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Doug Overton
Personal information
Born (1969-08-03) August 3, 1969 (age 55)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolDobbins Technical
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
CollegeLa Salle (1987–1991)
NBA draft1991: 2nd round, 40th overall pick
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career1991–2005
PositionPoint guard
Number14, 11, 9, 20, 24, 2
Career history
As player:
1991–1992Rockford Lightning
1992Illawarra Hawks
19921995Washington Bullets
1995–1996Denver Nuggets
19961998Philadelphia 76ers
1999Orlando Magic
1999New Jersey Nets
1999Philadelphia 76ers
19992000Boston Celtics
2000–2001Kansas City Knights
2001Charlotte Hornets
2001New Jersey Nets
2001–2002Kansas City Knights
2002FC Barcelona
2003Sioux Falls Skyforce
2003–2004Los Angeles Clippers
2005Michigan Mayhem
As coach:
2006–2008St. Joseph's (assistant)
2008–2013New Jersey / Brooklyn Nets (assistant)
2013–2014Springfield Armor
2016–presentLincoln (PA)
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points2,253 (4.5 ppg)
Rebounds654 (1.3 rpg)
Assists1,038 (2.1 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

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

Playing career

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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

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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

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Legend
  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

NBA

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Source[6]

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1992–93 Washington 45 13 22.0 .471 .231 .728 2.4 3.5 .7 .1 8.1
1993–94 Washington 61 1 12.3 .403 .091 .827 1.1 1.5 .3 .0 3.6
1994–95 Washington 82* 20 20.8 .416 .424 .872 1.7 3.0 .6 .0 7.0
1995–96 Denver 55 0 11.0 .376 .308 .727 1.1 1.9 .2 .1 3.3
1996–97 Philadelphia 61 4 10.4 .426 .250 .938 1.1 1.7 .4 .0 3.6
1997–98 Philadelphia 23 2 12.0 .381 .000 .875 .6 1.6 .3 .0 2.7
1998–99 Orlando 6 0 5.5 .500 .000 1.000 .3 .5 .2 .0 3.0
1998–99 New Jersey 8 1 21.8 .439 .500 .857 2.1 2.0 .4 .1 8.0
1998–99 Philadelphia 10 0 3.7 .333 .000 .2 .4 .1 .0 1.0
1999–00 Boston 48 0 9.0 .396 .357 .952 .7 1.1 .2 .0 3.2
2000–01 Boston 7 1 20.6 .341 .250 .636 2.1 2.7 .6 .0 5.4
2000–01 Charlotte 2 0 7.5 1.000 .0 .0 .5 .0 2.0
2000–01 New Jersey 12 9 26.3 .376 .313 .600 2.0 4.4 .3 .0 6.9
2001–02 L.A. Clippers 18 0 7.2 .318 .259 .571 .7 .7 .2 .1 2.2
2003–04 New Jersey 6 0 3.7 .375 1.000 .2 .7 .2 .0 1.3
2003–04 L.A. Clippers 55 11 18.4 .405 .130 .724 1.5 2.4 .5 .0 3.9
Career 499 62 14.6 .412 .319 .816 1.3 2.1 .4 .0 4.5

References

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  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.
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