Claude Williams (basketball, born 1965)
Personal information | |
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Born | 1965 (age 58–59) |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Career information | |
College | North Carolina A&T (1983–1988) |
NBA draft | 1988: undrafted |
Playing career | 1989–1998 |
Position | Forward |
Career history | |
1989–1991 | BS Weert |
1991–1992 | Châlons-en-Champagne |
1992–1993 | Châlons-sur-Marne |
1993–1994 | Nancy |
1994–1998 | Évreux |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Claude Williams (born 1965)[1] is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the North Carolina A&T Aggies before playing professionally in the Netherlands and France.
College career
[edit]Williams played five seasons of college basketball for the North Carolina A&T Aggies. After appearing in just five games in 1983–84, he was a consistent member of the Aggies from 1984–85 to 1987–88. In 122 career games, he averaged 13.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.7 steals per game.[2] He was named the MEAC Player of the Year and MEAC Tournament MVP as a senior in 1988.[3]
In 2016, Williams was inducted into the North Carolina A&T Sports Hall of Fame. As of 2016, he was third all-time in scoring (1,648), second in rebounding (973), fifth in field goals made (604), fifth in steals (196), and second in free throw attempts (676).[4]
Professional career
[edit]In 1989–90 and 1990–91, Williams played in the Netherlands for BS Weert. He led the Dutch Basketball League in steals both seasons and blocks in his second season.[5][6]
For the 1991–92 season, Williams moved to France to play for Châlons-en-Champagne in the LNB Pro B. For the 1992–93 season, he joined Châlons-sur-Marne in the LNB Pro A. He returned to the Pro B to play for Nancy in 1993–94. Between 1994 and 1998, he played four seasons for Évreux, with the first season in the Pro B and the final three in the Pro A.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Claude Williams". eurobasket.com. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- ^ "Claude Williams". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 27, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- ^ "MEAC Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). meacsports.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 14, 2022.
- ^ "Hall of Fame, A&T Introduce New Hall of Fame Class". ncataggies.com. September 1, 2016. Archived from the original on November 14, 2022.
- ^ "Steals gemiddeld competitie". j-dus.com (in Dutch). Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- ^ "Lijstaanvoerders blocked shots gemiddeld competitie". j-dus.com (in Dutch). Archived from the original on July 12, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- ^ "Claude Williams". lnb.fr (in French). Archived from the original on November 14, 2022.
External links
[edit]- 1965 births
- Living people
- ALM Évreux Basket players
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands
- American men's basketball players
- BSW (basketball club) players
- Forwards (basketball)
- North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball players
- SLUC Nancy Basket players
- 20th-century American sportsmen