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Keyon Dooling

Keyon Latwae Dooling (born May 8, 1980) is an American basketball coach and former professional basketball player who played the guard position.

Keyon Dooling
Dooling with the Bucks
Utah Jazz
PositionPlayer development coach
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1980-05-08) May 8, 1980 (age 44)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolDillard (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
CollegeMissouri (1998–2000)
NBA draft2000: 1st round, 10th overall pick
Selected by the Orlando Magic
Playing career2000–2013
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Number1, 5, 55, 51
Coaching career2020–present
Career history
As player:
2000–2004Los Angeles Clippers
2004–2005Miami Heat
2005–2008Orlando Magic
2008–2010New Jersey Nets
2010–2011Milwaukee Bucks
2011–2012Boston Celtics
2013Memphis Grizzlies
2013→Reno Bighorns
As coach:
2020–presentUtah Jazz
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
FIBA Americas U18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 1998 Puerto Plata Team competition
FIBA U19 World Championship
Silver medal – second place 1999 Lisbon Team competition

Born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Dooling attended the University of Missouri and played basketball for the Missouri Tigers for two seasons. After being chosen with the 10th pick of the 2000 NBA draft, Dooling began his NBA career with the Los Angeles Clippers. Dooling later played for the Miami Heat, the Orlando Magic, the New Jersey Nets, the Milwaukee Bucks, the Boston Celtics, and the Memphis Grizzlies before ending his playing career in 2013.

The Utah Jazz hired Dooling as a player development coach in 2020, but placed him on administrative leave in 2022. In February 2023, Dooling was sentenced to prison for his role in a plot to defraud the NBA's health and welfare benefit plan.

Early life and prep career

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Dooling was born to Leroy and Brenda Dooling[1] on May 8, 1980, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.[2]

Dooling averaged 22 points, six assists, six rebounds, and five steals per game during his senior year at Ft. Lauderdale's Dillard High School. He was also named a third-team Parade All-American. In the summer of 1997, Dooling was selected to the USA Basketball Men's Junior World Championship Qualifying Team. He started in all six games he played in the Dominican Republic. Dooling helped his team to the gold medal, averaging 7.8 points per game and adding 14 assists and eight steals.[3]

Collegiate career

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Dooling played college basketball for the University of Missouri. He was selected as the Big 12 Conference Preseason Freshman of the Year.[3] In 59 games over two seasons in Columbia, MO, Dooling averaged 12.1 points and 2.4 assists per game.[4] The Tigers advanced to the NCAA tournament following both of Dooling's seasons with the team.[5]

Professional career

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A 6'3" (1.91 m), 195 lbs (88 kg) guard, Dooling was selected by the Orlando Magic with the 10th overall pick of the 2000 NBA draft.[6] On draft day, he was traded—along with Corey Maggette, Derek Strong and cash—to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for a future first-round selection.[7]

Dooling signed with the Miami Heat for the 2004–05 season.[8] During the 2005 offseason, he returned to the Magic.[9] In a January 11, 2006, game against the Seattle SuperSonics, Dooling and eventual teammate Ray Allen were involved in a scuffle that resulted in Dooling being suspended for five games and Allen for three.[10]

In July 2008, Dooling was re-signed by the Magic and traded to the New Jersey Nets.[11]

On July 19, 2010, Dooling signed with the Milwaukee Bucks.[12]

On December 9, 2011, Dooling and a 2012 second-round pick were traded to Boston Celtics in exchange for the draft rights to Albert Miralles.[13]

On July 31, 2012, Dooling re-signed with the Celtics.[14]

On September 20, 2012, Dooling was waived by the Celtics.[15][16] He then became a player development coordinator for the Celtics.[17] On April 3, 2013, Dooling came out of retirement and signed with the Memphis Grizzlies.[18] The Grizzlies assigned him to the Reno Bighorns of the NBA D-League.[19] He was recalled the next day.[20]

As a member of the Grizzlies, Dooling played his final NBA game on May 27, 2013, in Game Four of the Western Conference Finals against the San Antonio Spurs.[21]

Dooling served as first vice president of the National Basketball Players Association.[22]

Dooling played in 728 regular-season games in his NBA career, averaging 7.0 points and 2.2 assists per game.[23]

Coaching career

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Utah Jazz (2020–present)

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On September 25, 2020, the Utah Jazz announced that they had hired Dooling as player development coach.[24] The Jazz placed Dooling on administrative leave in April 2022 after he was arrested and charged with fraud.[22]

Criminal proceedings

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On April 27, 2022, Dooling was arrested on fraud charges stemming from his role in a scheme to defraud the NBA's health and welfare benefit plan.[22] On February 18, 2023, Dooling was sentenced to 30 months in prison.[25]

Personal life

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Dooling and his wife, Natosha Dooling, have four children.[26]

In 2012, Dooling suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder and was institutionalized for a period of time. Later that year, Dooling publicly disclosed that he is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse.[27] On May 1, 2018, Dooling published an essay about his experiences with childhood abuse and with mental health difficulties; the essay, entitled "Running from a Ghost", was published at ThePlayersTribune.com.[28][29]

NBA career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2000–01 L.A. Clippers 76 1 16.3 .409 .350 .698 1.2 2.3 .5 .1 5.9
2001–02 L.A. Clippers 14 0 11.1 .386 .286 .833 .2 .9 .3 .2 4.1
2002–03 L.A. Clippers 55 1 17.6 .389 .360 .772 1.3 1.6 .4 .1 6.4
2003–04 L.A. Clippers 58 24 19.6 .389 .174 .830 1.4 2.2 .8 .1 6.2
2004–05 Miami 74 0 16.0 .403 .253 .780 1.2 1.8 .5 .1 5.2
2005–06 Orlando 50 7 22.7 .440 .302 .835 1.6 2.2 1.0 .1 9.4
2006–07 Orlando 66 2 21.7 .410 .323 .809 1.3 1.7 .8 .2 7.9
2007–08 Orlando 72 1 18.5 .468 .338 .845 1.4 1.8 .5 .1 8.1
2008–09 New Jersey 77 18 26.9 .436 .421 .825 2.0 3.5 .9 .1 9.7
2009–10 New Jersey 53 8 18.3 .398 .376 .770 1.0 2.5 .6 .0 6.9
2010–11 Milwaukee 80 22 22.0 .397 .346 .830 1.5 3.0 .7 .1 7.1
2011–12 Boston 46 2 14.4 .405 .333 .742 .8 1.1 .3 .0 4.0
2012–13 Memphis 7 0 11.7 .476 .417 .857 .1 1.1 .1 .0 4.4
Career 728 86 19.4 .416 .349 .799 1.3 2.2 .6 .1 7.0

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2005 Miami 15 0 17.6 .494 .368 .810 1.1 1.7 .4 .1 7.3
2007 Orlando 4 0 16.3 .480 .333 .667 1.8 1.3 .5 .3 7.3
2008 Orlando 10 0 14.8 .393 .391 .867 1.0 .7 .6 .1 6.6
2012 Boston 20 0 10.6 .438 .393 .667 .8 .7 .3 .2 2.8
2013 Memphis 14 0 8.1 .333 .385 1.000 .4 .3 .1 .0 1.9
Career 63 0 12.7 .442 .384 .824 .8 .9 .3 .1 4.6

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "IT'S EASY TO KEY ON… DOOLING'S SUCCESS". Sun-Sentinel.com. February 13, 2001.
  2. ^ "On this day: Jimmy Rodgers fired; Kemba Walker, Keyon Dooling born". USAToday.com. May 8, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Tiger Feature - Keyon Dooling". MUTigers.com. June 21, 1999.
  4. ^ "Keyon Dooling College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  5. ^ "Missouri Tigers Men's Basketball Index". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  6. ^ "Keyon Dooling". www.nba.com.
  7. ^ Songco, Paolo (August 5, 2020). "5 Best Trades In Los Angeles Clippers History, Ranked". ClutchPoints.
  8. ^ "Heat signs Dooling as backup point guard". Tampa Bay Times. July 23, 2004.
  9. ^ "Magic, Dooling agree on contract". OrlandoSentinel.com. July 23, 2005.
  10. ^ "Dooling suspended five games, Allen three for fight". ESPN.com. January 13, 2006.
  11. ^ "Nets acquire G Keyon Dooling from Magic". ESPN.com. July 21, 2008.
  12. ^ Mahoney, Rob (July 19, 2010). "Bucks sign Keyon Dooling while Luke Ridnour peaces out". NBA.NBCSports.com.
  13. ^ "Celtics finalize trade with Bucks to acquire Dooling". NBA.com. December 9, 2011. Archived from the original on December 10, 2011. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
  14. ^ "Celtics Re-Sign Keyon Dooling". NBA.com. July 31, 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  15. ^ "Celtics Waive Dooling". NBA.com. September 20, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  16. ^ "Keyon Dooling opts to retire". bostonglobe.com. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  17. ^ "KD on #9 & no lessons learned during suspension". CelticsBlog. December 4, 2012.
  18. ^ "Grizzlies sign Keyon Dooling". www.nba.com. April 3, 2013.
  19. ^ "Memphis Grizzlies Assign Keyon Dooling, Re-Assign Tony Wroten to NBA D-League Affiliate Reno Bighorns". NBA.com. April 6, 2013. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013.
  20. ^ "Grizzlies recall Keyon Dooling from D-League – NBA Blog – NBA Basketball Blog". April 7, 2013.
  21. ^ "Keyon Dooling Game Log". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  22. ^ a b c "Jazz asst. Dooling, ex-NBPA VP, arrested for fraud". ESPN.com. April 27, 2022.
  23. ^ "Keyon Dooling Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more". Basketball-Reference.com.
  24. ^ "Jazz Add Demps and Dooling to Coaching Staff". NBA.com. September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  25. ^ Ireland, Kyle (February 20, 2023). "Former Jazz Assistant Coach Sentenced To Prison". KSL Sports.
  26. ^ Penn, Charli (October 28, 2020). "Making It Work: Former NBA Star Keyon Dooling Opens Up About Sexual Abuse, Saving His Marriage". Essence.com.
  27. ^ Prada, Mike (September 27, 2012). "Keyon Dooling tells of abuse suffered as a child". SBNation.com.
  28. ^ "Running from a Ghost | By Keyon Dooling". The Players' Tribune. May 1, 2018.
  29. ^ Neuharth-Keusch, AJ (May 1, 2018). "Ex-NBA guard Keyon Dooling details sexual abuse, paranoid delusions in powerful essay". USAToday.com.
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