Aaron Douglas (basketball)

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Aaron Douglas
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
High school West Florence
(Florence, South Carolina)
College
NBA draft 1982: undrafted
Position Guard
Career history
1985 Hobart Devils

Aaron Douglas is an American former professional basketball player.

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High school career

Douglas attended West Florence High School in his native Florence, South Carolina, where he played basketball and became the top scorer in school history. [1] As a sophomore, he averaged 16 points per game en route to his first all-city selection. [2] As a junior, he led the city in scoring with 21.1 points per game to earn his first all-state selection. [3] [4] He scored a school-record 38 points in a win over Conway High School in January 1977. [5] As a senior, he averaged 21 points and 10 rebounds per game to earn his second straight all-state selection, leading his team to a 22–3 record. [6] He committed to Anderson Junior College in Anderson, South Carolina. [6]

College career

He played his first two years of college basketball at Anderson Junior College. As a freshman, he was named the most valuable player of the WCJCC Tournament and a member of the all-WCJCC second-team. [1] [7] As a sophomore he averaged 18 points per game and led the Trojans to an appearance in the National Junior College Tournament, earning junior college honorable mention All-American and first-team all-WCJCC honors. [1] He was selected to the Junior College All-American Game, where he recorded 10 points and 12 assists. [1]

Douglas transferred to East Tennessee State University, playing for the Buccaneers from 1980 to 1982. Initially recruited as a point guard, [8] he led the team with 52 assists during the 1980–81 season. [9] However, he was converted to the shooting guard position to fill in for injured teammate Troy Lee Mikell, and became known for his outside shooting. [8] [10] He majored in physical education. [8] He ended his time at East Tennessee State after 55 games and averaging: 10.9 points, 49% FG, 71% FT and 2.3 rebounds. [11]

Professional career

Douglas played in the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) for the Hobart Devils during the 1985 season. [12] He averaged 24.7 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 16 games played. [12]

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  3. ↑ "Eight Players Make Squads Again". Florence Morning News . April 8, 1977. p. 17. Retrieved March 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Area Players Named To All-State Team". Florence Morning News . March 30, 1977. p. 16. Retrieved March 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Knights, Tigers Travel, Bruins at Home". Florence Morning News . February 1, 1977. p. 7. Retrieved March 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. 1 2 "Trojans ink cager". The Greenville News . May 7, 1978. p. 71. Retrieved March 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Lees-McRae's Thompson makes team". Johnson City Press. March 8, 1979. p. 26. Retrieved March 3, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. 1 2 3 "Sandlot skills come in handy for ETSU star Aaron Douglas". Kingsport Times-News . January 16, 1982. p. 11. Retrieved March 3, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "ETSU Record Book" (PDF). ETSU. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Bucs' Douglas finding the mark". Johnson City Press. January 23, 1981. p. 11. Retrieved March 3, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/aaron-douglas-2.html
  12. 1 2 "Aaron Douglas". Aussie Hoopla. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
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