Sherman Douglas (born September 15, 1966) is an American former professional

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player from

Syracuse University Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a Private university, private research university in Syracuse, New York, United States. It was established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church but has been nonsectarian since 1920 ...

who played for the

Miami Heat The Miami Heat are an American professional basketball team based in Miami. The Heat compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division (NBA), Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern C ...

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, Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets and the

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from 1989 to 2001. His nickname, ''The General'' is a play on his first name and his position as a point guard (as a floor general). He was known for revolutionizing the running "floater" shot in the lane.

Career

In his four-year career for Syracuse he helped lead them to the 1987 Final Four, the first of Coach Jim Boeheim's career. Sherman Douglas set the all-time NCAA assist record with the Syracuse Orangemen in 1989. Although he was a second-round draft choice in 1989, his strong campaign (14.3 ppg and 7.6 apg) earned him a spot on the NBA's All-Rookie First Team. He bettered that campaign in 1990–91, when he led the Heat in scoring (18.5) and assists (8.5) and was named the team's most valuable player. After holding out before the 1991–92 season, Douglas played five games with Miami before being dealt to the

for Brian Shaw on January 10, 1992. Douglas would play the best basketball of his career for the Boston Celtics, managing to pilot the team to the playoffs in 1994–1995 season despite their 35–47 record in the final season of the Boston Garden. Douglas averaged 14.7 points and 6.9 assists per game that year. He played for the

in the 1998–99 season and then was traded back to the Nets the season after. During his career, Douglas played against Michael Jordan 30 times and lost all 30 games.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

, - , align="left" , 1989–90 , align="left" ,

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, 81 , , 66 , , 30.5 , , .494 , , .161 , , .687 , , 2.5 , , 7.6 , , 1.8 , , 0.1 , , 14.3 , - , align="left" , 1990–91 , align="left" ,

, 73 , , 73 , , 35.1 , , .504 , , .129 , , .686 , , 2.9 , , 8.5 , , 1.7 , , 0.1 , , 18.5 , - , align="left" , 1991–92 , align="left" ,

, 5 , , 2 , , 19.6 , , .516 , , .000 , , .714 , , 1.2 , , 3.8 , , 0.8 , , 0.0 , , 7.4 , - , align="left" , 1991–92 , align="left" ,

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, 37 , , 0 , , 17.7 , , .455 , , .111 , , .680 , , 1.5 , , 4.1 , , 0.6 , , 0.2 , , 7.3 , - , align="left" , 1992–93 , align="left" ,

, 79 , , 36 , , 24.5 , , .498 , , .207 , , .560 , , 2.1 , , 6.4 , , 0.6 , , 0.1 , , 7.8 , - , align="left" , 1993–94 , align="left" ,

, 78 , , 78 , , 35.8 , , .462 , , .232 , , .641 , , 2.5 , , 8.8 , , 1.1 , , 0.1 , , 13.3 , - , align="left" , 1994–95 , align="left" ,

, 65 , , 43 , , 31.5 , , .475 , , .244 , , .689 , , 2.6 , , 6.9 , , 1.2 , , 0.0 , , 14.7 , - , align="left" , 1995–96 , align="left" ,

, 10 , , 4 , , 23.4 , , .429 , , .143 , , .625 , , 2.3 , , 3.9 , , 0.2 , , 0.0 , , 9.8 , - , align="left" , 1995–96 , align="left" ,

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, 69 , , 62 , , 30.4 , , .514 , , .379 , , .754 , , 2.3 , , 5.8 , , 0.9 , , 0.1 , , 11.5 , - , align="left" , 1996–97 , align="left" ,

, 79 , , 79 , , 29.3 , , .502 , , .333 , , .667 , , 2.4 , , 5.4 , , 1.0 , , 0.1 , , 9.7 , - , align="left" , 1997–98 , align="left" ,

New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...

, 80 , , 11 , , 21.2 , , .495 , , .304 , , .669 , , 1.7 , , 4.0 , , 0.7 , , 0.1 , , 8.0 , - , align="left" , 1998–99 , align="left" ,

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, 30 , , 19 , , 28.1 , , .438 , , .000 , , .632 , , 1.9 , , 4.1 , , 0.9 , , 0.1 , , 8.2 , - , align="left" , 1999–00 , align="left" ,

, 20 , , 2 , , 15.5 , , .500 , , .313 , , .893 , , 1.5 , , 1.7 , , 0.9 , , 0.0 , , 6.0 , - , align="left" , 2000–01 , align="left" ,

, 59 , , 7 , , 18.5 , , .403 , , .200 , , .748 , , 1.3 , , 2.4 , , 0.6 , , 0.1 , , 5.7 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 765 , , 482 , , 27.6 , , .484 , , .267 , , .678 , , 2.2 , , 5.9 , , 1.0 , , 0.1 , , 11.0

Playoffs

, - , align="left" , 1991–92 , align="left" ,

, 6 , , 0 , , 10.8 , , .360 , , .000 , , .500 , , 0.7 , , 1.7 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 3.2 , - , align="left" , 1992–93 , align="left" ,

, 4 , , 4 , , 41.5 , , .378 , , .000 , , .667 , , 6.5 , , 9.5 , , 1.0 , , 0.0 , , 11.0 , - , align="left" , 1994–95 , align="left" ,

, 4 , , 4 , , 42.0 , , .353 , , .333 , , .727 , , 5.0 , , 8.3 , , 1.0 , , 0.3 , , 15.0 , - , align="left" , 1997–98 , align="left" ,

, 3 , , 2 , , 41.7 , , .523 , , .400 , , .700 , , 2.7 , , 8.3 , , 2.0 , , 0.0 , , 18.3 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 17 , , 10 , , 30.8 , , .401 , , .273 , , .684 , , 3.4 , , 6.2 , , 0.8 , , 0.1 , , 10.5

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