Doug Novsek made his way to Evansville after coaching at the University of Nevada from 2006 through the 2014-15 campaign. Since 2009, Novsek has served as the Associate Head Coach of the Wolfpack. His expertise helped Nevada win three Western Athletic Conference regular-season championships while making five postseason appearances. Nevada advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 2007 while making the NIT in 2010 and 2012. In 2008 and 2009, his squads played in the CBI.
In his time with the Wolfpack, Novsek coached six players who went on to play in the NBA. That included a pair of first-round picks in JaVale McGee and Luke Babbitt. McGee was the 18th pick in the 2009 draft by the Washington Wizards while Babbitt was the 16th choice in the 2011 draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Nick Fazekas was taken 34th by the Dallas Mavericks in the 2008 NBA Draft. He was one of three second-round picks coached by Novsek. Ramon Sessions was a second-round pick by the Milwaukee Bucks in 2007 while Armon Johnson went to the Portland Trail Blazers with the 34th pick in the 2010 NBA Draft. Deonte Burton was a free agent signee by the Sacramento Kings.
Before heading to Reno, Novsek spent four seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Nebraska. Aside from his experience at Nevada and Nebraska, he also has a Missouri Valley Conference background. Novsek was an assistant coach at Illinois State from 1999 through 2002, helping the Redbirds to the NIT in 2001. Between 1989 and 1994, Novsek was on the staff at Indiana State. He was also a player at Southern Illinois from 1983 through 1987.
