Samir Doughty

Samir Doughty (born January 2, 1997) is an American basketball player. He played college basketball for the VCU Rams and the Auburn Tigers.

Samir Doughty
Doughty in February 2013
Personal information
Born (1997-01-02) January 2, 1997
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolMathematics, Civics and Sciences
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College
NBA draft2020 / Undrafted
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-SEC – Coaches (2020)
  • Second-team All-SEC – AP (2020)

High school career

Doughty attended Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 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 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 fights for the ball with A. J. Lawson of South Carolina

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
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
* Led NCAA Division I

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 VCU
Redshirt
2016–17 VCU 351523.2.409.284.7663.62.1.9.19.0
2018–19 Auburn 40*2724.2.458.425.7853.51.71.4.17.3
2019–20 Auburn 313133.3.412.335.7673.92.71.2.116.7
Career 1067326.5.423.350.7703.62.11.2.110.6

References
  1. 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.
  2. Hunt, Donald (June 30, 2017). "Fomer [sic] MCSCS star Samir Doughty transferring to Auburn". Philadelphia Tribune. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  3. Rubin, Roger (November 19, 2017). "St. John's basketball lands highly recruited Samir Doughty". New York Daily News. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  4. Hunt, Donald (March 29, 2019). "Samir Doughty's success gets his team to the Sweet 16". Philadelphia Tribune. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  5. Stevens, Matthew (June 27, 2017). "Auburn signs VCU transfer guard Samir Doughty". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  6. Ferguson, Justin (March 21, 2018). "What transfer Samir Doughty will bring to Auburn basketball next season". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  7. 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.
  8. "Doughty's 33 leads No. 22 Auburn's 116-70 rout of CSUN". ESPN. Associated Press. November 15, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  9. "No. 11 Auburn edges Arkansas 79–76 in OT". ESPN. Associated Press. February 4, 2020. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  10. "SEC announces 2020 Men's Basketball Awards". www.secsports.com. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
  11. "Mississippi State's Perry, Arkansas' Jones share SEC honors". AP NEWS. 2020-03-10. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
  12. Vitale, Josh (March 10, 2020). "Auburn's Samir Doughty, Isaac Okoro earn All-SEC honors". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
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