Coron Williams Explained

Coron Williams
Position:Point guard
Team:Free agent
Birth Date:23 November 1989
Birth Place:Italy
Nationality:American
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:175
High School:Christchurch School
(Christchurch, Virginia)
College:
Draft Year:2014
Career Start:2014
Years1:2014–2015
Team1:Universo Treviso
Years2:2015–2017
Team2:Maine Red Claws
Years3:2017
Team3:Greensboro Swarm
Years4:2017–2018
Team4:St. John's Edge
Years5:2018–2019
Team5:La Union de Formosa
Years6:2019–2020
Team6:Dorados de Chihuahua
Years7:2020–2021
Team7:Libertadores de Querétaro

Coron Williams (born November 23, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for Libertadores de Querétaro of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). He played college basketball for the Robert Morris Colonials and Wake Forest Demon Deacons. He attended Christchurch School in high school. Professionally, he has competed for the Maine Red Claws and Greensboro Swarm in the NBA G League but represented the Italian team Universo Treviso Basket in his rookie season.

Early life

Williams was born in Italy to mother Bragail Williams-Brown and father Carl Williams, who served in the military.[1] At age three, he moved with his family to South Carolina, and at age six, he moved to Virginia.[1] As a senior at the Christchurch School, he averaged 19 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals as a senior.[2]

College career

Williams played three games as a freshman in 2009–10 before sitting out with an ankle injury. As a redshirt freshman, he averaged 7.1 points per game and shot 47 percent from 3-point range. Williams posted 10.8 points per game while shooting 41 percent from 3-point range as a redshirt sophomore. As a redshirt junior, he scored 9.1 points per game while shooting 42 percent from behind the arc. His best game was a 27-point outing against Fairleigh Dickinson.[3] Williams helped the Colonials to a 24–11 season in 2012-13 and the NIT appearance, in which they beat Kentucky 59–57 in the first round. After the season he opted to transfer to Wake Forest Demon Deacons.[4] In his final season at Wake Forest, Williams averaged 10.2 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.[2]

Professional career

In August 2014, Williams signed a deal with the Italian club Universo Treviso Basket.[2] He played two seasons with the Maine Red Claws and briefly joined the Greensboro Swarm in 2017. Afterwards he signed with the St. John's Edge of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC).[5] The Edge reached the league finals in his first season, and he was player of the game with 28 points in Game 4 versus the London Lightning.[6] He averaged 14 points per game. On July 18, 2018, Williams signed with La Union de Formosa of the Argentine Liga Nacional de Básquet.[7]

The Basketball Tournament

Coron Williams played for Team Wake The Nation in the 2018 edition of The Basketball Tournament. He had five points, two rebounds and three assists in the team's first-round loss to Team Showtime.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Coron Williams. WakeForestSports.com. March 4, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180305135857/http://www.wakeforestsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/coron_williams_845546.html. March 5, 2018. dead.
  2. Web site: UFFICIALE: Treviso, è il "vicentino" Coron Williams la guardia tiratrice. BasketInside. May 14, 2018. Italian. August 13, 2014.
  3. News: Strelow. Bret. Robert Morris shooting guard Coron Williams transferring to Wake Forest. May 14, 2018. Fayetteville Observer. May 1, 2013.
  4. News: Collins. Dan. Wake Forest lands transfer from Robert Morris. May 15, 2018. Winston-Salem Journal. May 1, 2013.
  5. Web site: St. John's EDGE sign point guard, Coron Williams. Mile One Centre. May 14, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180515112246/https://mileonecentre.com/news/st-johns-edge-sign-point-guard-coron-williams/. May 15, 2018. dead.
  6. News: St. John's Edge get even with Lightning. May 14, 2018. The Telegram. April 24, 2018.
  7. Web site: Coron Williams signs with La Union de Formosa . Sportando . July 18, 2018 .