James Williams (basketball) explained

James Williams
Birth Place:	Bronx, New York
Occupation:	American streetball basketball

James "Speedy" Williams is a streetball basketball player from the Bronx, NY who has been called a "Rucker Park legend".^{[1] [2]} He attended Morris High School in the Bronx.^[3] He played at Medgar Evers College where he averaged 26 points per game,^[4] later going on to play with the Harlem Globetrotters and the Continental Basketball Association.^[5] He played 10 seasons with the United States Basketball League and the Harlem Wizards.^[4]

He served as an advisor and played a role in the film Above The Rim.^[6] It was alleged that he along with Kerry Thompson made a big living playing in drug money sponsored basketball games.^[7]

Notable wins

Williams was the winner in the March to the Garden Tournament^[8] and the 1 on 1 tournament winner at Madison Square Garden.^[3]

References

1. Web site: Elite 24: Rucker Park legends. 10 September 2016.
2. Web site: Ready for Their Reverse Dunk, Mr. DeMille. 14 June 2003. The New York Times. 10 September 2016.
3. Web site: Rucker Legends.
4. Book: Mallozzi, Vincent M.. Asphalt Gods: An Oral History of the Rucker Tournament. registration. 17 June 2003. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Internet Archive.
5. Web site: Elite 24: Rucker Park legends.
6. Web site: Ready for Their Reverse Dunk, Mr. DeMille. 14 June 2003. The New York Times.
7. Book: Pickup Artists: Street Basketball in America. registration. Lars. Anderson. Chad. Millman. 1 January 1999. Verso. Internet Archive.
8. Web site: March to the Garden Basketball Tournament - THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE NEW YORK KNICKS.