Marcus Williams (basketball, born 1986)

Marcus Williams
Free agent
Williams during his third tenure with the Austin Toros
Position	Small forward / Shooting guard
Personal information
Born	(1986-11-18) November 18, 1986 Seattle, Washington
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school	Roosevelt (Seattle, Washington)
College	Arizona (2005–2007)
NBA draft	2007 / Round: 2 / Pick: 33rd overall
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs
Playing career	2007–present
Career history
2007	Austin Toros
2007	San Antonio Spurs
2008	Austin Toros
2008	Los Angeles Clippers
2008–2009	Austin Toros
2009	San Antonio Spurs
2009	→Austin Toros
2009–2010	Zhejiang Wanma Cyclones
2010	Austin Toros
2010–2011	Zhejiang Wanma Cyclones
2011–2014	Shanxi Zhongyu
2015	Zhengzhou Dayun
2015	Jilin Northeast Tigers
Career highlights and awards
CBA All-Star (2011) All-NBA D-League First Team (2009) NBA D-League All-Star (2009) First-team All-Pac-10 (2007) Pac-10 All-Freshman Team (2006)

Marcus Eliot Williams (born November 18, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Jilin Northeast Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). Being very versatile, Williams can play small forward, shooting guard and point guard.

College career

Williams attended Roosevelt High School in Seattle before playing college basketball for University of Arizona from 2005 to 2007. In 2005–06, he played in all 33 of Arizona's games and started 25 games. Williams was the second leading scorer, averaging 13.0 points per game while leading the team in three point field goal percentage. He also averaged 4.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. His performance was good enough to earn him a spot on the Pac-10 all-freshman team.^[1] After considering entering the 2006 NBA draft, he returned for his sophomore year and was named to the All-Pac-10 first team. On April 5, 2007, he declared for the NBA draft, foregoing his final two years of college eligibility.^[2]

Professional career

Williams was selected with the 33rd overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft by the San Antonio Spurs. In July 2007, he joined the Spurs for the 2007 NBA Summer League. On September 28, 2007, he signed with the Spurs. However, he was later waived by the Spurs on October 27, 2007.^[3] In November 2007, he was acquired by the Austin Toros of the NBA D-League. On December 26, 2007, he re-signed with the Spurs and made his NBA debut the same day. However, three days later, he was again waived by the Spurs after managing just one game.^[4] On January 3, 2008, he returned to the Toros.

On March 28, 2008, he signed with the Los Angeles Clippers for the rest of the 2007–08 NBA season.^[5] In July 2008, he joined the Clippers for the 2008 NBA Summer League.

On September 27, 2008, he signed with the Charlotte Bobcats.^[6] However, he was later waived by the Bobcats on October 14, 2008.^[7]^[8] In November 2008, he was reacquired by the Austin Toros.

On April 8, 2009, he signed with the San Antonio Spurs for the rest of the 2008–09 NBA season.^[9] On April 15, 2009, he was assigned back down to the Austin Toros.^[10] Five days later, he was recalled by the Spurs. On October 25, 2009, he was waived by the Spurs.^[11]

In November 2009, he joined the Zhejiang Wanma Cyclones of China for the 2009–10 CBA season. On March 22, 2010, he was reacquired by the Austin Toros following the conclusion of the CBA season.^[12]

In July 2010, he joined the Indiana Pacers for the 2010 NBA Summer League. In December 2010, he re-joined the Zhejiang Wanma Cyclones.

On September 14, 2011, he signed with Shanxi Zhongyu for the 2011–12 CBA season.^[13] In May 2012, he re-signed with Shanxi Zhongyu for the 2012–13 season.^[14] In January 2013, he was banned by the CBA for six months after testing positive for marijuana.^[15] In November 2013, he re-joined Shanxi Zhongyu for the 2013–14 season.^[16]

On September 30, 2014, he signed with the Denver Nuggets.^[17] However, he was later waived by the Nuggets on October 22, 2014.^[18] In August 2015, he joined the Zhengzhou Dayun for the 2015 NBL season.^[19]

In August 2015, he signed with the Jilin Northeast Tigers for the 2015–16 CBA season.^[20] In December 2015, he parted ways with Jilin.^[21]

NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2007–08	San Antonio	1	2.0	.000	.000	.000	.0	.0	.0	1.0	.0
2007–08	L.A. Clippers	10	3.4	.263	.000	.000	1.2	.3	.1	.0	1.0
2008–09	San Antonio	2	1.5	1.000	.000	.000	.0	.0	.0	.0	2.0
Career		13	3.0	.318	.000	.000	.9	.2	.1	.1	1.1

References

External links

2007 NBA draft

First round	Greg Oden Kevin Durant Al Horford Mike Conley, Jr. Jeff Green Yi Jianlian Corey Brewer Brandan Wright Joakim Noah Spencer Hawes Acie Law Thaddeus Young Julian Wright Al Thornton Rodney Stuckey Nick Young Sean Williams Marco Belinelli Javaris Crittenton Jason Smith Daequan Cook Jared Dudley Wilson Chandler Rudy Fernández Morris Almond Aaron Brooks Arron Afflalo Tiago Splitter Alando Tucker Petteri Koponen

Second round	Carl Landry Gabe Pruitt Marcus Williams Nick Fazekas Glen Davis Jermareo Davidson Josh McRoberts Kyrylo Fesenko Stanko Barać Sun Yue Chris Richard Derrick Byars Adam Haluska Reyshawn Terry Jared Jordan Stéphane Lasme Dominic McGuire Marc Gasol Aaron Gray Renaldas Seibutis JamesOn Curry Taurean Green Demetris Nichols Brad Newley Herbert Hill Ramon Sessions Sammy Mejía Giorgos Printezis D. J. Strawberry Milovan Raković

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