Samir Doughty
Samir Doughty (born January 2, 1997) is an American college basketball player for the Auburn Tigers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
Doughty in February 2013 | |
No. 10 – Auburn Tigers | |
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Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
League | Southeastern Conference |
Personal information | |
Born | January 2, 1997 |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
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College | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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High school career
Doughty attended Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School in Philadelphia. In middle school, he played for the Philly Pride AAU team.[1] Doughty was a two-time first-team all-league selection in high school and led the Mighty Elephants to back-to-back appearances in the league playoffs.[2] He averaged 16.8 points per game as a junior.[3] As a senior, Doughty averaged 24.9 points per game.[4] Doughty originally committed to St. John's out of high school.[3]
College career
Doughty redshirted his freshman season at VCU. He had a season-high 23 points to go with nine assists and seven rebounds against Duquesne. Doughty scored 17 points in the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament against Richmond. He helped the Rams reach the NCAA Tournament, where they lost to St. Mary's in a game in which Doughty scored nine points. As a redshirt freshman, Doughty averaged 9.0 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, shooting 40.9 percent from the floor and 28.4 percent from three-point range. After the season, he decided to transfer to Auburn after coach Will Wade left to become the coach of LSU.[5] In Auburn's trip to Italy, Doughty averaged averaged 6.0 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.3 steals and 2.0 assists per game.[6] After sitting out a season, he helped lead Auburn to the Final Four. In the Final Four matchup against Virginia, Doughty scored 13 points but fouled Kyle Guy with 0.6 seconds remaining in a 63–62 loss. Doughty was the Tigers’ top three-point shooter at 42.5 percent as a junior while averaging 7.3 points and 3.5 rebounds per game.[7]
Doughty scored a career-high 33 points in a 116–70 win over Cal State Northridge on November 15, 2019.[8] On February 4, Doughty scored 23 points and hit two clinching free throws in a 79-76 overtime win at Arkansas, despite having a virus and not practicing.[9]
At the end of the regular season in his senior year, Doughty was named to the All-SEC First Team by the coaches and the All-SEC Second Team by the Associated Press.[10][11] Doughty averaged a team-leading 16.7 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game during a 25-6 season.[12]
Career statistics
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 |
* | Led NCAA Division I |
College
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2015–16 | VCU | |||||||||||
2016–17 | VCU | 35 | 15 | 23.2 | .409 | .284 | .766 | 3.6 | 2.1 | .9 | .1 | 9.0 |
2017–18 | Auburn | |||||||||||
2018–19 | Auburn | 40* | 27 | 24.2 | .458 | .425 | .785 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 1.4 | .1 | 7.3 |
2019–20 | Auburn | 31 | 31 | 33.3 | .412 | .335 | .767 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 1.2 | .1 | 16.7 |
Career | 106 | 73 | 26.5 | .423 | .350 | .770 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 1.2 | .1 | 10.6 |
References
- Rose, Rob (March 28, 2019). "Horace Spencer and Samir Doughty, former Philly-area high school stars, are contributing to Auburn's NCAA Tournament run". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- Hunt, Donald (June 30, 2017). "Fomer [sic] MCSCS star Samir Doughty transferring to Auburn". Philadelphia Tribune. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- Rubin, Roger (November 19, 2017). "St. John's basketball lands highly recruited Samir Doughty". New York Daily News. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- Hunt, Donald (March 29, 2019). "Samir Doughty's success gets his team to the Sweet 16". Philadelphia Tribune. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- Stevens, Matthew (June 27, 2017). "Auburn signs VCU transfer guard Samir Doughty". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- Ferguson, Justin (March 21, 2018). "What transfer Samir Doughty will bring to Auburn basketball next season". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- Juliano, Joe (April 7, 2019). "Final Four: Former Philly high school star Samir Doughty handles Auburn's disappointment at hands of Virginia with class". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- "Doughty's 33 leads No. 22 Auburn's 116-70 rout of CSUN". ESPN. Associated Press. November 15, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- "No. 11 Auburn edges Arkansas 79-76 in OT". ESPN. Associated Press. February 4, 2020. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
- "SEC announces 2020 Men's Basketball Awards". www.secsports.com. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
- "Mississippi State's Perry, Arkansas' Jones share SEC honors". AP NEWS. 2020-03-10. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
- Vitale, Josh (March 10, 2020). "Auburn's Samir Doughty, Isaac Okoro earn All-SEC honors". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved March 25, 2020.