Doug Overton

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

Doug Overton

Personal information
Born	(1969-08-03) August 3, 1969 (age 55) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Dobbins Technical (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College	La Salle (1987–1991)
NBA draft	1991: 2nd round, 40th overall pick
Drafted by	Detroit Pistons
Playing career	1991–2005
Position	Point guard
Number	14, 11, 9, 20, 24, 2
Career history
As a player:
1991–1992	Rockford Lightning
1992	Illawarra Hawks
1992–1995	Washington Bullets
1995–1996	Denver Nuggets
1996–1998	Philadelphia 76ers
1999	Orlando Magic
1999	New Jersey Nets
1999	Philadelphia 76ers
1999–2000	Boston Celtics
2000–2001	Kansas City Knights
2001	Charlotte Hornets
2001	New Jersey Nets
2001–2002	Kansas City Knights
2002	FC Barcelona
2003	Sioux Falls Skyforce
2003–2004	Los Angeles Clippers
2005	Michigan Mayhem
As a coach:
2006–2008	St. Joseph's (assistant)
2008–2013	New Jersey / Brooklyn Nets (assistant)
2013–2014	Springfield Armor
2016–present	Lincoln (PA)
Career highlights
All-NBL First Team (1992) 3× First-team All-MAAC (1989–1991)
Career NBA statistics
Points	2,253 (4.5 ppg)
Rebounds	654 (1.3 rpg)
Assists	1,038 (2.1 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Playing career

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-foot-3-inch (1.91 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

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

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

Source^[6]

Regular season

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