Ray Williams (basketball)

Ray Williams (basketball)

Thomas Ray Williams, known as Ray Williams (born October 14 1954, in Mount Vernon, New York), is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA. He was a 6'2½" (1.89 m), 188 lb (85 kg) guard. He averaged 15.5 points per game and 5.8 assists per game during his NBA career, with a career-high of 20.9 points per game with the New York Knicks in 1979-80. In the same year, he averaged 5.0 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game.

Williams, who played at the University of Minnesota and San Jacinto Junior College, was selected 10th overall in the 1977 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. After playing for six different teams, he retired in 1987. He was the younger brother of Gus Williams, who also played in the NBA. [ [http://www.blackathlete.net/artman/publish/article_03035.shtml BASN's Hometown Hero] , by Peter Vecsey; published on Mar 13, 2007]

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* [http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=WILLIRA01 NBA statistics] @ basketballreference.com


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