Jonathan Williams (basketball, born 1995)

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Jonathan Williams
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Williams with Toledo in 2016
Free Agent
Position Point guard / shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1995-02-25) February 25, 1995 (age 29)
Farmington, Michigan
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school Southfield-Lathrup
(Southfield, Michigan)
College Toledo (2013–2017)
NBA draft 2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2018 GTK Gliwice
2018–2019 Okapi Aalstar
2019–2020 Polpharma Starogard Gdański
2021 Sheffield Sharks
2021–2022GTK Gliwice

Jonathan Edward Williams (born February 25, 1995), also known by his nickname "Jon-Jon", is an American basketball player who last played for GTK Gliwice of the Polish Basketball League. Williams played four seasons of college basketball for Toledo before starting a professional career in Europe. [1]

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As a senior at Toledo, Williams averaged 19.6 points per game. [2] He was named to the Third Team All-MAC. [3]

Professional career

In his first professional season, Williams played with GTK Gliwice of the Polish Basketball League. [4] [ Link to precise page ] [5]

On August 1, 2018, Williams signed a one-year contract with Crelan Okapi Aalstar of the Belgian Pro Basketball League. [6]

On October 19, 2019, he has signed with Polpharma Starogard Gdański of the Polska Liga Koszykówki (PLK). [7]

Williams began the 2021–22 season with the Sheffield Sharks of the British Basketball League and averaged 16.4 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game. On December 27, 2021, he has signed with GTK Gliwice of the Polish Basketball League. [8]

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References

  1. "Jonathan Williams – 2016–17". University of Toledo Athletics. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  2. "MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYS HOST TO TOLEDO IN CBI". George Washington Colonials . Archived from the original on 5 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  3. "MAC ANNOUNCES MEN'S ALL-MAC, ALL-FRESHMAN & ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAMS". Mid-American Conference . Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  4. "Jonathan Williams". GTK Gliwice (in Polish). Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  5. Media, Wirtualna Polska (6 August 2017). "Jonathan Williams wzmocnił GTK Gliwice". sportowefakty.wp.pl. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  6. "De puzzel is compleet met high energy speler Jonathan Williams". Crelan Okapi Aalstar (in Dutch). 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  7. "Polpharma Starogard signs Jonathan Williams, parts ways with Darnell Edge". Sportando. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  8. "Jonathan Williams comes back to GTK Gliwice, ex Sheffield S." Eurobasket. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.