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Samir Doughty Season 2017-18

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Samir Doughty Season 2017-18

PositionG
Weight187 lbs
Height6-4
ClassSophomore
HometownPhiladelphia, Pa.

2019-20 (Senior): Named First Team All-SEC by the Associated Press … became the first Auburn player to earn first-team honors since Chris Porter and Doc Robinson in 1999 … also was tabbed Second Team All-SEC by the league’s coaches ... selected NABC All-District Second Team and to the USBWA District IV team … averaged 16.7 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.2 steals in 33.4 minutes per game ... started all 31 games … was arguably the most improved player in the SEC after raising scoring average from 7.3 points per game as a junior to 16.7 points per game as a senior … led the team and finished eighth in the SEC in scoring … averaged 16.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game in SEC play … scored in double figures 25 times, including 13 of the last 14 games … had 11 20-point games after entering the season with just two in 75 career games … led team in scoring 15 times, assists 10 times, steals nine times and rebounds twice … shot 76.7 percent from the charity stripe … finished fourth in the SEC in free throws attempted (193) free throws made (148) ... secured second career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds at South Alabama (Nov. 12) ... had career performance with 33 points on 10-of-15 from the floor with eight rebounds and three dimes vs. CSUN (Nov. 15) ... produced crossover, step-back 3-pointer against Colgate (Nov. 18) that sent his defender flying and earned him the No. 1 spot on the SportsCenter Top 10 for Nov. 18 ... named to the Legends Classic All-Tournament Team after scoring 19 points against New Mexico (Nov. 25) and 22 vs. Richmond (Nov. 26), both team-highs … posted 23 points in back-to-back wins vs. Kentucky (Feb. 1) and Arkansas (Feb. 4) ... capped regular season with 32 points and a career-high eight 3-pointers in road win at Tennessee (March 7).

2018-19 (Junior): Averaged 7.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.4 steals in 24.2 minutes per game … played in all 40 games, earning 27 starts … shot 46 percent from the court, including a team-best 43 percent from behind the 3-point arc … scored in double figures 10 times, including the first three games of the season vs. South Alabama (Nov. 6), Washington (Nov. 9) and Mississippi College (Nov. 14) … poured in 20 points on 6-of-7 from the floor and 6-of-6 from the charity stripe against Murray State (Dec. 22) … also scored in double figures in three of the final eight games of the campaign in postseason tilts vs. South Carolina (March 15), North Carolina (March 29) and Virginia (April 6) … led team in steals 13 times, rebounding four times, scoring twice, assists twice and blocks twice … averaged 6.3 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.4 steals in 18 SEC games … started 14 league games … made 81 percent of his free throws in the final five minutes of all games … selected as a Top Impact Transfer by Jon Rothstein.

2017-18 (Sophomore): Sat out the season after transferring from VCU on June 27, 2017 ... will have two years of eligibility remaining beginning in the 2018-19 season ... brings experience, versatility and the ability to make his teammates better as a playmaker and slasher ... can play several positions on the floor.

August 2017 Italy Tour: Averaged 6.0 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.3 steals and 2.0 assists in three games on the four-game Italy Tour ... shot 50 percent from the field, 75 percent (3-of-4) from 3-point range and 75 percent from the foul line ... 13 points (5-of-7 fgs, 2-of-3 3fgs), four steals, three assists and two rebounds vs. Veneto Select ... scored seven of Auburn’s first nine points en route to a 13-0 run early in the Veneto Select game  ... two points, five rebounds and three steals vs. Italy All-Stars ... had three points, four rebounds and three steals vs. Stella Azzurra.

BEFORE AUBURN: Averaged 9.0 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 0.9 steals in 23.1 minutes per game as a redshirt freshman at VCU ... played in 35 games, starting 15, as VCU reached the NCAA Tournament, losing to Saint Mary’s in the first round ... was the Rams’ fourth-leading scorer ... averaged the most points by a VCU freshman since Shawn Hampton in 1998-99 ... shot 40.9 percent from the floor, 28.4 percent from 3-point range and 76.6 percent from the foul line ... shot 34.5 percent (19-of-55) from 3-point range for the final 21 games of the season since Jan. 4 after opening the year 4-of-26 from behind the arc ... had season-high 23 points with nine assists and seven rebounds at Duquesne (Jan. 4) ... just missed a triple-double with 10 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds vs. Saint Joseph’s (Feb. 14) ... had 17 points in the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament vs. Richmond (March 11) ... had nine points vs. Saint Mary’s (March 16) in the NCAA Tournament ... went 4-0 as VCU toured Spain from Aug. 12-22 in Madrid, Toledo, Valencia and Barcelona ... redshirted first year at VCU ... originally signed with St. John’s.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Averaged 24.9 points, 9.7 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 2.7 steals per game while shooting 59 percent from 2-point range as a senior at Mathematics, Civics & Science Charter in Philadelphia, Pa. ... ranked as the 35th-best point guard nationally by 247 Sports, including sixth-best in Pennsylvania, as a senior ... was a three-star recruit … enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts.