Toney Douglas, SG

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.

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.

--Report by Dave-Te' Thomas

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.