Derrick Williams (basketball)
Williams with the Kings in 2013
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| No. 3 – Cleveland Cavaliers | |
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| Position | Forward |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
May 25, 1991 La Mirada, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | La Mirada (La Mirada, California) |
| College | Arizona (2009–2011) |
| NBA draft | 2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2nd overall |
| Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves | |
| Playing career | 2011–present |
| Career history | |
| 2011–2013 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 2013–2015 | Sacramento Kings |
| 2015–2016 | New York Knicks |
| 2016–2017 | Miami Heat |
| 2017–present | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Derrick LeRon Williams (born May 25, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was considered one of the top prospects for the 2011 NBA draft before being selected with the second overall pick by the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Williams was born in La Mirada, California and graduated from La Mirada High School.
Williams originally committed to play at the University of Southern California. He was quickly recruited by first-year head coach Sean Miller at the University of Arizona.
As a freshman Williams averaged 15.7 points per game and was named a freshman All-American and the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year.
Freshman year honors:
Williams rose to national prominence in his sophomore year. He averaged 19.5 points and 8.3 rebounds per game. During the 2011 season, Williams led the NCAA in True Shooting percentage (.690) and Effective Field Goal percentage (.650), helping lead the Arizona Wildcats basketball team to a regular season PAC-10 championship. Williams was named the Pac-10 Player of the Year.
Williams also contributed to the Wildcats' run in the NCAA men's basketball tournament. He made a critical block with less than 2 seconds against Memphis. He had a 3-point play against the Texas Longhorns, which advanced the Wildcats to the Sweet 16 of the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Williams then had a career high 32 points along with 13 rebounds to lead Arizona in an upset victory over the #1-seeded Duke by a 16-point margin to advance into the Elite Eight, where they fell 65–63 to the future NCAA tournament champion, Connecticut. At the end of the season he was projected to be one of the top picks for the upcoming NBA draft.
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