Stu Douglass

Stu Douglass

Douglass with Michigan in December 2009
No. 31–Maccabi Ashdod
Position	Shooting guard
League	Israeli Premier League
Personal information
Born	(1990-03-31) March 31, 1990 (age 34) Indianapolis, Indiana
Nationality	American-Israeli
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	Carmel (Carmel, Indiana)
College	Michigan (2008–2012)
NBA draft	2012: undrafted
Playing career	2012–present
Career history
2012–2013	Navarra
2013–2014	Hapoel Gilboa Galil
2014–2015	Hapoel Afula
2015–2016	Maccabi Kiryat Gat
2016–2018	Ironi Nahariya
2018–2019	Hapoel Tel Aviv
2019–2020	Maccabi Ashdod
2021	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

Legend
GP	Games played	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		Led the league

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2008–09	Michigan	35	23	22.7	.368	.335	.679	1.4	2.1	.7	.1	6.0
2009–10	Michigan	32	23	31.4	.333	.329	.778	2.1	2.4	1.0	.0	6.7
2010–11	Michigan	35	12	30.4	.408	.358	.231	2.9	1.6	.6	.2	7.1
2011–12	Michigan	34	18	30.4	.406	.338	.839	2.5	2.2	.7	.1	7.5
Career		136	76	28.7	.380	.340	.697	2.2	2.1	.8	.1	6.8

Source: RealGM

See also

• List of select Jewish basketball players

References

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

External links

• Profile on the University of Michigan's official athletic site
• Profile on RealGM
• Profile on ESPN
• Profile on the Spanish Basketball Federation's site