Monty Williams

Tavares Montgomery Williams

New Orleans Hornets
Small forward Head Coach
Personal information
Date of birth	October 8, 1971 (1971-10-08) (age 40)
Place of birth	Fredericksburg, Virginia
Nationality	USA
High school	Potomac High School Oxon Hill, Maryland
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
College	University of Notre Dame
NBA Draft	1994 / 24th overall
Selected by the New York Knicks
Pro career	1994–2003
Career history
As player: New York Knicks (1994-1996) San Antonio Spurs (1996-1998) Denver Nuggets (1998-1999) Orlando Magic (1999-2002) Philadelphia 76ers (2002-2003)
As coach: New Orleans Hornets (2010-present)
Stats at NBA.com

Tavares Montgomery (Monty) Williams, Jr. (born October 8, 1971, in Fredericksburg, Virginia) is a retired American professional basketball player and current head coach for the New Orleans Hornets of the NBA.

Playing career

A 6'8" small forward from the University of Notre Dame, Williams was an NBA first-round pick despite a pre-existing heart condition. He was selected by the New York Knicks in the first round (24th overall) of the 1994 NBA Draft. Williams played in 9 NBA seasons from 1994 to 2003. He played for the Knicks, San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets, Orlando Magic and Philadelphia 76ers.

In his NBA career, Williams played in 456 games and scored a total of 2,884 points. On April 8, 1997, he scored a career high 30 points as a member of the Spurs against the Denver Nuggets.

Coaching career

In 2005, Williams was hired by new head coach Nate McMillan as an assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers.^[1] On June 7 2010, Williams was offered a three-year contract to be the head coach of the New Orleans Hornets.^[2]

Head coaching record

Legend
Regular season	G	Games coached	W	Games won	L	Games lost	W–L%	Win-loss %
Post season	PG	Games coached	PW	Games won	PL	Games lost	PW–L%	Win-loss %

Team	Year	G	W	L	W–L%	Finish	PG	PW	PL	PW–L%	Result
NOH	2010–11	82	46	36	.561	3rd in Southwest	6	2	4	.333	Lost in First Round
Career		82	46	36	.561		6	2	4	.333

Notes

1. ^ Trail Blazers Name Monty Williams Assistant Coach, Aug. 1, 2005
2. ^ "Blazers assistant Monty Williams is offered head coaching position by New Orleans". The Oregonian. June 4, 2010. http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindblazersbeat/2010/06/blazers_assistant_monty_willia_2.html. Retrieved June 4, 2010. 

External links

• NBA.com profile
• Monty Williams at Basketball-Reference.com
• Monty Williams NBA Historical Player Profile

Preceded by Jeff Bower

New Orleans Hornets head coach 2010–present

Succeeded by incumbent

Persondata
Name	Williams, Monty
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Short description
Date of birth	October 8, 1971
Place of birth	Fredericksburg, Virginia
Date of death
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