Shammond Williams
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| Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | |
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| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | Conference USA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
April 5, 1975 The Bronx, New York |
| Nationality | American / Georgian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Fork Union Military Academy (Fork Union, Virginia) |
| College | North Carolina (1994–1998) |
| NBA draft | 1998 / Round: 2 / Pick: 34th overall |
| Selected by the Chicago Bulls | |
| Playing career | 1998–2011 |
| Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
| Number | 3, 1, 11 |
| Coaching career | 2013–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1998–1999 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1999 | Ülkerspor |
| 1999–2002 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 2002–2003 | Boston Celtics |
| 2003 | Denver Nuggets |
| 2003–2004 | Orlando Magic |
| 2004 | New Orleans Hornets |
| 2004–2005 | UNICS Kazan |
| 2005–2006 | FC Barcelona |
| 2006–2007 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2007–2009 | Pamesa Valencia |
| 2009–2010 | Unicaja Málaga |
| 2010 | CB Murcia |
| 2011 | Apollon Limassol |
| 2011 | Fabi Shoes Montegranaro |
| As coach: | |
| 2013–2016 | Tulane (assistant) |
| 2016–present | Western Kentucky (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 1,892 (5.8 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 518 (1.6 rpg) |
| Assists | 765 (2.4 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Shammond Omar Williams (born April 5, 1975) is a retired American-born naturalized Georgian professional basketball player. Standing at 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in), he played at both point guard and shooting guard positions. During his career he played in the NBA and in Europe. He is currently an assistant coach at Western Kentucky.
After attending Fork Union Military Academy, Williams played college basketball at North Carolina under Dean Smith and later, Bill Guthridge. During the 1997-1998 season, he was a member of new coach Bill Guthridge's successful "Six Starters" rotation with Antawn Jamison, Vince Carter, Ed Cota, Ademola Okulaja and Makhtar N'Diaye. That season (his final college season), he averaged 16.7 points and 4.2 assists per game to go along with career averages of 10.7 points and 3.0 assists per game.
When Williams graduated from North Carolina, he held the following school records:
Williams also became a pioneer of the internet during his collegiate career. In 1995, Shammond Williams became the very first collegiate athlete to have a website dedicated to him on the World Wide Web. The website was developed by Seth Fleishman, and an archive of "Shammond's World" is still available for viewing.
Williams was selected in the second round, 34th overall, of the 1998 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. While he never played for the Bulls, he did play for the Atlanta Hawks, Seattle SuperSonics, Boston Celtics, Denver Nuggets, New Orleans Hornets, and Orlando Magic.
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