Elliot Williams
No. 9 – Portland Trail Blazers | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
Personal information | |
Born | Memphis, Tennessee | June 20, 1989
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | St. George's Independent School (Memphis, Tennessee) |
College | Memphis |
NBA draft | 2010: 1st round, 22nd overall pick |
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers | |
Playing career | 2010–present |
Career history | |
2010–present | Portland Trail Blazers |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
Elliot Jerell Williams (born June 20, 1989 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American professional basketball player with the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association. He was selected with the 22nd overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft by the Blazers.
Collegiate career
Williams received an NCAA waiver in August 2009 to play immediately for the Memphis Tigers in 2009–10 after playing for the Duke Blue Devils in 2008–09. He was an all-academic selection in 2006 and 2007. Playing in a total of 68 career games with 46 starts, Williams averaged 11.1 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 2.2 assists.
2008–09 season (as freshman at Duke)
For the Blue Devils, Williams saw action in 34 of Duke's 37 games, starting in 12 contests, with 11 coming in the Blue Devils' final 12 games of the season (including ACC and NCAA tournaments), averaging 4.2 points and 2.3 rebounds. Williams also recorded 23 assists and 21 steals and shot 44.1 percent from the field, 25 percent from the three-point arc and 50 percent from the foul line in helping lead Duke to a 30–7 overall record, an ACC Tournament crown and an NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 appearance.
Professional career
Williams was selected 22nd overall in the 2010 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. After playing in the preseason for the Trail Blazers, Williams missed the 2010-11 season due to a knee injury.[1] Williams also missed a significant portion of the 2011-2012 NBA season after dislocating his shoulder during an early March practice. Williams had made 24 appearances over the course of the season, averaging 6.2 minutes per game. http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7718180/elliot-williams-portland-trail-blazers-surgery-season http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/4294/elliot-williams
References
- ^ Former Tiger Williams done for season CommercialAppeal.com