Kelly Williams

Kelly Williams

No. 21 – TNT KaTropa
Position	Power forward / Center
League	PBA
Personal information
Born	(1982-02-07) February 7, 1982 (age 35) Detroit, Michigan
Nationality	Filipino / American
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	Martin Luther King (Detroit, Michigan)
College	Oakland (2000–2004)
PBA draft	2006 Round: 1 / Pick: 1st overall
Selected by the Sta. Lucia Realtors
Playing career	2006–present
Career history
2006–2010	Sta. Lucia Realtors
2010–present	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters / TNT Tropang Texters / Tropang TNT / TNT KaTropa
Career highlights and awards
6× PBA champion (2007–08 Philippine, 2010–11 Philippine, 2011 Commissioner's, 2011–12 Philippine, 2012–13 Philippine, 2015 Commissioner's) PBA Most Valuable Player (2008) PBA Best Player of the Conference (2007–08 Philippine) 5× PBA All-Star (2007–2011) 3× PBA Mythical First Team (2007, 2008, 2011) 3× PBA Mythical Second Team (2009, 2010, 2012) PBA All-Defensive Team (2008) PBA Rookie of the Year (2007) PBA All-Rookie Team (2007) PBA Comeback Player of the Year (2010) 2× PBA Slam Dunk Contest champion (2008, 2011)

Kelly Williams (born February 7, 1982) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the TNT KaTropa of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Williams, a former PBA Most Valuable Player, played collegiate basketball at Oakland University, an NCAA Division I school in the United States, and he also represented the Philippines in international competitions.

Williams was born in Detroit, Michigan to an American father and a Filipina mother. He attended Martin Luther King High School where he earned four varsity letters in basketball under head coach Benny White in the Detroit PSL basketball league. He was elected the team's co-captain in 2000, the same year that he led the Crusaders to the state semi-finals. Williams is a two-time all-league honoree.

As a senior, Williams was named an all-district and all-state player as he averaged 35 points, 14 rebounds, four blocks, three steals, and two assists per contest. During that time, the Crusaders were ranked in the state as high as number one, and was only defeated in the semi-final round of the state championships.

Williams completed high school in 2000. During his four years, Martin Luther King had a 68–16 win-loss record.

Williams attended Oakland University for four years, with the highlight of his career coming in his freshman year when the Grizzlies upset the University of Michigan.

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