- Gus Williams
Gus Williams (born
October 10 1953 inMount Vernon, New York ) is a retired American professionalbasketball player most noted for his play with theNBA 'sSeattle SuperSonics , although he also played for theGolden State Warriors , Washington Bullets andAtlanta Hawks .Williams was selected in the 2nd round of the
1975 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Team.While with Seattle, he was twice selected to the
NBA All-Star Game , and was anAll-NBA First Team (1982) and All-NBA Second Team (1980) selection. Williams, whose style of play earned him the nickname "Wizard", led the Sonics to the '79 championship while averaging team high 28.6 points per game. While in the prime of his career, Williams sat out the entire 1980-81 season due to a contract dispute. He finished his career with a 17.1 point-per-game scoring average in a career spanning 12 years from1975 to1987 . In2004 Williams' #1 jersey was retired by the Sonics.Williams played
college basketball at theUniversity of Southern California . Williams' younger brother Ray, also played in the NBA. [ [http://www.blackathlete.net/artman/publish/article_03035.shtml BASN's Hometown Hero] , by Peter Vecsey; published on Mar 13, 2007]Notes
External links
* [http://www.nba.com/sonics/history/guswilliams.html Sonics.com tribute]
* [http://www.nba.com/history/players/guswilliams_summary.html NBA.com History player file: Gus Williams]
* [http://www.guswilliams.com/ Gus Williams - official website]
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