Donald E. Williams Jr. (born February 24, 1973) is a former American professional basketball player.
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| Born | February 24, 1973 Raleigh, North Carolina | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||
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As player
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Medals
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Amateur career
Born in Raleigh, North Carolina,[1] where he also spent his childhood,[2] Williams played for Garner High School in Garner, North Carolina 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" tall 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.[3]
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.[3]
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. Williams was named coach of the year during the ‘17-‘18 season and during the ‘18-‘19. Under the leadership of Williams, the Wakefield ladies’ basketball team went to the final two conference during the ‘17-‘18 season and won the state championship, while remaining undefeated, during the ‘18-‘19 season.[4]
References
- ^ "Carolina Basketball 1992–93". archive.org. 1992. p. 20. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ^ Markus, Don (April 7, 1993). "Williams now part of Carolina lore. Home-state MVP fulfills dream". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "מעורב הופס לשבת: נבחרי היכל התהילה ל-2020 הם קובי, דנקן, וגארנט! / מנחם לס". Hoops (in Hebrew). 2020-04-04. Retrieved 2020-05-06.