DeAndreLiggins
- position Guard
- height 6-6
- Weight 215
- class Junior
- Hometown Chicago, Illinois
- High school Washington
53rd overall pick in 2011 NBA Draft (Orlando Magic)
2009-10
Sophomore: Played in the last 29 games, averaging 3.8 points … Scored seven points while pulling
down five rebounds in Elite Eight game vs. West Virginia … Dished out five assists vs. ETSU in the NCAA 1st Round in New Orleans … Scored seven points with two steals vs. South Carolina … Made 3-of-4 free throws in the last
ten seconds of the overtime victory at Mississippi State … Scored seven points with a season-high four assists vs. Tennessee … Totaled eight points and seven boards vs. Alabama … Pulled down a career-high eight boards and knocked down two three-pointers at LSU … Grabbed a season-high five rebounds to go with five points vs. Ole Miss … Totaled season highs with nine points and four rebounds in 25 minutes … Scored five crucial points and grabbed three boards, including the game clincher at Auburn … Totaled six points and a career-high three steals vs. Georgia … Posted season-highs with 19 minutes, three rebounds and two assists along with three points vs. Hartford … Played a season-high 14 minutes vs. Long Beach State, scoring two points … Nailed two three-pointers in 11 minutes of action vs. Drexel … Totaled two points, one assist and one rebound in a season-high 12 minutes vs. Austin Peay … Earned his first action of the season, playing one minute in UK’s road win at Indiana.
2008-09
Freshman: Played in 33 games, starting one in his first season as a Wildcat … Had six points, seven rebounds, five assists and two blocked shots against VMI in collegiate debut … Totaled a team-high seven assists at #1 North Carolina … Scored eight points, making 2-of-3 from behind the arc vs. Longwood … Matched his career high with 27 minutes, totaling four points, three assists and two rebounds vs. West Virginia … Scored a career-high 16 points with seven rebounds and four assist vs. Lamar … Was also 6-for-6 from the field, 2-of-2 from both three-point and free throw lines in the win over Lamar … Set a new career high with 18 points, seven rebounds, five assists and two steals vs. No. 21 Miami … Also was 6-of-6 from the charity stripe vs. Miami … Scored 10 points against Mississippi Valley State while dishing out a game high five assists … Recorded his fourth straight double-digit game with 10 points against Indiana … Totaled a career-high three steals vs. Appalachian State … Earned first career start vs. Central Michigan, totaling six points, five rebounds and a career-high eight assists … Scored 11 points in 23 minutes at Alabama … Logged a career-high 34 minutes at Ole Miss, totaling eight points, four assists, two blocks and two steals … Totaled seven assists and tied a career high with seven rebounds in 29 minutes at South Carolina … Had three or more assists in 18 games this season … Made UK’s first three-pointer in NIT history vs. UNLV and made his last two attempts from behind the arc.
Personal
Born on March 31, 1988 … Son of Tammi Liggins … Chose Kentucky over Memphis, Illinois and Kansas.