James Williams (basketball)

James "Speedy" Williams is a streetball basketball player from the Bronx, NY who has been called a "Rucker Park legend".[1][2] He attended Morris High School in the Bronx.[3] He played at Medgar Evers College where he averaged 26 points per game,[4] later going on to play with the Harlem Globetrotters and the Continental Basketball Association.[5] He played 10 seasons with the United States Basketball League and the Harlem Wizards.[4]

James Williams
Born
Bronx, New York
OccupationAmerican streetball basketball

He served as an advisor and played a role in the film Above The Rim.[6] It was alleged that he along with Kerry Thompson made a big living playing in drug money sponsored basketball games.[7]

Notable wins

Williams was the winner in the March to the Garden Tournament[8] and the 1 on 1 tournament winner at Madison Square Garden.[3]

References
  1. "Elite 24: Rucker Park legends". Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  2. "Ready for Their Reverse Dunk, Mr. DeMille". The New York Times. 14 June 2003. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  3. "Rucker Legends".
  4. Mallozzi, Vincent M. (17 June 2003). Asphalt Gods: An Oral History of the Rucker Tournament. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group – via Internet Archive.
  5. "Elite 24: Rucker Park legends".
  6. "Ready for Their Reverse Dunk, Mr. DeMille". The New York Times. 14 June 2003.
  7. Anderson, Lars; Millman, Chad (1 January 1999). Pickup Artists: Street Basketball in America. Verso – via Internet Archive.
  8. "March to the Garden Basketball Tournament - THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE NEW YORK KNICKS".


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