Quincy Douby
Quincy Douby (born May 16, 1984) is an American-born, naturalized Montenegrin former professional basketball player.[1][2] At 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), 175 pounds (79 kg), Douby played shooting guard for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. The Sacramento Kings made him the 19th selection of the 2006 NBA draft.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 16, 1984 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American / Montenegrin |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
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| College | Rutgers (2003–2006) |
| NBA draft | 2006: 1st round, 19th overall pick |
| Selected by the Sacramento Kings | |
| Playing career | 2006–2019 |
| Position | Shooting guard / point guard |
| Career history | |
| 2006–2009 | Sacramento Kings |
| 2009 | Erie BayHawks |
| 2009 | Toronto Raptors |
| 2009–2010 | Darüşşafaka Cooper Tires |
| 2010–2011 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers |
| 2012 | UCAM Murcia |
| 2012–2013 | Zhejiang Golden Bulls |
| 2013 | Sagesse Beirut |
| 2013 | Applied Science University |
| 2013 | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
| 2013–2014 | Shanghai Sharks |
| 2014 | Darüşşafaka & Doğuş |
| 2014 | Tianjin Ronggang |
| 2016 | Westchester Knicks |
| 2017 | Afyonkarahisar Belediyespor |
| 2017–2018 | Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut |
| 2018–2019 | Beirut Club |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
High school career edit
Douby grew up in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn.[3] He attended the nearby William E. Grady High School, playing for the basketball team his junior and senior years,[3] after he was discovered playing pick up basketball by New York City Hall of Fame coach Jack Ringel. Ringel helped develop Douby's raw skills and athletism and transform his as player. During his junior season, Grady won the PSAL A division championship, with Douby scoring 19 points in the championship game after Grady rode him the whole season.[4] In his senior year, Douby averaged 35.6 points per game, leading Grady to the PSAL semifinals.[3][5][6] Douby set the school record by scoring 63 points in an all-around performance against Franklin D. Roosevelt High School.[7] Douby then enrolled in the St. Thomas More School prep school in Oakdale, Connecticut for the 2002–03 year.[5][6] Douby initially committed to Hofstra University to play basketball,[6][7] until head coach of Rutgers University men's basketball team, Gary Waters jumped in and swayed Douby to commit to the Scarlet Knights.[3][5][6] Douby was able to make the transformation from a street baller, to a Division I basketball player.
Due to his close relationship with high school coach Jack Ringel, Douby would purchase a house in Ringel's neighboring town of Freehold, New Jersey.
College career edit
As a freshman at Rutgers, Douby scored 35 points to lead the team to an overtime victory in the NIT semifinal game.[3][8] Douby was named to the Big East All-Rookie Team at the end of his freshman year.[9]
Douby improved on his freshman season by averaging 15.1 points a game (11th in the Big East) and 3.38 assists a game,[3] while posting an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2:1. He was named Big East player of the Week along with West Virginia's Tyrone Sally the week of November 29.[10] Despite finishing last in the Big East, Rutgers upset Notre Dame in the first round of the Big East Tournament, with Douby scoring 15 points in the game.[11]
In his junior year, Douby, as guard, was named to the All-Big East team.[12] He led the Big East in scoring with 25.4 points a game, becoming the first Rutgers player to lead the Big East in scoring.[3] In addition, he broke the all-time single-season scoring record at Rutgers.[3] Douby scored a Big East season high and Carrier Dome opponent record 41 points at Syracuse on February 1, 2006.[3] After leading Rutgers to a first-round victory in the Big East tournament over Seton Hall, Douby dropped 31 over the #2 Villanova Wildcats. On May 15, 2006, Douby officially hired an agent making himself ineligible to return to college.[3]
Professional career edit
On June 28, 2006, Douby was drafted in the first round by the Sacramento Kings, 19th overall. Douby became the first Rutgers player to be drafted in the first round since Roy Hinson in 1983. On July 3, 2006, he was signed to a contract by Sacramento.
On February 18, 2009, Douby was waived by the Kings in order make room for the trade that included Brad Miller and Drew Gooden.[13]
On March 11, 2009, Douby was picked up by the Erie BayHawks of the NBA Development League.[14]
On March 24, 2009, he was called up by the Toronto Raptors and signed to a 10-day contract.[15] On April 3, he was signed to a second 10-day contract,[16] which was extended up until the end of the 2008–09 NBA season ten days later.[17]
On November 12, 2009, Douby was released by the Raptors. He did not appear in any games for them during the 2009–10 NBA season.[18]
On November 17, 2009, Douby signed a one-year contract with the Turkish team Darüşşafaka Cooper Tires.[19] He finished as the top scorer of the Turkish Basketball League, averaging 23.6 points and 4.9 assists per game for his team.
On September 17, 2010, Douby signed a one-year contract with the Chinese team Xinjiang Flying Tigers.
In March 2012 he signed with UCAM Murcia until the end of the season.[20]
Later that year, he returned to China as a member of the Zhejiang Golden Bulls.[21] On January 2, 2013, Douby set a CBA record for points with 75.[22] During the 2012–13 season, he averaged 31.6 points per game. Douby previously set CBA records for the most points scored in a Finals game (53) and in an All-Star game (44). At the end of the CBA season, he joined Sagesse Beirut in Lebanon.[23] In September 2013, he played for Applied Science University at the 2013 FIBA Asia Champions Cup.[24]
On November 1, 2013, he was acquired by the Sioux Falls Skyforce. Later that month, he left the Skyforce after just two games and signed with the Shanghai Sharks of China.[25][26]
On February 28, 2014, he signed with Darüşşafaka & Doğuş of the Turkish Basketball Second League for the rest of the season.[27]
In July 2014, he returned to China and signed with Tianjin Ronggang.[28]
On November 18, 2016, Douby was acquired by the Westchester Knicks of the NBA D-League.[29] On December 12, he early terminated his contract with the Knicks after appearing in two games.[30] On January 5, 2017, he signed with Turkish club Afyonkarahisar Belediyespor for the rest of the season.[31]
In August 2017, he signed with Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut of the Lebanese Basketball League.[32]
Career statistics edit
| 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 edit
Regular season edit
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–07 | Sacramento | 42 | 0 | 8.5 | .381 | .240 | .733 | .9 | .4 | .4 | .1 | 2.8 |
| 2007–08 | Sacramento | 74 | 0 | 11.8 | .394 | .344 | .923 | 1.1 | .7 | .4 | .2 | 4.8 |
| 2008–09 | Sacramento | 20 | 0 | 11.4 | .341 | .270 | .933 | 1.3 | .7 | .1 | .2 | 4.2 |
| 2008–09 | Toronto | 7 | 0 | 10.4 | .545 | .444 | .750 | 1.0 | 1.7 | .4 | .0 | 4.4 |
| Career | 143 | 0 | 10.7 | .389 | .312 | .884 | 1.1 | .7 | .3 | .1 | 4.1 | |
Domestic leagues edit
| Season | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | Erie Bayhawks | D-League | 5 | 28.6 | .575 | .296 | .870 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 1.2 | .8 | 18.0 |
| 2009–10 | Darüşşafaka Cooper Tires | TBL | 21 | 35.5 | .496 | .316 | .745 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 2.3 | .7 | 23.6 |
| 2010–11 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | CBA | 43 | 35.7 | .620 | .418 | .899 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.7 | .3 | 32.0 |
| 2011–12 | UCAM Murcia | Liga ACB | 9 | 22.3 | .406 | .326 | .730 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.7 | .5 | 13.4 |
| 2012–13 | Zhejiang Golden Bulls | CBA | 34 | 35.8 | .572 | .324 | .857 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 2.4 | .6 | 31.6 |
| Club Sagesse | FLB League | 8 | 32.1 | .471 | .449 | .903 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 1.9 | .9 | 24.9 | |
| 2013–14 | ASU | Asia Champions Cup | 5 | 33.0 | .571 | .290 | .852 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 1.4 | .4 | 21.2 |
| Sioux Falls Skyforce | D-League | 2 | 34.5 | .421 | .400 | .867 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 20.5 | |
| Shanghai Sharks | CBA | 30 | 39.3 | .565 | .317 | .812 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 2.3 | .6 | 28.8 | |
| Darüşşafaka & Doğuş | TBL | 14 | 30.9 | .580 | .379 | .879 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.4 | .7 | 20.6 | |
| 2014–15 | Tianjin Ronggang | CBA | 16 | 35.8 | .490 | .348 | .858 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 1.6 | .4 | 30.9 |
References edit
- ^ "Quincy Douby will likely be Montenegrin". Sportando. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ "Pekovic, Cook Big Names In Montenegro Preliminary Squad | FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Breslauer, Danny (July 13, 2008). "Quincy Douby: From Coney Island to Piscataway to the Sacramento Kings". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ Ackert, Kristie; Brennan, Sean (January 18, 2001). "GRADY FOLLOWS DOUBY LEAD TO BROOKLYN TITLE". Daily News (New York). Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ a b c "Quincy Douby Commits to Scarlet Knights". Rutgers Scarlet Knights. Piscataway, New Jersey. December 9, 2002. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ^ a b c d Martin, Dan (September 5, 2002). "DOUBY PICKS RUTGERS". New York Post. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ^ a b Ackert, Kristie (December 20, 2001). "DOUBY POURS IN GRADY-RECORD 63 POINTS". Daily News (New York). Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ Ackert, Kristie (March 31, 2004). "KNIGHTS HANG ON DOUBY'S 35 LIFT RUTGERS IN OT". Daily News (New York). Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ "OKAFOR AND GORDON HEADLINE ALL-BIG EAST FIRST TEAM; BOONE, T. BROWN & VILLANUEVA ALSO HONORED". Connecticut Huskies. Providence, Rhode Island. March 8, 2004. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ^ "Bailey, Douby Receive BIG EAST Weekly Honors". Rutgers Scarlet Knights. Piscataway, New Jersey. November 29, 2004. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ^ "Rutgers Upsets Notre Dame in BIG EAST First Round 72–65". Rutgers Scarlet Knights. New York, New York. March 9, 2005. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ^ "Douby Named First-Team All-BIG EAST". Rutgers Scarlet Knights. Piscataway, New Jersey. March 6, 2006. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ^ Hollis, L. (February 17, 2009). "Sacramento Kings Press Release - 0209". NBA.com. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
- ^ "BayHawks Add Quincy Douby to Roster". NBA.com. March 11, 2009. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ Erie's Quincy Douby Called Up To Toronto Raptors
- ^ Raptors sign G Douby to 10-day contract
- ^ Raptors sign guard Quincy Douby for next season
- ^ "Raptors Release Guard Quincy Douby". NBA.com. 2009-11-12. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
- ^ Reinforcement Cooper Tires'a Darussafaka NBA November 18, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ UCAM Murcia tabs Quincy Douby
- ^ Quincy Douby returns to China, signs with Zhejiang
- ^ Quincy Douby scored 75 in Chinese league game
- ^ Sagesse lands Quincy Douby....
- ^ "Quincy Douby to join ASU for Asia Champions Cup". Eurobasket.com. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ^ Quincy Douby Reaches Deal With Shanghai Sharks Of China
- ^ Quincy Douby will play in China
- ^ Quincy Douby goes to TB2L and signs with Darussafaka
- ^ Quincy Douby signs with TianJin Steel
- ^ Hatch, Katie (November 18, 2016). . NBA.com. Archived from the original on November 22, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- ^ . NBA.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Quincy Douby signs with Afyon Belediye". Sportando.com. January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ^ Al Riyadi tabs Quincy Douby, ex Afyon
External links edit
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Quincy Douby NBA Draft Profile
- Quincy Douby Official MySpace Page
- Quincy Douby Music Page
- TBL 2009–10 stats