Chris Williams (basketball)
| No. 9 – Foolad Mahan Isfahan BC | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||
| League | Iranian Super League | ||||||||||||
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| Born |
July 9, 1980 Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 1⁄4 in (1.99 m) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Minor (Adamsville, Alabama) | ||||||||||||
| College | Virginia (1998–2002) | ||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2002 / Undrafted | ||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2002–present | ||||||||||||
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| 2002–2003 | Sydney Kings | ||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Skyliners Frankfurt | ||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Mobis Phoebus | ||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Türk Telekom | ||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Qingdao Double Star | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | San Miguel Beermen | ||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Qingdao Double Star | ||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Mahram Tehran | ||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Goyang Orions | ||||||||||||
| 2012–present | Foolad Mahan Isfahan | ||||||||||||
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Chris Williams (born July 9, 1980) is an American professional basketball player. A 6 ft 6 in tall (198 cm) small forward, he led the 2004-05 Euroleague in steals with 2.8 per game playing for the Frankfurt Skyliners. He had won the German championship with Frankfurt in 2004. From 2005 to 2007 he played in Korea for Ulsan Mobis Phoebus. He also played for Qingdao DoubleStar in CBA, China, and Mahram Tehran in Iranian Basketball Super League. He currently plays for Goyang Orions in Korean Basketball League.
Williams played his college basketball at the University of Virginia, and was named Atlantic Coast Conference Freshman of the Year in 1999.
Prior to entering the Euro League, Chris Williams played as an import for the Sydney Kings in Australia. His efforts in being a leading scorer at a high percentage and rebounder were rated as a key component to the Kings winning their first ever Championship. He was awarded the MVP for the league.
In a game between Qingdao and Dongguan Leopards on December 25, 2009, Williams produced the second ever Quadruple-double in CBA history, finishing the game with 15 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists and 11 steals. Qingdao won the game 122-103.[1]
On October 10, 2013, Williams was named in the Sydney Kings 25th Anniversary Team.[2]
References
- ↑ 威廉姆斯砍四双助青岛首胜 杜万低迷东莞遭三连败. sina.com.cn (in Chinese). December 25, 2009. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
- ↑ MightyMite Sydney Kings announce 25th Anniversary Team Archived October 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.