Knowledge

Leon Douglas

Source πŸ“

471: 414: 398: 2954: 443: 637:, who called Douglas, "One of the strongest men I ever played against." Douglas was plagued by a tendency to commit personal fouls with his physical style of play, finishing three seasons (1976–1979) in the top-20 of fouls committed, all while playing as a reserve. Also, relative to his draft position and the depth of the 1976 draft, the selection of Douglas would come to be viewed with some frustration as four Hall of Fame players ( 711:. Kobe would work at the games as a ball and mop boy and would practice shooting at halftime, with Douglas sharing, "At every one of our games at halftime, it was the Kobe show. He'd get out there and get his shot up. We'd come out of the locker room at halftime and have to chase him off the court". Douglas finished his playing career with 544:, who would start five black players in a time of racial turbulence and progress. Douglas said, "We knew Coach Newton (signed us) because he wanted to win. He wasn't trying to be a trailblazer. You have to respect a man for putting five black starters on the court when others said it was a no-no." On December 28, 1973, in a 65–55 win at 761:, the furthest an SIAC school had advanced in tournament history. Douglas won the 2014 NCAA Division II Coach of the Year award, despite having been suspended for six games in the season after two players suffered heat exhaustion in pre-season workouts, and would then leave the university after a contract dispute. 1770: 1487: 2789: 1520: 2986: 1747: 3207: 768:
in 2014. In his second season, Miles won 17 games, more than the school had won in the previous three years combined. Still, he was dismissed after his third season with an overall record of 27–57.
2782: 1964: 1455: 3157: 1648: 1358: 1556: 2979: 2775: 1477: 1147: 962: 1390: 1617: 3212: 2158: 2059: 2972: 2075: 1510: 1957: 3237: 2091: 1271: 3142: 3112: 3107: 1737: 2051: 3117: 2035: 2011: 1683: 584: 3197: 3122: 1950: 1586: 775:, starting in 2019. He was replaced by his assistant coach, Nathan Sanders, in 2020. Douglas also hosted a youth basketball clinic in his home state in 2021. 1028: 3232: 1706: 1100: 758: 732: 3252: 3247: 2151: 3172: 1987: 1241: 1443: 929: 3192: 2850: 1640: 1346: 997: 1542: 2798: 2227: 2219: 2203: 2099: 2067: 874: 508:(NBA) before transitioning to an extensive professional career overseas in Europe. After retiring, Douglas went into coaching, leading several 2144: 2043: 3132: 3127: 1137: 1420: 952: 3217: 3102: 1380: 809:
Douglas was inducted into the Colbert County Sports Hall of Fame in 2002 and the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 2006. His younger brother
728: 576: 509: 2995: 1609: 592: 317: 307: 2767: 572: 568: 313: 2804: 2259: 631: 477: 1180: 3147: 3137: 2557: 545: 533: 89: 3202: 2172: 335: 599: 483: 272: 1263: 1814: 3182: 3162: 2820: 2696: 1844: 803: 580: 672:, when he was released, bringing his NBA career to a close. Over seven NBA seasons, Douglas averaged 7.9 ppg and 6.5 rpg. 818: 814: 1672: 3177: 2275: 778:
Douglas was appointed as head coach of the boys' basketball team at Barbour County High School for the 2023–24 season.
627: 1578: 1973: 1327: 262: 3167: 669: 626:. He went on to play four years (1976–1980) with the Pistons, peaking with averages of 11.4 ppg and 8.5 rpg in the 1020: 3242: 505: 209: 1714: 1108: 3227: 787: 549: 2964: 579:, with Douglas scoring 35 points. The team would lose in the next round, 74–69, to eventual national champion 3152: 1233: 3187: 2756: 2550: 2515: 1771:"Alabama basketball legend Leon Douglas and brother among coaching hires as Barbour County overhauls staff" 921: 757:
won three SIAC titles with Douglas at the helm and in his final season, advanced to the Elite Eight in the
743: 754: 3029: 2347: 1840: 1075: 1050: 2797: 985: 328: 771:
After overcoming a cancer diagnosis, Douglas coached the basketball program at Cordova High School in
3065: 2676: 2660: 2645: 2427: 810: 3024: 2307: 2243: 2235: 2195: 1866: 1412: 841: 2419: 866: 3222: 2736: 2543: 2115: 1942: 896: 603: 561: 537: 2523: 1924: 1891: 1293: 1207: 408: 3097: 2746: 700: 540:
first-team selection and two-time SEC Player of the Year. Douglas played at Alabama for coach
219: 174: 170: 158: 154: 1515: 1482: 925: 712: 229: 3092: 1794: 1678: 1354: 993: 738:
He also coached the semi-professional Magic City King Courts (Magic City is a nickname for
688: 367: 189: 8: 2323: 2299: 2167: 1385: 1170: 1142: 750: 739: 529: 377: 129: 660:
in 1980, with Detroit receiving a compensatory pick in return, which they used to draft
413: 397: 2590: 1175: 986:"The University of Alabama basketball program made a stand of its own for civil rights" 746:
for their 2005 season. The team withdrew from the WBA in 2006 and was later suspended.
528:, Douglas played high school basketball at Colbert County High School, and was named a 462: 357: 2315: 1323: 786:
Douglas appeared as a member of the Detroit team in the cult classic basketball film
764:
After his departure from Tuskegee, Douglas was hired as the head basketball coach at
696: 657: 525: 179: 47: 2395: 2650: 2467: 2403: 2291: 2211: 2019: 1552: 1451: 900: 772: 724: 614:
Douglas was the first Crimson Tide player to be selected in the first round of the
324: 1806: 727:
in 2004. In his first two seasons at Stillman, Douglas led the Tigers to the 2006
2379: 2027: 1234:"Detroit Pistons worst draft picks of all-time: Is there any doubt who is No. 1?" 619: 244: 163: 111: 2136: 1836: 3009: 2994: 2870: 2731: 2726: 2711: 2681: 2605: 2566: 2443: 2435: 2331: 1104: 665: 661: 650: 638: 623: 102: 3086: 3045: 3014: 2953: 2940: 2930: 2830: 2640: 2630: 2615: 2610: 2580: 2507: 2491: 2483: 2339: 1582: 870: 765: 642: 588: 1929: 571:
for the first time in program history in 1975, and then following up in the
3055: 2920: 2716: 2701: 2635: 2600: 2459: 2451: 2387: 2371: 2355: 2123: 1610:"Three humble suggestions for Florida A&M's next head basketball coach" 795: 646: 749:
Douglas then left Stillman in 2006 to become the head basketball coach at
2910: 2860: 2751: 2706: 2686: 2620: 2363: 953:"The Story Of How The SEC's First All-Black Lineup Changed Hoops Forever" 708: 676: 199: 2900: 2721: 2691: 2499: 2475: 2411: 2283: 2251: 2187: 799: 791: 704: 634: 501: 455: 1920: 668:. Douglas played for the Kings as a reserve through the start of the 3208:
Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in basketball
3019: 2890: 2840: 2655: 2585: 1547: 684: 615: 557: 553: 541: 504:
coach and former professional player. He played seven seasons in the
97: 2741: 2083: 1021:"Alabama Basketball: Complete Crimson Tide NCAA Tournament History" 575:
with the program's first post-season victory, a 79–64 victory over
392: 1972: 3060: 2625: 2535: 1742: 513: 723:
Douglas would return to basketball and became the head coach at
957: 680: 867:"Miles College Names Leon Douglas Head Mens Basketball Coach" 692: 703:(1987–91) where, for two seasons (1987–1989) he paired with 675:
Douglas then pursued overseas opportunities, initially with
1447: 3158:
College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
564:
history, and a team that would win the SEC season title.
1795:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079154/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_lk1
1511:"Commentary: Leon Douglas explains why he left Tuskegee" 1347:"How Bama legend Leon Douglas ended up in Walker County" 1738:"Leon Douglas hosts free basketball camp in Huntsville" 532:
in his 1971-72 senior year. He played collegiately at
1478:"Tuskegee men's basketball coach Leon Douglas resigns" 1051:"North Carolina vs. Alabama Box Score, March 13, 1976" 1202: 1200: 1198: 591:
of 20.6 ppg and 12.4 rpg, and was named a third team
1264:"Top 15 Worst Draft Mistakes of the Detroit Pistons" 567:
Douglas helped Alabama to new heights, reaching the
548:, Newton started Douglas, Charles "Boonie" Russell, 3213:
Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
731:(SIAC) Tournament championship and advanced to the 2996:1975 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans 1671: 1195: 3143:Basketball players at the 1975 Pan American Games 2166: 1543:"Miles hires ex-NBA, Alabama player Leon Douglas" 1444:"DII: Leon Douglas leads surprising Tuskegee run" 759:2014 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 3084: 897:"1973-74 Southeastern Conference Season Summary" 656:He then signed as a veteran free agent with the 470: 3238:Tuskegee Golden Tigers men's basketball coaches 3118:American expatriate basketball people in France 1673:"Hometown feel brought Leon Douglas to Cordova" 1076:"Indiana vs. Alabama Box Score, March 18, 1976" 821:and then joined his brother to play in Europe. 3123:American expatriate basketball people in Italy 1975:Tuskegee Golden Tigers head basketball coaches 1919:Career statistics and player information from 1341: 1339: 3113:All-American college men's basketball players 3108:Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball players 2980: 2783: 2551: 2152: 1958: 1934: 1837:"Leon Douglas - Alabama Sports Hall of Fame" 790:in 1979 alongside Pistons teammates Lanier, 729:Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 560:for the first all-black starting line-up in 3198:Miles Golden Bears men's basketball coaches 1336: 1168: 1138:"Douglas leaves Stillman to coach Tuskegee" 3253:20th-century African-American sportspeople 3248:21st-century African-American sportspeople 2987: 2973: 2790: 2776: 2558: 2544: 2159: 2145: 1965: 1951: 1871:College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com 1080:College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com 1055:College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com 983: 846:College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com 412: 396: 3173:High school basketball coaches in Alabama 1132: 1130: 1128: 1126: 618:when he was chosen fourth overall by the 3233:Stillman Tigers men's basketball coaches 3193:Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games 1607: 1381:"Landing Douglas is a coup for Stillman" 817:, played two seasons in the NBA for the 583:, and finished the season ranked 6th in 1768: 1669: 1641:"Fred Watson Leaves Benedict for Miles" 1579:"Leon Douglas - Men's Basketball Coach" 1361:from the original on September 18, 2021 1317: 1169:Kirkpatrick, Curry (October 25, 1976). 836: 834: 3085: 1847:from the original on September 7, 2021 1735: 1670:Bentley, Jonathan (February 2, 2020). 1589:from the original on December 19, 2021 1508: 1502: 1423:from the original on December 19, 2021 1373: 1231: 1123: 984:Scarbinsky, Kevin (October 16, 2013). 950: 683:, helping the team to win the 1983-84 609: 600:United States national basketball team 500:(born August 26, 1954) is an American 2968: 2771: 2539: 2140: 1946: 1933: 1750:from the original on January 28, 2022 1686:from the original on January 19, 2021 1651:from the original on October 30, 2020 1638: 1523:from the original on October 30, 2020 1441: 1183:from the original on January 26, 2021 1018: 587:. In his senior year, he averaged a 546:Louisville Cardinals men's basketball 2806:1975 Pan American Games – Gold medal 2800:United States men's basketball squad 1490:from the original on August 13, 2021 1318:Lazenby, Roland (October 25, 2016). 1101:"Seventh Pan American Games -- 1975" 922:"1973-1974 Men's Basketball Archive" 877:from the original on October 6, 2014 831: 16:American basketball player and coach 3218:People from Colbert County, Alabama 3103:African-American basketball coaches 1736:Knight, Nolan (December 20, 2021). 1704: 1620:from the original on April 23, 2021 1559:from the original on March 17, 2022 1393:from the original on March 16, 2022 1274:from the original on March 17, 2022 1000:from the original on March 18, 2022 965:from the original on March 18, 2022 951:Pierce, Matthew (October 1, 2015). 859: 653:) were all selected after Douglas. 13: 2565: 1817:from the original on June 14, 2021 1811:Colbert County Sports Hall of Fame 1707:"Familiar face returns to Cordova" 1244:from the original on April 4, 2022 1150:from the original on April 4, 2022 1031:from the original on April 4, 2022 932:from the original on April 2, 2022 718: 58:6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 14: 3264: 3133:American men's basketball players 3128:American men's basketball coaches 1913: 1608:Birdsong, Nick (March 28, 2017). 1509:Rankin, Duane (August 11, 2014). 1458:from the original on May 11, 2021 1320:Showboat: The Life of Kobe Bryant 1232:Savage, Brendan (June 22, 2012). 598:Douglas was also a member of the 519: 2952: 1019:Evans, Ronald (March 16, 2021). 781: 670:1982-83 Kansas City Kings season 469: 441: 3148:Basketball players from Alabama 3138:Basketball coaches from Alabama 1884: 1859: 1829: 1799: 1788: 1762: 1729: 1698: 1663: 1632: 1601: 1571: 1535: 1470: 1435: 1405: 1311: 1286: 1256: 1225: 1162: 1107:. June 10, 2020. Archived from 1093: 506:National Basketball Association 3203:Olimpia Basket Pistoia players 1769:Johnson, Jon (July 25, 2023). 1442:Zenor, John (March 25, 2014). 1068: 1043: 1012: 977: 944: 914: 889: 813:played college basketball for 788:The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh 628:1978–79 Detroit Pistons season 536:, where he was a two-time All- 512:programs in his home state of 105:: 1st round, 4th overall pick 1: 1639:Moore, Eric (July 11, 2018). 824: 602:that won a gold medal at the 1867:"John Douglas College Stats" 842:"Leon Douglas College Stats" 744:World Basketball Association 299:Career highlights and awards 7: 3183:Lega Basket Serie A players 3163:Detroit Pistons draft picks 1841:Alabama Sports Hall of Fame 733:NCAA Division II Tournament 417:at Basketball-Reference.com 312:Second-team All-American – 10: 3269: 707:, who was raising his son 687:league title, and then in 323:Third-team All-American – 220:Maltinti / Kleenex Pistoia 3178:Kansas City Kings players 3038: 3002: 2949: 2813: 2669: 2573: 2181: 2174:season rebounding leaders 1982: 1940: 1935:Links to related articles 461: 453: 437: 433: 422: 406: 390: 386: 376: 366: 356: 351: 347: 303: 298: 294: 286: 278: 268: 258: 250: 240: 235: 225: 215: 205: 195: 185: 169: 153: 148: 143: 135: 125: 117: 109: 96: 85: 75: 70: 66:230 lb (104 kg) 62: 54: 31: 26: 1925:Basketball-Reference.com 1896:Basketball-Reference.com 1413:"Magic City Court Kings" 1298:Basketball-Reference.com 1212:Basketball-Reference.com 699:(1984–87) and then with 3168:Detroit Pistons players 1417:BirminghamProSports.com 604:1975 Pan American Games 538:Southeastern Conference 3243:Virtus Bologna players 1294:"Kelly Tripucka Stats" 755:Tuskegee Golden Tigers 705:Joe "Jellybean" Bryant 701:Olimpia Basket Pistoia 352:Career NBA statistics 306:Consensus second-team 254:Magic City Court Kings 3228:Reyer Venezia players 1516:Montgomery Advertiser 1483:Montgomery Advertiser 926:University of Alabama 713:Pallacanestro Trieste 230:Pallacanestro Trieste 3153:Centers (basketball) 1892:"John Douglas Stats" 1711:Daily Mountain Eagle 1705:Bentley, Johnathan. 1679:Daily Mountain Eagle 1355:Advance Publications 1208:"Leon Douglas Stats" 994:Advance Publications 573:1976 NCAA tournament 27:Personal information 3188:Limoges CSP players 1843:. August 23, 2019. 1386:The Tuscaloosa News 1143:The Tuscaloosa News 751:Tuskegee University 740:Birmingham, Alabama 610:Professional career 530:Parade All-American 308:All-American (1975) 81:(Leighton, Alabama) 23: 2591:Richard Washington 1270:. April 29, 2016. 1171:"Midwest Division" 819:San Diego Clippers 463:Pan American Games 71:Career information 21: 3080: 3079: 3074: 3073: 2962: 2961: 2765: 2764: 2533: 2532: 2134: 2133: 1555:. July 31, 2014. 1357:. March 5, 2020. 1146:. July 17, 2006. 1111:on March 29, 2022 873:. July 31, 2014. 697:Fortitudo Bologna 658:Kansas City Kings 550:Charles Cleveland 526:Leighton, Alabama 495: 494: 489: 488: 290:Barbour County HS 180:Kansas City Kings 48:Leighton, Alabama 3260: 2989: 2982: 2975: 2966: 2965: 2957: 2956: 2944: 2943: 2934: 2933: 2924: 2923: 2914: 2913: 2904: 2903: 2894: 2893: 2884: 2883: 2874: 2873: 2864: 2863: 2854: 2853: 2844: 2843: 2834: 2833: 2824: 2823: 2807: 2801: 2792: 2785: 2778: 2769: 2768: 2651:Chuckie Williams 2560: 2553: 2546: 2537: 2536: 2526: 2518: 2510: 2502: 2494: 2486: 2478: 2470: 2462: 2454: 2446: 2438: 2430: 2422: 2414: 2406: 2398: 2390: 2382: 2374: 2366: 2358: 2350: 2342: 2334: 2326: 2318: 2310: 2302: 2294: 2286: 2278: 2270: 2262: 2254: 2246: 2238: 2230: 2222: 2214: 2206: 2198: 2190: 2175: 2170: 2161: 2154: 2147: 2138: 2137: 2127: 2119: 2111: 2103: 2095: 2087: 2079: 2071: 2063: 2060:Charles Thompson 2055: 2047: 2039: 2031: 2023: 2020:Cleveland Abbott 2015: 2007: 1999: 1991: 1988:Wilson S. Lovett 1976: 1967: 1960: 1953: 1944: 1943: 1931: 1930: 1907: 1906: 1904: 1902: 1888: 1882: 1881: 1879: 1877: 1863: 1857: 1856: 1854: 1852: 1833: 1827: 1826: 1824: 1822: 1803: 1797: 1792: 1786: 1785: 1783: 1781: 1766: 1760: 1759: 1757: 1755: 1733: 1727: 1726: 1724: 1722: 1713:. Archived from 1702: 1696: 1695: 1693: 1691: 1675: 1667: 1661: 1660: 1658: 1656: 1636: 1630: 1629: 1627: 1625: 1605: 1599: 1598: 1596: 1594: 1575: 1569: 1568: 1566: 1564: 1553:Associated Press 1539: 1533: 1532: 1530: 1528: 1506: 1500: 1499: 1497: 1495: 1486:. July 9, 2014. 1474: 1468: 1467: 1465: 1463: 1452:Associated Press 1439: 1433: 1432: 1430: 1428: 1409: 1403: 1402: 1400: 1398: 1377: 1371: 1370: 1368: 1366: 1343: 1334: 1333: 1322:. Little,Brown. 1315: 1309: 1308: 1306: 1304: 1290: 1284: 1283: 1281: 1279: 1260: 1254: 1253: 1251: 1249: 1229: 1223: 1222: 1220: 1218: 1204: 1193: 1192: 1190: 1188: 1166: 1160: 1159: 1157: 1155: 1134: 1121: 1120: 1118: 1116: 1097: 1091: 1090: 1088: 1086: 1072: 1066: 1065: 1063: 1061: 1047: 1041: 1040: 1038: 1036: 1016: 1010: 1009: 1007: 1005: 981: 975: 974: 972: 970: 948: 942: 941: 939: 937: 918: 912: 911: 909: 907: 901:Sports Reference 893: 887: 886: 884: 882: 863: 857: 856: 854: 852: 838: 773:Cordova, Alabama 725:Stillman College 484:Team competition 480: 478:1975 Mexico City 473: 472: 449: 447: 445: 444: 431: 430: 418: 416: 402: 400: 245:Stillman College 110:Selected by the 45: 41: 39: 24: 20: 3268: 3267: 3263: 3262: 3261: 3259: 3258: 3257: 3083: 3082: 3081: 3076: 3075: 3070: 3034: 2998: 2993: 2963: 2958: 2951: 2947: 2939: 2937: 2929: 2928: 2919: 2918: 2909: 2908: 2899: 2898: 2889: 2888: 2879: 2878: 2869: 2868: 2859: 2858: 2849: 2848: 2839: 2838: 2829: 2828: 2819: 2818: 2809: 2805: 2799: 2796: 2766: 2761: 2757:Marshall Rogers 2665: 2569: 2564: 2534: 2529: 2521: 2513: 2505: 2497: 2489: 2481: 2473: 2465: 2457: 2449: 2441: 2433: 2425: 2417: 2409: 2401: 2393: 2385: 2377: 2369: 2361: 2353: 2345: 2337: 2329: 2321: 2313: 2305: 2297: 2289: 2281: 2273: 2265: 2257: 2249: 2241: 2233: 2225: 2217: 2209: 2201: 2193: 2185: 2177: 2173: 2168: 2165: 2135: 2130: 2122: 2114: 2106: 2098: 2090: 2082: 2076:Lonnie Williams 2074: 2066: 2058: 2050: 2042: 2034: 2028:Edward H. Adams 2026: 2018: 2010: 2002: 1994: 1986: 1978: 1974: 1971: 1936: 1923: and  1916: 1911: 1910: 1900: 1898: 1890: 1889: 1885: 1875: 1873: 1865: 1864: 1860: 1850: 1848: 1835: 1834: 1830: 1820: 1818: 1805: 1804: 1800: 1793: 1789: 1779: 1777: 1767: 1763: 1753: 1751: 1734: 1730: 1720: 1718: 1717:on July 4, 2020 1703: 1699: 1689: 1687: 1668: 1664: 1654: 1652: 1637: 1633: 1623: 1621: 1606: 1602: 1592: 1590: 1577: 1576: 1572: 1562: 1560: 1541: 1540: 1536: 1526: 1524: 1507: 1503: 1493: 1491: 1476: 1475: 1471: 1461: 1459: 1440: 1436: 1426: 1424: 1411: 1410: 1406: 1396: 1394: 1389:. May 5, 2004. 1379: 1378: 1374: 1364: 1362: 1345: 1344: 1337: 1330: 1316: 1312: 1302: 1300: 1292: 1291: 1287: 1277: 1275: 1262: 1261: 1257: 1247: 1245: 1230: 1226: 1216: 1214: 1206: 1205: 1196: 1186: 1184: 1167: 1163: 1153: 1151: 1136: 1135: 1124: 1114: 1112: 1099: 1098: 1094: 1084: 1082: 1074: 1073: 1069: 1059: 1057: 1049: 1048: 1044: 1034: 1032: 1017: 1013: 1003: 1001: 982: 978: 968: 966: 949: 945: 935: 933: 920: 919: 915: 905: 903: 895: 894: 890: 880: 878: 865: 864: 860: 850: 848: 840: 839: 832: 827: 784: 721: 719:Coaching career 620:Detroit Pistons 612: 569:NCAA tournament 522: 516:in his career. 491: 490: 476: 442: 440: 439: 428: 427: 407: 391: 372:2,954 (6.5 rpg) 362:3,587 (7.9 ppg) 190:Carrera Venezia 164:Detroit Pistons 112:Detroit Pistons 80: 46: 43: 42:August 26, 1954 37: 35: 17: 12: 11: 5: 3266: 3256: 3255: 3250: 3245: 3240: 3235: 3230: 3225: 3223:Power forwards 3220: 3215: 3210: 3205: 3200: 3195: 3190: 3185: 3180: 3175: 3170: 3165: 3160: 3155: 3150: 3145: 3140: 3135: 3130: 3125: 3120: 3115: 3110: 3105: 3100: 3095: 3078: 3077: 3072: 3071: 3069: 3068: 3063: 3058: 3053: 3048: 3042: 3040: 3036: 3035: 3033: 3032: 3030:David Thompson 3027: 3022: 3017: 3012: 3010:Adrian Dantley 3006: 3004: 3000: 2999: 2992: 2991: 2984: 2977: 2969: 2960: 2959: 2950: 2948: 2946: 2945: 2935: 2925: 2915: 2905: 2895: 2885: 2875: 2865: 2855: 2845: 2835: 2825: 2814: 2811: 2810: 2795: 2794: 2787: 2780: 2772: 2763: 2762: 2760: 2759: 2754: 2749: 2744: 2739: 2734: 2732:Dennis Johnson 2729: 2727:Bob Carrington 2724: 2719: 2714: 2712:Lonnie Shelton 2709: 2704: 2699: 2694: 2689: 2684: 2682:Bayard Forrest 2679: 2673: 2671: 2667: 2666: 2664: 2663: 2658: 2653: 2648: 2643: 2638: 2633: 2628: 2623: 2618: 2613: 2608: 2606:Adrian Dantley 2603: 2598: 2593: 2588: 2583: 2577: 2575: 2571: 2570: 2567:1976 NBA draft 2563: 2562: 2555: 2548: 2540: 2531: 2530: 2528: 2527: 2519: 2511: 2503: 2495: 2487: 2479: 2471: 2463: 2455: 2447: 2439: 2431: 2423: 2415: 2407: 2399: 2391: 2383: 2375: 2367: 2359: 2351: 2343: 2335: 2327: 2319: 2311: 2303: 2295: 2287: 2279: 2271: 2263: 2255: 2247: 2239: 2231: 2223: 2215: 2207: 2199: 2191: 2182: 2179: 2178: 2164: 2163: 2156: 2149: 2141: 2132: 2131: 2129: 2128: 2120: 2112: 2104: 2096: 2088: 2080: 2072: 2064: 2056: 2048: 2040: 2032: 2024: 2016: 2008: 2000: 1992: 1983: 1980: 1979: 1970: 1969: 1962: 1955: 1947: 1941: 1938: 1937: 1928: 1927: 1915: 1914:External links 1912: 1909: 1908: 1883: 1858: 1828: 1807:"Leon Douglas" 1798: 1787: 1761: 1728: 1697: 1662: 1631: 1614:HBCUSports.com 1600: 1570: 1534: 1501: 1469: 1434: 1404: 1372: 1335: 1328: 1310: 1285: 1255: 1224: 1194: 1161: 1122: 1105:USA Basketball 1092: 1067: 1042: 1011: 976: 943: 913: 888: 858: 829: 828: 826: 823: 783: 780: 720: 717: 666:1981 NBA draft 662:Kelly Tripucka 651:Dennis Johnson 639:Adrian Dantley 611: 608: 577:North Carolina 521: 520:Amateur career 518: 493: 492: 487: 486: 481: 474: 466: 465: 459: 458: 451: 450: 435: 434: 429: 425: 424: 423: 420: 419: 404: 403: 388: 387: 384: 383: 380: 374: 373: 370: 364: 363: 360: 354: 353: 349: 348: 345: 344: 343: 342: 332: 321: 310: 301: 300: 296: 295: 292: 291: 288: 284: 283: 280: 276: 275: 270: 266: 265: 260: 256: 255: 252: 248: 247: 242: 238: 237: 233: 232: 227: 223: 222: 217: 213: 212: 207: 203: 202: 197: 193: 192: 187: 183: 182: 177: 167: 166: 161: 151: 150: 146: 145: 144:Career history 141: 140: 137: 133: 132: 127: 123: 122: 119: 118:Playing career 115: 114: 107: 106: 100: 94: 93: 87: 83: 82: 79:Colbert County 77: 73: 72: 68: 67: 64: 60: 59: 56: 52: 51: 33: 29: 28: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 3265: 3254: 3251: 3249: 3246: 3244: 3241: 3239: 3236: 3234: 3231: 3229: 3226: 3224: 3221: 3219: 3216: 3214: 3211: 3209: 3206: 3204: 3201: 3199: 3196: 3194: 3191: 3189: 3186: 3184: 3181: 3179: 3176: 3174: 3171: 3169: 3166: 3164: 3161: 3159: 3156: 3154: 3151: 3149: 3146: 3144: 3141: 3139: 3136: 3134: 3131: 3129: 3126: 3124: 3121: 3119: 3116: 3114: 3111: 3109: 3106: 3104: 3101: 3099: 3098:Living people 3096: 3094: 3091: 3090: 3088: 3067: 3064: 3062: 3059: 3057: 3054: 3052: 3049: 3047: 3046:Luther Burden 3044: 3043: 3041: 3037: 3031: 3028: 3026: 3023: 3021: 3018: 3016: 3013: 3011: 3008: 3007: 3005: 3001: 2997: 2990: 2985: 2983: 2978: 2976: 2971: 2970: 2967: 2955: 2942: 2936: 2932: 2926: 2922: 2916: 2912: 2906: 2902: 2896: 2892: 2886: 2882: 2876: 2872: 2866: 2862: 2856: 2852: 2846: 2842: 2836: 2832: 2826: 2822: 2816: 2815: 2812: 2808: 2802: 2793: 2788: 2786: 2781: 2779: 2774: 2773: 2770: 2758: 2755: 2753: 2750: 2748: 2745: 2743: 2740: 2738: 2735: 2733: 2730: 2728: 2725: 2723: 2720: 2718: 2715: 2713: 2710: 2708: 2705: 2703: 2700: 2698: 2695: 2693: 2690: 2688: 2685: 2683: 2680: 2678: 2675: 2674: 2672: 2668: 2662: 2659: 2657: 2654: 2652: 2649: 2647: 2644: 2642: 2641:Mitch Kupchak 2639: 2637: 2634: 2632: 2631:Bob Wilkerson 2629: 2627: 2624: 2622: 2619: 2617: 2616:Robert Parish 2614: 2612: 2611:Quinn Buckner 2609: 2607: 2604: 2602: 2599: 2597: 2594: 2592: 2589: 2587: 2584: 2582: 2579: 2578: 2576: 2572: 2568: 2561: 2556: 2554: 2549: 2547: 2542: 2541: 2538: 2525: 2520: 2517: 2512: 2509: 2504: 2501: 2496: 2493: 2488: 2485: 2480: 2477: 2472: 2469: 2464: 2461: 2456: 2453: 2448: 2445: 2440: 2437: 2432: 2429: 2424: 2421: 2416: 2413: 2408: 2405: 2400: 2397: 2392: 2389: 2384: 2381: 2376: 2373: 2368: 2365: 2360: 2357: 2352: 2349: 2344: 2341: 2336: 2333: 2328: 2325: 2320: 2317: 2312: 2309: 2304: 2301: 2296: 2293: 2288: 2285: 2280: 2277: 2272: 2269: 2264: 2261: 2256: 2253: 2248: 2245: 2240: 2237: 2232: 2229: 2224: 2221: 2216: 2213: 2208: 2205: 2200: 2197: 2192: 2189: 2184: 2183: 2180: 2176: 2171: 2162: 2157: 2155: 2150: 2148: 2143: 2142: 2139: 2125: 2121: 2117: 2113: 2109: 2105: 2101: 2100:Ondray Wagner 2097: 2093: 2089: 2085: 2081: 2077: 2073: 2069: 2068:Alfred Barney 2065: 2061: 2057: 2053: 2049: 2045: 2041: 2037: 2033: 2029: 2025: 2021: 2017: 2013: 2009: 2005: 2001: 1997: 1993: 1989: 1985: 1984: 1981: 1977: 1968: 1963: 1961: 1956: 1954: 1949: 1948: 1945: 1939: 1932: 1926: 1922: 1918: 1917: 1897: 1893: 1887: 1872: 1868: 1862: 1846: 1842: 1838: 1832: 1816: 1812: 1808: 1802: 1796: 1791: 1776: 1772: 1765: 1749: 1745: 1744: 1739: 1732: 1716: 1712: 1708: 1701: 1685: 1681: 1680: 1674: 1666: 1650: 1646: 1642: 1635: 1619: 1615: 1611: 1604: 1588: 1584: 1583:Miles College 1580: 1574: 1558: 1554: 1550: 1549: 1544: 1538: 1522: 1518: 1517: 1512: 1505: 1489: 1485: 1484: 1479: 1473: 1457: 1453: 1449: 1445: 1438: 1422: 1418: 1414: 1408: 1397:September 26, 1392: 1388: 1387: 1382: 1376: 1360: 1356: 1352: 1348: 1342: 1340: 1331: 1329:9780316387149 1325: 1321: 1314: 1299: 1295: 1289: 1273: 1269: 1265: 1259: 1243: 1239: 1235: 1228: 1213: 1209: 1203: 1201: 1199: 1182: 1178: 1177: 1172: 1165: 1149: 1145: 1144: 1139: 1133: 1131: 1129: 1127: 1110: 1106: 1102: 1096: 1081: 1077: 1071: 1056: 1052: 1046: 1030: 1026: 1022: 1015: 999: 995: 991: 987: 980: 964: 960: 959: 954: 947: 931: 927: 923: 917: 902: 898: 892: 876: 872: 871:Miles College 868: 862: 847: 843: 837: 835: 830: 822: 820: 816: 812: 807: 805: 801: 797: 793: 789: 782:Personal life 779: 776: 774: 769: 767: 766:Miles College 762: 760: 756: 752: 747: 745: 741: 736: 734: 730: 726: 716: 714: 710: 706: 702: 698: 694: 690: 686: 682: 678: 673: 671: 667: 663: 659: 654: 652: 648: 644: 643:Robert Parish 640: 636: 633: 632:Hall of Famer 630:, backing up 629: 625: 621: 617: 607: 605: 601: 596: 594: 590: 589:double-double 586: 582: 578: 574: 570: 565: 563: 559: 555: 551: 547: 543: 539: 535: 531: 527: 517: 515: 511: 507: 503: 499: 485: 482: 479: 475: 468: 467: 464: 460: 457: 452: 448:United States 438:Representing 436: 432: 421: 415: 410: 405: 399: 394: 389: 385: 382:479 (1.1 apg) 381: 379: 375: 371: 369: 365: 361: 359: 355: 350: 346: 340: 338: 333: 330: 326: 322: 319: 315: 311: 309: 305: 304: 302: 297: 293: 289: 285: 281: 277: 274: 271: 267: 264: 261: 257: 253: 249: 246: 243: 239: 234: 231: 228: 224: 221: 218: 214: 211: 208: 204: 201: 198: 194: 191: 188: 184: 181: 178: 176: 172: 168: 165: 162: 160: 156: 152: 147: 142: 138: 134: 131: 128: 124: 120: 116: 113: 108: 104: 101: 99: 95: 91: 88: 84: 78: 74: 69: 65: 63:Listed weight 61: 57: 55:Listed height 53: 49: 44:(age 70) 34: 30: 25: 19: 3066:Gus Williams 3056:Kevin Grevey 3051:Leon Douglas 3050: 2938:Coach:  2880: 2717:Jacky Dorsey 2702:Alex English 2697:Johnny Davis 2677:Willie Smith 2670:Second round 2661:Sonny Parker 2646:Larry Wright 2636:Terry Furlow 2601:Wally Walker 2596:Leon Douglas 2595: 2267: 2124:Benjy Taylor 2108:Leon Douglas 2107: 2092:Oliver Jones 2044:Oscar Catlin 2003: 1995: 1899:. Retrieved 1895: 1886: 1874:. Retrieved 1870: 1861: 1849:. Retrieved 1831: 1819:. Retrieved 1810: 1801: 1790: 1778:. Retrieved 1775:Dothan Eagle 1774: 1764: 1752:. Retrieved 1743:WAAY 31 News 1741: 1731: 1719:. Retrieved 1715:the original 1710: 1700: 1688:. Retrieved 1677: 1665: 1653:. Retrieved 1644: 1634: 1622:. Retrieved 1613: 1603: 1591:. Retrieved 1573: 1561:. Retrieved 1546: 1537: 1525:. Retrieved 1514: 1504: 1492:. Retrieved 1481: 1472: 1460:. Retrieved 1437: 1425:. Retrieved 1416: 1407: 1395:. Retrieved 1384: 1375: 1363:. Retrieved 1350: 1319: 1313: 1301:. Retrieved 1297: 1288: 1276:. Retrieved 1268:TheSportster 1267: 1258: 1246:. Retrieved 1237: 1227: 1215:. Retrieved 1211: 1185:. Retrieved 1174: 1164: 1152:. Retrieved 1141: 1113:. Retrieved 1109:the original 1095: 1083:. Retrieved 1079: 1070: 1058:. Retrieved 1054: 1045: 1033:. Retrieved 1024: 1014: 1002:. Retrieved 989: 979: 967:. Retrieved 956: 946: 934:. Retrieved 916: 904:. Retrieved 891: 879:. Retrieved 861: 849:. Retrieved 845: 811:John Douglas 808: 804:Kevin Porter 796:John Shumate 785: 777: 770: 763: 748: 737: 722: 674: 655: 647:Alex English 613: 597: 593:All-American 566: 523: 498:Leon Douglas 497: 496: 339:All-American 336: 287:2023–present 210:Yoga Bologna 22:Leon Douglas 18: 3093:1954 births 3039:Second Team 3025:Dave Meyers 2752:Butch Feher 2707:Scott Lloyd 2687:Major Jones 2621:Armond Hill 2574:First round 2524:Mockevičius 2324:Shackleford 2300:Shackleford 2292:Landsberger 2118:(2014–2019) 2110:(2006–2014) 2102:(2004–2006) 2094:(2000–2004) 2086:(1996–2000) 2078:(1992–1996) 2070:(1988–1992) 2062:(1975–1988) 2054:(1973–1975) 2046:(1964–1973) 2038:(1949–1964) 2030:(1937–1949) 2022:(1933–1937) 2014:(1926–1933) 2006:(1925–1926) 1998:(1909–1925) 1990:(1908–1909) 1025:Bama Hammer 709:Kobe Bryant 677:Limoges CSP 334:First-team 200:CSP Limoges 92:(1972–1976) 76:High school 3087:Categories 3015:John Lucas 3003:First Team 2737:Al Fleming 2722:Phil Hicks 2692:Earl Tatum 2581:John Lucas 2116:Jerry Dunn 2052:Henry Ford 825:References 800:Chris Ford 792:Eric Money 635:Bob Lanier 502:basketball 456:basketball 401:at NBA.com 282:Cordova HS 149:As player: 38:1954-08-26 3020:Scott May 2851:Parkinson 2747:Mo Howard 2656:Norm Cook 2586:Scott May 2468:Sanikidze 2212:Sojourner 2036:Ross Owen 2012:Ross Owen 1548:USA Today 1238:MLive.com 1035:March 16, 742:) of the 715:in 1992. 685:LNB Pro A 616:NBA draft 558:Ray Odums 554:T.R. Dunn 542:CM Newton 279:2019–2020 269:2014–2017 259:2006–2014 241:2004–2006 236:As coach: 216:1987–1991 206:1984–1987 196:1983–1984 186:1982–1983 121:1976–1992 98:NBA draft 2941:Harshman 2927:15  2917:14  2907:13  2897:12  2887:11  2877:10  2871:Grunfeld 2831:Birdsong 2742:Joe Pace 2420:MartΓ­nez 2356:Lockhart 2348:Thompson 2316:Anderson 2126:(2019– ) 2084:Ben Jobe 1996:No coach 1901:April 4, 1876:April 4, 1851:April 4, 1845:Archived 1821:April 4, 1815:Archived 1754:April 4, 1748:Archived 1690:April 4, 1684:Archived 1655:April 4, 1649:Archived 1624:April 4, 1618:Archived 1593:April 4, 1587:Archived 1563:April 4, 1557:Archived 1527:April 4, 1521:Archived 1494:April 4, 1488:Archived 1462:April 4, 1456:Archived 1427:April 4, 1421:Archived 1391:Archived 1365:April 4, 1359:Archived 1303:April 4, 1278:April 4, 1272:Archived 1248:April 4, 1242:Archived 1217:April 4, 1187:April 4, 1181:Archived 1154:April 4, 1148:Archived 1115:April 4, 1085:April 4, 1060:April 4, 1029:Archived 1004:April 4, 998:Archived 969:April 4, 963:Archived 936:April 4, 930:Archived 906:April 4, 881:April 4, 875:Archived 851:April 4, 524:Born in 368:Rebounds 263:Tuskegee 126:Position 3061:Ron Lee 2921:Rollins 2911:LaGarde 2881:Douglas 2867:9  2861:Hassett 2857:8  2847:7  2837:6  2827:5  2817:4  2626:Ron Lee 2508:Anosike 2492:Anosike 2484:Anosike 2436:Wallace 2396:TΓΌrkcan 2380:Chiacig 2332:Comegys 2268:Douglas 2244:Johnson 2196:Elliott 2004:Unknown 1921:NBA.com 1780:June 5, 1721:June 5, 1645:Omnidan 695:, with 689:Serie A 664:in the 581:Indiana 534:Alabama 514:Alabama 378:Assists 90:Alabama 86:College 2931:Parish 2522:2019: 2514:2018: 2506:2017: 2498:2016: 2490:2015: 2482:2014: 2474:2013: 2466:2012: 2458:2011: 2450:2010: 2444:Hunter 2442:2009: 2434:2008: 2428:Thomas 2426:2007: 2418:2006: 2410:2005: 2404:Wesson 2402:2004: 2394:2003: 2386:2002: 2378:2001: 2370:2000: 2362:1999: 2354:1998: 2346:1997: 2338:1996: 2330:1995: 2322:1994: 2314:1993: 2306:1992: 2298:1991: 2290:1990: 2284:Binion 2282:1989: 2274:1988: 2266:1987: 2258:1986: 2250:1985: 2242:1984: 2234:1983: 2228:Starks 2226:1982: 2220:Starks 2218:1981: 2210:1980: 2204:Starks 2202:1979: 2194:1978: 2186:1977: 1351:AL.com 1326:  1176:SI.com 990:AL.com 958:Uproxx 815:Kansas 802:, and 753:. The 681:France 454:Men's 446:  426:Medals 411:  395:  358:Points 341:(1972) 337:Parade 331:(1976) 136:Number 130:Center 50:, U.S. 2901:Robey 2821:Davis 2516:Burns 2476:Lawal 2388:Blair 2372:Blair 2340:Mills 2308:Magee 2276:Davis 2252:Nater 2236:Magee 693:Italy 585:polls 409:Stats 393:Stats 273:Miles 2891:Cook 2841:Bond 2500:Hunt 2460:Ford 2452:Ford 2412:Shaw 2364:Kidd 2188:Jura 1903:2022 1878:2022 1853:2022 1823:2022 1782:2024 1756:2022 1723:2024 1692:2022 1657:2022 1626:2022 1595:2022 1565:2022 1529:2022 1496:2022 1464:2022 1448:NCAA 1429:2022 1399:2020 1367:2022 1324:ISBN 1305:2022 1280:2022 1250:2022 1219:2022 1189:2022 1156:2022 1117:2022 1087:2022 1062:2022 1037:2022 1006:2022 971:2022 938:2022 908:2022 883:2022 853:2022 649:and 624:1976 556:and 510:HBCU 318:1976 314:NABC 251:2005 226:1992 175:1982 171:1980 159:1980 155:1976 103:1976 32:Born 2260:Gay 2169:LBA 691:in 679:in 622:in 562:SEC 329:UPI 3089:: 2803:– 1894:. 1869:. 1839:. 1813:. 1809:. 1773:. 1746:. 1740:. 1709:. 1682:. 1676:. 1647:. 1643:. 1616:. 1612:. 1585:. 1581:. 1551:. 1545:. 1519:. 1513:. 1480:. 1454:. 1450:. 1446:. 1419:. 1415:. 1383:. 1353:. 1349:. 1338:^ 1296:. 1266:. 1240:. 1236:. 1210:. 1197:^ 1179:. 1173:. 1140:. 1125:^ 1103:. 1078:. 1053:. 1027:. 1023:. 996:. 992:. 988:. 961:. 955:. 928:. 924:. 899:. 869:. 844:. 833:^ 806:. 798:, 794:, 735:. 645:, 641:, 606:. 595:. 552:, 327:, 325:AP 139:13 40:) 2988:e 2981:t 2974:v 2791:e 2784:t 2777:v 2559:e 2552:t 2545:v 2160:e 2153:t 2146:v 1966:e 1959:t 1952:v 1905:. 1880:. 1855:. 1825:. 1784:. 1758:. 1725:. 1694:. 1659:. 1628:. 1597:. 1567:. 1531:. 1498:. 1466:. 1431:. 1401:. 1369:. 1332:. 1307:. 1282:. 1252:. 1221:. 1191:. 1158:. 1119:. 1089:. 1064:. 1039:. 1008:. 973:. 940:. 910:. 885:. 855:. 320:) 316:( 173:– 157:– 36:(

Index

Leighton, Alabama
Alabama
NBA draft
1976
Detroit Pistons
Center
1976
1980
Detroit Pistons
1980
1982
Kansas City Kings
Carrera Venezia
CSP Limoges
Yoga Bologna
Maltinti / Kleenex Pistoia
Pallacanestro Trieste
Stillman College
Tuskegee
Miles
All-American (1975)
NABC
1976
AP
UPI
Parade All-American
Points
Rebounds
Assists
Stats

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.

↑