Latavious Williams
| No. 22 – UNICS Kazan | |
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| Position | Power forward / Center |
| League |
VTB United League EuroLeague |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
March 29, 1989 Starkville, Mississippi |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Starkville (Starkville, Mississippi) Christian Life Center Academy (Humble, Texas) |
| NBA draft | 2010 / Round: 2 / Pick: 48th overall |
| Selected by the Miami Heat | |
| Playing career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
| 2009–2011 | Tulsa 66ers |
| 2011–2012 | FIATC Joventut |
| 2012 | Metros de Santiago |
| 2012 | Brose Baskets |
| 2012–2014 | Cajasol Sevilla |
| 2014 | Metros de Santiago |
| 2014–2015 | Bilbao Basket |
| 2015 | Vaqueros de Bayamón |
| 2015–present | UNICS Kazan |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Latavious Williams (born March 29, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League and the EuroLeague. After graduating from high school, he played with the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Development League before being drafted by the Miami Heat with the 48th pick in the 2010 NBA draft. After the draft, his draft rights were immediately traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder, the NBA affiliate of the 66ers. However, the Thunder did not sign him to a contract and Williams returned to the D-League with the 66ers. On February 19, 2015, his draft rights were traded to the New Orleans Pelicans.
Williams was the first player ever to skip college basketball and play a year in the D-League before getting drafted in the NBA. He was also the first player ever to enter into the D-League directly from high school. Williams was, however, the second player to be drafted while playing for a D-League team, as Mike Taylor ended up being drafted a year earlier back in 2009. As of September 2015, Williams has never played a competitive game (regular season or playoff) in the NBA, being one of two D-League draftees to hold such claim (the other being Chukwudiebere Maduabum).
Williams was born to Fredrick and Cassandra Neely in Starkville, Mississippi where he grew up.
Williams played four years at Starkville High School. In his last year at Starkville, he averaged 19.9 points, 14.5 rebounds and 5.0 blocks and led Starkville to the Class 5A state semi-finals. After four years in Starkville, he had completed only 2 of the 16 core courses that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) requires for eligibility for an athletic scholarship. He then attended Christian Life Center Academy, a private school in Humble, Texas, for a year to complete the 14 other core courses he needed. He continued to play on prep level and averaged 23 points, 12 rebounds, 2 blocks, 4 assists and 4 steals for the Christian Life Center Academy.
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