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Shelden Williams
No. 13 – Boston Celtics
PositionForward/Center
Personal information
Born (1983-10-21) October 21, 1983 (age 40)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
CollegeDuke
NBA draft2006: 1st round, (5th overall)
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career2006–present
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Shelden DeMar Williams (born October 21, 1983 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Boston Celtics. His jersey number, 23, was retired by Duke University on January 28, 2007.[1]

His size (6'9", 250 lbs), aggressive style of play, and shot-blocking ability earned him the nickname "The Landlord."[2] During high school, Williams was a member of the National Honor Society and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He earned the 2005 and 2006 NABC Defensive Player of the Year Awards while at Duke, becoming only the fifth player in history to earn the award two consecutive years. He holds Duke's career blocks record, single-season blocks record, and career rebounding record, while he is 17th in career blocks on the NCAA charts. He is the third player in ACC history to have 1,500 points, 1,000 rebounds and 350 blocks (joining Tim Duncan and Ralph Sampson). His 1,217 rebounds and 1,859 career points rank him seventh in ACC history and sixteenth in Duke history, respectively. Williams became only the third Duke basketball player[3] to record a triple-double when Duke defeated Maryland on January 11, 2006, recording 19 points, 11 rebounds and 10 blocks.[4]

High school career

  • 2002 EA Sports High School All-America selection
  • Gatorade Oklahoma Player of the Year: 2001, 2002
  • 2001 USA Today Oklahoma Player of the Year
  • Oklahoma Player of the Year in 2001 by the Daily Oklahoman
  • Oklahoma Defensive Player of the Year: 2000, 2001
  • Ranked number 49 in the nation among all players by ESPN.com following his senior season (averaging 20 points, 12 rebounds, three blocked shots and three assists as a senior)
  • Rated the nation's fifth-best prep player by Future Stars and BlueChipHoops.com and sixth by College Basketball News entering the 2001–02 season
  • The Sporting News listed Williams as the nation's sixth-best prep player entering 2001–02
  • Rated the nation's number one forward by Basketball News and Prepstars
  • Three-time all-state, all-district and all-city selection (1999–2001)
  • 2001 Parade All-America

Was teammates with Matt Kemp of the Los Angeles Dodgers on the Midwest City HS (OK) varsity Basketball Team.

Collegiate career

Williams played for the Duke University men's basketball team from 2002–2006. He majored in Sociology with a markets and management studies certificate.

Records

As of graduating from Duke University, Williams held records for:

  • Duke all-time leader in blocked shots (422)
  • Duke all-time leader in rebounds
  • Duke single season blocked shots

Statistics

Third player in NCAA history to score 1500 points, grab 1000 rebounds, block 350 shots, and pick up 150 steals.

Awards

Professional career

Williams was selected by the Hawks with the fifth pick in the 2006 NBA Draft. On February 16, 2008, Williams was involved in a multi-player trade to the Sacramento Kings for Mike Bibby.[5]

On February 19, 2009, he was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves along with Bobby Brown for Rashad McCants and Calvin Booth.[6]

On August 7, 2009, he signed a one year contract with the Boston Celtics.[7]

Personal life

He is currently married to former University of Tennessee Lady Vols and current Los Angeles Sparks basketball star Candace Parker. On May 13, 2009, Candace gave birth to a baby girl named Lailaa Nicole Williams weighing in at 7 pounds, 6 ounces and 20 inches in length. Williams is the brother-in-law to Cavs shooting guard Anthony Parker.[8] On December 15, 2007, Williams was carjacked at gunpoint before a game against the Charlotte Bobcats. Two suspects were arrested later that day at Arbor Place Mall in Douglas County, Georgia. According to an officer at the Douglasville Police Department, the suspects were in Williams' car and were attempting a robbery.[9]

Shelden Williams has an uncanny resemblance to Ken Griffey Jr. in the famous Simpsons' episode "Homer at the Bat", after Griffey has been struck with a case of gigantism from an overdose on Mr. Burns' nerve tonic.

NBA career statistics

Legend
  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
2006–07 Atlanta 81 31 18.7 .455 .500 .764 5.4 .5 .6 .5 5.5
2007–08 Atlanta 36 0 11.5 .370 .000 .686 3.0 .3 .4 .3 3.0
2007–08 Sacramento 28 0 12.9 .491 .000 .667 3.5 .3 .3 .4 5.2
2008–09 Sacramento 30 0 10.2 .449 .000 .762 2.6 .3 .4 .3 3.7
2008–09 Minnesota 15 0 13.8 .441 .000 .667 5.0 .3 .7 .5 4.9
Career 190 31 14.7 .447 .250 .728 4.2 .4 .5 .4 4.7

References

  1. ^ Duke retires number of Shelden Williams
  2. ^ NBA Draft.net profile
  3. ^ Shelden Williams NBA Draft Profile
  4. ^ Williams' triple-double leads Duke to blowout win over MD
  5. ^ [1] Kings sending guard Bibby to Hawks for four players
  6. ^ "KINGS ACQUIRE RASHAD McCANTS AND CALVIN BOOTH" (Press release). Sacramento Kings. 2009-02-19. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  7. ^ "Celtics Sign Shelden Williams". NBA.com. 2009-08-07. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
  8. ^ "Candace Parker Welcomes Baby Girl" (Press release). nba.com. 2009-05-13. Retrieved 2009-15-13. {{cite press release}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  9. ^ "Hawks' Shelden Williams carjacked" (Press release). SI.com. 2007-12-15. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
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