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Professio”Nole” Athlete of the Week: Toney Douglas

Daniel Berger made a strong push to repeat as this week’s Professio”Nole” Athlete of the Week, but this week’s winner goes to one of the two former Florida State players currently on NBA rosters.

Toney Douglas is the Professio”Nole” Athlete of the Week for the week of February 9th through the 15th after being signed to a pair of 10-day contracts by the New Orleans Pelicans. After spending time with the Miami Heat last season, Douglas had been out of the league to open the 2014-15 season.

In two games this week for the Pelicans, Douglas averaged 11 points, 4.5 assists, 3 rebounds, a block and a steal. Douglas shot 7-for-16 from the field over the two games and posted a 3-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio.

After recording 8 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks in a 100-96 loss to the Utah Jazz on Monday, Douglas was outstanding in Wednesday’s 106-93 defeat in Indiana against the Pacers. On 5-for-9 shooting, Douglas finished with 14 points and 7 assists in 25 minutes.

In six NBA seasons, Douglas has been a journeyman, playing with his now sixth different time. For a New Orleans club that needs a point guard and sits just a game and a half out of the final playoff spot in the Western Conference, Douglas is showing that he still has the ability to contribute on the NBA level.

About Mike Ferguson

Mike Ferguson is a Bloguin contributor, the editor of Noled Out and a lifetime Florida State sports enthusiast. Mike vividly remembers watching Warrick Dunn run down the sideline in Gainesville in 1993, the "Choke at Doak" in 1994 and Monte Cummings' driving layup to beat #1 Duke in 2002. Mike has worked as a sports reporter in both print and online. For isportsweb in 2013, Mike gave press coverage of Florida State football's run to the 2013 national championship. Mike has been featured on SI.com, FoxSports.com and Yahoo Sports while interviewing major sports stars such as 2013 National League MVP Andrew McCutchen. Mike graduated from Florida State University in 2009 with a major in Religion and a minor in Communications. Mike currently resides in Haines City, Florida with his wife Jennifer and daughters Trinity and Greenly. Mike is a full-time reporter at Polk County's newspaper, The Ledger, in Lakeland, Florida. Mike can be followed on Twitter @MikeWFerguson.

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