- Shammond Williams
Infobox NBA Player
name = Shammond Williams
nickname =
caption =
league = ACB
height_ft = 6
height_in = 1
weight_lb = 205
position =Point guard /Shooting guard
birth_date = birth date and age|1975|4|5
birth_place =The Bronx ,New York
team =Pamesa Valencia
highschool = Southside (Greenville, South Carolina)
college = North Carolina
nationality = American
nationality_2 = Georgian
draft = 2nd round, 34th overall
draft_team =Chicago Bulls
draft_year = 1998
career_start = 1998
career_end =
former_teams =Atlanta Hawks (1998–1999)Seattle SuperSonics (1999–2002)Boston Celtics (2002–2003)Denver Nuggets (2003)Orlando Magic (2003–2004)New Orleans Hornets (2004)UNICS Kazan (2004–2005)
FC Barcelona (2005–2006)Los Angeles Lakers (2006–2007)
awards = FIBA 2005 All-Star game MVPShammond Omar Williams (born
April 5 1975 , inThe Bronx ,New York City ) is an American professionalbasketball player. The 6'1" (1.85 m) combinationpoint guard /shooting guard is known for his long-range shooting accuracy. In 2006-07 he played for theLos Angeles Lakers of theNBA . OnJuly 16 2007 Williams signed withPamesa Valencia of the Spanish ACB.Collegiate career
Williams played
college basketball at North Carolina underDean Smith and later,Bill Guthridge . During the1997 -1998 season, he was a member of new coachBill Guthridge 's successful "Six Starters" rotation withAntawn Jamison ,Vince Carter ,Ed Cota ,Ademola Okulaja and Makhtar N'Diaye. That season (his final college season), he averaged 16.7 points and 4.2 assists per game to go along with career averages of 10.7 points and 3.0 assists per game. [ [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/willish01.html Shammond Williams Statistics - Basketball-Reference.com ] ]When Williams graduated from North Carolina, he held the following school records:
- Most Career Three Point Field Goals Made: 233
- Most Season Three Point Field Goals Made: 95
- Most Three Point Field Goals Made in a Game: 8 (tie)
- Highest Career Free Throw Percentage: .849
- Highest Season Free Throw Percentage .911 [ [http://home.comcast.net/~tonyhutchens/uncrecords.html UNC Records ] ]
Williams also became a pioneer of the internet during his collegiate career. In 1995, Shammond Williams became the very first collegiate athlete to have a website dedicated to him on the World Wide Web. The website was developed by [http://www.sethfleishman.com Seth Fleishman] , and an archive of [http://www.sethfleishman.com/blue/shammond/index.html "Shammond's World"] is still available for viewing. [ [http://www.sethfleishman.com/blue/origin.html Origin of the Blue Heaven Pages ] ]
Professional career
Williams was selected in the second round, 34th overall, of the
1998 NBA Draft by theChicago Bulls . While he never played for the Bulls, he did play for theAtlanta Hawks ,Seattle SuperSonics ,Boston Celtics ,Denver Nuggets ,New Orleans Hornets , andOrlando Magic .He played internationally for
Unics Kazan ofRussia (where he obtained Georgian citizenship) [http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_3-I9xIK,H52ZNfYSgahgJ0.inplayer_on.inteam_on.intext_on.infoto_on.search_Shammond%20Williams.x_0.y_0.coid_LYKms,WWHA2b5HbDYZOLe3.html Georgia on Williams's mind] ,29 July 2004 ] and for Winterthur FC Barcelona of the SpanishAsociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB). He has played for the Georgia national team and was the Most Valuable Player of the2005 FIBA All-Star game.Williams signed a one-year contract with the
Los Angeles Lakers onJuly 12 ,2006 . [ [http://www.pe.com/sports/breakout/stories/PE_Sports_Local_D_spl_12.22eb6ce.html Sports | PE.com | Southern California News | News for Inland Southern California ] ] After spending one season with the Lakers, Williams returned toEurope and signed with Pamesa Velencia for three seasons. [ [http://www.ulebcup.com/ulebcup/home/news/i/14477/448/item Pamesa adds Shammond Williams] ]Personal
He is a cousin of
Kevin Garnett of theBoston Celtics [ [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/shammond_williams/printable_player_files.html NBA.com: Shammond Williams Printable Stats ] ] andLouis McCullough of theSyracuse Raging Bullz of theAmerican Basketball Association . [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/basketball/6286399.stm Chester complete McCullough swoop] ] He is a member of the Psi Delta Chapter ofOmega Psi Phi .References
External links
* [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/shammond_williams/ NBA.com Profile]
*basketball-reference
* [http://www.hoopshype.com/players/shammond_williams.htm HoopsHype.com Profile]
* [http://www.pamesabasket.com/eng/equipo/ficha.asp?ID=137 Profile On Pamesa Valencia official site]
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