JOHN DOUGLAS

DOUGLAS, JOHN

Hometown:  Leighton, AL (Colbert Co. HS)

Transfer from J. C. Calhoun CC

CATEGORY   TOTAL   1977 1978
YEAR     Jr. Sr.
POSITION     G/F G/F
HEIGHT     6'2 6'2
WEIGHT     170 180
JERSEY     13 13
Games Played/Started 57/55   28/28 29/27
Minutes 1824   1018 806
   Per Game 32.0   36.4 27.8
Points 905   537 368
   Per Game 15.9   19.2 12.7
Rebounds 305   172 133
   Per Game 5.4   6.1 4.6
Blocks 18   8 10
Assists 95   48 47
Steals  89   43 46
Turnovers -   - -
(Assists+Steals)/TO -   - -
FG: Attempts 821   457 364
       Made 381   223 158
       Percent 46.4   48.4 43.4
FT: Attempts 211   138 73
       Made 143   91 52
       Percent 67.8   65.9 71.2
Production Points/Game 15.86   18.82 13.00
Production Points/Minute .496   .518 .468

1977:ll Big 8 (AP & UPI)

1978: Captain

Douglas owns the third highest single-game scoring output in KU basketball history, a 46-point outburst in 1978 at Iowa State.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER:

Pro career: 

1977-78

Round drafted 6*

San Diego Clippers

1981-83

Played in CBA 1983.

Links to pro stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/dougljo01.html
http://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=DOUGLJO01

 

 

Coach John Douglass

Athletic Director

 

Coach John D. Douglas was named the Athletic Director and Men's Basketball Head Coach of Lawson State Community College during the summer of 2003.  Douglas is confident that he will be able to add to the rich history of Lawson State Community College's Athletic Program.

 

Coach Douglas is a graduate of Colbert County High School in Colbert County, Alabama where he became a highly recruited college prospect.  Douglas was immediately signed by Calhoun Community College.  During his two years at Calhoun Community College, Douglas set numerous records.

 

Douglas signed a basketball scholarship with the University of Kansas Jayhawks.  During his tenure at the University of Kansas, Douglas was named to the All-Big Eight Team and Honorable Mentioned All-American.

 

Douglas was drafted by the New Orleans Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA), thus beginning his professional career.  He spent two years in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) at Great Falls, Montana, and was subsequently drawn to the European Professional Leagues by his brother Leon Douglas and played for the Bologna Fortitude Squad for the next four years.

 

John Douglas is a devoted husband and father and looks forward to sharing his experience and knowledge of basketball with the student-athletes at Lawson State Community College.