Quincy Douby to Enter NBA Draft
May 15 | Men's Basketball
PISCATAWAY, NJ - Rutgers University guard Quincy Douby (Brooklyn, NY) will forego his senior season as a member of the Scarlet Knights' basketball team and will enter the NBA Draft, head coach Fred Hill announced today.
'I wish Quincy the very best as he pursues his dream of being an NBA first round draft pick,' said Rutgers head coach Fred Hill. 'Quincy is an extremely talented player whose hard work has put him in position to be a first round choice. When I first had the opportunity to work with Quincy last spring, he expressed his desires and goals to me, and we put together a plan to help him achieve those goals. Quincy was extremely dedicated to that plan, preparing and training with great intensity and purpose, and it translated into an absolutely phenomenal season. We won 19 games last season and Quincy was a major reason for that success.
'He was the first Rutgers player to ever be named All-BIG EAST first team which was a tremendous accomplishment,' Hill continued. 'Rutgers has not had a first round NBA draft pick since 1983 (Roy Hinson) and has not had a player make the NBA since John Battle in 1985. It would be fantastic if Quincy could be the next one. I have had the fortune of coaching some great players who have gone on to play in the NBA in Andre Barrett, Sam Dalembert and Eddie Griffin, as well as a number of potential NBA players such as Randy Foye, Allan Ray and Curtis Sumpter.
'Like these great players, Quincy was a pleasure to coach, and a fierce competitor. He is a gifted young man and I wish him nothing but the best and look forward to following his future success,' Hill added.
The 6-3, 175-pound Douby led the BIG EAST and was sixth nationally in scoring at 25.4 ppg. He set Scarlet Knight single-season records for scoring (839 points) and three-point field goals made (116) along with the single game mark of nine three-pointers. A First-Team All-BIG EAST selection, Douby averaged a BIG EAST-best 27.0 ppg.in league play, which was the fourth-best scoring average in BIG EAST history. He was named Honorable Mention All-American by the Associated Press, was named to the CollegeInsider.com All-American team and was named District II Player of the Year by the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA).
Last month, Douby, who will depart Rutgers as the sixth leading scorer in school history (1,690 points), became just the second Scarlet Knight, and the first in 30 years, to win the prestigious Haggerty Award, given annually to the top player in the Metropolitan area.
'I'd like to thank Coach Hill and the Rutgers coaching staff for all of the hard work they have put in on my behalf,' said Douby. 'It's sad that I will forego my senior year but, in speaking with my family and others who I am close to about my future, we felt this was the best decision at this time. I will always be a part of the Rutgers family. The more success I have, the more I can give back to the Rutgers basketball program.'
