Cal State Fullerton

Sammy Doucette was named head coach of the Titans Women's Basketball program on May.4, 2026.

The 2026-27 season will be the first season Doucette is in charge of the Titans.  

Doucette, the 13th head coach in the Titans women's basketball history, came to Cal State Fullerton after spending seven seasons at the helm of Orange Coast College.

Doucette revitalized a downtrodden Orange Coast College program quickly from a two win team during her first season into a Southern California powerhouse.  She guided the Pirates into the 3C2A playoffs for five straight seasons and led her team to three straight state championship games (2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25) and won back-to-back championships during the 2022-23 and 2023-24 season.

Over her tenure at OCC, Doucette has compiled a 131-42 record.  She was named the Orange Empire Conference Coach of the Year twice (2023, 2024) as well as the Orange Empire Conference John Altobelli Women's Sports Coach of the Year for back to back seasons (2024, 2025) an award that encompasses all women's sports that the OEC sponsors.  She led OCC to their second and third ever state titles in the history of the Pirates women's basketball program.  She set the program record for the most wins in a single season and best winning percentage (.970) during the 2022-23 season when the Pirates went 32-1.

Doucette's accomplishments include two 3C2A State Championship Titles, three State Championship Finals appearances, five consecutive State Regional Playoff Appearances where she has a 14-3 postseason record, and three Orange Empire Conference Titles.

Throughout her leadership, her student athletes have won numerous conference and state honors.  They include 22 All-Orange Empire Conference Honors, three All-Conference MVPs Meghan McIntyre (2022-23) Alyssa Dreesen (2023-24), Bridgette McIntyre (2024-25) along one with one OEC Offensive Player of the Year (Ashari Cassell) and one OEC Defensive Player of the Year (Alyssa Dreessen). They also include six All-State Southern California Region Selections and five All-State Tournament team selections along with one All-State Tournament MVP (Bridgette McIntyre).

Prior to coaching at Orange Coast College, Doucette was the head coach for one season at Costa Mesa HS where she guided the Mustangs to winning the Orange Coast League title and into the quarterfinals of the CIF playoffs.  She spent one year as a graduate assistant at Concordia University Irvine (2016-17) and another year as an assistant coach/recruiting coordinator at Hope International University (2017-18).  She was also a supervisor and head coach at the Mamba Youth Sports Academy in Newport Beach.

Doucette was a standout player for Vanguard University where she was a three time NAIA All-American and All-Golden State Athletic Conference selection.  She scored 1,593 points over four seasons at Vanguard.  She led the Lions to a 99-21 record during four years and made four NAIA National Tournament appearances including a spot in the Elite Eight in 2014 and won the Golden State Athletic Conference that same season.  Before Vanguard, she was a standout player at Woodbridge HS where she won a Division 3A title with the Warriors in 2009.

Doucette earned her bachelor's degree in business administration at Vanguard in 2016 before earning her master's degree in coaching and athletic administration at Concordia University Irvine in 2018.

Sammy Doucette Press Conference Gallery (5/4/2026)
Sammy Doucette Press Conference Video (5/4/2026)

CHAMPIONSHIPS
2023-24 Women's 3C2A State Champions
2022-23 Women's 3C2A State Champions

HONOR ROLL
2023 Orange Empire Conference Coach of the Year
2024 Orange Empire Conference Coach of the Year

SAMMY DOUCETTE YEAR BY-YEAR COACHING CAREER
 

Year	School	Position	Overall	Pct.	Conference	Finish	Postseason
2019-20	Orange Coast College	Women's HC	2-14	.125	0-3	8th
2020-21*	Orange Coast College	Women's HC	0-0	.000	0-0
2021-22	Orange Coast College	Women's HC	20-9	.690	9-3	2nd	3C2A SoCal Regional Playoffs
2022-23	Orange Coast College	Women's HC	32-1	.970	14-0	1st	3C2A Regionals, Quarterfinals, Semi-Finals, Champions.
2023-24	Orange Coast College	Women's HC	30-3	.909	14-0	1st	3C2A Regionals, Quarterfinals, Semi-Finals, Champions.2
2024-25	Orange Coast College	Women's HC	27-6	.818	12-2	1st	3C2A Regionals, Quarterfinals, Semi-Finals, State Runner-Up
2025-26	Orange Coast College	Women's HC	20-9	.690	8-4	T-2nd	3C2A SoCal Regional Playoffs
Totals	7 Years	Women's HC	131-42	.757	57-12	.826

 

*2020-21 Season canceled due to Covid-19 Pandemic