DeAndre Liggins

Last updated

DeAndre Liggins
DeAndre Liggins 2017.jpg
Liggins with the Cavaliers in 2017
No. 34Al-Ahli Jeddah
Position Shooting guard / small forward
League Saudi Premier League
Personal information
Born (1988-03-31) March 31, 1988 (age 35)
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nevada)
College Kentucky (2008–2011)
NBA draft 2011: 2nd round, 53rd overall pick
Selected by the Orlando Magic
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2012 Orlando Magic
2012–2013 Oklahoma City Thunder
2012–2013Tulsa 66ers
2013–2014 Sioux Falls Skyforce
2014 Miami Heat
2014→Sioux Falls Skyforce
2014–2015 Krasny Oktyabr
2015 Eisbären Bremerhaven
2015–2016Sioux Falls Skyforce
2016–2017 Cleveland Cavaliers
2017 Dallas Mavericks
2017–2018 Milwaukee Bucks
2018 New Orleans Pelicans
2018–2019Sioux Falls Skyforce
2019 Kolossos Rodou
2019 Fuenlabrada
2020–2021 London Lions
2021–2022 New Taipei Kings
2022–present Al-Ahli Jeddah
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

DeAndre Desmond Liggins (born March 31, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for Al-Ahli of the Saudi Premier League. He played college basketball for Kentucky.

Contents

High school career

Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Liggins was listed as the No. 6 point guard and the No. 28 player in the nation in 2008. [1]

College career

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 NBA draft.

Professional career

Orlando Magic (2011–2012)

On June 24, 2011, Liggins was selected with the 53rd overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft by the Orlando Magic. [2] Liggins made his NBA debut for Orlando on February 20, 2012 in a road game against the Milwaukee Bucks where he recorded three points and two rebounds in 10 minutes on the court. [3] In July 2012, he joined the Magic for the 2012 NBA Summer League.

Oklahoma City Thunder (2012–2013)

On September 12, 2012, Liggins signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder. [4] During the 2012–13 season, he had multiple assignments with the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Development League. [5] On January 13, 2013, Liggins started his first NBA 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 NBA Summer League. On September 6, 2013, Liggins was waived by the Thunder. [6]

Sioux Falls Skyforce and Miami Heat (2013–2014)

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 NBA D-League All-Star Game. [7]

On February 25, 2014, Liggins signed a 10-day contract with the Miami Heat. [8] On March 8, 2014, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Heat. [9] The next day, he was assigned to the Sioux Falls Skyforce. [10] 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. [11] On March 18, 2014, he was re-acquired by the Skyforce. [12] On April 21, he was named the 2014 D-League Defensive Player of the Year. [13]

Russia and Germany (2014–2015)

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 2014–15 season. [14] On January 20, 2015, he parted ways with Krasny Oktyabr. [15] On February 27, 2015, he signed with Eisbären Bremerhaven of Germany for the rest of the season. [16]

Second Sioux Falls Skyforce stint (2015–2016)

On November 2, 2015, Liggins was reacquired by the Sioux Falls Skyforce. [17] On January 29, he was named in the East All-Star team for the 2016 NBA D-League All-Star Game, earning his second All-Star nod in three years. [18] 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. [19] On April 13, he earned D-League Defensive Player of the Year honors for the second time in three years. [20] He helped the Skyforce finish with a D-League-best 40–10 record in 2015–16, and went on to help the team win the league championship with a 2–1 Finals series win over the Los Angeles D-Fenders. [21] At the season's end, he was named to the All-NBA D-League Second Team and All-NBA D-League All-Defensive First Team for the second time in his career. [22]

Cleveland Cavaliers (2016–2017)

On September 26, 2016, Liggins signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers. [23] He made his debut for the Cavaliers in the team's season opener on October 25, 2016, recording four points, three rebounds, three assists and one block in a 117–88 win over the New York Knicks. [24] On April 9, 2017, he was waived by the Cavaliers. [25]

Dallas Mavericks (2017)

On April 11, 2017, Liggins was claimed off waivers by the Dallas Mavericks. [26]

2017 off-season

On June 28, 2017, Liggins was traded to the Houston Rockets for cash considerations, [27] then immediately traded to the Los Angeles Clippers as part of the trade that sent Chris Paul to Houston. [28] On September 25, he was again traded – this time to the Atlanta Hawks for draft considerations. He was waived by the Hawks within a few hours of the transaction. [29] On October 10, 2017, Liggins signed with the Miami Heat. [30] He was waived four days later after appearing in one preseason game. [31]

Milwaukee Bucks (2017–2018)

On October 16, 2017, Liggins was claimed off waivers by the Milwaukee Bucks. [32] On January 7, 2018, he was waived by the Bucks. [33]

New Orleans Pelicans (2018)

On January 10, 2018, Liggins signed a 10-day contract with the New Orleans Pelicans. [34] On January 20, 2018, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Pelicans. [35] On February 5, 2018, he signed a two-year deal with the Pelicans. [36] [37] Four days later, in a 100–82 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, Liggins made his first start of the season, but failed to score in 19 minutes. [38] On August 31, 2018, he was waived by the Pelicans. [39]

Third Sioux Falls Skyforce stint (2018–2019)

On October 7, 2018, Liggins signed with the Miami Heat. [40] He was waived by the Heat on October 11 after appearing in one preseason game. [41] Liggins was subsequently added to the roster of the Sioux Falls Skyforce. [42]

Kolossos Rodou (2019)

On March 23, 2019, Liggins signed with Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basket League for the rest of the season. [43]

Fuenlabrada (2019)

On August 5, 2019, Liggins signed a one-year deal with Spanish club Montakit Fuenlabrada. [44] He averaged 2.8 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. [45]

London Lions (2020–2021)

On July 22, 2020, Liggins signed with London Lions of the British Basketball League (BBL). [46] Liggins averaged 14.4 points, 6.9 assists and 5.4 rebounds per game during the 2020–21 season. [47]

New Taipei Kings (2021–2022)

On December 3, 2021, Liggins signed with New Taipei Kings of the Taiwanese P. League+. [48]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

NBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2011–12 Orlando 1706.8.480.000.474.9.3.4.01.9
2012–13 Oklahoma City 3917.4.447.368.5001.4.4.5.11.5
2013–14 Miami 101.01.000.0001.0.0.0.02.0
2016–17 Cleveland 611912.3.382.378.6221.7.9.7.22.4
2016–17 Dallas 1025.0.500.000.6677.0.02.0.08.0
2017–18 Milwaukee 31115.5.338.306.4001.6.9.9.31.8
2017–18 New Orleans 2739.0.439.4711.0.8.4.11.6
Career1772410.8.402.352.5491.4.7.6.22.0

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2013 Oklahoma City 808.5.333.200.2501.8.5.1.11.0
2018 New Orleans 304.7.000.500.3.0.0.0.3
Career1107.5.300.200.3331.4.4.1.1.8

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2008–09 Kentucky 33.362.235.6732.32.8.7.44.2
2009–10 Kentucky 2915.3.419.318.5902.3.8.7.33.8
2010–11 Kentucky 3831.6.424.391.6484.02.51.2.78.6
Career10024.6.407.332.6433.02.1.9.55.8

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Andre Barrett</span> American basketball player

Andre Rashawd Barrett is an American professional basketball player who last played for Obras Sanitarias of the Liga Nacional de Básquet. He played college basketball for Seton Hall.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jarvis Varnado</span> American basketball player (born 1988)

Jarvis Lamar Varnado is an American professional basketball player for Piratas de La Guaira of the Venezuelan Basketball League. Varnado is known as a defensive specialist and is especially adept at shot blocking where he's aided by his large wingspan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Larry Drew II</span> American basketball player

Larry Donelle Drew II is an American former professional basketball player. He won the John R. Wooden High School Player of the Year Award in 2008 before starting his college basketball career with the North Carolina Tar Heels. He went on to win a national championship in 2009 with the Tar Heels before deciding to leave the program midseason in 2011. He transferred to the UCLA Bruins' program, where he played one season and broke the single-season school record for assists. Drew was named to the All-Pac-12 first team. He won a gold medal with the United States national team at the FIBA AmeriCup in 2017.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dexter Pittman</span> American basketball player (born 1988)

Dexter Jerome Pittman is an American professional basketball player for Guaiqueríes de Margarita of the Venezuelan SuperLiga. He played college basketball for the University of Texas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Reggie Williams (basketball, born 1986)</span> American basketball player

Reginald Leon Williams II is an American former professional basketball player who most recently played for Science City Jena of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He played college basketball for the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) where he is the school's all-time leading scorer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Andre Dawkins</span>

Andre Wade Dawkins is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Daniel Orton</span> American basketball player (born 1990)

Daniel Joseph Orton is an American professional basketball player. He is a 6-foot 10-inch, 265-pound center who played college basketball for the University of Kentucky.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tony Mitchell (basketball, born 1989)</span> American basketball player

Tony Mitchell is an American professional basketball player for Beirut Club of the Lebanese Basketball League. He played college basketball for the University of Alabama.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jarnell Stokes</span> American basketball player (born 1994)

Jarnell D'Marcus Stokes is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball at the University of Tennessee. He was one of the top rated high school players in the class of 2011. He was selected in with the 35th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Utah Jazz, and later traded to the Memphis Grizzlies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Justin Hamilton (basketball, born 1990)</span> American-Croatian professional basketball player

Justin Anthony Hamilton is a Croatian-American professional basketball player for Al Riyadi Club Beirut of the Lebanese Basketball League (LBL). He plays the center position.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rodney McGruder</span> American basketball player

Rodney Christian McGruder is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Kansas State Wildcats.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Scotty Hopson</span> American basketball player (born 1989)

Brian Scott "Scotty" Hopson is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Tennessee Volunteers.

Khem Xavier Birch is a Canadian professional basketball player who last played for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Pittsburgh Panthers and the UNLV Runnin' Rebels.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brianté Weber</span> American basketball player

Brianté Weber is an American professional basketball player who last played for ONVO Büyükçekmece of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). He played college basketball for the VCU Rams.

The 2015–16 NBA Development League season was the 15th season of the NBA Development League. The NBA D-League is the official minor league basketball organization owned by the National Basketball Association (NBA).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Josh Gray (basketball)</span> American basketball player

Joshia Gray is an American professional basketball player for Real Betis of the Liga ACB. He previously played for the Long Island Nets of the NBA G League, as well college basketball for Texas Tech, Odessa College and LSU.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Matt Williams (basketball)</span> American basketball player

Matthew Williams Jr. is an American professional basketball player. Born and raised in Orlando, Florida, Williams played college basketball at the University of Central Florida (UCF).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Charles Cooke (basketball)</span> American basketball player

Charles Cooke III is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for both James Madison University and the University of Dayton.

Emanuel Jonh Terry is an American professional basketball player for Manisa BB of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He played college basketball at Lincoln Memorial University, where he was a Division II All-American in 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mychal Mulder</span> Canadian basketball player

Mychal Mulder is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Memphis Hustle of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Vincennes Trailblazers and the Kentucky Wildcats.

References

  1. "DeAndre Liggins Recruiting Profile". Yahoo.com. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
  2. Dunlap, Evan (June 24, 2011). "Orlando Magic Select DeAndre Liggins with 53rd Overall Pick in 2011 NBA Draft". OrlandoPinstripedPost.com. SB Nation. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  3. Dunlap, Evan (February 20, 2012). "DeAndre Liggins Makes NBA Debut for Orlando Magic". OrlandoPinstripedPost.com. SB Nation. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  4. "OKC Thunder sign DeAndre Liggins and Andy Rautins". InsideHoops.com. September 12, 2012. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
  5. "2012-13 NBA Assignments". NBA.com. Archived from the original on March 27, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
  6. "Thunder Waives DeAndre Liggins". NBA.com. September 6, 2013. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
  7. "Eighth Annual NBA D-League All-Star Game Features 16 Players With NBA Experience". NBA.com. February 3, 2014. Archived from the original on February 7, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
  8. "HEAT Signs DeAndre Liggins". NBA.com. February 25, 2014. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
  9. "HEAT Signs DeAndre Liggins". NBA.com. March 8, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
  10. "DeAndre Liggins to Join Skyforce". NBA.com. March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
  11. "HEAT Signs Justin Hamilton". NBA.com. March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  12. "DeAndre Liggins Returns to Skyforce". NBA.com. March 18, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  13. "DeAndre Liggins Named 2014 NBA D-League Defensive Player of the Year". NBA. April 21, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  14. "ДеАндре Лиггинс подписал контракт с "Красным Октябрем"". BCRedOctober.com (in Russian). October 15, 2014. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  15. "Krasny Oktyabr parted ways with Liggins, signing Jamont Gordon". Sportando.com. January 20, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  16. "Eisbaren-Bremerhaven lands DeAndre Liggins". Sportando.com. February 27, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  17. "Skyforce Announces 2015-16 Training Camp Roster". OurSportsCentral.com. November 2, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  18. "Sixteen NBA Veterans Headline Rosters for NBA Development League All-Star Game Presented By Kumho Tire". NBA.com. January 29, 2016. Archived from the original on February 7, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  19. "Keith Benson and Quinn Cook Named as All-Star Replacements". NBA.com. February 5, 2016. Archived from the original on February 6, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  20. Hrdlicka, Kylie (April 13, 2016). "SIOUX FALLS' DEANDRE LIGGINS NAMED 2015-16 NBA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR". NBA.com. Archived from the original on August 5, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  21. "Sioux Falls Skyforce Cap Historic Season with First NBA D-League". NBA.com. April 27, 2016. Archived from the original on April 28, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  22. "NBA Development League Announces 2015-16 All-NBA D-League Teams". NBA.com. April 29, 2016. Archived from the original on September 4, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  23. "Cavaliers Announce 2016-17 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. September 26, 2016. Archived from the original on September 26, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  24. "James has triple-double as Cavs rout Knicks 117-88 in opener". ESPN.com. October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  25. "Cavaliers Waive DeAndre Liggins". ESPN.com. April 9, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  26. "Mavericks awarded DeAndre Liggins on waiver claim". Mavs.com. April 11, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  27. "Mavericks trade DeAndre Liggins to Rockets". InsideHoops.com. June 28, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  28. "Press Release: L.A. Clippers Acquire Seven Players and Draft Pick, Including Beverley, Dekker, Harrell and Williams". NBA.com. June 28, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  29. "Hawks Acquire Cash In Trade With Clippers". NBA.com. September 25, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  30. "HEAT Signs DeAndre Liggins". NBA.com. October 10, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  31. "Heat Waives Liggins, McCree And Mitchell". NBA.com. October 14, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  32. "BUCKS AWARDED DEANDRE LIGGINS". NBA.com. October 16, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  33. "Bucks Request Waivers On DeAndre Liggins". NBA.com. January 7, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  34. "Pelicans sign DeAndre Liggins to 10-day contract". NBA.com. January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  35. "Pelicans sign DeAndre Liggins to second 10-day contract". NBA.com. January 20, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  36. "Pelicans Sign DeAndre Liggins". NBA.com. February 5, 2018. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  37. Guillory, William (February 5, 2018). "Pelicans, DeAndre Liggins agree to two-year deal: source". NOLA.com. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  38. Schwartz, Andy (February 9, 2018). "Embiid, Saric lead Sixers to easy win over Pelicans". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
  39. "Pelicans waive DeAndre Liggins". NBA.com. August 31, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  40. "Miami Heat sign Charles Cooke, DeAndre Liggins". NBA.com. October 7, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  41. "Heat Signs Purvis And Putney". NBA.com. October 11, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  42. "SKYFORCE ANNOUNCE 2018-19 OPENING DAY ROSTER". NBA.com. November 1, 2018. Archived from the original on November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  43. Lupo, Nicola (March 23, 2019). "DeAndre Liggins signs with Kolossos Rhodes". Sportando. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  44. "ACB.COM - Deandre Liggins, energía para el juego exterior del Montakit Fuenlabrada". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). August 5, 2019. Archived from the original on August 6, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  45. Varney, Dennis (March 26, 2020). "Catch up with 36 ex-Cats playing pro basketball in leagues outside the NBA". Lexington Herald-Leader . Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  46. Carchia, Emiliano (July 22, 2020). "DeAndre Liggins signs with London Lions". Sportando. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  47. "DeAndre Liggins Pro Baller". Pro Baller.
  48. "NBA 資歷 3 洋將豪華陣容! 「皇家大鎖」里金斯加盟新北國王". P. LEAGUE+. December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2021.