Leon Douglas

Leon Douglas

Personal information
Born	(1954-08-26) August 26, 1954 Leighton, Alabama
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school	Colbert County (Leighton, Alabama)
College	Alabama (1972–1976)
NBA draft	1976 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career	1976–1992
Position	Center
Number	13
Career history
As player:
1976–1980	Detroit Pistons
1980–1982	Kansas City Kings
1982–1983	Carrera Venezia (Italy)
1983–1984	CSP Limoges (France)
1984–1987	Yoga Bologna (Italy)
1987–1991	Maltinti / Kleenex Pistoia (Italy)
1992	Majestic Firenze (Italy)
As coach:
2004–2005	Stillman College
2005	Magic City Court Kings (WBA)
2005–2006	Stillman College
2006–2014	Tuskegee
Career highlights and awards
Consensus second-team All-American (1975) Second-team All-American – NABC (1976) Third-team All-American – AP, UPI (1976)
Career NBA and Serie A statistics
Points	6,977 (9.7 ppg)
Rebounds	6,098 (8.5 rpg)
Assists	768 (1.1 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Representing United States Men's basketball Pan American Games 1975 Mexico City Team competition

Leon Douglas (born August 26, 1954) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the NBA and other leagues. A 6–10 ft, 230 lb center at the University of Alabama, he was a four-time All-Southeastern Conference selection, the first Alabama player to achieve this distinction since Jerry Harper earned it in 1953-1956.

Douglas was Alabama's first first round NBA Draft pick, selected fourth overall by the Detroit Pistons in 1976. Douglas played four years with the Pistons, then joined the Kansas City Kings from 1980 to 1983. Douglas was also a member of the Gold Medal 1976 United States Pan American Team that played in Mexico City. He played in the Italian league for more than a decade. Douglas' career led to his induction into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.

Douglas spent the 2004-2006 seasons as the Head Men's Basketball Coach at Stillman College, where he led the Tigers to the 2005-2006 SIAC Tournament Championship, advancing to the NCAA DII basketball tournament. Douglas led the Tuskegee University basketball program as the head men's basketball coach from 2006-2014. He led the Golden Tigers to success as his team were champions of the south region and advanced to the elite eight, the furthest an SIAC school has ever advanced in the NCAA Division II basketball tournament. Douglas resigned in August 2014. He is currently the men's basketball coach at Miles College, another SIAC institution.

External links

• NBA profile Retrieved 15 June 2015
• Lega Basket Serie A profile Retrieved 15 June 2015 (Italian)