Justin Williams (basketball)

infobox NBA Player


name = Justin Williams
profile = justin_williams
position = Power forward/Center
height_ft = 6
height_in = 10
weight_lbs = 260
league = NBA
team = Golden State Warriors
number =
nationality = American
birth_date = birth date and age|1984|5|12
birth_place = Chicago, Illinois
highschool = Thornwood
college = Wyoming
draft = Not drafted
draft_year = 2006
draft_team =
career_start = 2006
career_end =
former_teams = Dakota Wizards (2006–2007)
Sacramento Kings (2007–2008)
Houston Rockets (2008)

awards =

Justin Williams (born May 12 1984 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors. Williams' agent is former NBA guard Byron Irvin. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3069278 Kings' Williams focus of sexual assault investigation] ]

Career

A 6'10", 260-lb. power forward-center from the University of Wyoming, Williams went undrafted by an NBA team and started to play with the NBA Development League's Dakota Wizards, averaging 12.1 points, 12.3 rebounds and 3.08 blocks in 12 games. He was signed by the Sacramento Kings to a first 10-day contract on January 5, 2007. [ [http://www.nba.com/kings/news/Kings_Sign_Justin_Williams_010507.html Kings Sign Justin Williams] ] After the Kings released power forward Maurice Taylor on January 23, Williams was signed for the rest of season after his two 10-day contracts expired.

On February 16, 2008, Williams was waived by Sacramento together with teammate Dahntay Jones to make room for a trade that sent the Kings' veteran point guard Mike Bibby to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Shelden Williams, Lorenzen Wright, Anthony Johnson, Tyronn Lue and a 2008 second round draft pick.

Williams is best known for his shot-blocking and rebounding abilities. While playing for the University of Wyoming in the 2006 Mountain West Conference Tournament, he recorded the tournament's first ever triple-double in a second round game against the University of Utah with 10 points, 16 rebounds, and 12 blocked shots.

exual assault case

On October 17 2007, Sacramento police searched Williams' home in a northern Sacramento neighborhood. The following day, at a press conference, a police spokesman indicated that they were conducting an ongoing sexual assault investigation, resulting from a young woman's appearance at a local hospital. [http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5j3UKaU84eTMBB6wp9uNAWNvMwsHg Sacramento police search home of Kings player in alleged assault] ]

Williams, who was traveling with the Sacramento Kings for an exhibition game in Albuquerque, New Mexico, was put on a leave of absence and sent home in order to hire legal counsel. On November 13, 2007, Sacramento District Attorney Jan Scully concluded that Williams would not be charged for anything due to evidence not supporting the filing of any criminal charges in the case. [ [http://www.sacbee.com/102/v-print/story/489341.html D.A. says Kings' Justin Williams will not be charged in alleged sex assault case] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/justin_williams/index.html NBA player profile] @ NBA.com
* [http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/justin_williams/index.html NBA Development League player profile] @ NBA.com