Sherman Douglas

Sherman Douglas
Personal information
Born	September 15, 1966 (age 58); Washington, D.C., U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	Spingarn (Washington, D.C.)
College	Syracuse (1985–1989)
NBA draft	1989: 2nd round, 28th overall pick
	Selected by the Miami Heat
Playing career	1989–2001
Position	Point guard
Number	11, 4, 20
Career history
1989–1992	Miami Heat
1992–1995	Boston Celtics
1995–1997	Milwaukee Bucks
1997–1998	New Jersey Nets
1999	Los Angeles Clippers
1999–2001	New Jersey Nets
Career highlights and awards
	NBA All-Rookie First Team (1990); Consensus second-team All-American (1989); Second-team All-American – UPI (1988); Third-team All-American – AP (1988); 3× First-team All-Big East (1987–1989); No. 20 retired by Syracuse Orange;
Career NBA statistics
Points	8,425 (11.0 ppg)
Rebounds	1,672 (2.2 rpg)
Assists	4,536 (5.9 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Sherman Douglas (born September 15, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player from Syracuse University who played for the Miami Heat, Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets and the Los Angeles Clippers from 1989 to 2001. His nickname, The General is a play on his first name and his position as a point guard (as a floor general). He was known for revolutionizing the running "floater" shot in the lane.

Career

In his four year career for Syracuse he helped lead them to the 1987 Final Four, the first of Coach Jim Boeheim's career.^[1] Sherman Douglas set the all-time NCAA assist record with the Syracuse Orangemen in 1989. Although he was a second-round draft choice in 1989, his strong campaign (14.3 ppg and 7.6 apg) earned him a spot on the NBA's All-Rookie First Team. He bettered that campaign in 1990–91, when he led the Heat in scoring (18.5) and assists (8.5) and was named the team's most valuable player.

After holding out before the 1991–92 season, Douglas played five games with Miami before being dealt to the Boston Celtics for Brian Shaw on January 10, 1992. Douglas would play the best basketball of his career for the Boston Celtics, managing to pilot the team to the playoffs in 1994–1995 season despite their 35–47 record in the final season of the Boston Garden. Douglas averaged 14.7 points and 6.9 assists per game that year.

He played for the Los Angeles Clippers in the 1998–99 season and then was traded back to the Nets the season after.

During his career, Douglas played against Michael Jordan 30 times and lost all 30 games.^[2]

NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	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

Regular season


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1989–90	Miami	81	66	30.5	.494	.161	.687	2.5	7.6	1.8	0.1	14.3
1990–91	Miami	73	73	35.1	.504	.129	.686	2.9	8.5	1.7	0.1	18.5
1991–92	Miami	5	2	19.6	.516	.000	.714	1.2	3.8	0.8	0.0	7.4
1991–92	Boston	37	0	17.7	.455	.111	.680	1.5	4.1	0.6	0.2	7.3
1992–93	Boston	79	36	24.5	.498	.207	.560	2.1	6.4	0.6	0.1	7.8
1993–94	Boston	78	78	35.8	.462	.232	.641	2.5	8.8	1.1	0.1	13.3
1994–95	Boston	65	43	31.5	.475	.244	.689	2.6	6.9	1.2	0.0	14.7
1995–96	Boston	10	4	23.4	.429	.143	.625	2.3	3.9	0.2	0.0	9.8
1995–96	Milwaukee	69	62	30.4	.514	.379	.754	2.3	5.8	0.9	0.1	11.5
1996–97	Milwaukee	79	79	29.3	.502	.333	.667	2.4	5.4	1.0	0.1	9.7
1997–98	New Jersey	80	11	21.2	.495	.304	.669	1.7	4.0	0.7	0.1	8.0
1998–99	Los Angeles	30	19	28.1	.438	.000	.632	1.9	4.1	0.9	0.1	8.2
1999–00	New Jersey	20	2	15.5	.500	.313	.893	1.5	1.7	0.9	0.0	6.0
2000–01	New Jersey	59	7	18.5	.403	.200	.748	1.3	2.4	0.6	0.1	5.7
Career		765	482	27.6	.484	.267	.678	2.2	5.9	1.0	0.1	11.0

Playoffs


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1991–92	Boston	6	0	10.8	.360	.000	.500	0.7	1.7	0.0	0.0	3.2
1992–93	Boston	4	4	41.5	.378	.000	.667	6.5	9.5	1.0	0.0	11.0
1994–95	Boston	4	4	42.0	.353	.333	.727	5.0	8.3	1.0	0.3	15.0
1997–98	New Jersey	3	2	41.7	.523	.400	.700	2.7	8.3	2.0	0.0	18.3
Career		17	10	30.8	.401	.273	.684	3.4	6.2	0.8	0.1	10.5

References

^ Moran, Malcolm (March 31, 1987). "PLAYERS; KNIGHT'S METHODS WIN ONCE MORE". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
^ "Haberstat: Michael Jordan had crazy unbeaten streak vs. A former Celtic". May 7, 2020.

External links

[1] Moran, Malcolm (March 31, 1987). "PLAYERS; KNIGHT'S METHODS WIN ONCE MORE". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 31, 2021.

[2] "Haberstat: Michael Jordan had crazy unbeaten streak vs. A former Celtic". May 7, 2020.

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v t e 1989 NBA draft
First round	Pervis Ellison Danny Ferry Sean Elliott Glen Rice J. R. Reid Stacey King George McCloud Randy White Tom Hammonds Pooh Richardson Nick Anderson Mookie Blaylock Michael Smith Tim Hardaway Todd Lichti Dana Barros Shawn Kemp B. J. Armstrong Kenny Payne Jeff Sanders Blue Edwards Byron Irvin Roy Marble Anthony Cook John Morton Vlade Divac Kenny Battle
Second round	Sherman Douglas Dyron Nix Frank Kornet Jeff Martin Stanley Brundy Jay Edwards Gary Leonard Pat Durham Clifford Robinson Michael Ansley Doug West Ed Horton Dino Rađa Doug Roth Michael Cutright Chucky Brown Reggie Cross Scott Haffner Ricky Blanton Reggie Turner Junie Lewis Haywoode Workman Brian Quinnett Mike Morrison Greg Grant Jeff Hodge Toney Mack

v t e 1989 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans
First Team	Sean Elliott Pervis Ellison Danny Ferry Chris Jackson Stacey King
Second Team	Mookie Blaylock Sherman Douglas Jay Edwards Todd Lichti Glen Rice Lionel Simmons