Claude Williams (basketball, born 1965) explained

Claude Williams
Position:Forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:7
Nationality:American
College:North Carolina A&T (1983–1988)
Draft Year:1988
Career Start:1989
Career End:1998
Years1:1989–1991
Team1:BS Weert
Years2:1991–1992
Team2:Châlons-en-Champagne
Years3:1992–1993
Team3:Châlons-sur-Marne
Years4:1993–1994
Team4:Nancy
Years5:1994–1998
Team5:Évreux
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Claude Williams (born 1965)[1] is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the North Carolina A&T Aggies before playing professionally in the Netherlands and France.

College career

Williams played five seasons of college basketball for the North Carolina A&T Aggies. After appearing in just five games in 1983–84, he was a consistent member of the Aggies from 1984–85 to 1987–88. In 122 career games, he averaged 13.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.7 steals per game.[2] He was named the MEAC Player of the Year and MEAC Tournament MVP as a senior in 1988.[3]

In 2016, Williams was inducted into the North Carolina A&T Sports Hall of Fame. As of 2016, he was third all-time in scoring (1,648), second in rebounding (973), fifth in field goals made (604), fifth in steals (196), and second in free throw attempts (676).[4]

Professional career

In 1989–90 and 1990–91, Williams played in the Netherlands for BS Weert. He led the Dutch Basketball League in steals both seasons and blocks in his second season.[5] [6]

For the 1991–92 season, Williams moved to France to play for Châlons-en-Champagne in the LNB Pro B. For the 1992–93 season, he joined Châlons-sur-Marne in the LNB Pro A. He returned to the Pro B to play for Nancy in 1993–94. Between 1994 and 1998, he played four seasons for Évreux, with the first season in the Pro B and the final three in the Pro A.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Claude Williams. eurobasket.com. November 14, 2022. subscription.
  2. Web site: Claude Williams. sports-reference.com. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220427004718/https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/claude-williams-1.html. April 27, 2022. November 14, 2022.
  3. Web site: MEAC Men's Basketball Record Book. meacsports.com. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20221114102206/https://static.meacsports.com/custompages/Records/Men%27s%20Basketball%20Record%20Book.pdf. November 14, 2022.
  4. Web site: Hall of Fame, A&T Introduce New Hall of Fame Class. ncataggies.com. September 1, 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20221114104525/https://ncataggies.com/news/2016/9/1/211156570.aspx. November 14, 2022.
  5. Web site: Steals gemiddeld competitie. j-dus.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150610195700/http://j-dus.com/steals-gemiddeld-competitie-m/. June 10, 2015. November 14, 2022. Dutch.
  6. Web site: Lijstaanvoerders blocked shots gemiddeld competitie. j-dus.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160712064318/http://j-dus.com/lijstaanvoerders-blocked-shots-gemiddeld-competitie-m/. July 12, 2016. November 14, 2022. Dutch.
  7. Web site: Claude Williams. lnb.fr. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20221114103450/https://www.lnb.fr/elite/joueur/?id=8105. November 14, 2022. French.