League Basketball Bundesliga Height 1.96 m Nationality American NBA draft 2012 / Undrafted Weight 98 kg | Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Name William Buford Listed weight 215 lb (98 kg) Role Basketball Player | |
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Born January 10, 1990 (age 34) ( 1990-01-10 ) Similar People David Lighty, Deshaun Thomas, Jon Diebler, Thad Matta, Aaron Craft | ||
Highlights william buford 26 points vs the vipers 2 8 2015
William Buford (born January 10, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Limoges CSP.
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- Highlights william buford 26 points vs the vipers 2 8 2015
- William buford playing in nbadl
- High school career
- Freshman season
- Sophomore season
- Junior season
- Senior season
- Professional career
- References
William buford playing in nbadl
High school career
As a junior at Libbey High School, Buford averaged 28 points and 12 rebounds per game, earning All-State honors. During his senior season, Buford averaged 23 points and 11 rebounds per game. Buford was also named Ohio Mr. Basketball. Buford also participated in the McDonald's All-American Game and the Jordan Brand Classic.
Freshman season
In Buford's freshman season at Ohio State, he averaged 2151.3 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. For the week of January 19, Buford was named the Big Ten Player of the Week, after averaging 17 points and 6 rebounds per game in two Ohio State wins. He was also named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year and was an Honorable Mention All-Big Ten selection.
Sophomore season
As a sophomore, Buford averaged 14.4 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. He was also a Third Team All Big-Ten selection.
Junior season
In his junior season at Ohio State, Buford averaged 14.4 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. He was also a Second Team All Big-Ten selection.
Senior season
Before his senior season at Ohio State, Buford was a preseason All Big-Ten selection, as well as a Top-50 Naismith and Wooden Award watch. In his senior season, Buford averaged 14.5 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. Following the season, Buford was named to the All Big-Ten Second Team. He was also named a Lowe's Senior Class Award finalist.
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft, Buford joined the Minnesota Timberwolves for their pre-Summer League mini-camp and the Timberwolves' Las Vegas Summer League team. In two games with the Timberwolves, Buford recorded a total of five rebounds and two assists.
In August 2012, he signed his first professional contract with Blu:sens Monbús of Spain.
Buford joined the Utah Jazz for the 2013 NBA Summer League. In November 2013, he was acquired by the Santa Cruz Warriors. On March 8, 2014, he was traded to Canton Charge.
On November 2, 2014, Buford was reacquired by the Canton Charge. He was waived by Canton on December 17, 2014. On January 9, 2015, he was acquired by the Texas Legends.
On July 18, 2015, he signed with the Tigers Tübingen of the Basketball Bundesliga.
On June 10, 2016, he signed with Limoges CSP of the LNB Pro A.