Alvin Williams
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Alvin Williams
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | August 6, 1974 |
| Place of birth | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | American |
| High school | Germantown Academy (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Villanova (1993–1997) |
| NBA Draft | 1997 / Round: 2 / Pick: 47th overall |
| Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers | |
| Pro career | 1997–2007 |
| Career history | |
| 1997–1998 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1998–2006 | Toronto Raptors |
| 2007 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 4,161 (9.0 ppg) |
| Assists | 1,877 (4.1 apg) |
| Steals | 549 (1.2 spg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Alvin Leon Williams (born August 6, 1974 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a retired American professional basketball player of the National Basketball Association, and current Director of Player Development of the Toronto Raptors.
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Basketball career
Williams played college basketball at Villanova University. The Portland Trail Blazers drafted him in the second round of the 1997 NBA Draft, and Williams began his career there before going on to join the Toronto Raptors in 1998. He appeared in all 82 games for two straight seasons, 2001–02 and 2002-03. After missing a third of the 2003-04 and the entire 2004-05 season with a knee injury, Williams re-joined the lineup at the start of the 2005-06 season. Unfortunately, the injured knee forced Williams back on the injured list after playing just one game that season.
On July 26, 2006, Williams was waived by the Raptors to make room for free agent guard Fred Jones. Reports said both the team and Williams had reached an agreement that resulted in the Raptors only having to pay half of Williams' remaining salary. Interestingly, Jones was assigned Williams' #20 jersey number the next day.
On January 20, 2007, Williams signed a 10-day contract with the Los Angeles Clippers.[1] He was not signed to a second contract after the first expired after appearing in two games in limited action.[2]
On July 1, 2009, the Raptors announced the hiring of Williams as an assistant coach for the team.[3] This would mark the return of Williams to the organization since being waived by the team less than three years earlier.
On September 24, 2010, the Raptors announced that Williams will transition to the front office as the team’s Director of Player Development.[4]
See also
Notes
- ^ Clippers sign ex-Raptor G Williams to 10-day contract
- ^ Clippers let Williams go
- ^ http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/williams_pressrelease_0070109.html Toronto Raptors press release
- ^ http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/basketballops_promo_092410.html Toronto Raptors press release
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