Jayson Williams
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 22, 1968 Ritter, South Carolina |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Christ the King (Queens, New York) |
| College | St. John's (1987–1990) |
| NBA draft | 1990 / Round: 1 / Pick: 21st overall |
| Selected by the Phoenix Suns | |
| Playing career | 1990–2005 |
| Position | Power forward / Center |
| Number | 55 |
| Career history | |
| 1990–1992 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1992–1999 | New Jersey Nets |
| 2005 | Idaho Stampede |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 3,472 (7.3 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 3,584 (7.5 rpg) |
| Blocks | 301 (0.6 bpg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Jayson Williams (born February 22, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player. He played for the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association. In 2010, Williams pleaded guilty to assault in the accidental shooting death of a limousine driver. He served an 18-month prison sentence and was released in April 2012.
Williams was born in Ritter, South Carolina to Elijah Joshua Williams and Barbara Williams. He is of Polish, Italian and African-American descent. His mother Barbara worked for years at Gouverneur skilled nursing facility in lower Manhattan. Williams attended Christ The King Regional High School and St. John's University, both in New York City, and played on the basketball team in both.
Williams was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the first round with the 21st pick of the 1990 NBA Draft. His draft rights were thereafter traded by the Suns to the Philadelphia 76ers for a 1993 NBA first-round draft choice on October 28, 1990. After two seasons as a bench player with the 76ers, Williams was traded to the New Jersey Nets for conditional draft choices on October 8, 1992.
While with the Nets, Williams only earned 12 starts in his first three seasons with the team before finally earning a full-time starting position in the 1996–97 NBA season. The following season, Williams had a career year, leading the league in offensive rebounds and offensive rebound percentage while also finishing the season in the top five in total rebounds, rebounds per game, total rebound percentage and offensive rating. Williams also received his first and only All-Star game selection, playing in the 1998 NBA All-Star Game.
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