31–4 | 13–1 | T–1st | NJCAA Division III runner-up |
| 2015–16 | Rock Valley | 33–3 | 11–3 | 2nd | NJCAA Division III National Champions |
| Rock Valley: | Rock Valley: | 113–28 (.801) | 41–16 (.719) | | |
| Graceland Yellowjackets (Heart of America Athletic Conference) (2016–2018) ||||||
| 2016–17 | Graceland | 20–12 | 16–10 | 1st | |
| 2017–18 | Graceland | 29–10 | 14–5 | 2nd | NAIA National Champions |
| Graceland: | Graceland: | 49–22 (.690) | 30–15 (.667) | | |
| Emporia State Hornets (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (2018–2024) ||||||
| 2018–19 | Emporia State | 14–16 | 8–11 | T–8th | |
| 2019–20 | Emporia State | 10–18 | 4–15 | T–13th | |
| 2020–21 | Emporia State | 11–12 | 11–11 | T–6th | |
| 2021–22 | Emporia State | 20–9 | 15–7 | 5th | |
| 2022–23 | Emporia State | 23–9 | 15–7 | T–3rd | NCAA Division II Second Round |
| 2023–24 | Emporia State | 19–12 | 12–10 | T–6th | |
| Emporia State: | Emporia State: | 97–76 (.561) | 65–61 (.516) | | |
| Houston Christian Huskies (Southland Conference) (2024–present) ||||||
| 2024–25 | Houston Christian | 12–19 | 9–11 | T-7th | |
| Houston Christian: | Houston Christian: | 12–19 (.387) | 9–11 (.450) | | |
| Total: | Total: | 271–145 (.651) | | | |
| 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 ||||||