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For the similarly named basketball player born in 1960, see Guy Williams (basketball).
Gus Williams
Williams in 1981
Personal information
Born (1953-10-10) October 10, 1953 (age 71)
Mount Vernon, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolMount Vernon (Mount Vernon, New York)
CollegeUSC (1972–1975)
NBA draft1975: 2nd round, 20th overall pick
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Playing career1975–1987
PositionPoint guard
Number1
Career history
1975–1977Golden State Warriors
1977–1984Seattle SuperSonics
1984–1986Washington Bullets
1987Atlanta Hawks
Career highlights and awards
Career statistics
Points14,093 (17.1 ppg)
Assists4,597 (5.6 apg)
Steals1,638 (2.0 spg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

Gus Williams (born October 10, 1953) is an American retired professional basketball player most noted for his play with the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics, although he also played for the Golden State Warriors, Washington Bullets and Atlanta Hawks.

Williams played high school basketball at Mount Vernon, where he was selected player of the year in 1971 by the New York State Sportswriters Association. He played college basketball at the University of Southern California.

Williams was selected in the second round of the 1975 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors and in the first round of the 1975 ABA draft by the Spirits of St. Louis. Williams signed with the Warriors for the 1975–76 season and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Team.[1] Williams played only two seasons with the Warriors and was allowed to leave as a free agent before the 1977–78 season, signing with the Seattle SuperSonics.

While with Seattle, he was twice selected to the NBA All-Star Game, and was an All-NBA First Team (1982) and All-NBA Second Team (1980) selection. Williams, whose style of play earned him the nickname "Wizard", led the Sonics to the 1979 championship while averaging team high 28.6 points per game in the Finals. While in the prime of his career, Williams sat out the entire 1980–81 season due to a contract dispute. He played two more seasons with the Sonics after that. In 1983, he signed with the Washington Bullets. During the 1984-85 season Williams played alongside the similarly named Guy Williams. He finished his career with a 17.1 point-per-game scoring average in a career spanning 12 years from 1975 to 1987. In 2004 Williams' #1 jersey was retired by the Sonics.

Williams' younger brother Ray, also played in the NBA.[2]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ BasketballReference.com Gus Williams page
  2. ^ BASN's Hometown Hero, by Peter Vecsey; published on Mar 13, 2007

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