Dale Dotson Rick Dotson Athletic Director Assistant Coach Men's Basketball Coach Men's Basketball
Coach Dotson begins his 18th year at LMC coming off of the most successful season in the school's history. During his 18 years, Dotson's Bearcats have won three regional championships, won two conference championships, played in three regional finals, played in two regional semi-finals and qualified in 2002, 2004 and 2007 for the NJCAA national tournament finishing as a quarterfinalist in 2002 and 6th place in 2007. Dotson's trip the NJCAA tournament in 2002 made him the first Bearcat coach to both play and coach in the national tournament. Dotson began his college playing career as the starting point guard on the LMC 1963-64 team that placed fifth at the NJCAA national tournament. One year later, he earned NJCAA All-American honors as the Bearcats captured the Texas Eastern Conference crown but were beaten in the regional final. He completed his playing career after two seasons at the University of Texas. Upon completing his playing days, Dotson became the assistant coach at UT from 1969-1976 under Coach Leon Black whom Dotson played for at Lon Morris. At Texas, Dotson helped the Longhorns to two Southwest Conference Championships and two berths in the NCAA tournament. After a 13 year stint as a high school coach, Dotson returned to his East Texas roots and to LMC, the place that he calls his true alma mater, to take over the reins as the head basketball coach and athletic director in the spring of 1989. During his tenure at LMC, he has produced eight All-Americans and sent more than 35 players to the Division I level with his players having a 94% graduation rate. Rick Dotson is the men's basketball assistant coach. ____________________________________________________________________
Vanessa Dockter, Athletic Trainer Vanessa Dockter is starting her first year as the Head Athletic Trainer here at Lon Morris College. Vanessa began her college education at Tyler Jr. College where she received an Associates Degree in Athletic Training in 2002. Upon graduating Vanessa continued her education at the University of Tulsa where she received her Bachelor's Degree in Athletic Training. During the summer of 2005, Vanessa moved back to East Texas and began working as the Head Athletic Trainer at Troup High School while working on her Master's Degree. Upon graduation from the University of Texas at Tyler with her Masters of Education in Health and Kinesiology, Vanessa decided to come join the Bearcat family. Vanessa, her husband, Jeff, and her stepson Koby reside in Flint.
