Doug Overton

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Doug Overton
Personal information
Born (1969-08-03) August 3, 1969 (age 54)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school Dobbins Technical
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College La Salle (1987–1991)
NBA draft 1991: 2nd round, 40th overall pick
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career1991–2005
Position Point guard
Number14, 11, 9, 20, 24, 2
Career history
As player:
1991–1992 Rockford Lightning
1992 Illawarra Hawks
19921995 Washington Bullets
1995–1996 Denver Nuggets
19961998 Philadelphia 76ers
1999 Orlando Magic
1999 New Jersey Nets
1999 Philadelphia 76ers
19992000 Boston Celtics
2000–2001 Kansas City Knights
2001 Charlotte Hornets
2001 New Jersey Nets
2001–2002Kansas City Knights
2002 FC Barcelona
2003 Sioux Falls Skyforce
2003–2004 Los Angeles Clippers
2005 Michigan Mayhem
As coach:
2006–2008 St. Joseph's (assistant)
2008–2013 New Jersey / Brooklyn Nets (assistant)
2013–2014 Springfield Armor
2016–present Lincoln (PA)
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 2,253 (4.5 ppg)
Rebounds 654 (1.3 rpg)
Assists 1,038 (2.1 apg)
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Douglas M. Overton (born August 3, 1969) is an American retired professional basketball player and coach.

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Playing career

Prior to his NBA career, Overton spent a season with the Illawarra Hawks of the Australian NBL. He credits his experience playing in Australia as the reason he was able to make the NBA during a podcast with aussiehoopla.com [1]

Overton was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the 2nd round (40th overall) of the 1991 NBA draft. A 6'3" (1.90 m) point guard from La Salle University, Overton played in 11 NBA seasons for 8 teams. He played for the Washington Bullets, Denver Nuggets, Philadelphia 76ers, Orlando Magic, New Jersey Nets, Boston Celtics, Charlotte Hornets and Los Angeles Clippers.

In his NBA career, Overton played in 499 games and scored a total of 2,253 points.

Coaching career

In May 2006, Overton was named assistant men's basketball coach at Saint Joseph's University. [2] He became an assistant coach for the NBA's New Jersey Nets (now Brooklyn Nets) in 2008. [3] He was also named Nets Player Development Coach prior to the 2010–11 season. [4] In August 2013, he was named head coach of the D-League's Springfield Armor. [5] Overton currently coaches Lincoln University men's basketball in Oxford, Pennsylvania.

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

NBA

Source [6]

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1992–93 Washington 451322.0.471.231.7282.43.5.7.18.1
1993–94 Washington 61112.3.403.091.8271.11.5.3.03.6
1994–95 Washington 82*2020.8.416.424.8721.73.0.6.07.0
1995–96 Denver 55011.0.376.308.7271.11.9.2.13.3
1996–97 Philadelphia 61410.4.426.250.9381.11.7.4.03.6
1997–98 Philadelphia 23212.0.381.000.875.61.6.3.02.7
1998–99 Orlando 605.5.500.0001.000.3.5.2.03.0
1998–99 New Jersey 8121.8.439.500.8572.12.0.4.18.0
1998–99 Philadelphia 1003.7.333.000.2.4.1.01.0
1999–00 Boston 4809.0.396.357.952.71.1.2.03.2
2000–01 Boston 7120.6.341.250.6362.12.7.6.05.4
2000–01 Charlotte 207.51.000.0.0.5.02.0
2000–01 New Jersey 12926.3.376.313.6002.04.4.3.06.9
2001–02 L.A. Clippers 1807.2.318.259.571.7.7.2.12.2
2003–04 New Jersey 603.7.3751.000.2.7.2.01.3
2003–04 L.A. Clippers 551118.4.405.130.7241.52.4.5.03.9
Career4996214.6.412.319.8161.32.1.4.04.5

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References

  1. Doug Overton (Illawarra Hawks) the first player to leap to NBA from the NBL
  2. St. Joe's hires former La Salle star as assistant - Men's College Basketball - ESPN
  3. Nets Name Doug Overton Assistant Coach
  4. NETS Name Doug Overton Player Development Coach
  5. "Armor Name Doug Overton as Head Coach". NBA.com . Archived from the original on August 22, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  6. "Doug Overton NBA stats". Basketball Reference . Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved September 2, 2023.