Donald Williams (basketball)
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| Born |
February 24, 1973 Garner, North Carolina | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | |||||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||||
| High school |
Garner Magnet (Garner, North Carolina) | |||||||||||||
| College | North Carolina (1991–1995) | |||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1995 / Undrafted | |||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1995–2003 | |||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard / Shooting guard | |||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | UBC St.Pölten | |||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | TuS Herten | |||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Sporting Athens | |||||||||||||
| 1998 | Hapoel Zefat | |||||||||||||
| 1998 | Sioux Falls Skyforce | |||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Formula Shell | |||||||||||||
| 1999 | Brandt Hagen | |||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | AEL Limassol | |||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Besançon BCD | |||||||||||||
| 2001 | Richmond Rhythm | |||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Harlem Globetrotters | |||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Limoges CSP | |||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||||
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Donald E. Williams Jr. (born February 24, 1973) is a former American professional basketball player.
Amateur career
Born in Garner, North Carolina, Williams played for Garner High School under coach Eddie Gray before going on to play at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for the late coach Dean Smith.
The 6' 3" point guard/shooting guard from the University of North Carolina was the recipient of the NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player Award when North Carolina won the 1993 NCAA National Championship. In the final game against the University of Michigan, Williams scored 25 points, hitting five of his seven 3-point attempts.[1]
Professional career
After college, Williams led a successful career playing professionally in Cyprus, Germany, Austria, Poland, France, Sweden, Finland, Greece and the Philippines, where he won a championship in 1998 as a player for Formula Shell, coached by Perry Ronquillo, and the Dominican Republic.[1]
Coaching career
Williams is currently the head women's basketball coach at Wakefield High School and the founder and operator of the Donald Williams Basketball Academy.
References
- 1 2 Farnum, Amy. "Where are they now? UNC star, 1993 MOP Williams giving back to game as coach." www.ncaa.com, December 3, 2012. Retrieved April, 4, 2015.