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American basketball player (1944–2004) For the 1980s player, see Ronnie Williams (basketball).

Ron Williams
Williams from The Monticola, 1966
Personal information
Born(1944-09-24)September 24, 1944
Weirton, West Virginia, U.S.
DiedApril 4, 2004(2004-04-04) (aged 59)
San Jose, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High schoolWeir (Weirton, West Virginia)
CollegeWest Virginia (1965–1968)
NBA draft1968: 1st round, 9th overall pick
Selected by the San Francisco Warriors
Playing career1968–1975
PositionGuard
Number12, 21, 15
Career history
1968–1973San Francisco / Golden State Warriors
1973–1975Milwaukee Bucks
1975Los Angeles Lakers
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points4,797 (9.3 ppg)
Rebounds971 (1.9 rpg)
Assists1,818 (3.5 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

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. He was selected by the San Francisco Warriors with the ninth pick of the 1968 NBA draft, and was also drafted as a defensive back by the Dallas Cowboys in the 14th round of the 1968 NFL/AFL draft. He 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.

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.

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
 *  Led the league

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1968–69 San Francisco 75 – 19.6 .420 – .768 2.4 3.3 – – 7.8
1969–70 San Francisco 80 – 30.4 .432 – .822 2.4 5.3 – – 14.8
1970–71 San Francisco 82 – 34.3 .436 – .844 3.0 5.9 – – 14.4
1971–72 Golden State 80 – 24.2 .474 – .833 1.8 3.9 – – 9.7
1972–73 Golden State 73 – 13.9 .440 – .904 1.1 1.6 – – 6.0
1973–74 Milwaukee 71 – 15.9 .489 – .882 1.0 2.2 0.7 0.0 6.3
1974–75 Milwaukee 46 – 11.4 .376 – .828 0.9 1.5 0.5 0.0 3.2
1975–76 Los Angeles 9 – 17.6 .395 – .769 2.1 2.3 0.3 0.0 4.9
Career 516 – 22.2 .441 – .833 1.9 3.5 0.6 0.0 9.3

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1968–69 San Francisco 4 – 10.5 .385 – 1.000 1.0 0.8 – – 6.0
1970–71 San Francisco 5 – 34.4 .381 – .895 3.4 5.8 – – 13.0
1971–72 Golden State 5 – 16.6 .290 – .933* 1.6 2.0 – – 6.4
1972–73 Golden State 3 – 6.7 .667 – 1.000 0.3 1.7 – – 3.0
1973–74 Milwaukee 15 – 23.6 .467 – .800 1.8 3.1 0.6 0.2 8.7
Career 32 – 21.0 .419 – .881 1.8 2.9 0.6 0.2 8.1

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1965–66 West Virginia 28 – – .443 – .728 5.3 – – – 19.7
1966–67 West Virginia 28 – 37.2 .455 – .710 4.3 7.0 – – 20.1
1967–68 West Virginia 28 – – .422 – .783 3.8 5.5 – – 20.4
Career 84 – 37.2 .439 – .741 4.5 6.3 – – 20.1

References

  1. ^ Profile: Ron Williams Archived 2009-03-25 at the Wayback Machine at WVU Varsity Club
  2. "Ron Williams Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved August 8, 2007.
1968 NBA draft
First round
Second round
Dallas Cowboys 1968 NFL draft selections
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
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