DeShaun Williams

Infobox NCAA Athlete
name = DeShaun Williams
college = Syracuse
sport = Basketball
position = Guard
career_start = 1999
career_end = 2002
jersey = 21
height_ft = 6
height_in = 3
weight_lb = 202
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1980|9|25
birth_place = Paterson, New Jersey
highschool = Paterson Catholic High School
awards = 2002 All Big East Third Team

DeShaun Williams is a former college basketball player for the Syracuse Orange from Paterson, New Jersey. Williams appeared in 97 games, starting 67 in his career, which spanned from 1999 to 2002. He left Syracuse with averages of 11.7 points and 4.5 assists per game.

College

In his freshman year, Williams would have an immediate impact. Coming off the bench in 30 games, Williams hit 41.8 percent of his 3-point attempts that season, averaging 6.3 points per game.

Williams would become a starter in his sophomore season at shooting guard, appearing and starting in 34 games with averages of 12.4 points and 3.4 assists per game.

In his junior year, Williams moved to the starting point guard position and started all 33 games he appeared in. Williams would earn a spot on the All Big East Third Team with averages of 15.9 points and 4.1 assists per game. However, in mid-season, Williams was moved back to shooting guard because of turnover problems. [http://orangehoops.org/dwilliams.htm]

On top of that, a rift developed between him and Preston Shumpert on the court, and Williams began to run into trouble away from it. In March 2002. Williams was charged with driving while intoxicated. He was eventually convicted of driving while ability impaired, although he missed three games. [http://media.www.dailyorange.com/media/storage/paper522/news/2002/05/09/Sports/Deshaun.Williams.Arrested.Suspended-251624.shtml?norewrite200612180213&sourcedomain=www.dailyorange.com]

Immediately following his junior year, trouble would find Williams again. In May 2002. Williams was involved in a fight at an off-campus bar. Although Williams was eventually cleared of assault charges by a city court jury, Williams would be dismissed from Syracuse University on July 24, 2002 because of academic problems. [http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/stories/072402aaj.html] It was reported that Williams had fallen asleep during a part of the trial. [http://media.www.dailyorange.com/media/storage/paper522/news/2004/02/16/Sports/Williams.Out.At.Iona.Indefinitely-608256.shtml?norewrite200607171952&sourcedomain=www.dailyorange.com]

Williams transferred to Iona after being dismissed from Syracuse. After sitting out the 2002-03 season as per NCAA regulations, Williams got off to a promising start in the 2003-04 season with the Gaels, averaging 14.8 points and 5.1 rebounds in the team's first 21 games. However, Williams would once again be suspended from play for failing to attend to academic and athletic-related issues. [https://www.iona.edu/gaels/print/printStory.cfm?id=1177] This would end his rocky college career.

Professional career

Williams was taken with the sixth pick of the second round (17th overall) by the Adirondack Wildcats. [http://www.usbasket.com/USBL/draft04.asp] In the 2006-07 season, Williams played for the Brooklyn Wonders of the American Basketball Association. [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/10/sports/basketball/10cheer.html?_r=1&oref=slogin] [http://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/weblog/index.ssf?/mtlogs/syr_orangebasketball/archives/2006_12.html]

External links

1. [http://www.orangehoops.org/DWilliams.htm Orangehoops.org DeShaun Williams Profile]