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Marcus Williams
Williams with Crvena zvezda in November 2014
No. 3 – Crvena zvezda Telekom Belgrade
Positionpoint guard
LeagueSerbian League
Adriatic League
Euroleague
Personal information
Born (1985-12-03) December 3, 1985 (age 38)
Los Angeles, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolOak Hill Academy
(Mouth of Wilson, Virginia)
CollegeConnecticut (2003–2006)
NBA draft2006: 1st round, 22nd overall pick
Selected by the New Jersey Nets
Playing career2006–present
Career history
2006–2008New Jersey Nets
2008–2009Golden State Warriors
2009Quebradillas Pirates
2009–2010Memphis Grizzlies
2010–2011BC Enisey Krasnoyarsk
2011Unics Kazan
2011–2012Jiangsu Dragons
2012–2013Unicaja Málaga
2013–2014Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar
2014–presentCrvena zvezda
Career highlights and awards
  • Big East Most Improved Player (2005)
  • All-BSN First Team (2009)
  • BSN All-Star (2009)
  • BSN All-Star game MVP (2009)
  • BSN assist leader (2009)
  • BSN Skills Contest Winner (2009)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

Marcus Darrell Williams (born December 3, 1985) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Crvena zvezda of the Serbian League. Standing at 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), he plays the point guard position. He was selected with the 22nd overall pick in the 2006 NBA draft by the New Jersey Nets. Prior to becoming professional player, he played collegiate basketball for the Connecticut Huskies.

High school and college

Williams attended and played for Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles for his 9th, 10th, and 11th years, and transferred to Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, VA) for his 12th year (2002–2003).

During his freshman year at UConn, Williams was suspended for part of the season because of poor grades.

As a sophomore in the 2004–2005 season, Williams averaged 9.6 points and 7.8 assists a game. He was named Big East Most Improved Player.

In his junior year, he was kicked off the men's basketball team for several months, for attempting to sell stolen laptop computers along with teammate A. J. Price.[1] Williams averaged 12.3 points, 8.6 assists, and shot 86% from the free throw line. In a game against Notre Dame, he recorded the sixth triple-double in UConn history with 18 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds.[2] In the 2006 NCAA tourney, he averaged 20 points, 8.8 assists, while shooting 52% from the field, 56% from three-point range, and 96% from the free throw line. Williams scored a career-high 26 points in a memorable 98–92 overtime Sweet 16 win against Washington on March 24, 2006.[3]

Professional career

NBA career

New Jersey Nets

Williams was selected 22nd overall in the 2006 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets. Former teammates Josh Boone, Rudy Gay, Hilton Armstrong, and Denham Brown were also selected, with all but Brown being first round picks. Marcus Williams was named to the Rookie team for the 2007 T-Mobile Rookie Challenge at the 2007 NBA All-Star Weekend. As a rookie in 2006–07, Williams played in 79 games, averaging 6.8 ppg and 3.3 apg.

Golden State Warriors

On July 22, 2008, Williams was traded by the Nets to the Golden State Warriors for a conditional first-round pick.[4] On March 10, 2009 Marcus Williams was released by the Golden State Warriors.

Memphis Grizzlies

In July 2009, Williams began playing on the Memphis Grizzlies Summer League team in Las Vegas, Nevada. He joined 2009 first round pick Hasheem Thabeet, undrafted rookie free agent Jeff Adrien, and Rudy Gay as one of four former UConn Huskies on the Grizzlies' Summer League roster. On August 7, 2009, Williams officially signed with the Grizzlies.[5]

International career

Williams during his tenure with Yenisey Krasnoyarsk in 2010
Williams playing with Unicaja Málaga against Estudiantes in 2013

Williams signed with the Quebradillas Pirates of the Puerto Rican Basketball League (BSN) in late March 2009. During the first half of the season, Williams averaged 15.0 points per game, 5.3 rebounds and 9.3 assists. He had registered one triple-double and was the league-leader in assists.[6] He was also selected to play in the league's All-Star game and won the game's MVP award, as well as winning the Skills Contest. He also finished the season earning All-BSN First Team honors with teammate Peter John Ramos, and helping the Pirates to the best record in the league. Because he went to the Memphis Grizzlies summer league team and left the Pirates, he missed the league finals, and the Pirates lost the championship.

In August 2010, he signed a one-year contract with the Russian team Enisey Krasnoyarsk.[7]

In late November 2011, he signed a contract with the Jiangsu Dragons of China.[8]

On August 19, 2013, Williams signed a contract with the Russian team Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar.[9][10]

On August 15, 2014, he signed a one-year deal with the Serbian team Crvena Zvezda Belgrade.[11] On November 22, 2014, in a game against Galatasaray, Williams set a Euroleague record for the most assists in a single game – 17.[12][13][14] He also added 8 points while shooting just 3–16 from the field. However, his team lost after double overtime with 110–103.[15]

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  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2006–07 New Jersey 79 2 16.6 .395 .282 .847 2.1 3.3 .4 .0 6.8
2007–08 New Jersey 53 7 16.1 .379 .380 .787 1.9 2.6 .5 .1 5.9
2008–09 Golden State 9 0 6.0 .235 .333 .333 .4 1.4 .1 .1 1.3
2009–10 Memphis 62 1 14.1 .384 .296 .673 1.5 2.6 .5 .0 4.3
Career 203 10 15.2 .386 .321 .767 1.8 2.8 .4 .0 5.6

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2007 New Jersey 12 0 6.5 .333 .077 .800 .8 1.1 .1 .0 2.4
Career 12 0 6.5 .333 .077 .800 .8 1.1 .1 .0 2.4

Euroleague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2012–13 Unicaja 24 5 21.7 .362 .371 .667 2.7 3.3 .6 .0 10.5 9.4
2013–14 Lokomotiv 24 10 23.0 .331 .278 .756 2.2 3.8 .3 .0 7.3 6.9
Career 48 15 22.4 .349 .321 .705 2.4 3.6 .5 .0 8.9 8.1

Notes

  1. ^ Laptop thief Williams rejoins UConn
  2. ^ UConn squanders 19-point lead as Irish rally to force OT
  3. ^ After slow start, UConn outlasts UW in OT in classic dogfight
  4. ^ Warriors Acquire Guard Marcus Williams From New Jersey
  5. ^ "Grizzlies sign point guard Marcus Williams". NBA.com. 2009-08-07. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  6. ^ http://www.bsnpr.com/jugadores/jugador.asp?id=2586&e=
  7. ^ Enisey Krasnoyarsk signs Marcus Williams
  8. ^ 挑战八一江苏不想三连败 新外援豪言要用胜利庆生
  9. ^ "Lokomotiv Kuban announced Marcus Williams". Sportando.net. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  10. ^ "Marcus Williams signed with "Loko"". .lokobasket.com. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  11. ^ "Crvena Zvezda puts Williams at point". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  12. ^ "Crvena Zvezda's Williams breaks Euroleague assists record!". euroleague.net. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  13. ^ "Erceg, Arroyo star in Galatasaray's 2OT win over Crvena Zvezda". euroleague.net. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  14. ^ "Vilijams ponovo sakriva loptu: Čudesne asistencije Zvezdinog pleja u Istanbulu (VIDEO)". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  15. ^ "EL: Erceg ukrao pobedu Zvezdi!". b92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 21 November 2014.
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