Doug West

This article is about the basketball player. For mathematician, see Douglas West (mathematician).

Doug West

No. 5, 2
Shooting guard / Small forward
Personal information
Date of birth	May 27, 1967 (1967-05-27) (age 44)
Place of birth	Altoona, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
High school	Altoona Area (Altoona, Pennsylvania)
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
College	Villanova (1985–1989)
NBA Draft	1989 / Round: 2 / Pick: 38th overall
Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Pro career	1989–2000
Career history
1989–1998	Minnesota Timberwolves
1998–2000	Vancouver Grizzlies
Career NBA statistics
Points	6,477 (9.6 ppg)
Rebounds	1,670 (2.5 rpg)
Assists	1,292 (1.9 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Jeffery Douglas "Doug" West (born May 27, 1967, in Altoona, Pennsylvania) is a retired American professional basketball player.

A 6'7" (198 cm) shooting guard/small forward from Villanova University, West was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round of the 1989 NBA Draft. An athletic, well-rounded player who could score as well as defend, West became a regular starter for the Timberwolves during the 1991-92 NBA season, in which he averaged 14.0 points per game, appeared in the Gatorade Slam Dunk Championship, and earned Timberwolves' Defensive Player of the Year Honors. The following season, he averaged a career high 19.3 points per game, and in 1995, he broke Tony Campbell's team-record 4,888 points to become the Timberwolves' all-time leading scorer (a distinction now held by Kevin Garnett). West was an "original" Timberwolf, being drafted by the team in its first year of existence. He was the last of the original roster to remain on the team.

By the mid-1990s, injuries began to take their toll on West, and he was traded to the Vancouver Grizzlies in exchange for Anthony Peeler after the 1997-98 NBA season. West provided a veteran presence for the struggling young Grizzlies, but he saw very limited playing time, and he finally retired from the NBA in 2001. He had tallied career totals of 6,477 points, 1,670 rebounds, and 1,292 assists.

In the late 1990s, West suffered from depression and alcoholism, for which he sought treatment.^[1][2]

After the NBA, West spent two years coaching at a high school in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, and two years as an athletic director at a high school in Wheeling, West Virginia. West was an assistant coach for the Duquesne University women's basketball team for one season. West was named an assistant coach for the Villanova Wildcats, replacing Ed Pinckney on October 5, 2007.^[3]

Notes

1. ^ http://citypages.com/databank/19/899/article4453.asp by Britt Robson, February 25, 1998 - retrieved October 17, 2006
2. ^ Daily Sports Capsule: 2/24/98
3. ^ http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/colleges/villanova/20071002_Source__Former_Wildcat_West_to_assist_Wright_at_Nova.html Former Wildcat West to assist Wright at 'Nova, Dana Pennett O'Neil, philly.com, October 2, 2007, retrieved October 2, 2007

External links

• Career Stats at basketball-reference.com
• Player Profile at Minnesota Timberwolves' Official Web Site
• Coach's Profile at Villanova University.

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Name	West, Doug
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Date of birth	May 27, 1967
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