Doug Cline

Biography

Few people, if any, understand The College of Wooster basketball experience more fully than Doug Cline, a 1995 graduate of the school, does. Cline, who just completed his 29th year as a full-time member of the coaching staff, is now at the helm of the program he once starred for, following the retirement of Steve Moore at the conclusion of the 2019-20 academic year. As an assistant, and more recently as associate head coach, Cline's been heavily involved with every facet of the tradition-rich program, which has sustained a remarkable run of success, rivaled even by household name Div. I programs. Wooster's won over 600 games (674-185) during Cline's 29 years as a full-time staffer, and he's helped the program make 23 NCAA appearances during that stretch, headlined by trips to the Div. III "Final Four" in 2003, 2007, and 2011. At the conference level, Wooster's won 16 of its North Coast Athletic Conference-leading 19 titles during Cline's tenure on the staff, including seven straight from 2005-11, and his first as head coach during the 2022-23 season. Since taking over as head coach, Wooster has posted an 82-36 record. As a player for the Scots, Cline was a member of one of the top basketball classes ever at Wooster, helping lead the Scots to three NCAA Tournament appearances and a record of 91-21 in four years. For his career, Cline finished with 1,396 points, placing him 17th on Wooster's all-time scoring list, and holds the fifth-best career field-goal percentage mark (.607