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DONNIE BOSTWICK (basketball)
Donnie Bostwick (born July 9, 1969) is an American college basketball coach and current head men's basketball coach at Southwestern Assemblies of God University in Waxahachie, Texas, United States. He is a graduate of Pryor High School in Pryor, Oklahoma where he was a Large School East Oklahoma High School All-State Selection. He played his first two seasons of college at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, Colorado, where he led Region IX in three point shooting his sophomore season. He transferred to John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Arkansas where he led JBU to the 1991 National Christian College National Championship. He was a NAIA All-District and NCCAA All-American selection his senior season. He still holds the career 3pt shooting record (46%) at JBU. Bostwick met his wife Sheri at JBU and after graduation he returned to Pryor High School as an assistant coach. He received his Master's Degree from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah Oklahoma in 1992. In 1994 he took his first head coaching position at Vinita High School in Vinita, Oklahoma. He led the Hornets to the Class 4A State Championship Game in 1996. In 1997 Bostwick returned to JBU as the head assistant coach. Bostwick helped lead the Golden Eagles to the top of NAIA Basketball winning the 2005 NAIA Division I National Championship. He recruited numerous All-Americans including Brandon Cole, who was the 2006 NAIA Player of the Year. Cole's 527 three point field goals are the most in the history of college basketball.

In 2007 Bostwick became the head coach at Oklahoma Wesleyan University. Turning the program completely around as OKWU won the NAIA D2 National Championship in 2009. His Eagles went on to win a NAIA D2 Record 39 consecutive games. During his four seasons at OKWU, Bostwick's Eagles were one of the most successful college programs in the country with a 120-20 overall record (a 85.7 winning percentage). He produces two more NAIA Players of the Year in Steve Briggs and Sadiel Rojas, both of which went on to very successful professional careers. Briggs 498 three-point field goals ranks him 3rd most in the history of college basketball. Bostwick was named the NAIA/NABC National Coach of the Year in both 2009 & 2010. In 2009 he was also named the MCAC Athletic Director of the Year.

In 2011 Bostwick became the head coach at Southwestern Assemblies of God University. He added to his legacy of turning programs around as he led the Lions to the NAIA Division I National Championship in 2013, becoming the first coach to lead a team to both the NAIA DII and DI National Championship game. Bostwick produced his 4th NAIA Player of the Year in Dominique Rambo. Rambo became the first player in history to be chosen NAIA Player of the Year in back to back seasons. Rambo was also chosen the first MVP of the NAIA All-Star Classic before moving on to play professionally in Asia. After winning the Sooner Athletic Conference and achieving SAGU's first ever No. 1 Ranking in 2014, Bostwick was chosen a finalist for the 2013 CollegeInsider.com National Coach of the Year and was chosen by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC) as the Texas Small College Basketball Coach of the Year. In 2015, Bostwick took his team to Angola, Africa to compete in a preseason tournament against the African National Champions winning 3 of 4 games.

An overall head college coaching record of 228-52 (81.4%) ranks Bostwick among the elite of college coaches. Even more important to Bostwick is his faith in Jesus Christ and his family. He was a guest speaker/clinician at the NCAA Final Four in Houston in 2010 and has spoken nationwide about both basketball and faith. He has also traveled worldwide to Bhutan, Ireland, Angola, and Hawaii to teach and coach the game of basketball. He served as the President of the NAIA/NABC Basketball Coaches Association in 2014. He has worked in basketball camps nationwide as a Director for both Northwest Basketball Camps (NBC) and Point Guard College. He was one of the few coaches to win a National Championship as a Player, Assistant Coach, and Head Coach.