Doug Haynes (1997)

Haynes was one of West Warwick’s most versatile athletes, having a two-sport legacy at CCRI.  For basketball, he was the team’s MVP in both seasons, was a two-time All-New England, and in 1989 he was NJCAA All-American; as well as being a part of the 1,000 points club, finishing with 1,043.  In baseball, he was equally outstanding; he brought the team to 38 wins (28 of them being in a row) in 1988, the team finished 3rd at the NJCAA Division I World Series.  As an outfielder, he was a two-time All-New England and ended his career with a .403 batting average.  Haynes continued his passion for basketball after CCRI by coaching.  He has been a very successful coach all over the state and before coming back to CCRI to coach the Women’s basketball team in 2018-2019, he was coaching St. Mary’s Academy at Bay View for 18 years, earning Rhode Island Division I Coach of the Year honors seven times there, as well as being named the 2014 National High School Federation Coach of the Year.  He also won two state championships, five state runner-up titles and seven division championships.  In 2015, Haynes was the college’s Outstanding Alumni Award recipient and in 2014 he was named the Female Sports Coach of the Year by Words Unlimited.  In 2004, he was inducted into West Warwick Athletic Hall of Fame.  He has continued his legacy at CCRI by bringing home 4 straight NJCAA Region Championships as the head coach of Knights Women’s Basketball