William Avery (basketball)
| Energa Czarni Slupsk | |
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| Point Guard | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 8, 1979 Augusta, Georgia |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2.75 in (1.90 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Duke |
| NBA Draft | 1999 / 14th overall |
| Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves | |
| Pro career | 1999–present |
| League | Polish Basketball League |
| Career history | |
| Minnesota Timberwolves (1999–2002) Strasbourg IG (2002–03) Makedonikos Alfa (2003) Hapoel Tel-Aviv (2004) Hapoel Jerusalem (2004–05) Azovmash Mariupol (2005) Panionios (2005–06) ALBA Berlin (2006–07) Galatasaray Café Crown (2007) AEK Athens (2007–08) Trikala 2000 (2008–09) PAOK BC (2009) |
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William "Will" Franklin Avery Jr. (born August 8, 1979 in Augusta, Georgia) is an American professional basketball player.
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[edit] Pro career
[edit] NBA
Avery, a 6 ft 2 ¾ in (1.90 m) point guard from Duke University, was selected 14th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 1999 NBA Draft after his sophomore year, when he (along with Elton Brand and Corey Maggette) became one of the first players under Mike Krzyzewski to leave Duke before graduating. He averaged 2.7 points per game and 1.4 assists per game in 142 NBA games over three seasons with the Timberwolves.
[edit] Israel and Europe
Avery was not signed by any NBA teams after his 3-year contract with the Timberwolves expired in 2002, so he moved his career overseas. Since then, Avery has played with the following pro clubs: Hapoel Tel-Aviv and Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli League, Strasbourg IG of the French League, Azovmash Mariupol of the Ukrainian League, Makedonikos Alfa, Panionios, and AEK Athens of the Greek League, ALBA Berlin of the German League, and Galatasaray Café Crown of the Turkish League.
Avery was released from Galatasaray in October 2007, just three months after signing with the club. He then immediately moved to Greece and signed with AEK Athens. He joined Trikala 2000 in 2008. In the summer of 2009, he moved to PAOK BC. In February 2011 he signed with Energa Czarni Slupsk in Poland.[1]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- William Avery @ NBA.com
- Basketpedya.com Player Profile
- NBA Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
- HoopsHype.com Profile
- 1979 births
- Living people
- AEK Athens B.C. players
- Alba Berlin players
- American expatriate basketball people in Germany
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American expatriate basketball people in Israel
- American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- Basketball players from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Duke Blue Devils men's basketball players
- Galatasaray men's basketball players
- Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. players
- Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. players
- Israeli Basketball Super League players
- Minnesota Timberwolves draft picks
- Minnesota Timberwolves players
- Panionios B.C. players
- PAOK B.C. players
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- People from Augusta, Georgia
- Point guards
