Maurice Williams (basketball)

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Maurice Williams
Position	Point guard
Nickname	Mo
League	NBA
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Team	Milwaukee Bucks
Nationality	United States
Born	December 19, 1982 (age 24) Jackson, Mississippi
College	Alabama
Draft	2^nd round, 37^th overall, 2003 Utah Jazz
Pro career	2003–present
Former teams	Utah Jazz (2003–2006)

Maurice "Mo" Williams (born December 19, 1982, in Jackson, Mississippi) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks. He is a 6'1" point guard from the University of Alabama, he was selected by the Utah Jazz in the second round of the 2003 NBA Draft. He averaged five points and 1.3 assists for the Jazz in his first NBA season, then signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks. Filling in for Bucks injured starting point guard T.J. Ford, Williams averaged 10.2 points and 6.1 assists during the 2004-05 season. In his new role coming off of the bench for the up-and-coming Bucks team, he showed a knack for clutch plays, making several game winning shots in the 2005-06 season.

In the 2006 offseason the Bucks traded T.J. Ford to the Toronto Raptors for power forward Charlie Villanueva. This opened up a position in the starting lineup for Williams. In the first 19 games of the 2006-07 season Williams has averaged 15.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 6.2 assists in nearly 35 minutes per game. These averages are all career highs.

On December 21, 2006 vs. the Miami Heat, Williams recorded his first career triple-double with 19 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.^[1]

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[edit] Awards

2002-03 All-SEC 3rd Team
2002-03 SEC leader in free throw percentage(.838)
2001-02 The Sporting News National Freshman of the Year
2001-02 All-SEC 3rd Team
2001-02 SEC Freshman of the Year
2001-02 SEC All-Freshman Team by the league’s coaches
2001 McDonald’s All-America player
2000-01 Mississippi Gatorade Player of the Year