Assistant Coaching Career
In 1989 Doherty was hired as an assistant basketball coach at Davidson College by head coach Bob McKillop, who coached Doherty at Holy Trinity High School in Hicksville, New York. In 1992 Doherty moved to the University of Kansas as an assistant coach under Roy Williams, who had been an assistant to Dean Smith during Doherty's years at North Carolina. During Doherty's time at Kansas, the Jayhawks won four Big 8 and Big 12 titles and advanced to the NCAA Tournament every year. Doherty was an active recruiter during his time at Kansas, and many of the players he coached there went on to play in the NBA, including Paul Pierce, Drew Gooden and Kirk Hinrich, among others.
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