Ron Williams (basketball)

Ron Williams (basketball)

Ronald Robert Williams (September 24, 1944–April 4, 2004) was an American basketball player.

A 6'3" guard from Weirton, West Virginia, Williams starred at West Virginia University in the mid-1960s, where he was one of the school's first African American basketball players. [http://www.wvuvarsityclub.com/profiles/williams_ron.html Profile:Ron Williams] at WVU Varsity Club] He was selected by the San Francisco Warriors with the ninth pick of the 1968 NBA Draft and played eight seasons in the NBA as a member of the Warriors, the Milwaukee Bucks, and the Los Angeles Lakers. Williams averaged 9.3 points and 3.5 assists per game in his professional career and ranked third in the league in free throw percentage during the 1970-71 NBA season. [basketball-reference|name=Ron Williams]

After his playing career ended, Williams held several basketball coaching positions, including stints as an assistant coach at the University of California, Berkeley and Iona College. He died of a heart attack in 2004. [http://www.wvuvarsityclub.com/profiles/williams_ron.html Profile:Ron Williams] at WVU Varsity Club]

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