Adam Williams (basketball)

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Adam Williams (born 27 January 1983) is a professional basketball player currently playing in the BBL for the Everton Tigers. [1] He played for Leicester in the 2006/07 season before playing for the Birmingham Bullets in the 2007/08 season, and switching to the Worcester Wolves in 2008/09. [2] A brief return to the Leicester Riders in the next season lasted only five months before he left to join the Everton Tigers. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Riders part company with Williams". BBC. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  2. "Williams completes Riders return". BBC. 25 August 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2016.