Debra Williams (basketball)

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Debra Williams
Personal information
Born (1972-10-23) October 23, 1972 (age 52)
Career information
College Louisiana Tech
WNBA draft 1997: 3rd round, 23rd overall pick
Drafted by Charlotte Sting
Position Guard
Career history
1997 Charlotte Sting
Career highlights
Stats at Basketball Reference

Debra Williams (born October 23, 1972) is a former professional basketball player who participated in the WNBAs inaugural season in 1997, playing 10 games for the Charlotte Sting.

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WNBA Career

Williams was selected in the 3rd round (23rd overall pick) of the 1997 WNBA draft by the Charlotte Sting. Her debut game was played on June 22, 1997 in a 59 - 76 loss to the Phoenix Mercury where she recorded 2 points and 3 rebounds. [1] She would go on to only play 10 games in her rookie season, missing 18 of the Sting's last 21 games of the season from July 10 to August 24. In her 10 games with the Sting, Williams averaged 2.7 points and 1.3 rebounds on 25.6% FG Shooting (11 - 43 FG).

The 10th game of Williams' rookie season ended up being the final game of her WNBA career. That game was played on July 17, 1997 with the Sting losing to the Cleveland Rockers 47 - 65. Williams would have a disappointing final game, playing for 8 minutes, recording 2 fouls, 1 turnover and missing all 3 of her field-goal attempts (but she was able to grab 1 rebound). [2]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold Career best°League leader


WNBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
1997 Charlotte 10211.625.622.250.01.30.20.00.62.7
Career1 year, 1 team10211.625.622.250.01.30.20.00.62.7

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
1992–93 Louisiana Tech 32--39.930.256.74.21.00.60.1-9.1
1993–94 Louisiana Tech 35--43.939.175.34.51.41.50.1-13.2
1994–95 Louisiana Tech 31--43.633.079.03.61.51.30.0-13.9
1995–96 Louisiana Tech 32--47.238.872.34.81.51.20.3-17.7
Career130--44.036.071.84.31.31.10.1-13.5
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference. [3]

Personal life

Williams majored in psychology at Louisiana Tech University. She was married to Herb Williams, a former NBA player, and has two children: one boy and one girl.

References

  1. "Charlotte Sting at Phoenix Mercury, June 22, 1997".
  2. "Charlotte Sting at Cleveland Rockers, July 17, 1997".
  3. "Debra Williams College Stats". Sports-Reference . Retrieved July 7, 2024.