Billy Shepherd (basketball)

American basketball player

Billy ShepherdPersonal information

Born|  (1949-11-18) November 18, 1949 (age 75)
Bedford, Indiana
Nationality| American
Listed height| 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight| 160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High school| Carmel (Carmel, Indiana)
College| Butler (1969–1972)
NBA draft| 1972: undrafted
Playing career| 1972–1975
Position| Point guard
Number| 21, 20, 6
Career history
1972–1973| Virginia Squires
1973–1974| San Diego Conquistadors
1974–1975| Memphis Sounds
Career highlights

* Indiana Mr. Basketball (1968)

Stats at Basketball Reference

Bill L. Shepherd Jr. (born November 18, 1949) is an American former basketball player.

A 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) guard born in Bedford, Indiana, Shepherd played at Carmel High School, where he was coached by his father, Bill Shepherd Sr. He scored 2,465 points in four years and was selected as Indiana's Mr. Basketball in 1968.[1] He then played at Butler University, also his father's alma mater, from 1969 to 1972, and set school records for highest career scoring average (24.1 points per game) and highest scoring average in a season (27.8 points per game).[2]

From 1972 to 1975, Shepherd played in the American Basketball Association as a member of the Virginia Squires, San Diego Conquistadors, and Memphis Sounds. He averaged 5.7 points per game in his professional career, and led the ABA in three-point field goal percentage (.420) during the 1974-75 season.[3] Afterward, he worked as a scout for Marty Blake.[4] Shepherd was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1997.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b Billy Shepherd. Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved on July 20, 2009.
2. ^ Butler Men's Basketball Media Guide Archived July 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on July 20, 2009.
3. ^ Billy Shepherd statistics. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on July 20, 2009.
4. ^ Jeff Rabjohns. "Eric Gordon is a big shot. But how does this player compare with Indiana's shooting legends?". IndyStar.com. April 8, 2007. Retrieved on July 20, 2009.