Doug Overton

Nationality: USA
Date of Birth: 3/8/1969
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA)
Position: PG
Height (CM): 191
Weight (KG): 86
Junior Assoc: None
College: La Salle (1987–1991)

NBL DEBUT: 4/04/92
AGE AT DEBUT: 22
LAST NBL GAME: 3/10/92
AGE AT LAST GAME: 23
NBL History: Illawarra 1992
Championships: 0
None

BIO: Doug Overton was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA).

FAMILY: Overton and his wife, Chanel, have an 11-year old son, Miles, and an eight-year old daughter, Maya.

NBL EXPERIENCE

Doug Overton made his NBL debut with the Illawarra Hawks at 22 years of age. He scored 29 points in his first game.

1991 was a rocky one for the Illawarra Hawks’ a 6-26 record resulted in a bottom of the ladder finish, import Norman Taylor was not offered a contract to return and the team’s second import Lewis Jackson had fled the country after DUI charges.

After signing Melvin Thomas to replace Taylor the Hawks began a quest to find a point guard to pair him with and coach Dave Lindstrom struck gold with the 23-year-old Doug Overton. The 185cm point guard had been drafted by Detroit in the second round and then promptly told he should play overseas for a season and try his luck with the team the following year.

With a point to prove to NBA doubters, Overton made the NBL his proving ground and as a result, single-handedly carried the Hawks into the postseason by playing more minutes than anyone else in the league (he played 45+ minutes in 17 of his 26 games).

Some incredible performances had Overton back on the NBA radar in no time. In his debut game he dropped 29 points, 8 assists and 8 rebounds against eventual champions South East Melbourne, one night in Geelong he shot 14/17 from the field and finished with 32 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals and one chilly night in Canberra he must have thought it best to keep warm and play all 48 minutes in a game where he finished with triple-double (38 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists).

A talented North Melbourne team eliminated the Hawks in the playoffs, but Overton was lauded as the best point guard in the league and named to the All-NBL first team. At season’s end, he returned to America with a number of NBA team’s wanting his signature. He signed with Washington and averaged 8 points, 2 rebounds, and 4 assists the next year before playing a further ten seasons for Denver Nuggets, Philadelphia 76ers, Orlando Magic, New Jersey Nets, Boston Celtics, Charlotte Hornets and Los Angeles Clippers.

Doug Overton played one season in the NBL. He averaged 24.2 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 6.2 assists in 26 NBL games.

CAREER RANKINGS:
– 46th in points per game.
– 20th in assists per game.

HIGHLIGHTS:

Happy Birthday to the #NBLxNBA Godfather, @DougOverton11!

Doug spent a season with the @illawarrahawks in 1992, before heading to the NBA where he played for 8 team’s across 11 seasons. pic.twitter.com/KAyikbdlxy

— NBL History (@nblhistory) August 3, 2022

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Dan Boyce is a die-hard Sydney Kings fan who grew up in Melbourne during the roaring 90's of Australian Basketball and spent far too much time collecting Futera NBL Basketball cards.

NBL TOTAL STATISTICS

SEASON	AGE	TEAM	TEAM RECORD	GP	MINS	PTS	REB	AST	OR	DR	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%	HS
1992	23	Illawarra	13-11 (5)	26	1,185.0	631	129	162	19	110	42	2	102	66	254	517	49%	36	94	38%	87	106	82%	56%	53%	38
Totals				26	1185	631	129	162	19	110	42	2	102	66	254	517	49.1%	36	94	38.3%	87	106	82.1%	56%	53%	38

NBL PER GAME STATISTICS

SEASON	AGE	TEAM	TEAM RECORD	GP	MINS	PTS	REB	AST	OR	DR	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%	HS
1992	23	Illawarra	13-11 (5)	26	45.6	24.3	5.0	6.2	0.7	4.2	1.6	0.1	3.9	2.5	9.8	19.9	49%	1.4	3.6	38%	3.3	4.1	82%	56%	53%	38
Total				26	45.6	24.3	5.0	6.2	0.7	4.2	1.6	0.1	3.9	2.5	9.8	19.9	49.1%	0.0	0.0	38.3%	1.4	3.6	82.1%	56%	53%	38

CAREER HIGHS

POINTS	REBOUNDS	ASSISTS	STEALS	BLOCKS	TURNOVERS	TRIPLE DOUBLES
38	10	11	7	1	9	0

NBA EXPERIENCE

Doug Overton was drafted by the Detroit Pistons with pick #40 in the 1991 NBA Draft.

Overton played 499 games in the NBA. He averaged 4.1 points, 1.3 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game over his NBA career.

NBA TRANSACTIONS:

- September 30, 1986: Traded by the Seattle SuperSonics (as a future 1991 2nd round draft pick) with a 1987 2nd round draft pick (Fred Banks was later selected) to the Detroit Pistons for John Long.
- June 26, 1991: Drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 2nd round (40th pick) of the 1991 NBA Draft.
- October 29, 1991: Waived by the Detroit Pistons.
- October 19, 1992: Signed as a free agent with the Washington Bullets.
- October 30, 1995: Traded by the Washington Bullets with Don MacLean to the Denver Nuggets for Robert Pack.
- October 3, 1996: Signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers.
- January 26, 1999: Signed as a free agent with the Orlando Magic.
- February 26, 1999: Waived by the Orlando Magic.
- March 3, 1999: Signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets.
- March 12, 1999: Signed a 10-day contract with the New Jersey Nets.
- March 27, 1999: Signed the first of two 10-day contracts with the Philadelphia 76ers.
- April 16, 1999: Signed a contract for the rest of the season with the Philadelphia 76ers October 28, 1999: Waived by the Philadelphia 76ers.
- November 8, 1999: Signed as a free agent with the Boston Celtics.
- January 26, 2001: Signed a 10-day contract with the Charlotte Hornets.
- March 22, 2001: Signed a 10-day contract with the New Jersey Nets, then signed a contract for the rest of the season.
- March 14, 2002: Signed a 10-day contract with the Los Angeles Clippers, then signed a contract for the rest of the season.
- September 18, 2002: Signed as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls.
- September 30, 2003: Signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets.
- November 13, 2003: Waived by the New Jersey Nets.
- November 21, 2003: Signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Clippers.

Season	Team	PTS	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%
1	0	98%	99%	94%	44%
2	0	38	11	7	1
Total						254	517	49.1%	36	94	38.3%

NBA TOTAL STATISTICS

YEAR	AGE	TEAM	POS	GP	GS	MINS	PTS	TRB	AST	ORB	DRB	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%
1992-93	23	Washington	PG	45	13	990	366	106	157	25	81	31	6	72	81	152	323	47%	3	13	23%	59	81	73%	51%	48%
1993-94	24	Washington	PG	61	1	749	218	69	92	19	50	21	1	54	48	87	216	40%	1	11	9%	43	52	83%	46%	41%
1994-95	25	Washington	PG	82	20	1704	576	143	246	26	117	53	2	104	126	207	498	42%	53	125	42%	109	125	87%	52%	47%
1995-96	26	Denver	PG	55	0	607	182	63	106	8	55	13	5	40	49	67	178	38%	8	26	31%	40	55	73%	45%	40%
1996-97	27	Philadelphia	PG	61	4	634	217	68	101	18	50	24	0	39	44	81	190	43%	10	40	25%	45	48	94%	51%	45%
1997-98	28	Philadelphia	PG	23	2	277	62	14	37	2	12	8	1	23	34	24	63	38%	0	3	0%	14	16	88%	44%	38%
1998-99	29	New Jersey	PG	8	1	174	64	17	16	6	11	3	1	15	14	25	57	44%	2	4	50%	12	14	86%	51%	46%
1998-99	29	Orlando	PG	6	0	33	18	2	3	1	1	1	0	3	2	6	12	50%	0	2	0%	6	6	100%	61%	50%
1998-99	29	Philadelphia	PG	10	0	37	10	2	4	0	2	1	0	2	2	5	15	33%	0	1	0%	0	0	0%	33%	33%
1999-00	30	Boston	PG	48	0	432	152	33	53	14	19	10	0	20	46	61	154	40%	10	28	36%	20	21	95%	47%	43%
2000-01	31	Boston	PG	7	1	144	38	15	19	3	12	4	0	13	15	15	44	34%	1	4	25%	7	11	64%	39%	35%
2000-01	31	Charlotte	PG	2	0	15	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	2	2	2	100%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	100%	100%
2000-01	31	New Jersey	PG	12	9	316	83	24	53	1	23	3	0	15	20	35	93	38%	10	32	31%	3	5	60%	44%	43%
2001-02	32	LA Clippers	PG	18	0	130	39	12	13	1	11	3	1	12	10	14	44	32%	7	27	26%	4	7	57%	41%	40%
2003-04	34	LA Clippers	PG	55	11	1011	21	85	134	16	69	25	2	56	85	96	237	41%	3	23	13%	21	29	72%	4%	41%
2003-04	34	New Jersey	PG	6	0	22	8	1	4	0	1	1	0	2	4	3	8	38%	0	0	0%	2	2	100%	45%	38%
Total				499	62	7275	2058	654	1038	140	514	202	19	473	582	880	2134	41%	108	339	32%	385	472	82%

NBA PER GAME STATISTICS

YEAR	AGE	TEAM	POS	GP	GS	MINS	PTS	TRB	AST	ORB	DRB	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%
1992-93	23	Washington	PG	45	13	22.0	8.1	2.4	3.5	0.6	1.8	0.7	0.1	1.6	1.8	3.4	7.2	47%	0.1	0.3	23%	1.3	1.8	73%	51%	48%
1993-94	24	Washington	PG	61	1	12.3	3.6	1.1	1.5	0.3	0.8	0.3	0.0	0.9	0.8	1.4	3.5	40%	0.0	0.2	9%	0.7	0.9	83%	46%	41%
1994-95	25	Washington	PG	82	20	20.8	7.0	1.7	3.0	0.3	1.4	0.6	0.0	1.3	1.5	2.5	6.1	42%	0.6	1.5	42%	1.3	1.5	87%	52%	47%
1995-96	26	Denver	PG	55	0	11.0	3.3	1.1	1.9	0.1	1.0	0.2	0.1	0.7	0.9	1.2	3.2	38%	0.1	0.5	31%	0.7	1.0	73%	45%	40%
1996-97	27	Philadelphia	PG	61	4	10.4	3.6	1.1	1.7	0.3	0.8	0.4	0.0	0.6	0.7	1.3	3.1	43%	0.2	0.7	25%	0.7	0.8	94%	51%	45%
1997-98	28	Philadelphia	PG	23	2	12.0	2.7	0.6	1.6	0.1	0.5	0.3	0.0	1.0	1.5	1.0	2.7	38%	0.0	0.1	0%	0.6	0.7	88%	44%	38%
1998-99	29	New Jersey	PG	8	1	21.8	8.0	2.1	2.0	0.8	1.4	0.4	0.1	1.9	1.8	3.1	7.1	44%	0.3	0.5	50%	1.5	1.8	86%	51%	46%
1998-99	29	Orlando	PG	6	0	5.5	3.0	0.3	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.5	0.3	1.0	2.0	50%	0.0	0.3	0%	1.0	1.0	100%	61%	50%
1998-99	29	Philadelphia	PG	10	0	3.7	1.0	0.2	0.4	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.5	1.5	33%	0.0	0.1	0%	0.0	0.0	0%	33%	33%
1999-00	30	Boston	PG	48	0	9.0	3.2	0.7	1.1	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.4	1.0	1.3	3.2	40%	0.2	0.6	36%	0.4	0.4	95%	47%	43%
2000-01	31	Boston	PG	7	1	20.6	5.4	2.1	2.7	0.4	1.7	0.6	0.0	1.9	2.1	2.1	6.3	34%	0.1	0.6	25%	1.0	1.6	64%	39%	35%
2000-01	31	Charlotte	PG	2	0	7.5	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	1.5	1.0	1.0	1.0	100%	0.0	0.0	0%	0.0	0%	0%	100%	100%
2000-01	31	New Jersey	PG	12	9	26.3	6.9	2.0	4.4	0.1	1.9	0.3	0.0	1.3	1.7	2.9	7.8	38%	0.8	2.7	31%	0.3	0.4	60%	44%	43%
2001-02	32	LA Clippers	PG	18	0	7.2	2.2	0.7	0.7	0.1	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.7	0.6	0.8	2.4	32%	0.4	1.5	26%	0.2	0.4	57%	41%	40%
2003-04	34	LA Clippers	PG	55	11	18.4	0.4	1.5	2.4	0.3	1.3	0.5	0.0	1.0	1.5	1.7	4.3	41%	0.1	0.4	13%	0.4	0.5	72%	4%	41%
2003-04	34	New Jersey	PG	6	0	3.7	1.3	0.2	0.7	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.3	0.7	0.5	1.3	38%	0.0	0.0	0%	0.3	0.3	100%	45%	38%
Total				499	62	14.6	4.1	1.3	2.1	0.3	1.0	0.4	0.0	0.9	1.2	1.8	4.3	41%	0.2	0.7	32%	0.8	0.9	82%

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Spain - FC Barcelona (2002) | USA (CBA) Rockford (1991–1992), Sioux Falls (2003), Michigan (2005)

AWARDS

- 1x All-NBL First Team- 3× First-team All-MAAC (1989–1991)

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