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Toney Bernard Douglas (born March 16, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Born in Tampa, Florida,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Toney Douglas Stats, Bio )〕 he attended Jonesboro High School, in Georgia where he was a starter and top player on the basketball team for three years. Douglas played college basketball at Auburn for one year, eventually becoming frustrated with his role on the team as a shooting guard. He subsequently transferred to the Florida State University for the remainder of his collegiate career, where he switched to the point guard position, after forgoing eligibility for a season because of college basketball transfer regulations. In his sophomore season, Douglas initially struggled with his transition to a new team and position, but soon resumed a high level of play. Emerging as a defensive force in his junior season, Douglas set school and conference records for steals. He stepped up as a team leader in his final season, breaking personal records in several statistical categories and helped lead the Seminoles to their first National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) tournament in 11 years. Drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2009 NBA draft with the 29th overall pick, Douglas was traded to the New York Knicks for their 2011 second-round pick and $3 million in cash considerations. He played for the Knicks, Houston Rockets, Sacramento Kings, and the Golden State Warriors before being traded to the Miami Heat in 2014. Douglas' brother Harry plays for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). Toney and Harry are the sixth pair of brothers to play in the NBA and NFL, respectively. ==Early years== Toney was born to Harry and Stephanie Douglas in Tampa, Florida. He then moved to Jonesboro, Georgia in his early years with his parents. He attended Jonesboro High School, where he was starter for its basketball team for three years. Douglas played alongside his brother, Harry, for the same amount of time. He spent most of his freshman season (2000–01) on the junior varsity team. In the 2001–02 season, when he was made a starter,〔 Douglas averaged 21.5 points per game (ppg), 6.5 rebounds per game (rpg) and 4.0 assists per game (apg), and became the first sophomore to earn first-team honors at the all-region and all-state levels. In his junior season, Douglas averaged 28.5 ppg, 7.5 rpg and 4.0 apg, scoring 20 points or more 24 times. He was named the Georgia Class 5A Player of the Year, and helped lead the team to the championship game of the state playoffs. Douglas averaged 34 ppg in his senior season, and the team advanced as far as the state semifinals. When he graduated from high school in 2004, Douglas was Clayton County's leading scorer, with 2,404 points. That year, he was named fourth-team ''Parade'' All-American and earned a McDonald's All-America nomination.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Player Bio: Toney Douglas )〕 Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Douglas was listed as the No. 14 shooting guard and the No. 66 player in the nation in 2004.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Toney Douglas Recruiting Profile )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Toney Douglas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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