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Sam Williams (basketball, born 1945)

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American basketball player

Sam Williams
Personal information
Born (1946-01-22) January 22, 1946 (age 78)
Detroit, Michigan
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolNorthern (Detroit, Michigan)
College
NBA draft1968: 3rd round, 35th overall pick
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Playing career1968–1970
PositionGuard
Number3
Career history
1968–1970Milwaukee Bucks
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points255 (3.9 ppg)
Rebounds116 (1.8 rpg)
Assists64 (1.0 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

Samuel H. Williams (born January 22, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player who played for the National Basketball Association’s Milwaukee Bucks from 1968 until 1970.

Career

Williams attended Northern High School in Detroit Michigan and was awarded an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Iowa in 1964. Iowa enjoyed six years of tremendous success under coach Ralph Miller from 1964–65 through 1969–1970, winning two Big Ten conference titles during that span. The 1967–68 team tied for the Big Ten Title with Ohio State with a 10–4 conference record, and a 16–9 overall record. This team was led by Williams, a 6-foot, 3 inch, 180 lbs guard, who led the Big Ten in scoring that year. Williams had a career high 39 points in a game against Northwestern University in 1967.

Williams scored a season average 25.3 points a game his senior year. Williams was voted the Big Ten MVP in 1968, as well as Iowa's team MVP. He was named a third-team All-American that year. Williams was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 3rd round (13th pick, 35th overall) of the 1968 NBA draft and was a pre-draft selection of the Minnesota Pipers of the ABA. He played two seasons for the Bucks, averaging 3.9 points a game and was cut by the team at the end of the 1969–70 season. Williams earned $25,000 in his first season and $30,000 in his second year.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Source

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1968–69 Milwaukee 55 11.4 .342 .537 2.0 1.1 4.1
1969–70 Milwaukee 11 4.0 .458 .455 .6 .3 2.5
Career 66 10.2 .353 .531 1.8 1.0 3.9

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1970 Milwaukee 2 8.0 .571 .000 2.0 .5 4.0

References

  1. "Sam Williams NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 20, 2024.

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