Doug Plumb Explained

Doug Plumb
League:National Basketball League Of Canada
Team:London Lightning
Position:Head coach
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lb:209
Birth Date:5 August 1988
Nationality:Canadian
High School:Hastings (Hastings, Minnesota)
College:
Draft Year:2013
Career Start:2013
Career Number:10
Career Position:Point guard / shooting guard
Career End:2015
Years1:2013–2014
Team1:ZTE
Years2:2014–2015
Team2:CSM Mediaș
Coach Start:2016
Cyears1:2016–2017
Cteam1:London Lightning (assistant)
Cyears2:2017–2018
Cteam2:St. John's Edge (assistant)
Cyears3:2018–2019
Cteam3:St. John's Edge
Cyears4:2019–present
Cteam4:London Lightning
Highlights:As head coach:

As assistant coach:

As player:

  • Second-team CIS All-Canadian (2013)
  • First-team Canada West All-Star (2013)

Doug Plumb (born August 5, 1988) is a Canadian former professional basketball player. As of 2019, he is the head coach for the London Lightning of the National Basketball League of Canada. He is a 3 time champion of the NBLC and holds the second highest winning percentage in league history winning over 81% of his games. He finished his college basketball career at UBC and briefly played professionally in Europe, before joining the London Lightning as an assistant coach in 2016. He joined the St. John's Edge in 2017 and eventually became the head coach.

Early life

Plumb grew up in Pitt Meadows, British Columbia and attended middle school in Pitt Meadows.[1] As a sophomore in high school, he moved to Hastings, Minnesota after his father Norm found a job there. He played basketball for Hastings High School and left as its all-time leading scorer.[2]

College career

Plumb began his college career with NCAA Division II program Minnesota State on a scholarship.[2] He received little playing time and returned to his family in Canada after one season.[3] In 2007, Plumb transferred to Canadian school UFV, averaging a league-high 17.9 points per game in his first season. In 2008–09, an injury sidelined him from all but 4 games.[4] Plumb spent his last three years of college with UBC, earning second-team Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) All-Canadian and first-team Canada West honors after winning a conference title in 2013.[5]

Professional career

On June 7, 2013, Plumb signed with Hungarian team ZTE.[5] Through 28 games, he averaged 11.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game.[6] In the 2014–15 season, Plumb played for CSM Mediaș of the Romanian Liga Națională. He averaged 7.9 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 1 assist per game.[6]

Coaching career

After his playing career, Plumb founded Vancouver Basketball, Inc. to train young basketball players.[7] His time there led him to join the London Lightning of the National Basketball League of Canada as an assistant coach and head scout.[1] In the 2016–17 season under head coach Kyle Julius, Plumb and the Lightning won the league title. In 2017–18, he became an assistant coach for the St. John's Edge in the same league.[8] On July 5, 2018, Plumb was promoted to head coach.[7] In March 2019, he resigned from the Edge reportedly to take a job closer to home in British Columbia.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bartel . Mario . Plumb takes long basketball journey to N.L. . . November 4, 2018 . August 10, 2018.
  2. Web site: Richardson . Chad . Norm Plumb says 'Thanks' as he heads back to Canada . Hastings Star Gazette . November 4, 2018 . October 21, 2013.
  3. Web site: Turner . Ian . A look at why athletes who crossed the border into the NCAA came back . . November 4, 2018 . March 7, 2011.
  4. Web site: Doug Plumb . . November 4, 2018.
  5. Web site: Plumb to begin professional career in Hungary . . November 4, 2018 . June 7, 2013.
  6. Web site: Doug Plumb Player Profile . . November 4, 2018.
  7. Web site: Doug Plumb Named Edge Head Coach . . November 5, 2018 . July 5, 2018.
  8. Web site: Cooke . Ryan . NCAA veteran to be head coach of St. John's pro basketball team . . November 5, 2018 . September 28, 2017.
  9. Web site: Edge Head Coach Doug Plumb Steps Down, Steven Marcus Named Interim Head Coach . St. John's Edge . March 19, 2019.