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DeutschBill Ligon
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | May 19, 1952 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | June 11, 2024 (aged 72) Gallatin, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Gallatin Union (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| College | Vanderbilt (1971–1974) |
| NBA draft | 1974: 10th round, 175th overall pick |
| Selected by the Detroit Pistons | |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Number | 26 |
| Career history | |
| 1974–1975 | Detroit Pistons |
| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 126 (3.3 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 26 (0.7 rpg) |
| Assists | 25 (0.7 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
William Norman Ligon (May 19, 1952 – June 11, 2024) was an American professional basketball shooting guard who played one season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Detroit Pistons during the 1974–75 season. The Pistons drafted him from Vanderbilt University during the tenth round (175th pick overall) of the 1974 NBA draft. He worked as an attorney, specializing in criminal defense and litigation.[1] He died in Gallatin, Tennessee on June 11, 2024, at the age of 72.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Union The Movie". unionthemovie.com. Act 2 Films. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
- ^ Gerson, Aria (June 14, 2024). "Bill Ligon, Vanderbilt basketball's second Black player, dies at 72". The Tennessean. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference
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