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'''John David Douglas''' (born [[June 12]] [[1956]], in [[Town Creek, Alabama]]) is a retired [[United States|American]] professional [[basketball]] player in the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA). He was a 6'2" (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) [[guard (basketball)|guard]].

A 6'2" guard, he was drafted by the [[Utah Jazz|New Orleans Jazz]] [[1978 NBA Draft|in 1978]] (6th round, 118th pick), after playing for [[Calhoun Community College]] and the [[University of Kansas]] [[Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball|Jayhawks]] for whom he averaged 18.9 points.

After a couple of years in the [[Continental Basketball Association]], he finally joined the [[Los Angeles Clippers|San Diego Clippers]], averaging 6.7 points and 2.2 assists in 67 games.

== Playing Days (Collegiate) ==
John Douglas’ collegiate career began at [[Calhoun Community College]] where his freshman season saw the Warhawks go 27-3 and a #3 national ranking. After two excellent seasons at Calhoun, where he still holds numerous scoring records, John transferred to the [[University of Kansas]] where his record breaking pace continued. His 46 points on the road against Iowa State in 1978 broke the legendary [[Wilt Chamberlain]]’s record for most points scored by a visiting player in the [[Big Eight Conference]]. John went on to earn All Big Eight Honors, Honorable Mention All American, Newcomer of the Year and MVP at KU.

== Playing Days (Professional) ==
John was drafted into the [[NBA]] by the [[New Orleans Jazz]] in 1979. He spent two years in the [[CBA]] where his team played for the championship both years under head coach [[George Karl]]. John returned to the NBA to play for the [[San Diego Clippers]] in 1981 for two years. After leaving the Clippers, John was drawn to the European Professional Leagues by his brother, [[Leon Douglas]], who was playing in [[Venice, Italy]]. John signed with [[Fortitudo Bologna]] squad for four years. He also played in [[Reims, France]] and [[Lugano, Switzerland]].

Although his playing days were over, his true love for the game was just beginning. His enthusiasm for people, life and playing basketball naturally evolved into an eagerness to teach the game he grew up loving. He saw coaching as an opportunity to give back to the community and to help young people develop valuable life skills for a successful future while enjoying the game of basketball.

== John Douglas - The Coach ==
John began his coaching career as an assistant at [[Calhoun Community College]]. Before long, he moved into the lead role as head coach. Entering his 15th year as a head coach, John Douglas has proven himself to be one of the state’s best teachers of the game. He is only the second coach in the history of Alabama Junior Colleges to have coached in a National Championship game (in 2000). A three-time Coach of the Year winner, Coach Douglas was selected to be a court coach with the USA Olympic Team in 2000 after his Calhoun Community College team finished 32-4 and Runner-up in the [[NJCAA]] National Tournament.

John has turned around two programs in a short period of time. When he took the job at [[Lawson State Community College]] in 2003, he coached the team to a 46-16 record his first two years, finishing 2nd and 1st in conference play. The Lawson State Men’s Basketball Program had a record of 8-20 the year prior to his arrival. To date, he has won over 70% of his games as a head coach with three different teams and he is still looking forward to the opportunity to coach at the NCAA Division I level.

==External links==
*[http://www.rockchalk.com/jayhawks/dougljoh.sht John Douglas' Career Stats] at rockchalk.com
*[http://www.douglasintl.com Douglas International Scouting Service] at www.douglasintl.com
*[http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/dougljo01.html John Douglas statistics] at Basketball-Reference.com<br />
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== John Douglas' Quick Facts ==
Colleges: <br />
'''John C. Calhoun Community College''', 1974-1976<br />
--Alabama Junior College Athletic Association [[Alabama Community College Conference|(AJCAA)]] Hall of Fame<br />
--Colbert County Sports Hall of Fame<br />
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'''The University of Kansas''', 1976-1978<br />
--[[Big Eight Conference|Big Eight]] Newcomer of the Year; All [[Big Eight Conference|Big Eight]] Team;<br />
--Honorable Mention -All American; All Region; Team MVP<br /><br />

Professional: <br />
Drafted by [[New Orleans Jazz]], 1978<br />
[[Montana Golden Nuggets]] (CBA), 1978-1980<br />
- ([[George Karl]]—head coach)<br />
[[Los Angeles Clippers]] (NBA), 1980-1982<br />
European Leagues, 1982-1990<br />
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Coaching:<br />
Collegiate Head Coach, 15 years<br />
'''[[Calhoun Community College]]'''<br />
[[Alabama Community College Conference|ACCC]] Champions /Coach of the year, 2000<br />
[[NJCAA]] Coach of the Year, Finalist, 2000 <br />
[[NJCAA]] National Tournament Runner Up, 2000<br />
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'''[[Lawson State Community College]]'''<br />
[[Alabama Community College Conference|ACCC]] Conference Champs, 2005; Co-Champs, 2004<br />[[Alabama Community College Conference|ACCC]] State Tournament Semi-finalist, 2006; 2008<br />
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'''USA National Olympic Team''', Court Coach, 2000<br />
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Coached 2 years in the [[World Basketball Association]]<br />
- '''[[Magic City Court Kings]]''', Summer 2005<br />
- '''[[Druid City Dragons]]''', Summer 2006<br />
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== References ==
1. ACCC Hall of Fame [http://www.acccsports.org/acccpages/hofmember/12.jsp Alabama Community College Conference] <br />
2. KU Sports [http://www.kusports.com/basketball/history/scoring_records.html Men's Basketball Scoring Records]<br />
3. Basketball-Reference.com [http://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/draft.cgi?college=kansas Players drafted from University of Kansas]<br />
4. Players Who Attended University of Kansas [http://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/colleges.cgi?college=kansas KU Basketball Players]<br />
5. Rockchalk.com [http://www.rockchalk.com/jayhawks/honors.sht KU Basketball Honors/Awards]<br />
6. Rockchalk.com [http://www.rockchalk.com/jayhawks/dougljoh.sht John Douglas' Career Stats] <br />

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Revision as of 20:30, 5 June 2008

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