Stu Douglass Explained

Stu Douglass
Position:Shooting guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lb:200
League:Israeli Premier League
Team:Maccabi Ashdod
Number:31
Birth Date:31 March 1990
Birth Place:Indianapolis, Indiana
High School:Carmel (Carmel, Indiana)
College:Michigan (2008–2012)
Draft Year:2012
Career Start:2012
Years1:2012–2013
Team1:Navarra
Years2:2013–2014
Team2:Hapoel Gilboa Galil
Years3:2014–2015
Team3:Hapoel Afula
Years4:2015–2016
Team4:Maccabi Kiryat Gat
Years5:2016–2018
Team5:Ironi Nahariya
Years6:2018–2019
Team6:Hapoel Tel Aviv
Years7:2019–2020
Team7:Maccabi Ashdod
Years8:2021
Team8:Ironi Kiryat Ata B.C.

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.

He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, and is Jewish.[1]

College career

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]

International career

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]

Professional career

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]

The Basketball Tournament

In June 2018, Douglass joined the Big X, a team composed of former Big 10 players, in The Basketball Tournament 2018.[18]

Career statistics

College

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2008–09| style="text-align:left;"| Michigan| 35 || 23 || 22.7 || .368 || .335 || .679 || 1.4 || 2.1 || .7 || .1 || 6.0|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2009–10| style="text-align:left;"| Michigan| 32 || 23 || 31.4 || .333 || .329 || .778 || 2.1 || 2.4 || 1.0 || .0 || 6.7|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2010–11| style="text-align:left;"| Michigan| 35 || 12 || 30.4 || .408 || .358 || .231 || 2.9 || 1.6 || .6 || .2 || 7.1|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2011–12| style="text-align:left;"| Michigan| 34 || 18 || 30.4 || .406 || .338 || .839 || 2.5 || 2.2 || .7 || .1 || 7.5|- class="sortbottom"| colspan=2 style="text-align:center;"| Career| 136 || 76 || 28.7 || .380 || .340 || .697 || 2.2 || 2.1 || .8 || .1 || 6.8

Source: RealGM

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yaffe Honored by Jewish Sports Review, Will Play in Maccabiah Games. NYU Athletics. May 16, 2013 .
  2. News: Trey Burke, Michigan top Penn State, earn share of Big Ten title. March 28, 2017. March 4, 2012. ESPN. Associated Press. April 3, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180403112611/http://scores.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=320640213. dead.
  3. Web site: Stu Douglass wins gold medal at Maccabiah games | mgoblog. mgoblog.com.
  4. Web site: Boogaloo . Electric . Rubin on Rubin: Gold Medal for USA At Maccabiah Games . BC Interruption . 2013-08-02 . 2020-01-30.
  5. Web site: Ex-Michigan basketball guard Stu Douglass to play professionally in Spain . June 29, 2012 . September 5, 2012. AnnArbor.com.
  6. Web site: Caceres Patrimonio de la Humanidad 67 at Planasa Navarra 71. February 8, 2013. RealGM.com. August 1, 2018.
  7. Web site: Stu Douglass signs a two-year deal with Galil/Gilboa. June 12, 2013. Sportando.basketball. August 1, 2018.
  8. Web site: Winner League, Game 8: Gilboa/Galil Vs Netanya. November 24, 2013. basket.co.il. August 1, 2018.
  9. Web site: מתחזקת: הפועל עפולה החתימה את סטו דגלאס. September 22, 2014. one.co.il. August 1, 2018. he.
  10. Web site: רכש ראשון: סטו דאגלס חתם במכבי קריית גת. July 6, 2015. one.co.il. August 1, 2018. he.
  11. Web site: עירוני נהריה: סטו דגלאס חתם לעונה, אסנטי יפתח עונה רביעית. June 25, 2016. walla.co.il. August 1, 2018. he.
  12. Web site: Winner League, Game 32: Herzliya Vs Nahariya. May 11, 2017. basket.co.il. August 1, 2018.
  13. Web site: Stuart Douglass re-sign with Ironi Nahariya. July 25, 2017. Sportando.basketball. August 1, 2018.
  14. Web site: Stuart Douglass signs with Hapoel Tel Aviv. August 2, 2018. Sportando.basketball. August 2, 2018.
  15. Web site: Winner League Quarter Final, Game Number 2: Hapoel TA Vs M. Tel-Aviv. May 27, 2019. basket.co.il. July 27, 2019.
  16. News: Stu Douglas signs with Maccabi Ashdod. July 27, 2019. Sportando.basketball. July 27, 2019.
  17. Web site: מאיר . יעקב . June 24, 2021 . סטו דאגלס פורש: "כדורסל כבר פחות משמח אותי" . ישראל היום . Hebrew.
  18. News: Landis . Bill . Jae'Sean Tate, Andrew Dakich form Big Ten alumni team to compete for $2 million in The Basketball Tournament . August 28, 2018 . . May 14, 2018.