Toney Douglas is Broadway bound. Douglas, who led the Florida State men's basketball team to its first NCAA Tournament berth since 1998, will be a New York Knick after being selected with the 29th pick of the first round of Thursday's NBA Draft. It was the Los Angeles Lakers in the No. 29 slot, but...[details]
2008 (Senior):ON DOUGLAS: An All-ACC candidate as a returning All-ACC Third-Team and All-ACC Defensive Team selection as a junior during the 2007-08 season...returns for his senior season as one of the top lead guards in a guard-heavy league for the 2008-09 season...enters his senior season as a Seminole ranked 20th in ACC history with a 1.95 steals per game average (125 steals in 64 games) during his two-year Florida State career...led the ACC in steals as a junior with a 2.6 steals per game and 90 total steals...enters his senior season looking to become only the 11th player in ACC history to lead the league in steals in back-to-back years...has 168 career steals in 95 career games for a 1.77 steals per game average for his entire career...only the third Seminole player in ACC history to lead the conference in steals following Charlie Ward in 1992 (75 steals / 2.7 spg) and Sam Cassell in 1993 (97 steals /2.7 spg)...ranked seventh nationally during the 2007-08 season with his career-high 2.6 steals per game average...he was one of only eight players in the nation who earned 90 or more steals during the 2007-08 season...has scored 1,429 career points and needs only 71 to reach the 1,500 career point mark...surpassed the 1,000 career-point mark for his career against Minnesota as the Seminoles defeated the Golden Gophers in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Nov. 27, 2007...looks to become the 41st player in Florida State history to reach the 1,000 point mark as a Seminole during his senior season...he has scored 904 points during the first two years of the Florida State career and needs only 96 points to reach the 1,000 career point mark as a Seminole...one of Florida State's all-time leading time free throw shooters who is shooting .801 (169 of 211) from the free throw line in his two seasons in Tallahassee to rank fifth in school history and as one of only five players in school history to shooter better than 80 percent from the free throw line for his career...will play his fourth season as a starter for the Seminoles and his third as a collegian after starting at Auburn during his freshman season in 2004-05...averaged 16.9 points and earned Freshman All-America Third-Team honors during the 2004-05 season...is a deceptively quick player who scores points in bunches without having to take a lot of shots...can and will play both guard positions...an outstanding athlete who developed the awareness of his surroundings on the playing field as he participated in many sports growing up...excelled as an option quarterback on the football team and a shortstop on the baseball team in high school...played in all 31 games and averaged 35.6 minutes played per game during his only season at Auburn...enters the 2007-08 season in his final year of eligibility after transferring from Auburn after the 2005-06 season...sat out the 2005-06 season because of NCAA transfer rules...Auburn finished with a 13-16 record and was 4-12 in the SEC during his only season On the Plains...named the MVP of the 2004 San Juan Shootout as he led the Tigers to the Championship game...named to the Colonial Classic All-Tournament team as a sophomore as he helped lead the Seminoles to three victories over McNeese State, Illinois State and SMU...earned the Charlie Ward Outstanding Defensive, Bob Sura Outstanding Offensive Player and Otto Petty Most Assists awards at the Seminoles' 2008 honors banquet...
AS A JUNIOR (2008): Averaged a near career-high 15.4 points (first on the team), a career-high and ACC leading 2.6 steals per game (first), 2.6 assists (first) and 3.2 rebounds (fifth) in earning All-ACC Third-Team and All-ACC Defensive Team honors during the 2007-08 season...Douglas' selection to the All-ACC Third-Team marks the third consecutive season that a Florida State player has been named to the All-ACC first, second or third team. All-American Al Thornton was an All-ACC First-Team selection and the ACC Player of the Year runner-up in 2008 and an All-ACC Second-Team selection in 2007...also led the Seminoles in field goals made (178) and attempted (414), 3-point field goals made (a career-high tying 62), 3-point field goals attempted (a career-high 174), free throws made (a career-high 106) and free throws attempted (131) as he played in a career-high 34 games and in a career-high 1,205 total minutes for a near career-high 35.4 minutes per game...only the 11th player in ACC history with 90 or more steals in a single season when he reach the mark during the 2008 season...his career-high .801 free throw shooting percentage held the Seminoles led the ACC for the second consecutive season and finish fifth nationally in team free throw shooting percentage...ranked ninth in the ACC in scoring with his 15.4 points per game scoring...his 48 steals in 16 ACC games during his junior season is tied for the third highest steals total in league history for conference games only...the all-time record for steals in ACC play only is 53 by Maryland's Johnny Rhodes during the 1996 season...helped Florida State finish tied for 34th nationally in steals per game with an 8.5 steals per game average...ranked second on the team with seven 20+ point scoring games - he scored 22 vs. Providence (Dec. 22), 22 vs. Georgia Tech (Dec. 30, 28 vs. Miami (Feb. 6), 28 vs. Wake Forest (Feb. 14) 23 vs. Clemson (Feb. 19), 20 vs. Boston College (Feb. 23) and 20 vs. NC State (Feb. 27)...also second on the team as he lead the Seminoles in scoring 20 times during his junior season...earned at least one steal in 31 of the Seminoles' 34 games and had at least one steal in 30 consecutive games from Nov. 17 through March 14...earned multiple steals in 25 of the Seminoles' 34 games and earned at least four steals in nine different games...a career-high of six steals in back-to back games against Minnesota in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge (Nov. 27) and at home against Stetson (Nov. 30)...tied his career high and established his ACC career-high of six steals in the Seminoles' victory over Virginia (Jan. 23)...Played 1,205 minutes for a near career-high 35.4 minutes per game scoring average...was the only player in the ACC with at least 90 steals and at least 90 assists during the 2007-08 season...double figure scoring in the first 31 games of the season and was held under double figures only twice in 34 games as a junior...the only teams to hold him below 10 points in a single game were Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament (March 13) and Akron in the NIT (March 18)...totaled 22 points on the road at Providence (Dec. 22)...established his career-high for blocked shots in a game with two in victories UAB (Nov. 16) and at Miami (Feb. 6)...he earned a single-season career-high 11 blocked shots - he matched his total from his first two seasons during his junior season...(vs. Boston College): scored 20 points and earned two assists and three steals in the Seminoles only game against Boston College during the 2007-08 season...his 20 points allowed him to earn game-high scoring honors and helped the Seminole to the 66-63 victory in Tallahassee (Feb. 23)...Florida State scored the first basket of the game and never trailed as Douglas poured in 20 points...was instrumental in the Seminoles' victory with 13 second half points including four-of-four free throws in the final 35 seconds of the game to clinch the victory...was a perfect two-of-two with 35 seconds remaining to bring the score to 62-57 and gave Florida State an insurmountable lead with a second perfect two-of-two appearance at the line with 10 seconds left in the game to make the score 66-60...in addition to his perfect four-of-four performance from the free throw line in the second half, he made three 3-poit shots as the Seminoles led by as many as 14 in the second half in gaining the win...a 3-point shot with 17:43 remaining gave the Seminoles a 34-29 lead...a second shot from the bonushpere put Florida State up 40-32 with 14:08 left and a third gave the Seminoles a 14-point bulge at the 11:02 mark to put them up 49-35...three steals in the game led directly to four points including two on his own lay-up in the first half...(vs. Clemson): averaged a team-leading 19.5 points and 6.0 rebounds in two games against NCAA Tournament participant Clemson...shot better than 80 percent (13-of-16, .813) from the line against the Tigers as the two teams split the regular season series with each team winning on its home court...he earned more steals (six) than he did assists (five) against Clemson during the 2007-08 season...played one of the best games of his career as the Seminoles were taken into double overtime by the Tigers at Clemson (Jan. 12)...was at his best late in the second half as he helped Florida State recover from a deficit to take a lead within the last minute before Clemson had its prayers answered to take the game into a first overtime...was directly responsible for 14 of the Seminoles' 19 points at the end of regulation as the Seminoles turned a 54-45 deficit into a 67-64 lead before Clemson sent the game into overtime with a buzzer-beating 3-point bank-shot to tie the score at 67...helped Florida State in a 9-0 run with an assist in a Ralph Mims 3-pointer, a steal and a lay-up, and another lay-up to help the Seminoles recover from a 56-45 deficit to trail by only two in the span of less than three minutes...in the last six minutes of overtime Douglas added another assist on an Isaiah Swann 3-point shot and put the Seminoles ahead with a 3-point shot of his own at the 16 second mark...his 3-point shot put Florida State ahead at 67-64 before Clemson's Trevor Booker sent the game into a first overtime...the Tigers sent the game into a second overtime time period and won the game in the second extra session, 97-85...scored a game-high 23 points as he made a career-high 11 free throws in a career-high 14 free throw attempts to lead Florida State over Clemson in Tallahassee (Feb. 19)...in addition to his career-night from the free throw line he earned six rebounds, one assist and three steals...scored 11 first half points as the Seminoles jumped out to a 35-17 lead over the formerly nationally ranked Tigers and totaled 12 in the second half as the Seminoles held on for the victory...had the ball in his hands late in the game and he delivered the Seminoles to the victory...made six of h is final eight free throw attempts in the final 3:43 of the game as the Tigers closed their deficit to a little as four points...scored eight of the Seminoles' final 14 points of the game (on six free throws and a lay-up) as to hand Florida State the victory...(vs. Duke): scored 14 points and added three assists and one steal in the Seminoles' only game against NCAA Tournament participant Duke...led the team in assists and played 39 of 40 minutes as Florida State played host to Duke in Tallahassee (Jan. 16)...11 points in the second half points including five straight in a 23 second span to pull Florida State to within one a 55-54 with 5:35 remaining in the game to help the Seminoles recover from as much as a 17-point deficit...hit a 3-point shot at the 5:58 mark to pull the Seminoles to within three at 54-51 and immediately turned around an hit a short jumper to pull Florida State to within one a 54-53...Florida State would take the lead at the 3:46 mark of the second half but Duke took the 70-57 win with free throws down the stretch of the contest...(vs. Georgia Tech): totaled a game-high 22 points as Florida State defeated Georgia Tech, 66-64, in its only game of the season against the Yellow Jackets (Dec. 30)...Florida State's lead guard in their smallest line-up of the season because of injuries and credited with two assists and four steals in 39 minutes of play in the 66-64 ACC opening road victory for Florida State...scored 13 first half points to help the Seminoles spring to a 40-34 halftime lead and then totaled nine second half points as the Seminoles stunned the Yellow Jackets on the road for the win...his importance came throughout the entire game but especially in the first half as the Seminoles played without three post players in their ACC opener...five consecutive points in a 19 second span tied the game for Seminoles after they had trailed by as many as 10 in the early going...a jumper at the 11:28 mark brought the score to 19-16...A traditional 3-point play at the 11:09 mark as he hit a jumper and the ensuing free throw after being fouled by Georgia Tech's Maurice Miller to tie the score a 19-19 with11:09 left before intermission...the burst by Douglas ignited a 26-15 half ending run which allowed the Seminoles to have a 40-34 halftime lead...another five-point burst by Douglas allowed Florida State to take its six-point half time lead...he made a lay-up at the 2:17 mark to put Florida State up 35-34 and nailed a 3-point shot with 55 seconds left in the half to allow the Seminoles to take a 38-34 advantage...very active in the second half as he played all 20 minutes and helped Florida State to as much as a eight-point second half lead on its way to the win...(vs. Maryland): totaled 17 points, two assists and four steals in Florida State's only game against Maryland (Feb. 16) during his junior season...totaled eight first half points to lead Florida State to a 40-32 halftime advantage...back-to-back 3-point shots in a 31-second span slowed Florida State to stay within striking range early...his pair of 3-pointers brought Florida State to within three at the 15:08 mark...a Douglas lay-up at the 12:11 mark put Florida State up 20-18...Maryland recovered in the second half to win the game, 82-72, as it outscored Florida State 50-32 over the final 20 minutes of the game...(vs. Miami): averaged 22.0 points and 6.5 rebounds as Florida State defeated NCAA Tournament twice during the regular season to sweep the season-series for the second consecutive season...also averaged 3.0 steals per game and shot nearly 80 percent from the free throw line (14-of-18, .778 percent)...tied his ACC career-high with 28 points in the Seminoles' victory in Coral Gables (Feb. 6)...took on the extra burden for the Seminoles late in the first half when guard Isaiah Swann was lost for the game and the season with a knee injury...scored 22 of his 28 points for the game after Swann's injury...scored eight late first half points after the Swann injury to help the Seminoles to a 30-25 lead at the intermission...the score was tied at 20 when Swann was injured and the Seminoles (led by Douglas) outscored the Hurricanes 10-5 to close the half and 32-25 to close and win the game by a final margin of 62-55...Douglas closed the first half with a 3-point shot at the 3:28 mark to make the score 23-20...made a jumper at the 1:05 mark to put Florida State up 27-23...closed out the half with a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Florida State a 30-25 advantage at the intermission...scored 13 of the Seminoles' final 22 points of the game as Florida State pulled away for its second conference road win of the season...scored 16 points and pulled down eight rebounds as the Seminoles played host to Miami in Tallahassee (March 8) in the regular season finale for both teams...did most of his damage from the free throw line as he made nine of 12 shots from the line in the 72-75 overtime win for the Seminoles...two most important free throws came with 2:34 left in overtime and gave the Seminoles a 73-70 lead...his two points at that point in time proved to be the game winning points in the victory for Florida State...instrumental in getting the game into overtime for the Seminoles with three rounds and two points in the final 4:00 of regulation...six points in the final 10 minutes of regulation to keep Florida State in the game...(vs. North Carolina): averaged 13.7 points and 3.0 steals in three games against NCAA Tournament semifinalist and ACC Tournament champion North Carolina...shot well against the Tar Heels with a .583 mark from the field (28-of-48) and a .857 mark from the free throw line (12-of-14)...scored 18 points and was credited with five assists and three steals in 36 minutes of play against No. 1 ranked North Carolina in the quarterfinal round of the ACC Tournament...got hot from the field in the second half as Florida State worked to get back into the game...made three of four shots from the bonusphere...scored 11 points and dished out three assists as Florida State played North Carolina in Chapel Hill (March 4)...was a perfect four-of-four from the free throw line in the Tar Heels' 90-77 lead...all 11 points came in the second half as he got his offense going in the final 20 minutes of the game...scored 12 points to go along with three assists and five steals as the Seminoles played host to North Carolina in Tallahassee (Feb. 3)...his five steals in the game led directly to six Seminole points and helped the Seminoles scored late in the second half to send the game into overtime...scored three points in the final 1:40 of regulation to help the Seminoles tie the game and send it into overtime...a free throw with 1:40 remaining brought the Seminoles to within four at 66-62 and a jumper closed the gap to two at 66-64 with 1:19 left in regulation...a 3-point shot by Ryan Reid with eight seconds left tied the game at 67 and sent it into overtime where the Tar Heels outscored the Seminoles to gain the 84-73 victory...(vs. NC State): averaged a team-leading 18.5 points and 4.0 rebounds against NC State as the Seminoles and the Wolfpack split the two regular season games between the teams...shot .875 from the free throw line as he made seven of eight free throws as each team won on the other teams' home court with the Seminoles winning in Raleigh and the Wolfpack winning in Tallahassee...scored 20 points and pulled down six rebounds to go along with two steals as Florida State won in Raleigh 72-62 (Feb. 27)...led the Seminoles with 15 second half points as Florida State gained the ACC win on the road...scored 11 points in a four minute span midway through the second half after the Wolfpack had cut the Seminoles' once formidable lead to only two...Douglas scored on two 3-point shots, two 2-point shots and one free throw as he helped the Seminoles move back in to a comfortable lead which they held for the remainder of the game... scored 17 points, pulled down two rebounds and added five assists and four steals as Florida State played host to NC State in Tallahassee (Jan. 26)...had the hot hand in the second half with 15 points as Florida State worked to take a lead but could not hold on in the 69-66 NC State win...gave Florida State two leads and extended the lead twice as the Seminoles fought to take the win...his final bucket of the game came at the 0:57 mark and gave Florida State a 66-63 lead...that bucket proved to be the final points of the day for Florida State...(vs. Virginia): scored a team-high 19 points and added six steals to lead Florida State over Virginia, 69-67, in a game played in a Tallahassee (Jan. 23) as the only game between the two teams during the 2007-08 season...his six steals ranks as his ACC career-high and tied his career-high for a single game...his most important steal of the game (and maybe the season) game as with 29 seconds remaining and clinched the Seminoles' victory over the Cavaliers...the steal came against All-ACC First-Team selection Sean Singletary with the Florida State clinging to a one point lead (63-62)...said Corey Clark of the Tallahassee Democrat of the steal: "Sean Singletary is a two-time All-ACC selection. He is considered by many to be the best point guard in the conference and one of the best in the country. But on Wednesday night at the Civic Center, he wasn't the best on the floor. Florida State junior Toney Douglas scored 19 points, grabbed six rebounds and added six steals, including a game-changing pick of Singletary at the top of the key with 29 seconds left that propelled the Seminoles to a 69-67 win."...was a scoring machine, also, with 10 first half points and nine second half points and the Seminoles recovered from 10-point deficits in both half to come out on top...six points on consecutive 3-point shots game the Seminoles a 29-25 lead with 1:31 left in the first half...the first shot fro the bonusphere came with 2:14 left and out Florida State up 26-25...the second 43 seconds later put Florida State up 29-25...scored five of the Seminoles' 11 points in the final five minutes of the game allowed Florida State to recover from a 60-55 deficit to take the 69-66 win in regulation...a lay-up at the 1:55 mark put Florida State up two (62-60) with 1:55 remaining...a free throw shot at the 47 second mark put the Seminoles up one again (63-62) with 47 seconds left...then came his heroic steal and two more free throws at the 28 second mark to put Florida State up for good at 65-62...his six steals lead directly to 10 points in the victory and second ACC win of the season...(vs. Virginia Tech): totaled 17 points, a season-high six assists and three steals in 32 minutes played as the Seminoles traveled to face Virginia Tech in their only game of the season against the Hokies (Jan. 29)...scored 11 second half points as Florida State outscored Virginia Tech, 56-47, over the final 20 minutes of the game...was very giving in the second half with six assists that led directly to 17 total points - five 3-point shots and one lay-up...he was a perfect three-of-three from the 3-point line himself in the ACC road game...(vs. Wake Forest): averaged 15.7 point and 5.3 rebounds in three games against Wake Forest...had eight assists and four steals in the two regular season and one ACC Tournament game against the Deacons...Scored nine points to goal along with four assists and one steal as Florida State defeated Wake Forest in the first round of the ACC Tournament at the Charlotte Bobcats Arena (March 13)...totaled five second half points to help the Seminoles to an early lead and scored four second half points as the Seminoles gained the victory...two assists and one steal in the second half led directly to seven points to help the Seminoles to the victory...each of the 11 points he either scored or was responsible for helped Florida State advance to the second round as the Demon Deacons closed to within two before the Seminoles stretched the lead to their winning margin of 70-60...Scored his ACC career-high of 28 points to goal along with six rebounds, two assists and two steals in 39 minutes of play as the Seminoles played host to the Demon Deacons in Tallahassee (Feb. 14)...made his season-high of 11 field goals - including four 3-poing field goals - as he worked to being the Seminoles back late in the game against the Deacons...scored 20 second half points as Florida State outscored Wake Forest, 44-36, after the intermission to get back into the game...worked from the point guard position to help bring the Seminoles back into the game through the first part of the second half...five points as Florida State cut its deficit from 15 points to five points (47-50) with 9:34 remaining in the game...his 3-point shot cut the deficit to three points...scored 10 points and was credited with two assists and one steal as the Seminoles traveled to play at Winston-Salem (Jan. 20)...scored five points in each half as Florida State fell on the road, 74-57...(vs. Akron in the NIT): scored eight points and pulled down three rebounds in the Seminoles' game against Akron in the NIT...the Seminoles played host to the Zips in Tallahassee (March 18)...his eight point scoring output marked his lowest of the season while he was held without a steal for only the third time in 34 games during his junior season...(vs. Florida): scored 10 points, earned two assists and totaled four steals in the Seminoles victory over arch-rival and NIT participant Florida in Gainesville (Nov. 23)...was a steadying hand in 34 minutes played as he played 19 of 20 minutes in the second half in the win...after scoring two points in the first half he broke out for eight second half points as Florida State outscored Florida, 31-30, over the final 20 minutes to gain the lopsided victory...helped set the tone of the Seminoles' victory in the first half with a steal and a pass for an emphatic dunk by Casaan Breeden to put the Seminoles up by 16 at the 7:17 mark...two first half steals led the four points while two second half steals led to two points in the victory...
AS A SOPHOMORE (2007): Averaged 12.7 points (second on the team), 2.9 assists (second), 1.2 steals (tied for fourth) and 2.7 rebounds (sixth) while shooting .475 from the field and making 31 3-point field goals (second)...enjoyed his highest career assists per game average with a 2.9 average and his best assists:turnover ratio with a 1.2:1 mark in starting 28 of the Seminoles' 30 games...ranked second in overall scoring (380 points) and in points per game average (12.7) despite playing in five fewer games because of a wrist injury suffered in the 24th game of the season against Clemson...as much was made of his starring role as the Seminoles' point guard in 28 games as was made of the five games he missed with a hand injury...he was injured while partially blocking a shot against Clemson on Feb. 7 and was forced to miss the next five games while rehabbing the injury to the wrist on his shooting hand...suffered a non-displaced fracture of the fourth metacarpal in his right (shooting) hand Clemson...the wrist was casted for approximately one week and then placed in a splint...he continued vigorous rehabilitation under the guidance of Seminoles' Associate Director of Sports Medicine Sam Lunt until his return against Miami on Jan. 3...playing with its starting lineup (Thornton, Douglas, Rich, Swann and Echefu) during the first three full months of the season, Florida State sprinted to a 17-7 overall record and a 5-5 record in ACC play...suffered a broken hand early in the second half of the Seminoles' game at Clemson (Feb. 7) and did not play in the next five games, the Seminoles lost to the Tigers and were 1-4 with Douglas out of the lineup...Florida State averaged more than 10 points per game in the 27 games in which Douglas played before the injury compared to the five games in which he was injured an did not play (75.7 ppg with Douglas as compared to 65.4 ppg without Douglas) the Seminoles were 5-7 against top-50 teams in the RPI with a healthy Douglas on the floor and 0-5 against top-50 RPI teams without him....began the season on fire as he scored in double figures in 10 of his first 12 games...was averaging 15.1 points per game with 20+ point outing at Pittsburgh (Nov. 24, 23 points), at Wisconsin (Nov. 28, 24 points) and at Georgia State (Dec. 7, 25 points)...led the Seminoles in scoring six times including the Seminoles' victory over Michigan (March 15) in the second round of the NIT and against nationally ranked Pittsburgh and Wisconsin teams on the road...also Florida State's second leading scorer in ACC games with an 11.9 points per game scoring average despite missing five games during the heart of the schedule...one of four Florida State players to shoot 40 percent or better from the 3-point arc in ACC play (.444 / 12 of 27) as the Seminoles ranked first in the league statistics in conference games only 3-point field goal shooting percentage as a team...in all games statistics, the Seminoles ranked third in the conference with a stellar .380 mark for the entire season...scored in double figures in 20 of the 30 games he played during the season...ranked second on the team with five games with 20 points or more with two coming in ACC play at Georgia Tech (Jan. 13, 22 points) and against Virginia Tech (Jan. 17, 22 points)...averaged 11.0 points and 4.0 assists in earning All-Tournament honors at the Colonial Classic in Tallahassee in leading the Seminoles to three victories over McNeese State, Illinois State and SMU...averaged 23.5 points, 4.5 assists and 3.5 steals in games at Georgia State (Dec. 7) and at Georgia Tech (Jan. 13) as he returned to his home state of Georgia and played near his hometown of Jonesboro...he grew up less than 30 minutes from the city of Atlanta...earned his career-high of seven assists at Georgia Tech and in Tallahassee against Miami (Jan. 20) as he finished second on the team in assists and assists per game average...earned at least one assist in 29 of the 30 games he played in with at least five assists in five games during the season...tied his career-high with four assists in ACC play at Georgia Tech...(vs. Boston College): scored 10 points and pulled down two rebounds in his only game against NCAA Tournament participant Boston College...played for the Seminoles as they traveled to play at Boston College but missed the return game in Tallahassee as he missed his first full game because of his injured wrist...one of five Seminoles in double-figures with 10 points as the Seminoles traveled to play in Chestnut Hill (Jan. 23)...scored six first-half points including four in the final three minutes as Florida State charged back from an early deficit to take a lead and were tied at the half...tied the game at 32 on a lay-up with 2:53 left and gave the Seminoles a three point lead (37-34) with 1:51 left before the intermission...scored four points in the second half including two on a pair of free throws with nine seconds left in regulation to tie the game at 82...Florida State led for the majority of the second half before falling at the final horn on a buzzer-beating 3-point shot by Sean Marshall...the Eagles won the game, 85-82...blocked his career-high of two shots against the Eagles...did not play as the Seminoles once again fell in the final second to the Eagles, 68-67, in the game played at home (Feb. 11) after injuring his shooting hand against Clemson on Feb. 7)...(vs. Clemson): averaged 5.7 points and 3.3 rebounds in three games against NIT participant Clemson...blocked three of his eight shots on the season against the Tigers...Florida State's fortunes changed following the Seminoles' game against Clemson on the road (Feb. 7) as the Tigers won the game (71-58) and Douglas broke a bone in his shooting wrist in the second half of the game...broke his wrist while partially blocking a shot by Cliff Hammonds in the second half...he scored only two points (tying his career-low) while pulling down two rebounds and earning one steal in the loss...his two points came on a single field goal in the first half and he went scoreless in the second half after injuring his wrist...played 15 minutes in the second - most with the injury...missed the next five games as the Seminoles earned a 1-4 record while he was on the bench...scored seven points and pulled down five rebounds for the Seminoles as they played host to Clemson in Tallahassee (Jan. 3)...six first half points helped Florida State recover from as much as a 12-point deficit during the first 20 minutes to trail by only five at the break...the Tigers won the game on a last second lay-up by Cliff Hammonds to steal the victory...a non-starter but played in a highly supportive role in scoring eight points in 35 minutes played against the Tigers in the first round of the ACC Tournament at the St. Pete Times Forum (March 8)...all eight points came in the second half and helped the Seminoles earn the 67-66 victory...a jumper with 8:47 left in the second half started a game-ending 13-11 rally that helped the Seminoles earn the victory...the jumper at the 8:46 mark put the Seminoles up 56-55 while a 3-point shot - his only one of the game - at the 3:09 mark pulled the Seminoles to within two a 64-66 with 3:09 left...Florida State won the game, 67-66, on a free throw by All-American Al Thornton with one second left on the clock...(vs. Duke): scored 15 points and was credited with four assists in 34 minutes of playing time in Florida State's only game against NCAA Tournament participant Duke during the 2006-07 season...also had two steals and two rebounds as the Seminoles defeated the Blue Devils in Cameron Indoor Stadium for the first time in school history (Feb. 4)...the Seminoles' second-leading scorer with 15 points and tied for the team-lead with four assists in 34 minutes played as Florida State won on the road, 68-67...totaled 10 points in the second half to help to Seminoles recover from as much as a 17-point deficit during the game to earn the historic victory...put the Seminoles ahead to stay on a 3-pointer with 6:51 remaining in the game to put the Garnet and Gold up 60-57...though the Seminoles were outscored 10-8 to close the game, they still earned the conference win in the road...in the last nine minutes of the game he contributed a steal and an assist that led directly to a Jason Rich lay-up and a 53-52 lead with 8:53 left to play, a lay-up at the 8:15 mark that put the Seminoles up 55-54 and the aforementioned 3-point shot at the 6:51 mark... he directly accounted for seven of the Seminoles' final 15 points in the victory...(vs. Georgia Tech): scored 22 points and was credited with a season-high tying seven assists in his only game against NCAA Tournament participant Georgia Tech...did not play in the second game of the regular season series against the Yellow Jackets as he was sitting out his second game during his five-game wrist injury hiatus...earned team-high scoring honors with 22 points as Florida State traveled to play at Georgia Tech (Jan. 13)...was the only ACC game in which he led the team in scoring...scored 14 points in the second half as Florida State nearly recovered from a seven-point halftime deficit only to fall, 88-80...was a perfect six-of-six from the free throw line during the game...missed the Yellow Jackets return trip to Tallahassee with as he missed his second consecutive game with a broken bone in his shooting wrist which he suffered on the road against Clemson...(vs. Maryland): scored 16 points and was credited with three assists (against zero turnovers) in 30 minutes of play in one game against NCAA Tournament participant Maryland...he played in the Seminoles' victory over the Terps in Tallahassee but missed the game at College Park because of his injured wrist...on fire against the Terps in helping Florida State to the 96-79 win in Tallahassee (Jan. 30) to even their ACC record at 4-4 after beginning the conference schedule 0-3...had his motor running especially well in the first half with six points and three assists to account for 14 total points...two of his first half assists went to Jason Rich and Al Thornton for 3-point shots...closed out the first half with a jumper to give the Seminoles a 49-46 halftime lead with second seconds to go before the halftime buzzer...that was an important bucket as the Terps could get no closer in the second half as the Florida State won the game going away...his 10 second half points helped Florida State outscore Maryland 47-33 in the second 20 minutes to gain the victory...missed his fourth of five games with his broken wrist when Florida State returned the second game of the regular season home-and-home series against Maryland in College Park (Feb. 21)...(vs. Miami): averaged 8.0 points and 5.0 assists in two games against Miami...returned from his injury to score 13 points at Miami in the Seminoles' victory over the Hurricanes in the regular season finale for both teams...scored 13 points in 32 minutes played in helping boost Florida State past Miami 98-90 in overtime in the regular season finale for both teams in Coral Gables (March 3)...came off the bench as he made his return from his wrist injury to play a major and dynamic role in the Seminoles' earning the important victory on the road in ACC play... Douglas scored all 13 of his points in the second half and played all five minutes in the overtime period in the Seminoles' victory...scored all 13 of his points in the second half with none bigger than his 3-point shot with seven seconds remaining in regulation to tie the game at 82 and send it into overtime...he came off a double screen by senior Jerel Allen and All-American Al Thornton and hit what were the game-tying points...ignited the Seminoles' regulation closing 22-19 advantage which tied the game and sent it into overtime...Douglas began the regulation-ending run with an assist on a 3-pointer by Allen to bring the Seminoles to within three at 57-61 with 10:35 left in the second half...He than hit his own shot from the bonusphere and a mid-range jumper at the 7:29 mark to close the Seminoles' gap to one at 64-65...with Douglas on the floor during the entire overtime period, the Seminoles outscored the Hurricanes, 16-8, to gain the victory...grabbed the final rebound of the game to give the ball back to the Seminoles in order for them to run the clock out and earn the victory...scored 3-points on a made 3-point shot and added his ACC care-high tying total of seven assists in the Seminoles' 86-67 victory over Miami in Tallahassee (Jan. 20)...his 3-pointer came in the second half as Florida State built as much as a 33-point lead in defeating the Hurricanes at home...(vs. North Carolina): averaged 8.0 points and 3.0 rebounds in two games against NCAA Tournament participant North Carolina...averaged 4.5 assists in the two games with five coming against the Tar Heels in the quarterfinal round of the ACC Tournament...returned to the starting line-up for the first time since Feb. 4 to face North Carolina in the quarterfinal round of the ACC Tournament in the St. Pete Times Forum (March 9)...scored 10 points as he made six of seven free throw attempts against the Tar Heels...all 10 points came in the second half as Florida State attempted to work its way out of a 10-point halftime deficit...the game was his third since returning from his injured wrist which forced him to miss five games...scored six points and had four assists in his first trip to play North Carolina at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill (Jan. 7)...earned four assists against only one turnover in 29 minutes of playing time as the Seminoles fell to the Tar Heels in the only meeting during the regular season between the two teams...(vs. NC State): did not play against NIT participant NC State in the only game between the Seminoles and the Wolfpack during the 2006-07 season as he missed his fifth of five games during the season because of his injured wrist...(vs. Virginia): did not play in the Seminoles only game against NCAA Tournament participant Virginia on Feb. 17 as he sat out his third of five games because of the wrist injury he suffered against Clemson on Feb. 4...(vs. Virginia Tech): scored 22 points and had earned two assists in the Seminoles only game against NCAA Tournament participant Virginia Tech...made his career-high of nine free throws in 11 free throw attempts as Florida State defeated the Hokies in Tallahassee (Feb. 17)...one of four times in double figures during his sophomore season with at least 20 points as he helped the Seminoles lead wire-to-wire in gaining the 82-73 victory over the Hokies...Florida State's high scorer in the first half with 14 points as All-American Al Thornton was held scoreless during the first 20 minutes of the games...with Douglas leading the way in the scoring column, Florida State took a commanding 39-23 lead into the locker room at the half...most important points came in the second half as he totaled six points after Virginia Tech had closed the deficit to only one with 9:35 left...he scored six points in the last nine plus minutes including a perfect two-of-two free throws at the 3:34 mark and the 2:06 mark to allow the Florida State to gain a working margin back and earn the victory...(vs. Wake Forest): scored 15 points and pulled down four rebounds in Florida State's only game of the season against Wake Forest...shot well from all over the court as he as five-of-seven (.714) from the field, three-of-four (.750) from the 3-point line and a perfect two-of-two (1.000) from the free throw line...was instrumental in the Seminoles' victory over Wake Forest as he was the teams' second-leading scorer in the come-from-behind victory...came up big with 12 second half points as Florida State erased a 30-32 halftime deficit and helped his teammates outscore Wake Forest 74-66 to earn the victory...played as well as any of the Seminoles in the final 10 minutes of the game with all 12 points coming as Florida State battled from behind...a jumper tied the game at 48-48 with 10:20 remaining - a shot that began a 26-18 run that closed out the game in Florida State's favor...a pair of free throws with 4:10 left in the game after being fouled by Ishmael Smith gave the Seminoles a 61-59 lead and an advantage for the remainder of the game...(vs. Toledo, Michigan and Mississippi State in the NIT): averaged 11.7 points and 3.7 rebounds in three games during the 2007 MasterCard NIT...shot the ball well from the field (15-of-28 / .536) and the free throw line (four-of-five / .800) as the Seminoles advanced to the quarterfinals of tournament with victories over Toledo and Michigan before falling at Mississippi State...scored eight points and was credited with three assists in the Seminoles' 77-61 victory over Toledo in the first round of the MasterCard NIT in a game played in Tallahassee (March 13)...totaled four points in both halves to help Florida State break open a close game early and helped the Seminoles go on to win comfortably...added three assists to his four points in the first half as the Seminoles held a 39-23 halftime lead...one of six Seminoles in double figures and tied for team-high scoring honors with 15 points as the Seminoles defeated Michigan in the second round of the NIT in Tallahassee (March 15)...also added three assists and a team-high tying two steals...scored six straight points for Florida State in a span of 2:33 of the first half on a lay-up at the 7:47 mark to draw the Seminoles to within three at 16-19, a jumper at the 6:16 mark to close the gap to one a 18-19 and put Florida State up 20-19 with two free throws at the 5:14 mark...his personal scoring spurt helped the Seminoles climb our of a eight point hole (16-8 with 14:34 left in the first half) and allowed them to take the lead for good with 4:07 left in the first half...scored five second half points as the Seminoles led by as many as 22 points in moving past the Wolverines and into the third round of the tournament...totaled 12 points - all on two points baskets - in the quarterfinal round of the NIT against Mississippi State in Starkville (March 20)...scored 10 second half points as the Seminoles clawed back from a 42-29 halftime deficit before falling, 86-71, to the Bulldogs on their home court...led the Seminoles with five assists to mark one of four times on the season he earned five or more assists in a single game...(vs. Florida): scored eight points, earned two steals and was credited with two assists in Florida State's victory over NCAA Tournament champion Florida...played 26 minutes and had one blocked shot as the Seminoles defeated the Gators, 70-66, in Tallahassee (Dec. 3)...scored four points in each half with his final two coming with 3:02 left in the game to give Florida State a 64-69 lead...he was fouled on the play by Florida's Lee Humphrey by missed the chance to put the Seminoles up by six...another of his huge plays came with six seconds remaining as he blocked a 3-point shot attempt by the Gators' Taurean Green directly in front of Florida's bench...the 3-point shot, if it had gone in, would have given the Gators a 69-66 lead with time for Florida State running very short...All-American Al Thornton grabbed the rebound, was fouled and made two free throws to give Florida State the victory over the No. 4 ranked Gators.
2005-06 SEASON: Sat out the season after transferring from Auburn under NCAA transfer guidelines...practiced with the team during the entire season and learned Head Coach Leonard Hamilton's offensive and defensive systems.
AT AUBURN: A starter at Auburn during the 2004-05 season...averaged 16.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.4 steals during his only season at the SEC school...earned Freshman All-America Third-Team and All-SEC Third-Team honors...was the nation's second leading freshman scorer and named to the All-SEC Freshman team in a vote by the leagues 12 head coaches...became only the fourth freshman in Auburn basketball history named to the Associated Press All-SEC Team, joining Charles Barkley, Mike Mitchell and Eddie Johnson...named to the NABC All-District 6 second-team and was one of only five freshmen named to the 15 All-District teams...finished his inaugural collegiate season as the fourth all-time leading freshman scorer in Auburn history and earned the Outstanding Offensive Player award at the Tigers' annual honors banquet...finished in the top 10 in four different statistical categories in the SEC during the 2004-05 season - fifth in scoring, sixth in free throw percentage, eighth in defensive rebounds and ninth in field goal percentage...led the Tigers with three games of 30+ points as a freshman...scored his career-high of 38 points against Nicholls State which tied the Auburn freshman record for points scored in a game and was the most points scored by an Auburn player during the season...made his career highs of 13 field goals and seven 3-point field goals against Nicholls State...earned his first career double-double against Nicholls State as he added 10 rebounds in the victory over the Colonials...was the third game of his career...scored 33 points and pulled down six rebounds as the Tigers nearly gained the upset victory over No. 24 Virginia in Charlottesville...totaled 32 points, including a buzzer-beater at the end of regulation to send Auburn's home game against Florida into overtime...led the Tigers with 21 double-figure scoring games and eight 20+ point scoring games while leading Auburn in scoring in 13 different games...began his collegiate career with a bang in the season opener game against Temple as he was just shy of a double-double with 15 points, nine rebounds and four assists as a starter in the victory over the Owls...named the San Juan Shootout MVP after averaging 18 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.0 steals in three games...Auburn defeated Delaware and Middle Tennessee State before falling to Toledo in the title game of the tournament...Auburn's single-game leader in points scored with 38, field goals made with 13 and 3-point shots made with seven against Nicholls State...tied for the team's single game lead with eight free throws made and 10 free throws attempted against Ole Miss and tied for the team lead with four steals against Delaware...one of only three players to start all 31 games during the season for the Tigers.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Jonesboro High School in 2004...a 2004 Parade Magazine All-American and McDonald's All-America nominee...earned All-America honors as a junior in 2003 by Student-Sports Magazine...earned all-state first-team honors from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution three straight years from 2002 to 2004...named to the all-metro first-team twice as a sophomore and junior in 2002 and 2003...two-time Player of the Year by the AJC in 2003 and 2004...three year starter for Jonesboro High School where he became Clayton County's all-time leading scorer with 2,404 points...led the county in scoring for three consecutive years from 2002-04...led Jonesboro to back-to-back state finals, including the championship game as junior and the Final Four as a sophomore...led the state in scoring averaging 34 points per game as a senior during the 2003-04 season...named the Georgia Class 5A Player of the Year as a junior in 2002-03 after averaging 28.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists and scoring 45 points on four different occasions...scored 40 or more points four times, 30 or more points 16 times and 20 or more points 24 times as a senior...averaged 21.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists as a sophomore in 2001-02...was the only sophomore to be named first-team all-region and all-state...rated as one of the top ten players nationally by PrepStars recruiting magazine as a prep senior.
PERSONAL: Born March 16, 1986 in Tampa, Fla...Toney is the son of Harry and Stephanie Douglas...a brother, Harry, was a starting wide receiver for the University of Louisville from 2004-07...he earned All-America second team honors as a senior in 2007...played on three bowl teams during his career - the Liberty in 2004, the Gator in 2005 and the Orange in 2006...Toney was in attendance at the Gator Bowl in 2005 to see Harry and the Cardinals play Virginia Tech...the brothers starred in the backcourt for three years together as high school players...both Toney and Harry received offers to play college basketball at the collegiate level...majoring in business.
HEADER TONEY DOUGLAS Point Guard/Shooting Guard Florida State University Seminoles #23 6:01.0-184 Jonesboro, Georgia Auburn University Jonesboro High School
OVERVIEW Auburn's loss was Florida State's gain when Douglas decided to leave the Tigers' program after his freshman season. Prior to the point guard joining the Seminoles in 2005-06 (sat out that year under NCAA transfer rules), Florida State had compiled a 45-48 record during the previous three seasons (2002-05). With Douglas in charge of handling the ball, the Seminoles registered a 66-38 record, finishing the 2008-09 regular season ranked 16th in the coaches' poll.
Douglas improved each season with the Seminoles. In 99 games at FSU, he scored 1,655 points, the fifth-highest total in school history. The 2009 Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year finished second in the voting for overall ACC Player of the Year honors. As a senior, he became the third Seminole in school history to lead the league in scoring following Bob Sura (21.2 points per game in 1994) and Al Thornton (19.7 points per game in 2007). He also became the fourth FSU player to ever receive ACC first-team honors.
While his 1,655 points rank fifth all-time in school annals, it was also the most points by a player in just three seasons. His scoring average of 16.7 points also rank fifth on the FSU all-time record chart. Before he completed his tour at Florida State, he finished his career ranked fourth in school history with 473 3-point field goals attempted; fifth with 178 3-point field goals made, fifth with 1,251 field goals attempted, seventh with 188 steals, seventh with 357 free throws made, and eighth with 95 starting assignments.
Douglas ranks as the fifth best free throw shooter with a .806 free throw percentage for his Seminole career. He is one of only four players in school history to shoot 80 percent or better from the free throw line for his career. He also holds two of the top 25 single season 3-point field goal percentage marks for a single season in school history (.397 in 2006-07, tied for 17th and .385 in 2008-09, tied the 25th).
Douglas is not the only member of his family to fill the family residence with postseason awards. His brother, Harry, was a standout wide receiver at the University of Louisville from 2004-07 and is currently a kick returner and a wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons. He was the Falcons' second-round draft pick in the 2008 NFL Draft after earning All-American second-team honors as a senior in 2007. The brothers starred in the backcourt for three years together as prep players at Jonesboro High School.
At Jonesboro High, Toney was a 2004 Parade Magazine All-American and McDonald's All-American nominee. He also earned All-American honors as a junior in 2003 by Student-Sports Magazine and was an All-State first-team pick by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution three straight years from 2002 to 2004. He was named to the All-Metro first-team as a sophomore and junior and was a two-time Player of the Year selection by the AJC in 2003 and 2004.
The three-year starter became Clayton County's all-time leading scorer with 2,404 points and led the county in scoring for three consecutive years from 2002-04. He also guided Jonesboro to back-to-back state finals, including the championship game as a junior and the Final Four as a sophomore.
Douglas led the state in scoring, averaging 34 points per game as a senior during the 2003-04 season and was named the Georgia Class 5A Player of the Year as a junior in 2002-03 after averaging 28.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists and scoring 45 points on four different occasions.
Douglas scored 40 or more points four times, 30 or more points 16 times and 20 or more points 24 times as a senior. He averaged 21.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists in 2001-02, as he was the only sophomore to be named first-team All-Region and All-State.
After his career at Jonesboro High, Douglas enrolled at Auburn University. The team's starting point guard during the 2004-05 season, he averaged 16.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.4 steals during his only season at the SEC school. He earned Freshman All-America and All-Southeastern Conference third-team honors and was the nation's second leading freshman scorer.
Douglas joined Charles Barkley, Mike Mitchell and Eddie Johnson as the only freshman in Auburn basketball history named to the Associated Press All-SEC team. He finished his inaugural collegiate season as the fourth all-time leading freshman scorer in school annals and ranked in the top 10 in four different statistical categories in the SEC during the 2004-05 season -- fifth in scoring, sixth in free throw percentage, eighth in defensive rebounds and ninth in field goal percentage.
Under NCAA transfer rules, Douglas was forced to sit out the 2005-06 season after enrolling at Florida State. He spent that season practicing and familiarizing himself with head coach Leonard Hamilton's system. That study period was beneficial; he averaged 12.7 points (second on the team), 2.9 assists (second), 1.2 steals (tied for fourth) and 2.7 rebounds (sixth) while shooting .475 from the field and making 31 3-point field goals (second) in 2006-07.
Douglas' 2.9 average resulted in his best assists/turnover ratio with a 1.2:1 mark in starting 28 of the Seminoles' 30 games. He ranked second in overall scoring (380 points) and in points per game average (12.7) despite playing in five fewer games because of a hand injury suffered in the 24th game of the season vs. Clemson on Feb. 7.
He was injured while partially blocking a shot and suffered a non-displaced fracture of the fourth metacarpal in his right (shooting) hand. The wrist was casted for approximately one week and then placed in a splint. He continued vigorous rehabilitation until his return vs. Miami on March 3.
As a junior, Douglas averaged 15.4 points (led the team), a career-high and ACC leading 2.6 steals per game (first), 2.6 assists (first) and 3.2 rebounds (fifth) in earning All-ACC third-team and All-ACC Defensive Team honors during the 2007-08 season. He became only the 11th player in ACC history with 90 or more steals in a single season.
He led the Seminoles in field goals made (178) and attempted (414), 3-point field goals made (62), 3-point field goals attempted (174), free throws made (106) and free throws attempted (131) as he played in 34 games and in 1,205 total minutes for a 35.4 minutes per game.
An All-American choice by The NBA Draft Report, Associated Press and The Sporting News, Douglas enjoyed one of the top seasons by any individual player at Florida State in the history of the program during the 2008-09 season. He added All-ACC first-team honors, in addition to being selected the ACC Defensive Player of the Year, the ACC Player of the Year runner-up, named to the All-ACC Tournament Team and was a two-time ACC Player of the Week.
The senior led Florida State to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1998 and into the ACC Championship game for the first time in school history. He was also named to the All-American Defensive Team by Fox Sports and was an All-District pick by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. He was a finalist for the Bob Cousy Award as the nation's top point guard, as FSU finished his senior season with a 25-10 record (tied for the second most over wins in school history) and a 10-6 record in ACC play (the third most wins in ACC play in school history).
Douglas led the ACC in scoring with a career-high 21.5 points per game average and was the top scorer in the league with a school season-record 751 points in 2008-09. He also led the ACC in conference games only scoring with 23.1-points per game and 369 total points.
2008-09 SEASON Douglas, one of the most decorated players in the history of the program, earned All-American second-team honors from The NBA Draft Report and third-team accolades from The Sporting News and Associated Press...All-Atlantic Coast Conference first-team pick, as he was named ACC Defensive Player of the Year and to the ACC All-Tournament squad while finishing second in the voting for overall ACC Player of the Year honors...Named to the All-American Defensive Team by Fox Sports and was an All-District selection by the National Association of Basketball Coaches...Finalist for the Bob Cousy Award as the nation's top point guard, as FSU finished his senior season with a 25-10 record (tied for the second most over wins in school history) and a 10-6 record in ACC play (the third most wins in ACC play in school history)...Led Florida State to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1998 and into the ACC Championship game for the first time in school history...Led the ACC in scoring with a career-high 21.5 points per game average and was the top scorer in the league with a school season-record 751 points in 2008-09...Also led the ACC in conference games only scoring with 23.1-points per game and 369 total points...Became just the third Seminole in school history to lead the league in scoring following Bob Sura (21.2 points per game in 1994) and Al Thornton (19.7 points per game in 2007)...Also the second Seminole to lead the league in conference games scoring only (23.5 points per game by Al Thornton in 2007)...While his 751 points ranks as FSU's record for points in a season, his 369 points in 16 ACC games fell only eight points short of surpassing Thornton for the Seminoles' all-time record of 376 points in ACC play during the 2006-07 season...Ranked 16th in Division I with his ACC leading 21.5 points-per-game scoring average...In 1,279 minutes of action, he hit on 239 of 536 field goals (44.6 percent), shot 38.5 percent from 3-point range (85 of 221) and hit on 188 of 232 free throws (81.0 percent), becoming the fourth player in school history to finish his career making at least 80 percent of his attempts from the charity stripe (80.2 percent)...Ranked third in the ACC with a team-high 63 steals (1.8 per game), as he pulled down 137 rebounds (3.9 per game), handed out 102 assists (2.9 per game) and was charged with 87 turnovers...Led or was tied for the game-high lead in scoring in 25 of FSU's 35 games and was the outright scoring leader in 23 of the 35 games played by the Seminoles...Totaled 20 or more points an ACC-leading 25 times...Scored more than 60 percent of his points in the second half of the Seminoles' 35 games (453 of 751) as compared to just under 40 percent of his points in the first half (298 of 751)... Played even better in the second half of the Seminoles' 16 ACC games with nearly 66 percent of his point total coming in the second half of the Seminoles' conference games (243 of 369).
2007-08 SEASON All-ACC third-team choice...Averaged 15.4 points (524 total), a career-high and ACC leading 2.6 steals per game (90 total), 2.9 assists (98) and 3.2 rebounds (108) per game, seeing action during 1,205 minutes over 34 contests...Led the Seminoles in field goals made (178) and attempted (414), three-point field goals made (62), three-point field goals attempted (174), free throws made (106) and free throws attempted (131)...Became only the 11th player in ACC history with 90 or more steals in a single season...His .801 free throw shooting percentage helped the Seminoles lead the ACC for the second consecutive season and finish fifth nationally in team free throw shooting percentage...Ranked ninth in the ACC in scoring and his 48 steals in 16 ACC games tied for the third highest steals total in league history for conference games only (the all-time record for steals in ACC play only is 53 by Maryland's Johnny Rhodes during the 1996 season)...Helped Florida State finish tied for 34th nationally in steals per game with an 8.5 steals per game average...Ranked second on the team with seven 20-plus point scoring games...Also finished second on the team as he lead the Seminoles in scoring 20 times and earned at least one steal in 31 of FSU's 34 games, as he had at least one steal in 30 consecutive games from November 17th through March 14...Generated multiple steals in 25 of the Seminoles' 34 games and earned at least four steals in nine different games.
2006-07 SEASON Played in 30 games during his first season at Florida State, missing five contests after he suffered a hand injury...Was injured while partially blocking a shot vs. Clemson on Feb. 7 and was forced to miss the next five games while rehabbing the injury to the wrist on his shooting hand...Suffered a non-displaced fracture of the fourth metacarpal in his right (shooting) hand Clemson...The wrist was casted for one week and then placed in a splint...Continued vigorous rehabilitation under the guidance of Seminoles' Associate Director of Sports Medicine Sam Lunt until his return vs. Miami on March 3rd...Finished with 380 points (12.7 ppg), as he hit on 143 of 301 field goals (47.5 percent), 31 of 78 3-pointers (39.7 percent) and 63 of 80 free throws (78.8 percent)...Pulled down 82 rebounds (2.7 per game), as he handed out 87 assists (2.9 per game) and had 35 steals (1.2 per game), eight blocked shots and 73 turnovers.
2005-06 SEASON Sat out the season after transferring from Auburn under NCAA transfer guidelines...He practiced with the team during the entire season and learned head coach Leonard Hamilton's offensive and defensive systems.
2004-05 SEASON A starter at Auburn during the 2004-05 season, Douglas averaged 16.9 points (525), 5.3 rebounds (165), 1.8 assists (57) and 1.4 steals (43) during his only season at the SEC school...Earned Freshman All-American and All-SEC third-team honors...Was the nation's second leading freshman scorer and named to the All-SEC Freshman team in a vote by the leagues 12 head coaches...Became only the fourth freshman in Auburn basketball history named to the Associated Press All-SEC team, joining Charles Barkley, Mike Mitchell and Eddie Johnson...Named to the NABC All-District VI second-team and was one of only five freshmen named to the 15 All-District teams...Finished his inaugural collegiate season as the fourth all-time leading freshman scorer in Auburn history and earned the Outstanding Offensive Player award at the Tigers' annual honors banquet...Ranked in the top 10 in four different statistical categories in the SEC during the 2004-05 season -- fifth in scoring, sixth in free throw percentage, eighth in defensive rebounds and ninth in field goal percentage... Led the Tigers with three games of 30-plus points as a freshman.
CAREER NOTES In three seasons at Florida State (99 games) and one at Auburn (31 games), Douglas appeared in 130 contests...As a collegian, he scored 2,180 points for a 16.8 points-per-game average...Averaged better than 15 points per game in three of his four collegiate seasons...At Florida State, Douglas scored 1,655 points in three seasons and 99 career games as a Seminole for a 16.7 points per game average...His 1,655 points rank as the fifth-highest career point total and is the most ever by a player who played only three seasons at Florida State...His 21.5 points-per-game average during the 2008-09 season is the ninth highest single-season total in school history...His 16.7 points per game scoring average for his career is the fifth highest career scoring average in FSU annals...Finished his career ranked fourth in school history with 473 3-point field goals attempted; fifth with 178 3-point field goals made, fifth with 1,251 field goals attempted, seventh with 188 steals, seventh with 357 free throws made, eighth with 95 starting assignments...Also placed ninth in school annals with a .376 3-point field goal shooting percentage, ninth with 99 games played, 12th with 443 free throws attempted and 12th with 560 field goals made and tied for 16th with 287 career assists, 12th in school history with 560 career field goals made, tied for 16th in school history with 287 career assists...Ranks as the fifth best free throw shooter with a .806 free throw percentage for his Seminole career -- he is one of only four players in school history to shoot 80 percent or better from the free throw line for his career...Ranks ninth in school history as he shot .376 (178 of 443) from the 3-point line during his Seminole career...Holds two of the top 25 single season 3-point field goal percentage marks for a single season in school history (.397 in 2006-07, tied for 17th and .385 in 2008-09, tied the 25th)...Led the ACC in steals as a junior with a 2.6 steals per game and 90 total steals...Totaled 153 steals and a 2.2 steals per game average in his final two seasons as a collegian...Was only the third Seminole player in ACC history to lead the conference in steals following Charlie Ward in 1992 (75 steals / 2.7 per game) and Sam Cassell in 1993 (97 steals /2.7 per game)...His 90 steals during the 2007-08 season ranks as the second highest single season total in school history...His 751 points during his senior season allowed him to become only the second player in school history to score 700 or more points in a season and broke the longest standing record in school history (53 years) for points scored in a single season...Jim Oler (during the 1955-56 season) scored 742 points and held the record for more than 50 years...His 83 3-point field goals as a senior rank third on the school season-record list while his 221 3-point field goals attempted in 2008-09 is the fourth highest season total in school history...Made 188 free throws as a senior, the third-highest season total in FSU annals, while his 232 free throws attempted that year rank fourth highest total on the school annual record books.
HIGH SCHOOL Attended Jonesboro (Ga.) High School, earning 2004 Parade Magazine All-American and McDonald's All-American recognition...Also earned All-American honors as a junior in 2003 by Student-Sports Magazine and was an All-State first-team pick by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution three straight years from 2002 to 2004...Named to the All-Metro first-team as a sophomore and junior and was a two-time Player of the Year selection by the AJC in 2003 and 2004...The three-year starter became Clayton County's all-time leading scorer with 2,404 points and led the county in scoring for three consecutive years from 2002-04...Guided Jonesboro to back-to-back state finals, including the championship game as a junior and the Final Four as a sophomore...Led the state in scoring, averaging 34 points per game as a senior during the 2003-04 season and was named the Georgia Class 5A Player of the Year as a junior in 2002-03 after averaging 28.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists and scoring 45 points on four different occasions...Scored 40 or more points four times, 30 or more points 16 times and 20 or more points 24 times as a senior... Averaged 21.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists in 2001-02...Only sophomore to be named first-team All-Region and All-State.
INJURY REPORT 2006-07: Douglas was injured partially blocking a shot vs. Clemson (2/07) and was forced to miss the next five games while rehabbing the injury to the wrist on his shooting hand. He suffered a non-displaced fracture of the fourth metacarpal in his right (shooting) hand. His wrist was casted for approximately one week and then placed in a splint. He continued a vigorous rehabilitation under the guidance of Seminoles' Associate Director of Sports Medicine Sam Lunt until his return vs. Miami on March 3.
PERSONAL Business major...Brother, Harry, was a starting wide receiver for Louisville from 2004-07 and is currently a kick returner and a wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons...Harry was the Falcons' second-round draft pick in the 2008 NFL Draft, and earned All-American second- team honors as a senior in 2007. The brothers starred in the backcourt for three years together as high school players and both Toney and Harry received offers to play college basketball...Son of Stephanie and Harry Douglas...Born 3/16/86 in Tampa, Florida... Resides in Jonesboro, Georgia.
SCOUTING REPORT Positives: One of the quickest backcourt players in the draft, he ran a Chicago pre-draft camp-best 3.03 seconds in the 3/4-court drills (his 3.03 clocking ranks among the 10 best ever performed at any pre-draft camp)...Does an excellent job of providing pressure defense, as his long arms (6-foot-6 wingspan) and low center of gravity helps him excel in the passing lanes (school record 90 steals as a junior and has 231 steals in 130 collegiate games)...Has the lateral agility and court quickness to beat speedy NBA defenders off the dribble...Also utilizes excellent speed and solid balance to consistently stay in front of shooters playing perimeter defense...Has the soft hands to kick the ball out to an open target and also uses them in catch-and-shoot situations, as a very effective slasher to the basket...Has a quick and high release shooting from the perimeter, making 37.6 percent of his shots from 3-point range...Even though he is a decent ball-handler, he might also earn minutes at two-guard, despite a lack of size, as he knows how to power his way to the basket and come off screens...Sets his feet well to fade back and execute pull-up jumpers, where his quick release does not give the defender time to set up and contest shots...His ability to draw contact gets him to the foul line often, as he is just one of four players in school history to make 80 percent of his free throws (80.2 percent)...With his speed and body control pushing the ball up the court, he is a perfect fit for a wide-open attack, controlling the pace of the game with minimal mistakes (solid passer with a low center of gravity to protect and control the ball on the floor for long stretches)...Has the hip snap, pump fakes and hesitation moves to suddenly pull up and shoot, constantly taking the defense off-balance...Gets excellent elevation on his jumper, knowing just when to fade back and create space to get off an uncontested shot...Also plays with good "moxie," as he knows he can get the high release to make his shot, even with a defender in his face...Gets underneath a defender easily, especially when delivering on the pick-and-roll...Has the low stride and center of gravity to prevent defenders from getting their shoulders into him...His jump shot from the perimeter is becoming more consistent and he has an extremely quick release...Scrappy defender who knows he has size limitations, but has the power and change of direction skills to stay in front of perimeter shooters and is quite effective at rerouting slashers and taking his man off the dribble...Even though he is just 6-foot-1, his standing reach (8'1 1/2"), vertical reach (10'10" and lane agility (10.63) are put to great use when he goes for the rebound (492 in 130 games)...Gets good elevation on the offensive glass for putbacks...Blazing court mover slashing to the basket and uses his body well to get inside the arc to power through to the basket...His fine peripheral vision is evident by the precision he shows feeding an open teammate, whether on the one-bounce or no-look passes.
Negatives: Good ball-handler, but prefers to create his own shot rather than feed teammates...Better playing as a combo guard and has yet to show that he can be a prolific facilitator with the ball (distributing the sphere is still a work in progress)...Aggressive attacking the basket at the college level, but size issues lead to concerns that he will not be successful with his inside game at the NBA level...Has shown impatience waiting for big teammates to get into position when running the pick-and-roll...Might have been an ideal fit for shooting guard, but an obvious lack of size will keep him from getting long minutes at the next level.
Compares To: EDDIE HOUSE, Boston -- Douglas is an aggressive defender who causes havoc when he gets into passing lanes. He is a decent ball-handler, but needs to show that he can distribute the ball better than he did in college before a team puts him at the controls. He has excellent court quickness and vision, but might have become a bit too reliant on his own offensive skills. Had the tendency to take shots instead of moving the ball out to an open target at Florida State. He has the range to make shots from the perimeter and is a good slasher, but teams still consider him a two-guard trapped in a point guard's body.
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