Will Solomon

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Will Solomon

Position	Point guard/Shooting guard
Nickname	Willie
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	181 lb (82 kg)
Team	Fenerbahçe Ülkerspor
Nationality	United States
Born	July 20, 1978 (age 28) Hartford, Connecticut
College	Clemson University
Draft	2nd round, 33rd overall, 2001 Vancouver Grizzlies
Pro career	2001–present
Former teams	Vancouver Grizzlies (2001-02) Aris Thessaloniki (2003-04) Hapoel Jerusalem (2004) Efes Pilsen S.K. (2004-05) Maccabi Tel Aviv (2005-06)

William (Will) James Solomon (born July 20, 1978, in Hartford, Connecticut) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Fenerbahçe Ülkerspor in the Turkish Basketball League.

Solomon graduated from Clemson University and decided to enter his name in the 2001 NBA Draft. He was selected by the Vancouver Grizzlies in the second round thirty-third overall pick. Solomon played for the Grizzlies in the 2001-2002 season and averaged 5.2 ppg in 62 games.

After only one year in the NBA Solomon decided to move to Europe and was signed by Aris Thessaloniki in 2003. That year he won the FIBA European Challenge Cup.

After a year in Greece Solomon moved to Israel and played for Hapoel Jerusalem, with whom he won another European title, the ULEB Cup.

For 2004-05 he moved to Turkey and was signed by Efes Pilsen S.K.. He then played for the first time in his career in the Euroleague.

Solomon moved back to Israel the following season and was signed by Maccabi Tel Aviv, who were the European champions the previous two seasons and were close to winning a third consecutive Euroleague title before losing in the finals. After this, he returned to Istanbul and joined Fenerbahçe Ülker, the newly merged squad combining Fenerbahçe S.K. with Efes' principal rivals Ülker.

Solomon played point guard for the Washington Wizards summer league team in Las Vegas during the NBA's offseason in 2006.

[edit] External link

• NBA stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
• BASKET ARIS Unofficial fans site dedicated to ARIS B.C.

2001 NBA Draft
First Round Kwame Brown | Tyson Chandler | Pau Gasol | Eddy Curry | Jason Richardson | Shane Battier | Eddie Griffin | DeSagana Diop | Rodney White | Joe Johnson | Kedrick Brown | Vladimir Radmanović | Richard Jefferson | Troy Murphy | Steven Hunter | Kirk Haston | Michael Bradley | Jason Collins | Zach Randolph | Brendan Haywood | Joseph Forte | Jeryl Sasser | Brandon Armstrong | Raul Lopez | Gerald Wallace | Jamaal Tinsley | Tony Parker |
Second Round Trenton Hassell | Gilbert Arenas| Omar Cook | Will Solomon | Terence Morris | Brian Scalabrine | Jeff Trepagnier | Damone Brown | Mehmet Okur | Michael Wright | Earl Watson | Jamison Brewer | Bobby Simmons | Eric Chenowith | Kyle Hill | Sean Lampley | Loren Woods | Ousmane Cisse | Antonis Fotsis | Ken Johnson | Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje | Alton Ford | Andre Huston | Jarron Collins | Kenny Satterfield | Maurice Jeffers | Robertas Javtokas | Alvin Jones | Bryan Bracey