Ron Williams (basketball) explained

Ron Williams
Number:12, 21, 15
Position:Guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lb:188
Stats League:NBA
Birth Date:24 September 1944
Birth Place:Weirton, West Virginia, U.S.
Death Place:San Jose, California, U.S.
Nationality:American
High School:Weir (Weirton, West Virginia)
College:West Virginia (1965–1968)
Draft Year:1968
Draft Round:1
Draft Pick:9
Draft Team:San Francisco Warriors
Career Start:1968
Career End:1975
Years1:
Team1:San Francisco / Golden State Warriors
Years2:
Team2:Milwaukee Bucks
Team3:Los Angeles Lakers
Highlights:
Stat1label:Points
Stat1value:4,797 (9.3 ppg)
Stat2label:Rebounds
Stat2value:971 (1.9 rpg)
Stat3label:Assists
Stat3value:1,818 (3.5 apg)
Bbr:williro01

Ronald Robert Williams (September 24, 1944  - April 4, 2004) was an American basketball player.

A 6'3" guard from Weirton, West Virginia, Williams starred at West Virginia University in the mid-1960s, where he was one of the school's first African American basketball players.[1] He was selected by the San Francisco Warriors with the ninth pick of the 1968 NBA draft, and was also drafted as a defensive back by the Dallas Cowboys in the 14th round of the 1968 NFL/AFL draft. He played eight seasons in the NBA as a member of the Warriors, the Milwaukee Bucks, and the Los Angeles Lakers. Williams averaged 9.3 points and 3.5 assists per game in his professional career and ranked third in the league in free throw percentage during the 1970–71 NBA season.[2]

After his playing career ended, Williams held several basketball coaching positions, including stints as an assistant coach at the University of California, Berkeley and Iona College. He died of a heart attack in 2004.[1]

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

|-| align="left" | 1968–69| align="left" | San Francisco| 75 || - || 19.6 || .420 || - || .768 || 2.4 || 3.3 || - || - || 7.8|-| align="left" | 1969–70| align="left" | San Francisco| 80 || - || 30.4 || .432 || - || .822 || 2.4 || 5.3 || - || - || 14.8|-| align="left" | 1970–71| align="left" | San Francisco| 82 || - || 34.3 || .436 || - || .844 || 3.0 || 5.9 || - || - || 14.4|-| align="left" | 1971–72| align="left" | Golden State| 80 || - || 24.2 || .474 || - || .833 || 1.8 || 3.9 || - || - || 9.7|-| align="left" | 1972–73| align="left" | Golden State| 73 || - || 13.9 || .440 || - || .904 || 1.1 || 1.6 || - || - || 6.0|-| align="left" | 1973–74| align="left" | Milwaukee| 71 || - || 15.9 || .489 || - || .882 || 1.0 || 2.2 || 0.7 || 0.0 || 6.3|-| align="left" | 1974–75| align="left" | Milwaukee| 46 || - || 11.4 || .376 || - || .828 || 0.9 || 1.5 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 3.2|-| align="left" | 1975–76| align="left" | Los Angeles| 9 || - || 17.6 || .395 || - || .769 || 2.1 || 2.3 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 4.9|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 516 || - || 22.2 || .441 || - || .833 || 1.9 || 3.5 || 0.6 || 0.0 || 9.3|}

Playoffs

|-| align="left" | 1968–69| align="left" | San Francisco| 4 || - || 10.5 || .385 || - || 1.000 || 1.0 || 0.8 || - || - || 6.0|-| align="left" | 1970–71| align="left" | San Francisco| 5 || - || 34.4 || .381 || - || .895 || 3.4 || 5.8 || - || - || 13.0|-| align="left" | 1971–72| align="left" | Golden State| 5 || - || 16.6 || .290 || - || style="background:#cfecec;" | .933* || 1.6 || 2.0 || - || - || 6.4|-| align="left" | 1972–73| align="left" | Golden State| 3 || - || 6.7 || .667 || - || 1.000 || 0.3 || 1.7 || - || - || 3.0|-| align="left" | 1973–74| align="left" | Milwaukee| 15 || - || 23.6 || .467 || - || .800 || 1.8 || 3.1 || 0.6 || 0.2 || 8.7|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 32 || - || 21.0 || .419 || - || .881 || 1.8 || 2.9 || 0.6 || 0.2 || 8.1|}

College

|-| align="left" | 1965–66| align="left" | West Virginia| 28 || - || - || .443 || - || .728 || 5.3 || - || - || - || 19.7|-| align="left" | 1966–67| align="left" | West Virginia| 28 || - || 37.2 || .455 || - || .710 || 4.3 || 7.0 || - || - || 20.1|-| align="left" | 1967–68| align="left" | West Virginia| 28 || - || - || .422 || - || .783 || 3.8 || 5.5 || - || - || 20.4|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 84 || - || 37.2 || .439 || - || .741 || 4.5 || 6.3 || - || - || 20.1|}

Notes and References

  1. http://www.wvuvarsityclub.com/profiles/williams_ron.html Profile: Ron Williams
  2. w/williro01 . Ron Williams . August 8, 2007.