Education
University of Kentucky.
University of Kentucky.
He played college basketball for Kentucky. Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Liggins was listed as the Number. 6 point guard and the Number.
28 player in the nation in 2008.
Liggins played three years at the University of Kentucky. He spent his first two years mostly coming off the bench, but in his junior year, coach John Calipari decided to start him.
After his junior season, he elected to enter the 2011 National Basketball Association draft. On June 24, 2011, Liggins was selected with the 53rd overall pick in the 2011 National Basketball Association draft by the Orlando Magic.
Liggins made his National Basketball Association debut for Orlando on February 20, 2012 in a road game against the Milwaukee Buckinghamshire where he recorded three points and two rebounds in 10 minutes on the court.
In July 2012, he joined the Magic for the 2012 National Basketball Association Summer League. On September 12, 2012, Liggins signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder. During the 2012-2013 season, he had multiple assignments with the Tulsa 66ers of the National Basketball Association Development League.
On January 13, 2013, Liggins started his first National Basketball Association game for the Thunder against the Portland Trail Blazers in Portland.
He recorded 11 points and nine rebounds as the Thunder defeated the Trail Blazers, 87-83. In July 2013, he joined the Thunder for the 2013 National Basketball Association Summer League.
On September 6, 2013, Liggins was waived by the Thunder. In November 2013, Liggins was acquired by the Sioux Falls Skyforce.
On February 3, 2014, he was named to the Futures All-Star roster for the 2014 National Basketball Association Doctorate-League All-Star Game.
On February 25, 2014, Liggins signed a 10-day contract with the Miami Heat. On March 8, 2014, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Heat. The next day, he was assigned to the Sioux Falls Skyforce.
He was recalled a day later.
On March 14, 2014, he was waived by the Heat. He managed only one game for the Heat, recording 2 points and 1 rebound.
On March 18, 2014, he was re-acquired by the Skyforce. In July 2014, Liggins joined the Detroit Pistons for the Orlando Summer League and the Los Angeles Clippers for the Las Vegas Summer League.
On October 15, 2014, he signed with Krasny Oktyabr of Russia for the 2014-2015 season.
On January 20, 2015, he parted ways with Krasny Oktyabr. On February 27, 2015, he signed with Eisbären Bremerhaven of Germany for the rest of the season. On November 2, 2015, he was reacquired by the Skyforce.
On January 29, he was named in the East All-Star team for the 2016 National Basketball Association Doctorate-League All-Star Game, earning his second All-Star nod in three years.
However, he was ruled out of the All-Star game due to a right plantar fascia injury suffered on January 9, and was replaced in the East team by Quinn Cook.