More than two years have passed since Dougie Peoples hit that 27-foot, game-winning shot in the Class A State championship game in Missoula.

Yet, Dougie is still very much a celebrity in Montana. You do not need to say his last name for people to know you are talking the Butte Central legend.

Even his teammates at the College of Idaho are still talk about that shot, even if they do it to tease him.

Dougie’s legend just continues to grow. He scored 21 points as the College of Idaho beat Oklahoma Wesleyan University 93-65 in the March 25 NAIA National Championship game in Kansas City. Dougie hit his first five 3-point attempts and scored 17 points in the first half to help the Yotes build a 49-29 lead at the break.

Of course, it is not surprising for us that Dougie came up big in a big game. He has been doing that his entire life.

Dougie is finishing up his second year at the school in Caldwell, Idaho. He said he likes the feel of the small school and the family atmosphere of coach Colby Blaine’s basketball program.

This summer, Dougie put on his “Dougie’s Dribblers” for the third summer. Click here to find out information about how you can have your son or daughter learn the game from a national champion.

Listen in to this podcast as Dougie talks about the championship game and playing for the Yotes. Listen as he looks back at some of his big moments while playing for Butte Central.

Listen as he talks about getting his start playing basketball in the Knights of Columbus Little Kid Hoops program, and listen to what it was like for the great Dougie Peoples to get cut from a Select Basketball team when he was 13.

Listen to how that only fueled Dougie to do great things.

This is Dougie’s second appearance on the Butte Cast. He first appeared on Episode 13 in October of 2022.

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