Doug West

Jeffery Douglas West (born May 27, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player who is an assistant coach for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A swingman from Villanova University, West was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round of the 1989 NBA draft. An athletic, well-rounded player who could score as well as defend, West was an "original" Timberwolf, being drafted by the team in its first year of existence. He was the last of the original roster to remain on the team.

High school career West attended Altoona Area High School where he became a Parade All-American. West was a highly touted recruit by Villanova's head coach Rollie Massimino after their 1985 NCAA Championship run.

College career At Villanova University, West averaged 15 points per game, scoring 2,037 points from 1986 to 1989. He still ranks fifth on the team's all-time scoring list.

He made the Big East All-Freshman team in 1986 and was second in scoring to Harold Jensen as a sophomore at 15.2 points per game. West led the Wildcats in scoring as a junior with 16 points per game in 1988 and along with Mark Plansky, led the team to an exciting run in the 1988 NCAA tournament where Villanova upset both no. 3 Illinois then no. 2 Kentucky in the Sweet 16 before falling in the Elite 8 to no. 1 ranked Oklahoma who would eventually lose to Kansas in the NCAA Championship Game. West made the NCAA All-Southeast region team and the All-Big East team that season. As a senior in 1989 he would lead Villanova in scoring again with an 18 points per game and make All-Big East again.

Coaching career After the NBA, West spent two years coaching at a high school in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, and two years as an athletic director at the private girls school, Mount de Chantal Visitation Academy high in Wheeling, West Virginia. West was an assistant coach for the Duquesne University women's basketball team for one season. West was named an assistant coach for the Villanova Wildcats, replacing Ed Pinckney on October 5, 2007. In 2012, West joined the coaching staff of the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA D-League.

On July 9, 2015, West was announced as the men's basketball head coach at Penn State Altoona.

On May 20, 2016, West was announced as the boys basketball coach at his alma mater, Altoona Area High School.

On September 5, 2023, West became an assistant coach for the Philadelphia 76ers.