Pete Williams (basketball)

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Pete Williams
Personal information
Born (1963-07-23) July 23, 1963 (age 60) [1]
Harbor City, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolNogales (Walnut, California)
College
NBA draft 1985: 4th round, 89th overall pick
Selected by the Denver Nuggets
Playing career1985–1999
Position Power forward
Number12
Career history
19851987 Denver Nuggets
1987–1989 Fenerbahçe
1989–1990 Galatasaray
1990–1993 Tofaş S.K.
1993–1997 Ülkerspor
1998–1999 İTÜ
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Robert Eric "Pete" Williams (born July 7, 1963) is an American retired professional basketball player. He played for the Denver Nuggets in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1985 to 1987. He played college basketball at the University of Arizona from 1983 to 1985. [2] Following his stint in the NBA, Williams played professionally in Turkey and Japan. [3]

He was inducted into the Pac-10 Basketball Hall of Honor in 2005. [4]

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References

  1. https://www.statscrew.com/basketball/stats/p-willipe01 Stats Crew
  2. "Pete Williams NBA & ABA statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  3. "The press/where are they now?". Tucson Citizen. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  4. "Pac-12 Conference 2011–12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 61. Retrieved February 9, 2012.