Claude Williams (basketball, born 1965)

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Claude Williams
Personal information
Born1965 (age 56–57)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Career information
College North Carolina A&T (1983–1988)
NBA draft 1988 / Undrafted
Playing career1989–1998
Position Forward
Career history
1989–1991 BS Weert
1991–1992Châlons-en-Champagne
1992–1993Châlons-sur-Marne
1993–1994 Nancy
1994–1998 Évreux
Career highlights and awards

Claude Williams (born 1965) [1] is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the North Carolina A&T Aggies before playing professionally in the Netherlands and France.

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College career

Williams played five seasons of college basketball for the North Carolina A&T Aggies. After appearing in just five games in 1983–84, he was a consistent member of the Aggies from 1984–85 to 1987–88. In 122 career games, he averaged 13.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.7 steals per game. [2] He was named the MEAC Player of the Year and MEAC Tournament MVP as a senior in 1988. [3]

In 2016, Williams was inducted into the North Carolina A&T Sports Hall of Fame. As of 2016, he was third all-time in scoring (1,648), second in rebounding (973), fifth in field goals made (604), fifth in steals (196), and second in free throw attempts (676). [4]

Professional career

In 1989–90 and 1990–91, Williams played in the Netherlands for BS Weert. He led the Dutch Basketball League in steals both seasons and blocks in his second season. [5] [6]

For the 1991–92 season, Williams moved to France to play for Châlons-en-Champagne in the LNB Pro B. For the 1992–93 season, he joined Châlons-sur-Marne in the LNB Pro A. He returned to the Pro B to play for Nancy in 1993–94. Between 1994 and 1998, he played four seasons for Évreux, with the first season in the Pro B and the final three in the Pro A. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Claude Williams" . eurobasket.com. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Claude Williams". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 27, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  3. ↑ "MEAC Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). meacsports.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 14, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Hall of Fame, A&T Introduce New Hall of Fame Class". ncataggies.com. September 1, 2016. Archived from the original on November 14, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Steals gemiddeld competitie". j-dus.com (in Dutch). Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Lijstaanvoerders blocked shots gemiddeld competitie". j-dus.com (in Dutch). Archived from the original on July 12, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Claude Williams". lnb.fr (in French). Archived from the original on November 14, 2022.
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