Willie Williams (basketball)

Willie Earl Williams (born July 28, 1946) is a former National Basketball Association (NBA) player. Williams lettered two years in basketball at Florida State University after two years at Miami Dade Community College. In the 1968-69 season, Williams averaged 7.8 points and 9.6 rebounds per game. The following season, Williams averaged 16.9 points and 11.0 rebounds per game.[1] He was drafted with the fourth pick in the third round of the 1970 NBA Draft. After playing sixteen games with the Celtics in the 1970-71 NBA season, Williams was waived by the Celtics and then claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Royals. In his one NBA season, Williams averaged 0.9 points and 0.9 rebounds per game.[2]

Willie Williams
Personal information
Born (1946-07-28) July 28, 1946
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolBooker T. Washington
(Miami, Florida)
College
NBA draft1970 / Round: 3 / Pick: 38th overall
Selected by the Boston Celtics
PositionForward
Number28, 15, 11
Career history
1970–1971Boston Celtics
1971Cincinnati Royals
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

References

  1. "Willie Williams". nolefan.org. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  2. "Willie Williams NBA statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.