Doug West

Quick Facts

Full Name	Doug West
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	May 27, 1967(1967-05-27)
Age	57
Birthplace	Altoona
Country	United States
Birth City	Pennsylvania
Horoscope	Gemini

Doug West Biography

Doug West is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on May 27, 1967 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States. Former NBA shooting guard/small forward who spent the bulk of his career with the Minnesota Timberwolves. His 6,000-plus points were a franchise record for Minnesota that remained until Kevin Garnett came along.

He spent his last two NBA seasons playing alongside power froward Sharif Abdur-Rahim on the Vancouver Grizzlies.

West attended Altoona Area High School where he became a Parade All-American. West was a highly touted recruit by Villanova’s head coach Rollie Massimino after their 1985 NCAA Championship run.

He made the Big East All-Freshman team in 1986 and was second in scoring to Harold Jensen as a sophomore at 15.2 points per game. West led the Wildcats in scoring as a junior with 16 points per game in 1988 and along with Mark Plansky, led the team to an exciting run in the 1988 NCAA Tournament where Villanova upset both no. 3 Illinois then no. 2 Kentucky in the Sweet 16 before falling in the Elite 8 to no. 1 ranked Oklahoma who would eventually lose to Kansas in the NCAA Championship Game. West made the NCAA All-Southeast region team and the All-Big East team that season. As a senior in 1989 he would lead Villanova in scoring again with an 18 points per game and make All-Big East again.

He was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania.

Doug West Net Worth

Doug West is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Doug West 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

A graduate of Altoona Area High School, he played his college ball at Villanova from 1985 to 1989 before being selected 38th overall in the 1989 NBA Draft by the Timberwolves.

He competed in the 1991-92 NBA Slam Dunk Competition.

Jeffery Douglas West (born May 27, 1967) is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 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 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.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Doug West Dating?

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West became a regular starter for the Timberwolves during the 1991–92 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.

Facts & Trivia

Doug Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Doug West celebrates birthday on May 27 of every year.

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. In 2012, West joined the coaching staff of the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA D-League.

Is Doug West in the Hall of Fame?

“ I ended up in the Baseball Hall of Fame , where for about seven years I did the yearbook induction program for the Hall of Fame. In the early ’90s, I did lithographs of Steve Yzerman… and now the Pro Football Hall of Fame for their Superbowl event.”

What team did Doug West play for?

Doug West was a basketball player born on May 27, 1967 in Altoona PA. His height was six foot six (1m99 / 6-6). He was a power forward / center who played his last game on December 20, 2000 with Memphis Grizzlies in NBA.

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