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Bill Ligon

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Bill Ligon
Personal information
Born(1952-05-19)May 19, 1952
DiedJune 11, 2024(2024-06-11) (aged 72)
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolGallatin Union
(Nashville, Tennessee)
CollegeVanderbilt (1971–1974)
NBA draft1974: 10th round, 175th overall pick
Drafted byDetroit Pistons
PositionShooting guard
Number26
Career history
1974–1975Detroit Pistons
Career NBA statistics
Points126 (3.3 ppg)
Rebounds26 (0.7 rpg)
Assists25 (0.7 apg)
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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.[1] He worked as an attorney, specializing in criminal defense and litigation.[2] He died in Gallatin, Tennessee on June 11, 2024, at the age of 72.[3]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

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Regular season

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Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1974–75 Detroit 387.2.385.640.7.7.2.23.3

Playoffs

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Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1975 Detroit 23.51.000.0.0.0.01.0

References

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  1. "1974 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
  2. "Union The Movie". unionthemovie.com. Act 2 Films. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  3. Gerson, Aria (June 14, 2024). "Bill Ligon, Vanderbilt basketball's second Black player, dies at 72". The Tennessean. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  4. "Bill Ligon NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
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