Donald Williams (basketball)

Donald Williams
Personal information
Born	February 24, 1973 (age 51); Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
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
	As player PBA champion (1998 Governors'); German League Top Scorer (1997); NCAA champion (1993); NCAA final Four Most Outstanding Player (1993); No. 21 honored by North Carolina Tar Heels; Fourth-team Parade All-American (1991); North Carolina Mr. Basketball (1991);
Men's basketball
Representing United States
Summer Universiade

Donald E. Williams Jr. (born February 24, 1973) is a former American professional basketball player.

Amateur career[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

^ "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". The 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." Archived 2017-02-28 at the Wayback Machine 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.

External links[edit]

French League profile

[1] "Carolina Basketball 1992–93". archive.org. 1992. p. 20. Retrieved December 13, 2019.

[2] Markus, Don (April 7, 1993). "Williams now part of Carolina lore. Home-state MVP fulfills dream". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved December 13, 2019.

[champ-3] Farnum, Amy. "Where are they now? UNC star, 1993 MOP Williams giving back to game as coach." Archived 2017-02-28 at the Wayback Machine www.ncaa.com, December 3, 2012. Retrieved April, 4, 2015.

[4] "מעורב הופס לשבת: נבחרי היכל התהילה ל-2020 הם קובי, דנקן, וגארנט! / מנחם לס". Hoops (in Hebrew). 2020-04-04. Retrieved 2020-05-06.

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