Doug Gottlieb Gets His Head Coach Job
STILLWATER – I can hear his college coach now from beyond the grave. “Doug Gottlieb, Doug, Doug, what are you thinking Gottlieb,” comes the crash voice of the late Hall-of-Fame head backetball coach Eddie Sutton. “I know you want to coach, but Doug you can’t be hosting a radio show and trying to coach your team at the same time.”
That is what Doug Gottlieb is apparently going to do. He will become the new head coach of the UW-Green Bay Phoenix, the 10th head coach in school history and he will continue to host a national radio show on Fox Sports Radio. Most recently, in the coaching realm, Gottlieb served as an analyst for Oklahoma State basketball and recently fired head coach Mike Boynton. Gottlie, for the second time, showed interest and mounted a campaign for the OSU position.
Tuesday afternoon, Director of Athletics Josh Moon officially announced the hiring of Gottlieb. Gottlieb replaces Sunny Wicks, who left Green Bay to take over the head coaching job at Wyoming. An introductory press conference to announce Gottlieb as the next Phoenix head coach will be held on Wednesday, May 15th at the Kress Events Center at 10 a.m. CT. Tune in to our YouTube page to watch the press conference live.
“As of [Tuesday] morning, I’m the new coach at Wisconsin Green Bay,” Gottlieb said on his show. “There’s a side note, the Doug Gottlieb Show will continue on as we’ve come to an agreement that this is what we’re gonna do. But I’m excited.”
Gottlieb came to Oklahoma State after starting his college playing career at Notre Dame. His father had been an assistant for Eddie Sutton, so when Gottlieb had some off the court issues and had to transfer to a junior college his father contacted Sutton.
Sutton and Gottlieb were a strong pair as head coach and point guard, although Sutton had probably not had too many players as opinionated as his point guard during those seasons. In his first season at OSU, Gottlieb was named All-Big 12 honorable mention and conference newcomer of the year, breaking OSU's single-season assist average. The following season, Gottlieb was named All-Big 12 honorable mention, and led the nation in assists; only the second Cowboy to lead the nation in a statistical category. Capping off what would be a stellar college career at OSU, Gottlieb finished out his Senior season second in the nation in assists, while ultimately leading Oklahoma State to the Elite Eight in the NCAA tournament.
During his playing career at Oklahoma State, Gottlieb started broadcasting as a part-time job. He first filled in for me on my radio show. He was good, really good. When we were together with the USBL Oklahoma Storm on the road, Gottlieb and I would often co-host the show.
Internationally, Gottlieb traveled to Israel and won a gold medal as the MVP for the United States team at the 2001 Maccabiah Games. He would later return to the Maccabiah games as a coach, alongside Bruce Pearl for Team USA at the 2009 Maccabiah Games, as well as the 2017 and 2022 Maccabiah Games, where he helped lead the US to a gold medal in Jerusalem.
Gottlieb continued his broadcasting career with ESPN Radio's GameNight in 2003, eventually becoming a regular host and filling in on other ESPN shows. He transitioned to TV, contributing to SportsCenter and ESPN/ESPN2 games, while also launching ESPNU. In 2012, Gottlieb made the move over to CBS Sports. There, he co-hosted "Leadoff" and his own show, later transitioning to Fox Sports in 2017, where he hosts "The Doug Gottlieb Show" on Fox Sports Radio and occasionally substitutes for Colin Cowherd on FS1's "The Herd."