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

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player and coach.

Playing career

Prior to his

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career, Overton spent a season with the

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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 Overton was selected by the

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in the 2nd round (40th overall) of the 1991 NBA draft. A 6'3" (1.90 m) point guard from

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, Overton played in 11 NBA seasons for 8 teams. He played for the

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and

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. 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. He became an assistant coach for the NBA's

(now Brooklyn Nets) in 2008. He was also named Nets Player Development Coach prior to the 2010–11 season. In August 2013, he was named head coach of the D-League's

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. Overton currently coaches Lincoln University men's basketball in Oxford, Pennsylvania.

References

External links

Doug Overton's stats @ Basketball-reference.com
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