Billy Shepherd (basketball)

Billy Shepherd

Personal information
Born	(1949-11-18) November 18, 1949 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 and awards
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. 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).

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. Afterward, he worked as a scout for Marty Blake. Shepherd was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1997.