Sacramento Kings | |
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Position | Assistant General Manager |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Collinston, Louisiana | February 27, 1975
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, New Hampshire) |
College | Davidson (1992–1996) |
NBA draft | 1996: undrafted |
Playing career | 1997–2005 |
Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
Number | 11, 17 |
Career history | |
1997–1998 | La Crosse Bobcats |
1998 | Golden State Warriors |
1998–1999 | La Crosse Bobcats |
1999 | San Antonio Spurs |
1999–2000 | La Crosse Bobcats |
2000–2001 | Rockford Lightning |
2002–2003 | Huntsville Flight |
2003 | Atlanta Hawks |
2005 | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball Reference |
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Born in Collinston, Louisiana, Williams attended Phillips Exeter Academy and played collegiately for Davidson College. [1] He played professionally in the NBA for the Golden State Warriors (1997–98), San Antonio Spurs (1998–99, NBA champions) and Atlanta Hawks (2002–03). He appeared in 18 NBA games with averages of 9.1 MPG, 2.3 PPG and 1.0 RPG. [2] He was also under contract with the Toronto Raptors (1997), Milwaukee Bucks (1999 and 2004), New York Knicks (2000) and Seattle SuperSonics (2000), but never played any regular season games for those teams. Williams was named to the All-Continental Basketball Association (CBA) Second Team in 2000 while playing for the La Crosse Bobcats. [3]
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