Doug Stotler will be returning to Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey, Illinois to begin his second stint as Head Men’s Basketball Coach and Director of Athletics. Stotler replaces Deon Thomas who recently accepted an assistant coaching position with the University of Illinois-Chicago men’s basketball program.

During Stotler’s first run (1993-2009) as the Lewis and Clark men’s basketball coach he amassed a 16 year record of 310-192 and guided the team to three conference titles, two Region XXIV titles and NJCAA Division II National Basketball Tournament finishes of 4th and 7th place. During this time Stotler received several NJCAA Region XXIV and conference “coach of the year” accolades.

In 2009 Stotler accepted an offer to lead the Jefferson College athletics department as its Director of Athletics. While at Jefferson College in Hillsboro, Missouri Stotler managed five NJCAA Division I sports. Under his leadership all five Viking Athletics teams won NJCAA Region XVI titles and participated in their respective NJCAA Division I national tournaments.

While working as Athletics Director at Jefferson College, Stotler also began serving the NJCAA as Men’s Director of NJCAA Region XVI, when elected in 2011 by the Missouri community college athletic directors. The NJCAA Region XVI directorship is an NJCAA affiliate position that required state wide administrative supervision of all men’s regular season, post season, regional and district tournaments.

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