Brandon Williams (basketball, born 1975)

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Brandon Williams
Sacramento Kings
PositionAssistant General Manager
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1975-02-27) February 27, 1975 (age 49)
Collinston, Louisiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school Phillips Exeter Academy
(Exeter, New Hampshire)
College Davidson (1992–1996)
NBA draft 1996: undrafted
Playing career1997–2005
Position Shooting guard / small forward
Number11, 17
Career history
1997–1998 La Crosse Bobcats
1998 Golden State Warriors
1998–1999La Crosse Bobcats
1999 San Antonio Spurs
1999–2000La Crosse Bobcats
2000–2001 Rockford Lightning
2002–2003 Huntsville Flight
2003 Atlanta Hawks
2005 Sioux Falls Skyforce
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Brandon D. Williams (born February 27, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player.

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]

In September 2013, he was named the general manager of the Delaware 87ers. [4] On February 4, 2016 he was promoted to Chief of Staff for the Philadelphia 76ers. [5] On July 30, 2017, Williams was hired as the new assistant general manager of the Sacramento Kings, replacing the role that was previously held by Scott Perry for only a few months. [6] Aside from his basketball career, Williams attended law school at Rutgers Law and received his law degree in 2012. [7]

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References

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  2. "Brandon Williams Stats". Basketball-Reference.com.
  3. "Brandon Williams minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  4. "Fastbreak: Sixers To Hold Camp At St. Joe's". Philadelphia 76ers.
  5. "Source: Sixers promote Brandon Williams to chief of staff | Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia". Archived from the original on 2016-02-15. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
  6. Xypteras, Tony (July 30, 2017). "The Kings have hired 76ers executive Brandon Williams as assistant GM". Sactown Royalty.
  7. "Driven player-turned-executive Brandon Williams awaits his NBA GM opportunity". nba.com. May 22, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2023.