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Chris Williams (basketball)

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League
  
Iranian Super League

NBA draft
  
2002 / Undrafted

Education
  
University of Virginia

Nationality
  
American

Name
  
Chris Williams

Position
  
Small forward

Role
  
Basketball player

Pro career
  
2002

College
  
Virginia (1998–2002)

Height
  
1.99 m


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Born
  
July 9, 1980 (age 43) Birmingham, Alabama (
1980-07-09
)

High school
  
Minor (Adamsville, Alabama)

Listed height
  
6 ft 6 ⁄4 in (1.99 m)

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Chris Williams (July 9, 1980 – March 15, 2017) was an American professional basketball player. He was a 6 ft 6 in tall (198 cm) small forward.

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College career

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Williams played college basketball at the University of Virginia, with the Virginia Cavaliers. He was named the ACC Rookie of the Year in 1999. He was also named Second Team All-ACC in 2000, and Third Team All-ACC in 1999 and 2001.

Professional career

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Williams led the 2004–05 EuroLeague in steals, with 2.8 per game, while playing with the Frankfurt Skyliners. He won the Germany BBL championship with Frankfurt, in 2004. From 2005 to 2007, he played in South Korea's KBL, with Ulsan Mobis Phoebus. He also played with Qingdao DoubleStar in China's CBA, and with Mahram Tehran in Iran's Basketball Super League.

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Prior to playing in the EuroLeague, Williams played as an import for the Sydney Kings in Australia's NBL. With the Kings, he was a leading scorer, he shot at a high percentage, and he was a top rated rebounder, which were key components to the Kings winning their first ever NBL championship. He was awarded the MVP of the league, and the MVP of the league's final.

In a game between Qingdao and Dongguan Leopards, on December 25, 2009, Williams produced the second ever Quadruple-double in CBA history, as he finished the game with 15 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists, and 11 steals. Qingdao won the game 122–103.

On October 10, 2013, Williams was named to the Sydney Kings' 25th Anniversary Team.

Personal

Williams died on March 15, 2017, due to blood clots in his heart.

References

Chris Williams (basketball) Wikipedia