Jonathan Williams (basketball, born 1996)

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Jonathan Williams
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Williams with the VCU Rams in 2014
Personal information
Born (1996-09-17) September 17, 1996 (age 27)
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school Saint Benedict's
(Newark, New Jersey)
College VCU (2014–2018)
NBA draft 2018: undrafted
Position Point guard
Career history
2018 Aris Leeuwarden
2023 Tralee Warriors

Jonathan Williams (born September 17, 1996) [1] is an American professional basketball player.

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Standing at 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m), Williams plays as point guard for Tralee Warriors in the Irish Super League. He played college basketball for four seasons with the Virginia Commonwealth University Rams. In 2018, he played his first professional season for Aris Leeuwarden in the Netherlands. In August 2023, he signed with Tralee Warriors in the Irish Super League.

College career

As a junior, Williams averaged 8.3 points and 3.1 assists per game but did not shoot the ball particularly well. [2] In his final season with VCU, Williams averaged a career-high 9.3 points and 5.7 assists per game, which made him the assists leader of the Atlantic 10 Conference. [3]

Professional career

On July 14, 2018, Williams signed with Aris Leeuwarden of the Dutch Basketball League. [4] On December 11, 2018, Williams left Aris after he asked for the termination of his contract to focus on recovery from injury. [5] He played two games with Aris, in which he averaged 8 points and 2 rebounds per game. [6]

In August 2023, he signed with Tralee Warriors in the Irish Super League. He made his debut on September 30, 2023, against Maigh Cuilinn.

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References

  1. ↑ "Jonathan Williams Player Profile". RealGM. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Johnny and Justin – VCU through and through". Commonwealth Times. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Jonathan Williams". VCU. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Jonathan Williams nieuwe pointguard" [Jonathan Williams new point guard]. Aris Leeuwarden (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Johnny Williams terug naar Amerika" [Johnny Williams back to the United States]. www.arisleeuwarden.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  6. ↑ "Jonathan Williams Profile & Statistics". basketballleague.nl (in Dutch). Dutch Basketball League. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
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