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Ruben Enrique Douglas (October 30, 1979 – April 12, 2024) was an American-Panamanian professional basketball player. He was a 1.96-metre (6 ft 5 in), 210-pound (95 kg) point guard-shooting guard.

Ruben Douglas
Personal information
Born(1979-10-30)October 30, 1979
Altadena, California, U.S.
DiedApril 12, 2024(2024-04-12) (aged 44)
Costa Rica
NationalityAmerican / Panamanian
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolBellarmine-Jefferson
(Burbank, California)
College
NBA draft2003: undrafted
Playing career2003–2012
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Career history
2003–2004Panionios
2004–2005Climamio Bologna
2005–2006Dynamo Moscow
2006–2009Valencia
2009Lottomatica Roma
2010Cajasol Sevilla
2012Uşak Üniversitesi Belediyespor
Career highlights and awards

High school

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Douglas was born in Altadena, California.[1] He played high school basketball at Bellarmine-Jefferson High School in Burbank, California. He is ranked as one of the most prolific high school scorers in California state history.

College career

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After high school, Douglas played college basketball at the University of Arizona with the Arizona Wildcats in the 1998–99 season. Douglas led the NCAA in scoring with a 28.0 points per game average during the 2002–03 season as a senior at the University of New Mexico while playing with the New Mexico Lobos. He was also named the Mountain West Conference MVP.

Professional career

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After going undrafted by any NBA teams, Douglas played for Panionios of the Greek league (2003–04), Virtus Roma and Fortitudo Bologna (2004–05) of the Italian league, the latter with whom he won the Italian national championship, as well as Dynamo Moscow of the Russian league (2005–06), and Valencia of the Spanish league (2006–09). In 2010, he returned to Panionios.[2]

Douglas won the EuroCup championship in 2006 with Dynamo Moscow, and he was also named the EuroCup Finals MVP. Douglas last played with Uşak Üniversitesi Belediyespor, a Turkish team playing in the Turkish Second Division, starting in January 2012. He played against Tenis Eskrim Dağcılık in his first game with Uşak Belediyespor, on January 8, 2012.

National team career

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Douglas was also a member of the senior men's Panama national basketball team that competed at the 2006 FIBA World Championship.

Career statistics

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Domestic leagues

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Season Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2003–04 Panionios B.C. GBL 26 32.2 .468 .395 .808 3.7 1.5 1.3 .2 20.0
2004–05 Climamio Bologna LBA 44 27.0 .514 .350 .783 5.0 1.5 1.4 .1 13.0
2005–06 BC Dynamo Moscow Superleague A 22 27.5 .417 .357 .842 3.6 1.8 .9 .1 15.3
2006–07 Pamesa Valencia ACB 38 29.9 .469 .321 .812 3.6 .9 1.0 .4 13.6
2007–08 37 30.5 .591 .385 .839 3.1 1.1 .8 .2 16.5
2008–09 20 25.4 .452 .252 .836 3.4 .7 1.1 .1 10.2
Lottomatica Roma LBA 16 19.8 .292 .355 .690 2.1 1.3 .9 .1 7.2
2009–10 Cajasol Sevilla ACB 16 15.2 .476 .383 .867 1.8 .3 .4 .3 6.7
2011–12 Uşak Üniversitesi Belediyespor TBL 4 21.5 .375 .267 .762 4.0 1.3 1.3 1.0 13.0

Personal life and death

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Douglas had two children.[1] He lived in Arizona and Costa Rica.[1]

Douglas died on April 12, 2024, in Costa Rica, at the age of 44, after experiencing an undisclosed medical issue.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Grammer, Geoff (April 28, 2024). "Lobo basketball legend Ruben Douglas dies at age 44". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  2. ^ Συμφώνησε ο Ντάγκλας! (in Greek)
  3. ^ "Former EuroCup champ Ruben Douglas dead at 44". Eurohoops. April 26, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  4. ^ Grammer, Geoff (April 26, 2024). "Lobo basketball legend Ruben Douglas dies at age 44". abqjournal.com. Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
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