Sean Dockery
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| Name: | Sean Dockery |
| Nickname: | Doc |
| Position: | Point Guard |
| College: | Duke |
| College career: | Senior |
| Hometown: | Chicago, Illinois |
| Height: | 6'2" |
| Weight: | 185 lbs. |
Sean Dockery (born January 5, 1983 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American former college basketball player. He was a point guard/shooting guard for the Duke University Blue Devils. He is currently a player for the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBA Development League.
While attending Julian High School in Chicago, Dockery was a spectacular athlete who was regarded as one of the nation's top high school point guards in the country. He was well-known for his ball-hawking defense as well as his ability to score a variety of ways. Dockery shared the floor general duties with freshman Greg Paulus in his senior year at Duke.
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[edit] Magic moment
On Sunday, December 4, 2005 against the Virginia Tech Hokies, Duke was trailing by one point with 1.6 seconds remaining, when Josh McRoberts unleashed a pass from the Hokies baseline to Dockery near midcourt. Dockery took one dribble and heaved a three-pointer as time expired. The ball spun in, giving the Blue Devils the win, while preserving their undefeated record.
[edit] Senior year
Dockery shot 46.5% in his last season, while averaging 7.1 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and a team-leading, 1.7 steals per game, while starting all 36 games. His 194 career steals rank him 11th in Duke history.
[edit] Prospects
Sean Dockery is compared to his former teammate Chris Duhon. Like Duhon, he puts enormous pressure on the ball-handler, that results in low shooting percentages and steals. A McDonald's All-American coming out of high school in 2002, he was considered a late-first round pick at one time. Dockery became overshadowed by other Duke players and scouting interest in him fell.
Right before the 2006 NBA Draft, Sean Dockery was invited to the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament soon after the Blue Devils' loss to LSU. He displayed his ball-handling, ability to thread the needle, drive, and hit the open jumper. Dockery posted averages of 13.7 points, 8.3 assists, 3.0 rebounds, and 1.3 steals in the PIT. He was selected to the All-PIT First Team by www.draftexpress.net and several writers for draftexpress who were watching Sean were very impressed. [1]
Dockery also impressed scouts in the Orlando Pre-Draft Camp. He posted averages of 3.7 points, 4.3 assists, and 1.7 steals while playing through a pulled hip flexor. Thanks to these performances, many began to consider Sean Dockery a potential late second round draft pick. [2]
Despite scouts' newfound interest in him, Sean Dockery failed to make the draft. He is not currently signed with any NBA team.
Sept. 2006: He signed a contract in Germany for the Artland Dragons in Quakenbrück for three months.
Jan. 5 2007: He was acquired by the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBA Development League.
Feb. 21 2007 He signed contract in Germany for the BBL-Champion 2004/05 Brose Baskets Bamberg
[edit] References
- ^ Portsmouth Invitational Draft write-up. DraftExpress. Retrieved on July 30, 2006.
- ^ Yahoo draft report. Yahoo. Retrieved on July 30, 2006.
February 21st, 2007: signs with Brose Baskets Bamberg (Germany) until end of season
