Rita Williams

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Rita Williams
Personal information
Born (1976-01-14) January 14, 1976 (age 47)
Norwalk, Connecticut
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Listed weight135 lb (61 kg)
Career information
High school Brien McMahon
(Norwalk, Connecticut)
College
WNBA draft 1998 / Round: 2 / Pick: 13th overall
Selected by the Washington Mystics
Playing career1998–2003
Position Guard
Career history
1998–1999 Washington Mystics
2000–2002 Indiana Fever
2002 Houston Comets
2003 Seattle Storm
Career highlights and awards
Career WNBA statistics
Points1185 (6.4 ppg)
Assists405 (2.2 apg)
Rebounds369 (rpg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Rita Williams (born January 14, 1976) [1] is a former professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was the 13th pick in the 1998 WNBA Draft, selected by the Washington Mystics. [2] She attended Mitchell College, [3] and played college basketball for the University of Connecticut. [4]

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WNBA Career

In the 2000 WNBA season, Williams had the third most steals per game average (2.38). In the 2001 WNBA season, Williams became the first WNBA All-Star in Indiana Fever history.

Career statistics

WNBA

Regular season

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high
YearTmGGSMPFGFGAFG%3P3PA3P%2P2PA2P%FTFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBASTSTLBLKTOVPFPTS
1998WAS301823.71.44.2.3230.41.8.2181.02.4.4031.32.0.6330.41.82.32.32.10.12.31.74.4
1999WAS31010.11.02.0.5000.61.1.5590.40.9.4290.71.2.6390.21.01.21.00.70.00.81.33.4
2000IND322931.73.58.6.4091.54.1.3742.04.5.4412.53.4.7310.72.33.03.22.40.12.22.211.0
2001IND322932.63.69.2.3921.33.4.3762.35.8.4023.44.1.8380.82.53.33.62.30.33.12.211.9
2002TOT29119.61.55.0.3010.72.5.2600.92.5.3421.11.5.7270.31.11.51.71.10.11.31.64.8
2002IND20124.22.06.8.2890.93.4.2541.13.4.3241.31.7.7350.51.41.92.21.10.11.51.76.0
2002HOU909.40.61.2.4550.20.7.3330.30.6.6000.81.1.7000.00.70.70.81.20.01.11.22.1
2003SEA32011.90.92.3.3730.31.3.2560.51.0.5310.30.5.7330.10.60.71.30.40.00.81.12.4 [5]

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2002 Houston 3023.0.320.2862.02.31.00.00.36.7

Personal life

Williams earned a degree in sociology from University of Connecticut. [6]

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References

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  2. "WNBA.com: All-Time WNBA Draft List". wnba.com. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
  3. Berlet, Bruce (January 23, 1995). "Former players bask in afterglow". Sports. Hartford Courant . p. C7. Retrieved November 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com. UConn's final scholarship may go to guard Rita Williams, who is at Mitchell College in New London.
  4. "Neighbor Newspapers - Former WNBA players lead Galloway girls basketball". neighbornewspapers.com. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
  5. "Rita Williams WNBA Stats | Basketball-Reference.com". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
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