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University of Alabama.
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Leon Douglas
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Career
Douglas was Alabama"s first first round National Basketball Association 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. 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 National Collegiate Athletic Association 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 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II basketball tournament. Douglas resigned in August 2014.
He is currently the men"s basketball coach at Miles College, another SIAC institution.
Achievements
Membership
Douglas was also a member of the Gold Medal 1976 United States Pan American Team that played in Mexico City.
