Leon Douglas

Leon Douglas (born August 26, 1954) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (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.

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
1983–1984	CSP Limoges
1984–1987	Yoga Bologna
1987–1991	Maltinti / Kleenex Pistoia
1992	Majestic Firenze
As coach:
2004–2005	Stillman College
2005	Magic City Court Kings
2005–2006	Stillman College
2006–2014	Tuskegee
2014–2017	Miles
Career highlights and awards
Consensus second-team All-American (1975) Second-team All-American – NABC (1976) Third-team All-American – AP, UPI (1976) First-team Parade All-American (1972)
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

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. He 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 2004–05 and 2005–06 seasons as the head coach at Stillman College, where he led the Tigers to the 2006 SIAC Tournament championship, advancing to the NCAA DII tournament. Douglas led the Tuskegee University basketball program as the head men's basketball coach from 2006 to 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 was forced to resign in April 2014. He was hired at Miles College, his 4th SIAC school as the men's head basketball coach. His SIAC coaching career ended April 2017 when he was fired from Miles College after his third season as head coach. In 12 seasons as a head coach, he has a 173-176 record coaching at Stillman, Tuskegee and Miles.