Leon Williams (basketball, born 1992)

For the basketball player born in 1986, see Leon Williams (basketball, born 1986).
Leon Williams
No. 5 – SPM Shoeters Den Bosch
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
League Dutch Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1992-03-19) March 19, 1992[lower-alpha 1]
Amersfoort, Netherlands
Nationality Dutch
Listed height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Career information
Playing career 2010–present
Career history
2010–2011 WCAA Giants
2011–2012 Rotterdam Basketbal College
2012–2015 Landstede Basketbal
2015–present SPM Shoeters Den Bosch
Career highlights and awards

Leon Anthony Williams (born March 19, 1992) is a Dutch basketball player for SPM Shoeters Den Bosch.[3] He is a current member of the Dutch national basketball team.

Professional career

Williams started his career in Bergen op Zoom, with WCAA Giants. The season after that, he played for Rotterdam Basketbal College. In 2012, he signed with Landstede Basketbal from Zwolle. In 2013, he received the DBL Most Improved Player award. He was an DBL All-Star starter in the 2013–14 season. He also received the MVP U23 Award after the regular season.[4]

In the 2015 offseason, Williams signed a 3-year deal with SPM Shoeters Den Bosch.[5]

Honours

Statistics

Season Team League PPG RPG APG EFF
2013–14 Landstede Basketbal DBL 7.0 2.6 3.1 8.1
2014–15 Landstede Basketbal DBL 12.3 2.0 3.9 11.8

Dutch national team

In 2013, Williams was selected for the Dutch national basketball team by head coach Toon van Helfteren. He played as back-up point guard at the FIBA EuroBasket 2015 qualification. He averaged 5.0 points in 2 games.[6]

Notes

  1. ↑ Several sources say Williams was born on March 19, 1992.[1] Others say he was born on August 25, 1991[2]

References

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  3. ↑ http://www.proballers.com/basket-ball-player/51318/leon-williams sports reference retrieved September 8, 2013
  4. ↑ "Meeste seizoensprijzen naar GasTerra Flames". iBasketball (in Dutch). 2014-04-22. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ Leon Williams at the FIBA Eurobasket 2015 website

External links

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