Leon Williams (basketball, born 1991)

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Leon Williams
Leon Williams Gottingen (cropped).jpg
Williams with Göttingen in 2016
Landstede Hammers
Position Point guard / shooting guard
League BNXT League
Personal information
Born (1991-07-25) 25 July 1991 (age 33)
Amersfoort, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Listed height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight73 kg (161 lb)
Career information
NBA draft 2013: undrafted
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010–2011 West-Brabant Giants
2011–2012 Rotterdam
2012–2015 Landstede Zwolle
2015–2016 Den Bosch
2016–2018 BG Göttingen
2018–2019 Castelló
2019 Den Helder Suns
2019–2023 Donar
2020→BG Göttingen
2023–2024 Libertas Livorno
2024–present Landstede Hammers
Career highlights and awards

Leon Anthony Williams (born 25 July 1991 [1] ) is a Dutch professional basketball player who plays for Landstede Hammers of the BNXT League. He is a current member of the Dutch national basketball team.

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Professional career

Williams started his career in Bergen op Zoom, with WCAA Giants. The season after that, he played for Rotterdam Basketbal College. In 2012, he signed with Landstede Basketbal from Zwolle. In 2013, he received the DBL Most Improved Player award. He was an DBL All-Star starter in the 2013–14 season. He also received the MVP U23 Award after the regular season. [2]

In the 2015 offseason, Williams signed a three-year deal with SPM Shoeters Den Bosch. [3]

On 23 June 2016, Williams signed with BG Göttingen for the 2016–17 season. [4] Williams re-signed with Göttingen after the season. [5] He parted ways with the team on 23 May 2018, after averaging 5.5 points per game. [6]

On 2 September 2018, Williams signed a one-year contract with TAU Castelló of the Spanish LEB Oro. [7]

On 25 June 2019, Williams has signed 2-year contract with Donar of the Dutch Basketball League. [8]

On 14 May 2020, Williams signed a temporary contract with BG Göttingen of the German league. [9] The Dutch League season had finished due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the 2020–21 season, Williams was named to the DBL All-Defense Team. [10]

On December 12, 2024, he signed with Landstede Hammers of the BNXT League. [11]

Honours

Donar
Den Bosch

Individual awards

Dutch national team

In 2013, Williams was selected for the Dutch national basketball team by head coach Toon van Helfteren. He played as back-up point guard at the FIBA EuroBasket 2015 qualification. He averaged 5.0 points in 2 games. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Leon Williams". Oranje Basketball. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "Meeste seizoensprijzen naar GasTerra Flames". iBasketball (in Dutch). 22 April 2014. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Ook Leon Williams naar SPM Shoeters Den Bosch". Spmshoeters.nl. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "BG Göttingen holt Nationalspieler Williams". Bggoettingen.de. 25 July 1991. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  5. ↑ WECHSEL IM BG-KADER: WILLIAMS KEHRT ZURÜCK – SAUNDERS GEHT
  6. ↑ "Leon Williams, BG Göttingen part ways". Sportando. 23 May 2018.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  7. ↑ "El TAU Castellón cierra la plantilla con el base Leon Williams". FEB (in European Spanish). 2 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  8. ↑ Carchia, Emiliano (25 June 2019). "Donar signs Leon Williams". Sportando. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  9. ↑ Carchia, Emiliano (14 May 2020). "BG Goettingen signs Leon Williams and Jito Kok". Sportando. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  10. ↑ "Worthy de Jong voert All Defense Team aan". Dutch Basketball League (in Dutch). 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  11. ↑ "Williams comes and Golden goes at Landstede Hammers". bnxtleague.com. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  12. ↑ Leon Williams at the FIBA Eurobasket 2015 website
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