Robert Williams (Grambling State basketball) explained

Robert Williams
Height Ft:6
Height In:8
Nationality:American
High School:Mills HS (Little Rock, AR)
College:Grambling State (1977–1981)
Draft Year:1981
Draft Round:6
Draft Pick:125
Draft Team:Washington Bullets
Highlights:

Robert "Honey"[1] Williams is an American former college basketball player. He played at Grambling State University from 1977 to 1981 and was named the Southwestern Athletic Conference's co-Player of the Year as a senior in 1980–81.[2] [3] Williams was selected to the All-SWAC First Team as a senior and to the Second Team as a junior.[4] [5] He finished his career with 1,876 points and 1,002 rebounds.[3]

After his collegiate career, Williams was selected in the 1981 NBA draft by the Washington Bullets in the sixth round (125th overall).[6] He was waived before appearing in a regular season game.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Grambling After Revenge at LC . Blackburn . Doug . The Town Talk. January 3, 1981. 7. Newspapers.com. July 26, 2020.
  2. News: GSU cagers land on all-SWAC team . The Shreveport Times. March 5, 1981. 31. Newspapers.com. July 26, 2020.
  3. Web site: Robert Williams college stats . Sports Reference LLC . sports-reference.com . July 26, 2020.
  4. News: Grambling a surprise team . The Clarion-Ledger. March 5, 1980. 22. Newspapers.com. July 26, 2020.
  5. News: Valley State has All-SWAC players . The Greenwood Commonwealth. March 10, 1981. 14. Newspapers.com. July 26, 2020.
  6. Web site: 1981 NBA Draft . Sports Reference LLC . basketball-reference.com . July 26, 2020.