Mike Williams (basketball) explained

Mike Williams
Number:25
Position:Power forward / small forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:8
Weight Lb:255
Birth Date:14 August 1963
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois
Nationality:American
High School:De La Salle (Chicago, Illinois)
College:
Draft Year:1986
Draft Round:3
Draft Pick:51
Draft Team:Golden State Warriors
Years1:1986–1988
Team1:CB Murcia
Years2:1988–1989
Team2:La Crosse Catbirds
Team3:Sacramento Kings
Team4:Atlanta Hawks
Years5:1990
Team5:Caixa Ourense
Years6:1990–1991
Team6:La Crosse Catbirds
Years7:1991
Team7:Fort Wayne Fury
Years8:1991–1992
Team8:Sioux Falls Skyforce
Years9:1993–1994
Team9:La Crosse Catbirds
Years10:1994–1996
Team10:Sioux Falls Skyforce
Highlights:
  • Second-team All-MVC (1986)
Bbr:willimi03
Letter:w

Michael George Williams (born August 14, 1963) is an American retired basketball player. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he attended De La Salle Institute where he led the Meteors to three straight Catholic League titles and went to the state tournament's Elite Eight twice.[1] He was a 6'8" 255 lb power forward and attended the University of Cincinnati and Bradley University. In two seasons at Bradley from 1984 to 1986, Williams averaged 13.0 points and 6.8 rebounds per game.[2]

Williams, originally selected by the Golden State Warriors with the 4th pick in the third round of the 1986 NBA draft, played for the NBA's Sacramento Kings and Atlanta Hawks during the 1989–1990 season, averaging 0.7 points and 1.1 rebounds per game.

On November 29, 2009, Williams was shot and paralyzed while working at an Atlanta nightclub.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ex-NBA player relearns to walk with help from friend . . December 6, 2010 . January 22, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110122062256/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-met-trice-bodyguard-1206-20101206,0,4408107.column . live .
  2. http://www.pjstar.com/sports/ssections/teamofdecade/1981-1990.shtml In '80s, Bradley spread the news