1. Toney Bernard Douglas was born on March 16,1986 and is an American professional basketball player for FC Porto of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol.
45 Facts About Toney Douglas
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Toney Douglas played college basketball for the Auburn Tigers for one year, eventually becoming frustrated with his role on the team as a shooting guard.
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Toney Douglas subsequently transferred to the Florida State Seminoles for the remainder of his collegiate career, switching to the point guard position.
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Toney Douglas stepped up as a team leader in his final season, breaking personal records in several statistical categories and helped lead the Seminoles to their first NCAA tournament in 11 years.
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Toney Douglas was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2009 NBA draft with the 29th overall pick, but was immediately traded to the New York Knicks.
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Toney Douglas played for the Knicks, Houston Rockets, Sacramento Kings and the Golden State Warriors before being traded to the Miami Heat in 2014.
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Toney Douglas was born to Harry and Stephanie Toney Douglas in Tampa, Florida, but moved to Jonesboro, Georgia with his parents as a youth.
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Toney Douglas attended Jonesboro High School, where he was starter for its basketball team for three years.
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Toney Douglas played alongside his brother, Harry, for the same amount of time.
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Toney Douglas spent most of his freshman season on the junior varsity team.
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Toney Douglas was named the Georgia Class 5A Player of the Year, and helped lead the team to the championship game of the state playoffs.
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Toney Douglas averaged 34 points per game as a senior, and the team advanced as far as the state semifinals.
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Toney Douglas departed Jonesboro High as Clayton County's leading scorer, with 2,404 points.
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Toney Douglas was named fourth-team Parade All-American and earned a McDonald's All-American nomination.
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Toney Douglas committed to Auburn University during his junior year of high school.
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Toney Douglas submitted his name for the NBA draft in the 2005 offseason, but did not sign with an agent, therefore allowing him to stay eligible for college when he later withdrew from the process.
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Toney Douglas wanted to be the team's point guard, which he believed was his more natural position and the one he would play in the NBA.
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On June 29,2005, Toney Douglas enrolled at Florida State University, where coach Leonard Hamilton allowed him to play point guard.
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Toney Douglas initially struggled at the point guard position while adjusting to the Florida State offense, but continued to play well in other respects.
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Toney Douglas finished the season with averages of 12.7 points, 2.9 assists and 2.7 rebounds per game.
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Toney Douglas led the team in scoring, steals and assists.
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Toney Douglas started all 35 games of the season, one of two Seminole players to do so.
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Toney Douglas became the primary threat on offense, and was the sole top scorer for the team in 23 games.
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Toney Douglas's scoring average increased by more than six points, to 21.5 points per game, which was the highest average on the team and in the ACC; he averaged 2.9 assists, a team and career high, and 3.9 rebounds.
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Toney Douglas earned ACC All-Defensive Team honors again and was selected to the All-ACC First Team.
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Toney Douglas played well, scoring 26 points, but he missed an important three-point attempt late in the game and had Trevon Hughes score the winning shot while defending him.
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On June 25,2009, Toney Douglas was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 29th overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft, making him the first Seminole guard to be drafted in the first round since Bob Sura.
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Toney Douglas signed with the Knicks on July 9,2009 and averaged a team-high 7.0 assists per game during the NBA Summer League.
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On March 17,2011, Toney Douglas tied a Knicks record with nine three-pointers in a home win against the Memphis Grizzlies.
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On July 11,2012, Toney Douglas was traded, along with Josh Harrellson, Jerome Jordan, two future second-round draft picks and cash considerations, to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Marcus Camby.
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On February 20,2013, Toney Douglas was traded, along with Cole Aldrich and Patrick Patterson, to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Thomas Robinson, Francisco Garcia and Tyler Honeycutt.
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On July 18,2013, Toney Douglas signed with the Golden State Warriors.
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Toney Douglas made 24 appearances for the franchise, averaging 11 minutes per game in a limited bench role.
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On January 15,2014, Toney Douglas was traded to the Miami Heat in a three-team deal involving the Warriors and the Boston Celtics.
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Toney Douglas appeared in 35 games while averaging 19.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.1 steals per game.
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On February 4,2015, Toney Douglas signed a 10-day contract with the New Orleans Pelicans.
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On October 3,2016, Toney Douglas signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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On March 18,2017, Toney Douglas was again waived by the Grizzlies.
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Toney Douglas helped Anadolu Efes to win the 2018 Turkish Cup.
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In 15 games played for Sakarya, Toney Douglas averaged 15.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, 6.6 assists and 2.3 steals per game.
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On December 5,2018, Toney Douglas parted ways with Sakarya and signed with Darussafaka for the rest of the season.
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On November 26,2019, Toney Douglas signed with Movistar Estudiantes of the Spanish Liga ACB.
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On March 2,2020, Douglas signed with Varese of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A In that period the Italian team was looking to replace Jason Clark who quit before the end of the season.
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On January 22,2022, Toney Douglas signed with Israeli club Hapoel Eilat for the rest of the season.
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Toney Douglas' brother, Harry, is a former wide receiver that played with Atlanta Falcons and Tennessee Titans of the National Football League.