Willie Warren

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Willie Warren
Free agent
Position Point guard / shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1989-10-22) October 22, 1989 (age 34)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school North Crowley (Fort Worth, Texas)
College Oklahoma (2008–2010)
NBA draft 2010: 2nd round, 54th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Clippers
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010–2011 Los Angeles Clippers
2011Bakersfield Jam
2012 Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2012–2013 Maccabi Rishon LeZion
2013–2014 Szolnoki Olaj
2014 Virtus Bologna
2014–2015 Chongqing Fly Dragons
2015–2017 Zhejiang Golden Bulls
2017 Petrochimi Bandar Imam
2017–2018 Shanxi Brave Dragons
2018 Texas Legends
2018 Hoops Club
2019 Al Riyadi Beirut
2019–2020 Mineros de Zacatecas
2020–2021 Taoyuan Pilots
2021–2022 Al-Shamal SC
2022 Piratas de La Guaira
2022–2023 Dijlah University College
2023–2024 Al-Qurain SC
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Willie D. Warren (born October 22, 1989) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Oklahoma.

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High school career

After a successful high school career at North Crowley High School, Warren was selected to be a McDonald's All-American. Considered a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Warren was listed as the No. 4 point guard and the No. 10 player in the nation in 2008. [1]

College career

Warren then went to the University of Oklahoma where he played on the same team as his eventual Clippers teammate, Blake Griffin. Despite being a projected lottery pick after a successful Freshman year, Warren stayed at OU, hoping to be the primary option with Griffin leaving for the draft. Throughout an injury-plagued Sophomore year he averaged over 16 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds and just over 1 steal a game while shooting above 30% from 3-point range . At the end of his sophomore season, Warren decided to forgo his last two years of eligibility, signing with an agent and declaring for the 2010 NBA draft.

Professional career

Warren was drafted late in the 2nd round as the 54th overall by the Los Angeles Clippers on the day of the 2010 NBA draft. Then, on July 13, 2010, he was signed by the Clippers. [2]

Late in the 2010–11 season, Warren was assigned to the NBA D-League. There, he played 6 games in 2011 for the Bakersfield Jam of the NBA D-League where he averaged 21.0 points, 7.0 assists, 5.3 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game while shooting above 50 percent from the field and 46 percent from 3-point range. The Jam went 5–1 with Warren in the lineup from February 4 – 16. After the D-League stint, Warren was called back into the Clippers' line-up, but he was later reassigned for a second stint on March 2, 2011. [3] On December 19, 2011, Warren was waived by the Clippers. [4]

In August 2012, Warren signed with Maccabi Rishon LeZion of the Israeli Super League for the 2012–13 season. [5]

In the summer of 2013, he signed with Szolnoki Olaj KK of Hungary. [6] On February 28, 2014, he was waived by Szolnoki. [7] On March 4, 2014, he signed with Virtus Bologna of Italy for the rest of the 2013–14 Lega Basket Serie A season. [8]

On September 18, 2014, Warren signed with Chongqing Fly Dragons of Chinese Basketball Association. [9] On April 16, 2015, he signed with Club Sagesse of the Lebanese Basketball League. [10] However, he never joined the Lebanese team due to an injury. [11]

On August 6, 2015, Warren signed with Zhejiang Golden Bulls for the 2015–16 season. [12] He later re-signed with Zhejiang for one more season.

On August 13, 2017, Warren signed with Petrochimi Bandar Imam of the Iranian Basketball Super League. [13]

On December 9, 2017, Warren signed with the Shanxi Brave Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association. [14]

On February 22, 2018, Warren was acquired by the Texas Legends, [15] but was waived on March 23 after playing three games. [16]

On June 30, 2019 he has signed with Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut of the Lebanese Basketball League. [17]

NBA career statistics

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

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2010–11 L.A. Clippers 19017.1.371.333.750.61.4.3.01.9
Career19017.1.371.333.750.61.4.3.01.9

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References

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  2. CLIPPERS SIGN 2010 SECOND ROUND PICK WILLIE WARREN
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  4. CLIPPERS: CLIPPERS WAIVE WARREN, AHEARN, KOCH AND MAJOR
  5. Maccabi Rishon Lezion signs American PG Willie Warren
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  9. Willie Warren signs with Chongqing Fly Dragon
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