Shelden Williams

Shelden Williams

Williams in 2008.
No. 33 – Tianjin Ronggang
Position	Power forward / Center
League	Chinese Basketball Association
Personal information
Born	(1983-10-21) October 21, 1983 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school	Midwest City (Midwest City, Oklahoma)
College	Duke (2002–2006)
NBA draft	2006: 1st round, 5th overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career	2006–present
Career history
2006–2008	Atlanta Hawks
2008–2009	Sacramento Kings
2009	Minnesota Timberwolves
2009–2010	Boston Celtics
2010–2011	Denver Nuggets
2011	New York Knicks
2011–2012	New Jersey Nets
2012–2013	Élan Chalon (France)
2013–present	Tianjin Ronggang (China)
Career highlights and awards
2× NABC Defensive Player of the Year (2005, 2006) Consensus first-team All-American (2006) Third-team All-American – AP (2005) 2× First-team All-ACC (2005, 2006) USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (2005)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Men’s Basketball Representing United States Summer Universiade 2005 Izmir Team competition

Shelden DeMar Williams (born October 21, 1983) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Tianjin Ronggang of China. He played college basketball at Duke University, where his #23 jersey was retired on January 28, 2007.

His size (6'9", 250 lbs), aggressive style of play, and shot-blocking ability earned him the nickname "The Landlord." 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 to record a triple-double when Duke defeated Maryland on January 11, 2006, recording 19 points, 11 rebounds and 10 blocks.

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 Prepstar
• Three-time all-state, all-district and all-city selection (1999–2001)
• 2001 Parade All-America

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

• National Association of Basketball Coaches Defensive Player of the Year: 2005, 2006
• Associated Press First Team All American: 2006
• John R. Wooden First Team All American: 2006
• Senior CLASS All-Senior All American Team: 2006
• John R. Wooden National Player of the Year Finalist: 2006
• NBA Rookie of the Month: April 2007

Professional career

NBA 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.

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

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

On July 14, 2010, he signed a one-year contract with the Denver Nuggets.

On February 22, 2011, Williams was traded to the New York Knicks in a three-way blockbuster deal also involving Minnesota Timberwolves that brought Carmelo Anthony to New York.

European career

On August 28, 2012 he signed a one-year contract with the French League champions Élan Chalon. Over 10 games in the 2012-13 Euroleague season, he averaged 11.3 points and 7.6 rebounds per game.

Asian career

In October 2013, Williams signed with Tianjin Ronggang of China.

Personal life

In 2002, Williams, along with teammates De'Angelo Alexander and Matt Kemp were accused of raping a 19-year-old girl in Columbus, while playing in a high school basketball tournament. They were suspended from the team during the investigation. The players denied the allegations and no charges were filed.

On November 13, 2008, Williams married former University of Tennessee Lady Vols and current Los Angeles Sparks basketball star Candace Parker. They have a daughter named Lailaa. Williams is the brother-in-law to former Cavs shooting guard Anthony Parker.

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.

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	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
2009–10	Boston	54	0	11.1	.521	.000	.765	2.7	.4	.2	.4	3.7
2010–11	Denver	42	32	17.0	.453	.000	.739	5.3	.5	.4	.5	4.7
2010–11	New York	17	6	11.6	.538	.000	.828	2.9	.8	.3	.2	3.9
2011–12	New Jersey	58	35	22.0	.478	.000	.731	6.0	.6	.8	.7	4.6
Career		361	104	15.5	.462	.222	.740	4.3	.5	.5	.5	4.5

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2010	Boston	8	0	7.1	.444	.000	.833	1.6	.0	.1	.0	1.6
Career		8	0	7.1	.444	.000	.833	1.6	.0	.1	.0	1.6

Euroleague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2012-13	Élan Chalon	10	10	23.0	.518	.000	.641	7.6	1.1	1.1	.7	11.3	14.8
Career		10	10	23.0	.518	.000	.641	7.6	1.1	1.1	.7	11.3	14.8

See also

• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career blocks leaders

External links

• SheldenWilliams.com Shelden's Official Website
• Shelden Williams on Twitter
• Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference 
• Template:Basketball-reference
• Euroleague.net Profile
• Shelden Williams has spent the last four years at Duke coming out of his shell – ESPN The Magazine