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American basketball player (1952–2024)
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Bill Ligon
Personal information
Born(1952-05-19)May 19, 1952
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedJune 11, 2024(2024-06-11) (aged 72)
Gallatin, Tennessee, U.S.
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
Selected by the Detroit 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. He worked as an attorney, specializing in criminal defense and litigation. He died in Gallatin, Tennessee on June 11, 2024, at the age of 72.

References

  1. "Union The Movie". unionthemovie.com. Act 2 Films. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  2. Gerson, Aria (June 14, 2024). "Bill Ligon, Vanderbilt basketball's second Black player, dies at 72". The Tennessean. Retrieved July 30, 2024.

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