Marcus Williams (basketball, born 1986)

Marcus Williams

Shanxi Zhongyu
Small forward / Guard
Personal information
Date of birth	November 18, 1986 (1986-11-18) (age 25)
Place of birth	Seattle, Washington
Nationality	American
High school	Roosevelt (Seattle)
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
College	Arizona
NBA Draft	2007 / 2nd round, 33rd overall
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs
Pro career	2007–present
Career history
San Antonio Spurs (2007; 2009) Austin Toros (2007-2008; 2008-2010) Los Angeles Clippers (2008) Charlotte Bobcats (2008) Zhejiang Golden Bulls (2010-2011) Shanxi Zhongyu (2011-present)
Stats at NBA.com

Marcus Eliot Williams (born November 18, 1986 in Seattle, Washington) is an American professional basketball player who plays small forward, shooting guard and point guard.

College career

Williams attended Roosevelt High School in Seattle. As a freshman, he played for the University of Arizona during the 2005–2006 basketball season. 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 his very strong freshman year, Williams considered entering himself into the 2006 NBA Draft.^[2]

NBA career

Williams was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2007 NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs with the 33rd overall pick. Williams was waived by the Spurs on 27 October 2007.^[3] After spending considerable playing time with the Austin Toros from the NBDL and performing very well, He was re-signed by the Spurs on 26 December 2007.^[4] On December 29, Williams was waived by the Spurs in favour of DerMarr Johnson.^[5]

On 28 March 2008, he was signed by the Los Angeles Clippers for the remainder 2007–08 NBA season.^[6]

On 27 September 2008 Williams signed with the Charlotte Bobcats.

On 8 April 2009, following the extended injury of Manu Ginobili, Williams signed with the San Antonio Spurs. Malik Hairston was waived to make room for Williams. After registering two games for the Spurs (scoring four points in three minutes), Williams was assigned to the Austin Toros.

NBA Development League career

After being waived by the San Antonio Spurs, Marcus Williams spent time in the NBDL playing for San Antonio's affiliate, the Austin Toros. In the 2007–2008 season he averaged 19.2 points per game in 36 games. On 4 April 2009, Williams recorded his first career triple double against the Iowa Energy, registering 29 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists.^[7]

On 2/14/2008, Williams replaced teammate Malik Hairston to play in the D-League All-Star Game for the Blue Team.^[8] In 19:51 of game time he registered 11 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and a steal.^[9]

The 2008–2009 basketball season marked a stellar season for Williams; twice the recipient of being named player of the month and All-NBA D-League First Team honors.^[10]

After beginning 2010 playing in China, Williams returned to play with the Austin Toros late in the season. His presence was felt immediately. On 03/24/2010 in a game against Springfield, Williams was perfect from the field in attaining his 29 points; Williams shot 8 of 8 from the field, 4 of 4 from behind the arc, and 9 of 9 from the free throw line.

China

Williams later joined the Zhejiang Golden Bulls in China. He then moved to Shanxi Zhongyu.^[11]

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

Notes

1. ^ Pac-10 2006 season wrap up accessed August 8, 2006
2. ^ Marcus Williams emerging as national star Accessed August 8, 2006
3. ^ Spurs Waive Marcus Williams
4. ^ Spurs Sign Marcus Williams
5. ^ Spurs add journeyman guard Johnson, waive rookie Williams
6. ^ Clippers sign Marcus Williams, waive Aaron Williams
7. ^ Iowa at Austin box score
8. ^ 2009 NBA D-League All-Star Replacements Announced
9. ^ D-League All-Star Game box score
10. ^ All D-League Teams
11. ^ Shanxi Zhongyu

External links

• Marcus Williams D-League Profile
• Marcus Williams at NBA.com
• http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/willima04.html
• Marcus Williams profile
• Marcus Williams University of Arizona profile

Persondata
Name	Williams, Marcus Eliot
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1986-11-18
Place of birth	Seattle, Washington
Date of death
Place of death