Toney Douglas

Toney Douglas

Douglas (left) during the 2012 preseason
No. 16 – Memphis Grizzlies
Position	Point guard / Shooting guard
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1986-03-16) March 16, 1986 (age 30) Tampa, Florida
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	Jonesboro (Jonesboro, Georgia)
College	Auburn (2004–2005) Florida State (2006–2009)
NBA draft	2009 / Round: 1 / Pick: 29th overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career	2009–present
Career history
2009–2012	New York Knicks
2012–2013	Houston Rockets
2013	Sacramento Kings
2013–2014	Golden State Warriors
2014	Miami Heat
2014–2015	Jiangsu Dragons
2015–2016	New Orleans Pelicans
2016–present	Memphis Grizzlies
Career highlights and awards
Third-team All-American – AP, SN (2009) ACC Defensive Player of the Year (2009) First-team All-ACC (2009) Third-team All-ACC (2008) 2× ACC All-Defensive Team (2008, 2009) Third-team All-SEC (2005) SEC All-Freshman Team (2005)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Toney Bernard Douglas (born March 16, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Auburn for one year, eventually becoming frustrated with his role on the team as a shooting guard. He subsequently transferred to Florida State University for the remainder of his collegiate career, where he switched to the point guard position. Emerging as a defensive force in his junior season, Douglas set school and conference records for steals. He 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.

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. He played for the Knicks, Houston Rockets, Sacramento Kings and the Golden State Warriors before being traded to the Miami Heat in 2014. After spending the 2014–15 season in China with the Jiangsu Dragons, he returned to the NBA in 2015, joining the New Orleans Pelicans.

Douglas was born to Harry and Stephanie Douglas in Tampa, Florida, but moved to Jonesboro, Georgia with his parents as a youth. He attended Jonesboro High School, where he was starter for its basketball team for three years. Douglas played alongside his brother, Harry, for the same amount of time. He spent most of his freshman season (2000–01) on the junior varsity team. In the 2001–02 season, when he was made a starter, Douglas averaged 21.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game, and became the first sophomore to earn first-team honors at the all-region and all-state levels. In his junior season, Douglas averaged 28.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game, scoring 20 points or more 24 times. He was named the Georgia Class 5A Player of the Year, and helped lead the team to the championship game of the state playoffs. Douglas averaged 34 points per game as a senior, and the team advanced as far as the state semifinals. He departed Jonesboro High as Clayton County's leading scorer, with 2,404 points. He was subsequently named fourth-team Parade All-American and earned a McDonald's All-American nomination. Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Douglas was listed as the No. 14 shooting guard and the No. 66 player in the nation in 2004.