Leon Williams (basketball, born 1986)
 Leon Williams in action with Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto. | |
| No. 2 – Kavala | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| League | Greek Basket League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
July 24, 1986 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Nationality | American / Belizean |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Cardinal Gibbons (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| College | Ohio (2004–2008) |
| NBA draft | 2008 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
| Career history | |
| 2008–2009 | Pınar Karşıyaka |
| 2009–2010 | Erdemir |
| 2010 | Strasbourg IG |
| 2011–2012 | Cáceres |
| 2012–2013 | Goyang Orions |
| 2013 | Cangrejeros de Santurce |
| 2013–2014 | Goyang Orions |
| 2014 | Cangrejeros de Santurce |
| 2014–2015 | Anyang KGC |
| 2015 | Cangrejeros de Santurce |
| 2016–present | Kavala |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Leon Williams (born July 24, 1986) is an Belizean-American professional basketball player who plays for the Union Kavala B.C. in the Greek Basketball League of Greece.
Career
Williams played college basketball for Ohio University from 2004 to 2008, during that time he also played in the summer league Belize Elite Basketball League for the Belize Bank Bulldogs.
After graduating in 2008, Williams started his professional career in Turkey where he played for two years for Pınar Karşıyaka and then Erdemir where he was the top rebounder of the Turkish Basketball League in both seasons.
In 2010, Williams signed with the French basketball team Strasbourg IG, however, after the pre-season and just before the start of the season he left the team and country without notice and without the clubs consent, invoking either a sick relative or a desire to start a career in real estate, Strasbourg threatened sanctions but nothing came from that.[1]
One year later, after the expiry of his contract, he went to Spain to play for Cáceres Patrimonio de la Humanidad in the Liga Española de Baloncesto, the Spanish basketball second division.[2]
Following that season he moved on to Korean Basketball League side Goyang Orions, partly because of his Korean-American's girlfriend desire to discover her roots, he also announced his intention to become a Korean citizen.[3] After a season in South Korea he moved to Cangrejeros de Santurce in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional whose season succeeds the Korean basketball season, he would alternate between the two leagues for the next three years.
References
- ↑ "The Mayhem!. (requires subscription)", Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace, 6 October 2010. Retrieved on 23 March 2015. "Accesible.".(French)
- ↑ "Leon "Bigs" Williams finishes the roster.", Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto, 12 August 2011. Retrieved on 23 March 2015.(Spanish)
- ↑ "Leon Williams Decides to Become Korean (Youtube).", Arirang, 13 December 2012. Retrieved on 23 March 2015.