Shammond Williams

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Shammond Williams
Position Point guard
League NBA
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg)
Team Los Angeles Lakers
Nationality Flag of United States United States
Born April 5, 1975
The Bronx, New York
College North Carolina
Draft 34th Overall, 1998
Chicago Bulls
Pro career 1998–present
Awards FIBA 2005 All-Star game MVP

Shammond Omar Williams (born April 5, 1975, in the Bronx, New York) is an American professional basketball player. The 6'1" combination point guard/shooting guard is known for his long-range shooting accuracy. He currently plays for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA.

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[edit] Collegiate career

Williams played college basketball at North Carolina under Dean Smith and later, Bill Guthridge. During the 1997-1998 season, he was a member of new coach Bill Guthridge's successful "Six Starters" rotation with Antawn Jamison, Vince Carter, Ed Cota, Ademola Okulaja and Makhtar N'Diaye.

[edit] Professional career

Williams was selected in the second round, 34th overall, of the 1998 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. While he never played for the Bulls, he did play for the Atlanta Hawks, Seattle SuperSonics, Boston Celtics, Denver Nuggets, New Orleans Hornets, and Orlando Magic.

He played internationally for Unics Kazan of Russia (where he obtained Georgian nationality) and for Winterthur FC Barcelona of the Spanish Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto. He was the Most Valuable Player of the 2005 FIBA All-Star game.

Williams signed a 1-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on July 12, 2006.[1]

[edit] Trivia

He is a cousin of Kevin Garnett of the Minnesota Timberwolves [2] and Louis McCullough of the Chester Jets in England [3].

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.pe.com/sports/breakout/stories/PE_Sports_Local_D_spl_12.22eb6ce.html
  2. ^ http://www.nba.com/playerfile/shammond_williams/printable_player_files.html
  3. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/basketball/6286399.stm

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