| 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.
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]
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]