Kenny Williams (basketball, born 1969)

For the North Carolina college player, see Kenny Williams (basketball, born 1996). For the North Texas college player, see Ken Williams (basketball).

Kenny Williams

Kenny Williams dunking the ball while playing for Hapoel Jerusalem
Personal information
Born	(1969-06-09) June 9, 1969 Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school	Northeastern High School, Elizabeth City, North Carolina; Fork Union Military Academy (Fork Union, Virginia)
College	Barton CC (1988–1989)
NBA draft	1990: 2nd round, 46th overall pick
Selected by the Indiana Pacers
Playing career	1990–2006
Position	Small forward / Power forward
Number	44
Career history
1990–1994	Indiana Pacers
1994–1995	Olitalia Forlì
1995	ASVEL Villeurbanne
1995–1997	Carne Montana Forlì
1997–2001	Hapoel Jerusalem
2001–2002	Bnei HaSharon
2003–2004	Ironi Ramat Gan
2004–2005	Hapoel Tel Aviv
2005–2006	Maccabi Habik'a
Career highlights and awards
First-team Parade All-American (1988) North Carolina Mr. Basketball (1988)
Career NBA statistics
Points	1,247 (4.8 ppg)
Rebounds	693 (2.7 rpg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Kenneth Ray Williams (born June 9, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player, most notably with the National Basketball Association's Indiana Pacers. He was known for his stellar leaping ability and off-court problems.

Biography

Williams, a 6' 9" forward, was a prep sensation at Elizabeth City (N.C.) Northeastern High School. His sophomore year, he averaged over 20 points and 12 rebounds a game. He played in the Hampton Roads Basketball Classic in Norfolk, scoring 42 points, and winning the MVP award over the likes of Alonzo Mourning, JR Reid, and Dennis Scott. He was named first team AP All-State. Prior to his junior year, he transferred to Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia, where he averaged 17 points and 12 rebounds for a 29-0 team. In his senior year, he averaged 31 points per game and 12 rebounds a game, and was named state player of the year for North Carolina in 1988. Williams was named first-team USA Today (over such players as Shawn Kemp and Stanley Roberts) and first-team Parade All-American. Williams was selected to play in the McDonald's Game and the Capital Classic, though he only played in the Classic, scoring eight points. In addition, he played two scrimmages against Mourning, and more than held his own, scoring 41 points in the first scrimmage and outrebounding Alonzo in both scrimmages.

Williams was one of the top four players in the class of 1988, along with Alonzo Mourning, Billy Owens and Kemp. He was heavily recruited by the University of North Carolina, but was not offered a scholarship because of his failure to meet the minimum academic standards. His commitment with UNC scared off some top recruits, among them Billy Owens. He instead enrolled at Barton County Community College in Barton County, Kansas (20.5 points and 8.9 rebounds per game).

In 1989-90, Williams attended Elizabeth City State University, where he did not play basketball. He was subsequently selected in the second round of the 1990 NBA Draft by the Indiana Pacers (46th overall pick).

Williams played four seasons for the Pacers, from 1990–1994 and had a career high 6.3 points per game while playing in 68 games in 1993-94. He scored a career high 25 points in a Pacers win against the Miami Heat on February 9, 1994. For his career he averaged 4.8 points and 2.7 rebounds in 260 total games. He was also a contestant in the 1991 NBA Slam Dunk Contest but failed to advance into the second round.

Following his NBA career, Williams went to Europe and played in several countries, mainly in Israel: ASVEL Villeurbanne (1995–96), Forli (1996–97), Hapoel Jerusalem (1997-2000, 2001, being runner-up twice in the national cup and once in the league), Troy Pilsener Izmir (2000, returning to Hapoel shortly after), Bnei Herzeliya (2001–02), Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan (2003–04), Hapoel Tel Aviv (2004–05, again losing in the league final) and Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel (2005–06).

External links

• NBA stats @ databasebasketball.com
• College stats at Sportsstats.com