Ruben Douglas Explained

Ruben Douglas
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lbs:210
Nationality:American / Panamanian
Birth Date:30 October 1979
Birth Place:Pasadena, California, U.S.
Death Place:Costa Rica
High School:Bellarmine-Jefferson
(Burbank, California)
College:
Draft Year:2003
Career Start:2003
Career End:2012
Career Position:Point guard / shooting guard
Years1:2003–2004
Team1:Panionios
Years2:2004–2005
Years3:2005–2006
Years4:2006–2009
Team4:Valencia
Years5:2009
Years6:2010
Team6:Cajasol Sevilla
Years7:2012
Team7:Uşak Üniversitesi Belediyespor
Highlights:

Ruben Enrique Douglas (October 30, 1979 – April 12, 2024) was an American-Panamanian professional basketball player. He was a 1.96m (06.43feet), 210lb point guard-shooting guard.

High school

Douglas played high school basketball at Bellarmine-Jefferson High School in Burbank, California. He is ranked as one of the most prolific high school scorers in California state history.

College career

After high school, Douglas played college basketball at the University of Arizona with the Arizona Wildcats in the 1998–99 season. Douglas led the NCAA in scoring with a 28.0 points per game average during the 2002–03 season as a senior at the University of New Mexico while playing with the New Mexico Lobos. He was also named the Mountain West Conference MVP.

Professional career

After going undrafted by any NBA teams, Douglas played for Panionios of the Greek league (2003–04), Virtus Roma and Fortitudo Bologna (2004–05) of the Italian league, the latter with whom he won the Italian national championship, as well as Dynamo Moscow of the Russian league (2005–06), and Valencia of the Spanish league (2006–09). In 2010, he returned to Panionios.[1]

Douglas won the EuroCup championship in 2006 with Dynamo Moscow, and he was also named the EuroCup Finals MVP. Douglas last played with Uşak Üniversitesi Belediyespor, a Turkish team playing in the Turkish Second Division, starting in January 2012. He played against Tenis Eskrim Dağcılık in his first game with Uşak Belediyespor, on January 8, 2012.

Douglas died on April 12, 2024 in Costa Rica, at the age of 44, after experiencing an undisclosed medical issue.[2] [3]

National team career

Douglas was also a member of the senior men's Panama national basketball team that competed at the 2006 FIBA World Championship.

Career statistics

Domestic leagues

SeasonTeamLeague
2003–04 26 32.2 .468 .395 .808 3.7 1.5 1.3 .2 20.0
2004–05 44 27.0 .514 .350 .783 5.0 1.5 1.4 .1 13.0
2005–06 22 27.5 .417 .357 .842 3.6 1.8 .9 .1 15.3
2006–07 38 29.9 .469 .321 .812 3.6 .9 1.0 .4 13.6
2007–08 37 30.5 .591 .385 .839 3.1 1.1 .8 .2 16.5
2008–09 20 25.4 .452 .252 .836 3.4 .7 1.1 .1 10.2
16 19.8 .292 .355 .690 2.1 1.3 .9 .1 7.2
2009–10 16 15.2 .476 .383 .867 1.8 .3 .4 .3 6.7
2011–12 4 21.5 .375 .267 .762 4.0 1.3 1.3 1.0 13.0

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.basketnet.gr/main/1/a1/articles/1/ouglas-agree-panionios.html Συμφώνησε ο Ντάγκλας!
  2. Web site: Former EuroCup champ Ruben Douglas dead at 44. Eurohoops. April 26, 2024. April 26, 2024.
  3. News: Geoff. Grammer. Lobo basketball legend Ruben Douglas dies at age 44 . April 26, 2024 . abqjournal.com . Albuquerque Journal. April 28, 2024.