Doug Plumb (born August 5, 1988) is a Canadian former professional

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player. As of 2019, he is the head coach for the

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of the

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. He finished his college basketball career at

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and briefly played professionally in Europe, before joining the London Lightning as an assistant coach in 2016. He joined the

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in 2017 and eventually became the head coach.

Early life

Plumb grew up in

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, British Columbia and attended middle school in

. As a sophomore in high school, he moved to

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after his father Norm found a job there. He played basketball for Hastings High School and left as its all-time leading scorer.

College career

Plumb began his college career with

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program Minnesota State on a scholarship. He received little playing time and returned to his family in Canada after one season. In 2007, Plumb transferred to Canadian school UFV, averaging a league-high 17.9 points per game in his first season. In 2008–09, an injury sidelined him from all but 4 games. Plumb spent his last three years of college with

, earning second-team

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(CIS) All-Canadian and first-team

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honors after winning a conference title in 2013.

Professional career

On June 7, 2013, Plumb signed with Hungarian team

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. Through 28 games, he averaged 11.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game. In the 2014–15 season, Plumb played for CSM Mediaș of the Romanian Liga Națională. He averaged 7.9 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 1 assist per game.

Coaching career

After his playing career, Plumb founded Vancouver Basketball, Inc. to train young basketball players. His time there led him to join the

of the

as an assistant coach and head scout. In the 2016–17 season under head coach

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, Plumb and the Lightning won the league title. In 2017–18, he became an assistant coach for the

in the same league. On July 5, 2018, Plumb was promoted to head coach. In March 2019, he resigned from the Edge reportedly to take a job closer to home in British Columbia.

References

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