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Stu Douglass
American-Israeli basketball player
Stuart Williams Douglass (born March 31, 1990) is a retired American-Israeli professional basketball player. He played college basketball at the University of Michigan and spent most of his professional career in Israel. Douglass was known as a three-point specialist.
Douglass with Michigan in December 2009 | |
| No. 31 – Maccabi Ashdod | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Israeli Premier League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1990-03-31) March 31, 1990 (age 34) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Nationality | American-Israeli |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Carmel (Carmel, Indiana) |
| College | Michigan (2008–2012) |
| NBA draft | 2012: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2013 | Navarra |
| 2013–2014 | Hapoel Gilboa Galil |
| 2014–2015 | Hapoel Afula |
| 2015–2016 | Maccabi Kiryat Gat |
| 2016–2018 | Ironi Nahariya |
| 2018–2019 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| 2019–2020 | Maccabi Ashdod |
| 2021 | Ironi Kiryat Ata B.C. |
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He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, and is Jewish.[1]
Douglass played at Carmel High School before going to the University of Michigan where he was a co-captain with Zack Novak in his junior and senior season. Douglass played in 136 consecutive games while at Michigan, setting the record for the most games played by a Michigan basketball player. During his career at Michigan, Douglass averaged 28.7 minutes per game and 6.9 points per game while shooting 38% from the field and 34% from three-point range. During his senior season for the 2011–12 Michigan Wolverines, the team earned a share of the 2011–12 Big Ten Conference season regular season championship.[2]
Douglass was part of Team USA as it won a gold medal in men's basketball team at the 2013 Maccabiah Games in Israel.[3][4]
Navarra (2012–2013)
On June 29, 2012, Douglass started his professional career with the Spanish team Basket Navarra Club of the LEB Oro.[5] On February 8, 2013, Douglass recorded a career-high 22 points, shooting 7-of-10 from the field, along with three rebounds in a 71–67 win over Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto.[6]
Hapoel Gilboa Galil (2013–2014)
On June 12, 2013, Douglass signed a two-year deal with Israeli team Hapoel Gilboa Galil.[7] On November 24, 2013, Douglass recorded a season-high 18 points, shooting 8-of-13 from the field, along with six assists and two steals in a 63–73 loss to Barak Netanya.[8] Douglass helped Gilboa Galil reach the 2014 Israeli League Quarterfinals, as well as reaching the 2014 Balkan League Finals, where they eventually lost to Levski Sofia.
Hapoel Afula (2014–2015)
On September 22, 2014, Douglass signed with Hapoel Afula of the Liga Leumit.[9] In 29 games played for Afula, he averaged 14.3 points, 2.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists, shooting 38 percent from 3-point range.
Maccabi Kiryat Gat (2015–2016)
On July 6, 2015, Douglass signed a one-year deal with Maccabi Kiryat Gat.[10] In 33 games played during the 2015–16 season, he averaged 7.5 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists, shooting 39 percent from 3-point range.
Ironi Nahariya (2016–2018)
On June 25, 2016, Douglass signed with Ironi Nahariya for the 2016–17 season.[11] On May 11, 2017, Douglass recorded a season-high 17 points, shooting 5-of-8 from three-point range, along with 3 assists and two steals in an 87–99 loss to Bnei Herzliya.[12] Douglass helped Nahariya reach the 2017 FIBA Europe Cup Quarterfinals, as well as reaching the 2017 Israeli League Quarterfinals, where they eventually lost to Hapoel Jerusalem 2–3 in a playoff series.
On July 25, 2017, Douglass signed a one-year contract extension with Nahariya.[13]
Hapoel Tel Aviv (2018–2019)
On August 2, 2018, Douglass signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv for the 2018–19 season.[14] On May 27, 2019, Douglass recorded a season-high 16 points, shooting 4-of-5 from three-point range in a 72–85 playoff loss to Maccabi Tel Aviv.[15]
Maccabi Ashdod (2019–2020)
On July 27, 2019, Douglass signed a one-year deal with Maccabi Ashdod. He was released by Ashdod in June 2020.[16]
Ironi Kiryat Ata B.C. (2021)
In March 2021 Douglass joined Ironi Kiryat Ata B.C. He played there throughout the 2020/21 season. He announced his retirement in June.[17]
In June 2018, Douglass joined the Big X, a team composed of former Big 10 players, in The Basketball Tournament 2018.[18]
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | MPG | Minutes per game | FG% | Field goal percentage |
| 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game |
| PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high | Led the league | |
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | Michigan | 35 | 23 | 22.7 | .368 | .335 | .679 | 1.4 | 2.1 | .7 | .1 | 6.0 |
| 2009–10 | Michigan | 32 | 23 | 31.4 | .333 | .329 | .778 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.0 | .0 | 6.7 |
| 2010–11 | Michigan | 35 | 12 | 30.4 | .408 | .358 | .231 | 2.9 | 1.6 | .6 | .2 | 7.1 |
| 2011–12 | Michigan | 34 | 18 | 30.4 | .406 | .338 | .839 | 2.5 | 2.2 | .7 | .1 | 7.5 |
| Career | 136 | 76 | 28.7 | .380 | .340 | .697 | 2.2 | 2.1 | .8 | .1 | 6.8 | |
Source: RealGM
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- "Trey Burke, Michigan top Penn State, earn share of Big Ten title". ESPN. Associated Press. March 4, 2012. Archived from the original on April 3, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- Boogaloo, Electric (August 2, 2013). "Rubin on Rubin: Gold Medal for USA At Maccabiah Games". BC Interruption. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- "Ex-Michigan basketball guard Stu Douglass to play professionally in Spain". AnnArbor.com. June 29, 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
- "Caceres Patrimonio de la Humanidad 67 at Planasa Navarra 71". RealGM.com. February 8, 2013. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- "Stu Douglass signs a two-year deal with Galil/Gilboa". Sportando.basketball. June 12, 2013. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- "Winner League, Game 8: Gilboa/Galil Vs Netanya". basket.co.il. November 24, 2013. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- "מתחזקת: הפועל עפולה החתימה את סטו דגלאס". one.co.il (in Hebrew). September 22, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- "רכש ראשון: סטו דאגלס חתם במכבי קריית גת". one.co.il (in Hebrew). July 6, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- "עירוני נהריה: סטו דגלאס חתם לעונה, אסנטי יפתח עונה רביעית". walla.co.il (in Hebrew). June 25, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- "Winner League, Game 32: Herzliya Vs Nahariya". basket.co.il. May 11, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- "Stuart Douglass re-sign with Ironi Nahariya". Sportando.basketball. July 25, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- "Stuart Douglass signs with Hapoel Tel Aviv". Sportando.basketball. August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- "Winner League Quarter Final, Game Number 2: Hapoel TA Vs M. Tel-Aviv". basket.co.il. May 27, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
- "Stu Douglas signs with Maccabi Ashdod". Sportando.basketball. July 27, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
- מאיר, יעקב (June 24, 2021). "סטו דאגלס פורש: "כדורסל כבר פחות משמח אותי"". ישראל היום (in Hebrew).
- Landis, Bill (May 14, 2018). "Jae'Sean Tate, Andrew Dakich form Big Ten alumni team to compete for $2 million in The Basketball Tournament". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved August 28, 2018.