Alan Williams (basketball)

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Alan Williams
No. 15 – Qingdao DoubleStar
Position Center / Power forward
League Chinese Basketball Association
Personal information
Born (1993-01-28) January 28, 1993
Phoenix, Arizona
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 261 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school North (Phoenix, Arizona)
College UC Santa Barbara (2011–2015)
NBA draft 2015 / Undrafted
Playing career 2015–present
Career history
2015–present Qingdao DoubleStar (China)
Career highlights and awards

Alan Travis Williams (born January 28, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Qingdao DoubleStar in China. Born in Phoenix, Arizona he played high school basketball for North and college basketball for UC Santa Barbara.

College career

Williams played for UC Santa Barbara for four seasons, from 2011 to 2015.[1] He started 97 of his 113 games, averaging 15.3 points, 10.0 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game.[1] Williams was named Big West Conference Player of the Year in 2014.[2] He finished his college career as the second all-time leader in Big West in rebounds and blocked shots, with 1,125 and 219 respectively.[3] He was named First-team all-Big West in his sophomore, junior and senior season.[3]

Professional career

On June 30, 2015, Williams joined the Charlotte Hornets and the Houston Rockets for the 2015 NBA Summer League in Orlando and Las Vegas respectively.[4] On July 17, 2015, Williams recorded 22 points and 21 rebounds en route to a 96-100 loss against the Philadelphia 76ers in the Las Vegas Summer League. As a result of his performances there, he would earn All-NBA Second Team Summer League honors due to his performances throughout the Summer League.[5] He signed his first professional contract with the Qingdao DoubleStar of the Chinese Basketball Association.[5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Alan Williams Player Profile". Real GM. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  2. ↑ Big West Names 2013-14 Men's Basketball All-Conference Team. Big West Conference. Retrieved on March 10, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Big West Conference Men’s Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big West Cionference. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  4. ↑ Hornets Announce 2015 Orlando Pro Summer League Roster
  5. 1 2 "Houston Rockets: Alan Williams to Play in China". spacecityscoop.com. July 25, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  6. ↑ Helin, Kurt (July 25, 2015). "Summer League standout Alan Williams signs to play in China next season". NBC Sports. Retrieved July 31, 2015.

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