| Height | 6 ft |
|---|---|
| Height in | 4 |
| Weight lb | 180 |
| Birth date | May 19, 1952 |
| Birth place | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Death date | June 11, 2024 (aged 72) |
| Death place | Gallatin, Tennessee, U.S. |
| High school | Gallatin Union (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| College | Vanderbilt (1971–1974) |
| Draft year | 1974 |
| Draft round | 10 |
| Draft pick | 175 |
| Draft team | Detroit Pistons |
| Career end | 1975 |
| Career number | 26 |
| Team 1 | Detroit Pistons |
| Stats league | NBA |
| Stat1label | Points |
| Stat1value | 126 (3.3 ppg) |
| Stat2label | Rebounds |
| Stat2value | 26 (0.7 rpg) |
| Stat3label | Assists |
| Stat3value | 25 (0.7 apg) |
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]
Career statistics
NBA
Source[3]
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 38 | 7.2 | .385 | .640 | .7 | .7 | .2 | .2 | 3.3 Playoffs
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References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Bill Ligon NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 19 March 2025.