Shelden Williams
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| Position | Forward |
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| Height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Weight | 250 lb (114 kg) |
| Team | Atlanta Hawks |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | October 21, 1983 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| College | Duke |
| Draft | 5th overall, 2006 Atlanta Hawks |
| Pro career | 2006–present |
Shelden DeMar Williams (born October 21, 1983 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Atlanta Hawks. Williams, a former Duke University star, was selected by Atlanta with the fifth pick in the 2006 NBA Draft. His jersey number, 23, was retired by Duke University on January 28, 2007.[1]
His size (6'9", 250 lbs.), aggressive style of play, and shot-blocking ability make it seem as though he "owns the paint," thereby earning him the nickname "The Landlord." [2] Williams earned the 2005 and 2006 National Defensive Player of the Year Awards while at Duke, becoming only the fifth player in history to earn the award two consecutive years. He holds Duke's career blocks record, single-season blocks record, and career rebounding record, while he is 17th in career blocks on the NCAA charts. He is the third player in ACC history to have 1,500 points, 1,000 rebounds and 350 blocks (joining Tim Duncan and Ralph Sampson). His 1,217 rebounds and 1,859 career points rank him seventh in ACC history and sixteenth in Duke history, respectively. Williams became only the third Duke basketball player to record a triple-double when Duke defeated Maryland on January 11, 2006, recording 19 points, 11 rebounds and 10 blocks. During high school, Williams was a member of the National Honor Society and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He notes his favorite athletes as Shaquille O'Neal and Kevin Garnett. He is in a relationship with Lady Vols star, Candace Parker.
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[edit] Collegiate career
Shelden played for the Duke University men's basketball team from 2002-2006. He majored in sociology with a markets and management studies certificate.
[edit] Records
As of graduating from Duke University, Williams held records for:
- Duke all-time leader in blocked shots (422)
- Duke all-time leader in rebounds
- Duke single season blocked shots
[edit] Statistics
Third player in NCAA history to score 1500 points, grab 1000 rebounds, block 350 shots and pick up 150 steals, along with David Robinson and Pervis Ellison.
[edit] Awards
- National Association of Basketball Coaches National Defensive Player of the Year: 2005, 2006
- Associated Press First Team All American: 2006
- John R. Wooden First Team All American: 2006
- Senior CLASS All-Senior All American Team: 2006
- John R. Wooden National Player of the Year Finalist: 2006
[edit] High school career
- 2002 EA Sports High School All-America selection
- Gatorade Oklahoma Player of the Year: 2001, 2002
- 2001 USA Today Oklahoma Player of the Year
- Oklahoma Player of the Year in 2001 by the Daily Oklahoman
- Oklahoma Defensive Player of the Year: 2000, 2001
- Ranked number 49 in the nation among all players by ESPN.com following his senior season (averaging 20 points, 12 rebounds, three blocked shots and three assists as a senior)
- Rated the nation’s fifth-best prep player by Future Stars and BlueChipHoops.com and sixth by College Basketball News entering the 2001-02 season
- The Sporting News listed Williams as the nation’s sixth-best prep player entering 2001-02
- Rated the nation’s number one forward by Basketball News and Prepstars
- Three-time all-state, all-district and all-city selection (1999-2001)
- 2001 Parade All-America
- Temporarily suspended from his high school team for an alleged rape incident in a Columbus, Ohio hotel room pending its investigation. He was subsequently reinstated after the investigation.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ http://media.www.dukechronicle.com/media/storage/paper884/news/2006/07/19/MBasketball/Redick.And.Williams.Embark.On.Pro.Careers-2132858.shtml?sourcedomain=www.dukechronicle.com&MIIHost=media.collegepublisher.com
- ^ NBA Draft.net profile
- ^ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/news/2002/01/25/duke_recruit
[edit] External links
| 2006 NBA Draft | ||
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| First Round Andrea Bargnani | LaMarcus Aldridge | Adam Morrison | Tyrus Thomas | Shelden Williams | Brandon Roy | Randy Foye | Rudy Gay | Patrick O'Bryant | Mouhamed Sene | J.J. Redick | Hilton Armstrong | Thabo Sefolosha | Ronnie Brewer | Cedric Simmons | Rodney Carney | Shawne Williams | Oleksiy Pecherov | Quincy Douby | Renaldo Balkman | Rajon Rondo | Marcus Williams | Josh Boone | Kyle Lowry | Shannon Brown | Jordan Farmar | Sergio Rodríguez | Maurice Ager | Mardy Collins | Joel Freeland |
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| Second Round James White | Steve Novak | Solomon Jones | Paul Davis | P.J. Tucker | Craig Smith | Bobby Jones | Kosta Perovic | David Noel | Denham Brown | James Augustine | Daniel Gibson | Marcus Vinicius | Lior Eliyahu | Alexander Johnson | Dee Brown | Paul Millsap | Vladimir Veremeenko | Leon Powe | Ryan Hollins | Cheick Samb | Guillermo Diaz | Yotam Halperin | Hassan Adams | Ejike Ugboaja | Edin Bavcic | Loukas Mavrokefalidis | J.R. Pinnock | Damir Markota | Will Blalock |
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