#10 Samir Doughty is back, but unfortunately, he will not be playing for Auburn basketball this time around. The former Tiger star spent two seasons at VCU before beginning another two-season stint on the Plains for Bruce Pearl in 2018.
Doughty was a key member of Auburn basketball’s legendary Final Four team and was the top impact transfer of the season. As a junior, he earned 27 starts for the Tigers and averaged 7.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.4 steals.
As a senior in the 2019-2020 season, Doughty was named first-team All-SEC by the AP and became the first Auburn player with first-team honors since 1999. He started all 31 games and averaged 16.7 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 1.2 steals.
The guard went undrafted in the 2020 NBA Draft but was selected by the Iowa Wolves in the 2021 NBA G-League Draft before being traded to the Lakeland Magic. Now, Doughty will join former Final Four teammate Chuma Okeke in Orlando.
Lakeland Magic 2021-22 Roster: #10 Samir Doughty pic.twitter.com/CoWEWkYXMq
— Osceola Magic (@OsceolaMagic) November 4, 2021
Doughty’s former Auburn coaches were quick to congratulate him, and Bruce Pearl called him one of the most underrated players he’d ever coached:
One of the most underrated players I've ever coached. Impacts winning in the locker room and on both ends of the floor. Will be called up to the mother ship in no time!@AuburnU @OrlandoMagic https://t.co/eUiQQQFkLJ
— Bruce Pearl (@coachbrucepearl) November 4, 2021
Yes sir @_Ticket52 💯💯 https://t.co/hLymrrKH8k
— Chad Prewett (@coach_prewettAU) November 4, 2021
Doughty is one of four NBA G-League selections on the Lakeland Magic’s training camp roster this season. The roster includes five former SEC basketball players, including Tennessee’s Admiral Schofield, Missouri’s Jeremiah Tilmon, and Georgia’s Mike Edwards, all of whom Doughty played against during his time at Auburn. The other former SEC player is Mychal Mulder, who played at Kentucky from 2015-2017.
It’s safe to say that the Lakeland Magic could definitely be a problem for their opponents this season.