Leon Williams (basketball, born 1992)

Leon Williams
Williams with Göttingen in 2016
TAU Castelló
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
League LEB Oro
Personal information
Born (1991-07-25) July 25, 1991[lower-alpha 1]
Amersfoort, Netherlands
Nationality Dutch
Listed height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Career information
NBA draft 2013 / Undrafted
Playing career 2010–present
Career history
2010–2011 West-Brabant Giants
2011–2012 Rotterdam
2012–2015 Landstede Zwolle
2015–2016 Den Bosch
2016–2018 Göttingen
2018–present Castelló
Career highlights and awards

Leon Anthony Williams (born March 19, 1992) is a Dutch professional basketball player who plays for TAU Castelló of the LEB Oro.[3] He is a current member of the Dutch national basketball team.

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.[4]

In the 2015 offseason, Williams signed a three-year deal with SPM Shoeters Den Bosch.[5]

On June 23, 2016, Williams signed with BG Göttingen for the 2016–17 season.[6] Williams re-signed with Göttingen after the season.[7]

On September 2, 2018, Williams signed a one-year contract with TAU Castelló of the Spanish LEB Oro.[8]

Honours

SPM Shoeters 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.[9]

Notes

  1. ↑ Several sources say Williams was born on July 25, 1991.[1] Others say he was born on August 25, 1991[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Leon Williams". Basketballleague.nl. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
  2. ↑ "Leon Williams | EuroBasket 2015". Fibaeurope.com. 2014-08-13. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
  3. ↑ sports reference retrieved September 8, 2013
  4. ↑ "Meeste seizoensprijzen naar GasTerra Flames". iBasketball (in Dutch). 2014-04-22. Archived from the original on 2014-04-22. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  5. ↑ "Ook Leon Williams naar SPM Shoeters Den Bosch". Spmshoeters.nl. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
  6. ↑ "BG Göttingen holt Nationalspieler Williams". Bggoettingen.de. 1991-07-25. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
  7. ↑ WECHSEL IM BG-KADER: WILLIAMS KEHRT ZURÜCK – SAUNDERS GEHT
  8. ↑ "El TAU Castellón cierra la plantilla con el base Leon Williams". FEB (in Spanish). 2 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  9. ↑ Leon Williams at the FIBA Eurobasket 2015 website
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