Yorick Williams

Yorick Williams (born 29 July 1975 in Manchester, England) is a British professional basketball player, and is currently head coach of the Manchester Giants in the British Basketball League.

Williams was one of the most prolific players from British hoops scene, having played over 5600 minutes in the BBL, and scoring over 6200 points for six different teams. The 6ft5 Guard has represented his country with both the England national team and the Great Britain team in his career.

His career started with his hometown team, the Manchester Giants when he was signed professionally in 1994 from their junior teams, making his senior debut against the Greater London Leopards on 25 September 1994. In his first season (1994-95), he helped his team reach the final of the BBL Championship Play-off's and also won the Slam Dunk contest in 1995.

Yorick stayed with the Giants for two more seasons before signing for Derby Storm in 1998. Although only staying with Storm for the 1998-99 season, Williams averaged 17.33 PPG in 24 appearances. In 1999, he signed for the Birmingham Bullets, the first of two spells with the Midlanders. The Guard's impressive form continued over two seasons and in 2001, he earned a lucrative move to Aris Thessaloniki in the prestigious Greek A1 Ethniki league.

However, after just one season in the Mediterranean, Williams returned to England and signed for the Essex Leopards, the same franchise he made his BBL debut against in 1994.

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