Bruce Douglas (basketball)
Personal information | |
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Born | Guard | April 9, 1964
Number | 42 |
Career history | |
1986 | Sacramento Kings |
1986–1987 | Rockford Lightning |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Bruce Douglas (born April 9, 1964) is a retired American professional
High school
Douglas played on the varsity basketball team at Quincy High School all four years he was in school. During his freshman year, he came off the bench, playing meaningful minutes for the team that finished second in the state with a 32–1 record. He started his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons, and led the Blue Devils to their most successful seasons in the history of the program. He led the team in scoring his sophomore year with 19.4 points per game. His junior year, the Blue Devils went undefeated, won the state championship, and were named national champions. He was named to both all-state and
College
Douglas started all four years he played at the University of Illinois. He ran the show at point guard to four consecutive
Professional
Out of college, Douglas was selected in the third round of the 1986 NBA draft, going to the Sacramento Kings. He played one season with the Kings, then went to play for a short time in the CBA. After leaving the CBA, he pursued a career in business, and he now resides in the Chicago area.
Douglas returned to Blue Devil Gym on January 6, 2007 during the first Quincy High School/Quincy Notre Dame High School boys basketball game since 1971. He was one of the honorees to sign the Illinois High School Association's Hall of Fame ball, along with another former Quincy High player, Bruce Brothers.
Douglas returns to Quincy annually to run his free 'Shooting for Christ' Basketball Camp in conjunction with the Salvation Army's Ray & Joan Kroc Community Center.
Honors
High school
- 1982 – Illinois Mr. Basketball
- 1982 – McDonald's All-American
- 1988 – Inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association's Hall of Fame as a player.[4]
- 2007 – Named one of the 100 Legends of the IHSA Boys Basketball Tournament.[5]
College
- 1983 – Honorable Mention All-Big Ten
- 1984 – Team Co-MVP
- 1984 – 1st Team All-Big Ten
- 1984 – NCAA All-Regional Team
- 1984 – Co-Big Ten Player of the Year
- 1984 – 3rd Team All-American
- 1985 – 2nd Team All-Big Ten
- 1985 – Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
- 1986 – Team Captain[6]
- 1986 – 2nd Team All-Big Ten
- 1986 – Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
- 2004 – Elected to the "Illini Men's Basketball All-Century Team".
- 2008 – Honored as one of the thirty-three honored jerseys which hang in the State Farm Center to show regard for being the most decorated basketball players in the University of Illinois' history.
College statistics
University of Illinois
Season | Games | Points | PPG | Field Goals | Attempts | Avg | Free Throws | Attempts | Avg | Rebounds | Avg | Assists | APG | Steals | SPG |
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1982–83 | 32 | 301 | 9.4 | 118 | 257 | .459 | 64 | 89 | .719 | 87 | 2.7 | 189 | 5.9 | 78 | 2.4 |
1983–84 | 31 | 399 | 12.9 | 159 | 337 | .472 | 81 | 109 | .743 | 136 | 4.4 | 177 | 5.7 | 73 | 2.4 |
1984–85 | 35 | 784 | 7.9 | 118 | 307 | .384 | 42 | 57 | .737 | 107 | 3.1 | 200 | 5.7 | 85 | 2.4 |
1985–86 | 32 | 283 | 8.8 | 118 | 248 | .476 | 47 | 60 | .783 | 88 | 2.8 | 199 | 6.2 | 88 | 2.8 |
Totals | 130 | 1261 | 9.7 | 513 | 1149 | .446 | 234 | 315 | .743 | 418 | 3.2 | 765* | 5.9 | 324* | 2.5 |
* All-time leader in University of Illinois history[7]
NBA career statistics
GP | Games 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 |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1986–87 | Kansas City
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8 | 1 | 12.3 | .292 | .000 | .000 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
Career | 8 | 1 | 12.3 | .292 | .000 | .000 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
References
- ^ "Page Not Found". www.ihsa.org.
{{cite web}}
: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ Fightingillini.Com // The Official Site Of University Of Illinois Athletics Archived March 21, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Fightingillini.Com // The Official Site Of University Of Illinois Athletics". Archived from the original on 2006-03-21. Retrieved 2006-03-21.
- ^ "Players".
- ^ "IHSA - Announcements". www.ihsa.org.
- ^ "FightingIllini.com" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-08-24. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- ^ "Basketball Individual Career Records (PDF)" (PDF). University of Illinois Athletics.
- ^ "Bruce Douglas College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- [1]
- Schuckman, M. (2006). Stand Up and Cheer: A Century of Blue Devils Basketball. The Quincy Herald-Whig. ISBN 1-873671-00-8
External links
- NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
- Bruce Douglas in the Quincy Blue Devil Sports Hall of Fame