Doc Sadler received his undergraduate degree from the University of Arkansas, where he was a student manager under legendary coach Eddie Sutton.
10 Facts About Doc Sadler
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Doc Sadler departed UTEP for the head coaching job at the University of Nebraska on August 8,2006 to take over for former coach Barry Collier, who left to become the athletic director at Butler University.
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At Nebraska, Doc Sadler inherited a team that had been relegated to the back of the pack in the Big 12 Conference for several seasons, after former coach Danny Nee led the team to five NCAA tournament appearances, an NIT title and a Big Eight tournament title in the 1990s.
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Doc Sadler failed to find much success in Lincoln, and aside from a victory over then-11th-ranked Indiana, the team again often fell to the bottom of the standings following Nebraska's move to the Big Ten Conference in 2011.
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Doc Sadler was fired on March 9,2012 after six seasons without ever making an NCAA tournament appearance.
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On June 13,2012, Kansas basketball coach, Bill Self announced the hiring of Doc Sadler to replace Barry Hinson as Director of Basketball Operations.
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Doc Sadler left Kansas for Iowa State on May 31,2013 when Doc Sadler was hired to serve as an assistant under Fred Hoiberg.
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On May 1,2014, Doc Sadler was named head coach at Southern Miss.
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On March 18,2022, Hoiberg announced that Doc Sadler was no longer with the Nebraska program as he had restructured his staff.
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On November 17,2022, it was announced that Doc Sadler had joined the Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball program as a special advisor to head coach Porter Moser.