Jordan Williams (basketball, born 1990)
File:Jordan Williams (basketball).jpg
Williams playing for Maryland
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Personal information | |
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Born | Torrington, Connecticut, U.S. |
October 11, 1990
Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
Listed weight | 260 lb (118 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Torrington (Torrington, Connecticut) |
College | Maryland (2009–2011) |
NBA draft | 2011 / Round: 2 / Pick: 36th overall |
Selected by the New Jersey Nets | |
Playing career | 2011–2018 |
Position | Power forward / center |
Number | 20 |
Career history | |
2011–2012 | New Jersey Nets |
2012 | →Springfield Armor |
2018 | CSU Sibiu |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Jordan Williams (born October 11, 1990) is an American former professional basketball player. He played two seasons of college basketball for the Maryland Terrapins.
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High school career
Williams played high school basketball for Torrington High School in Torrington, Connecticut. He averaged 36 points a game as a senior in high school.[1] Due to questions about the level of his competition, Williams did not receive heavy publicity or recruiting attention in high school.[1][2]
College career
Williams committed to Maryland on October 21, 2008.
Freshman
Williams started 31 games as a freshman for the 2009–10 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team. He was an All-ACC rookie team selection. Williams finished second in rebounding in the ACC.[3] Maryland coach Gary Williams complimented Williams' growth as a player as the season progressed.[1]
Sophomore
Before his sophomore season, Williams was named to the preseason watch list for the Wooden Award and Naismith Award watchlists.[2] In a January 22, 2011 victory over Clemson, Williams recorded his thirteenth straight Double-double, which set a Maryland record. He broke a streak previously held by Len Elmore.[4] He was picked to the Third Team All-America by Fox Sports.[5]
After the season, Williams submitted his name to the NBA draft. Initially, he did not sign with an agent, which left open the possibility of staying in college.[6] He later hired an agent, which precluded a return to collegiate basketball.[7]
Professional career
On June 23, 2011, the New Jersey Nets drafted Williams with the 36th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft.[8] During the 2011 NBA lockout, he agreed to play for the Polish team Zastal Zielona Góra. However, the lockout ended before he played a game for them.[9]
Williams was assigned to the Springfield Armor in January 2012.[10] Later that month, Williams was recalled by the Nets.
On July 11, 2012, the Nets traded Williams, Johan Petro, Jordan Farmar, Anthony Morrow, and Deshawn Stevenson to the Atlanta Hawks for Joe Johnson.[11] The Hawks requested waivers on Williams on September 17, 2012.[12]
On August 28, 2013, he signed a one-year deal with Bilbao Basket.[13] However, on September 8, he parted ways with the club.[14]
NBA career statistics
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2011-12 | New Jersey | 43 | 5 | 14.8 | .507 | .000 | .652 | 3.6 | .3 | .5 | .3 | 4.6 |
Career | 43 | 5 | 14.8 | .507 | .000 | .652 | 3.6 | .3 | .5 | .3 | 4.6 |
References
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- ↑ Bogdanovic Scores 9 in TBL Win; Jordan Williams Heads Back to U.S.
- ↑ Nets Assign Jordan Williams to Springfield Armor
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- ↑ ATLANTA HAWKS REQUEST WAIVERS ON JORDAN WILLIAMS
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External links
- Maryland Terrapins bio
- Scout.com profile
- Rivals.com profile
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Career statistics and player information from WNBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). and Basketball-Reference.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Articles with dead external links from November 2017
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Connecticut
- Centers (basketball)
- Maryland Terrapins men's basketball players
- New Jersey Nets draft picks
- New Jersey Nets players
- People from Torrington, Connecticut
- Power forwards
- Sportspeople from Litchfield County, Connecticut
- Springfield Armor players