![]() Williams from The Monticola, 1966 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | (1944-09-24)September 24, 1944 Weirton, West Virginia, U.S. |
Died | April 4, 2004(2004-04-04) (aged 59) San Jose, California, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 188 lb (85 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Weir (Weirton, West Virginia) |
College | West Virginia (1965β1968) |
NBA draft | 1968: 1st round, 9th overall pick |
Selected by, theββSan Francisco Warriors | |
Playing career | 1968β1975 |
Position | Guard |
Number | 12, "21," 15 |
Career history | |
1968β1973 | San Francisco / Golden State Warriors |
1973β1975 | Milwaukee Bucks |
1975 | Los Angeles Lakers |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 4,797 (9.3 ppg) |
Rebounds | 971 (1.9 rpg) |
Assists | 1,818 (3.5 apg) |
Stats ![]() | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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. 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 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 1970β71 NBA season.
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.
Career statisticsβ»
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 |
* | Led the league |
NBAβ»
Regular seasonβ»
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1968β69 | San Francisco | 75 | - | 19.6 | .420 | - | .768 | 2.4 | 3.3 | - | - | 7.8 |
1969β70 | San Francisco | 80 | - | 30.4 | .432 | - | .822 | 2.4 | 5.3 | - | - | 14.8 |
1970β71 | San Francisco | 82 | - | 34.3 | .436 | - | .844 | 3.0 | 5.9 | - | - | 14.4 |
1971β72 | Golden State | 80 | - | 24.2 | .474 | - | .833 | 1.8 | 3.9 | - | - | 9.7 |
1972β73 | Golden State | 73 | - | 13.9 | .440 | - | .904 | 1.1 | 1.6 | - | - | 6.0 |
1973β74 | Milwaukee | 71 | - | 15.9 | .489 | - | .882 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 6.3 |
1974β75 | Milwaukee | 46 | - | 11.4 | .376 | - | .828 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3.2 |
1975β76 | Los Angeles | 9 | - | 17.6 | .395 | - | .769 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 4.9 |
Career | 516 | - | 22.2 | .441 | - | .833 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 9.3 |
Playoffsβ»
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1968β69 | San Francisco | 4 | - | 10.5 | .385 | - | 1.000 | 1.0 | 0.8 | - | - | 6.0 |
1970β71 | San Francisco | 5 | - | 34.4 | .381 | - | .895 | 3.4 | 5.8 | - | - | 13.0 |
1971β72 | Golden State | 5 | - | 16.6 | .290 | - | .933* | 1.6 | 2.0 | - | - | 6.4 |
1972β73 | Golden State | 3 | - | 6.7 | .667 | - | 1.000 | 0.3 | 1.7 | - | - | 3.0 |
1973β74 | Milwaukee | 15 | - | 23.6 | .467 | - | .800 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 8.7 |
Career | 32 | - | 21.0 | .419 | - | .881 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 8.1 |
Collegeβ»
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1965β66 | West Virginia | 28 | - | - | .443 | - | .728 | 5.3 | - | - | - | 19.7 |
1966β67 | West Virginia | 28 | - | 37.2 | .455 | - | .710 | 4.3 | 7.0 | - | - | 20.1 |
1967β68 | West Virginia | 28 | - | - | .422 | - | .783 | 3.8 | 5.5 | - | - | 20.4 |
Career | 84 | - | 37.2 | .439 | - | .741 | 4.5 | 6.3 | - | - | 20.1 |
Referencesβ»
- ^ Profile: Ron Williams Archived 2009-03-25 at the Wayback Machine at WVU Varsity Club
- ^ "Ron Williams Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved August 8, 2007.
- 1944 births
- 2004 deaths
- Basketball coaches from West Virginia
- Basketball players from West Virginia
- Golden State Warriors players
- Los Angeles Lakers players
- Milwaukee Bucks players
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- Sportspeople from Weirton, West Virginia
- Point guards
- San Francisco Warriors draft picks
- San Francisco Warriors players
- Shooting guards
- West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball players
- American men's basketball players
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- 21st-century African-American people