Leon Williams (basketball, born 1992)

For the basketball player born in 1986, see Leon Williams (basketball, born 1986).
Leon Williams
No. 5 – BG Göttingen
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
League Bundesliga
Personal information
Born (1991-07-25) July 25, 1991[lower-alpha 1]
Amersfoort, Netherlands
Nationality Dutch
Listed height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Career information
Playing career 2010–present
Career history
2010–2011 WCAA Giants
2011–2012 Rotterdam Basketbal College
2012–2015 Landstede Basketbal
2015–2016 SPM Shoeters Den Bosch
2016–present BG Göttingen
Career highlights and awards

Leon Anthony Williams (born March 19, 1992) is a Dutch basketball player for BG Göttingen.[3] He is a current member of the Dutch national basketball team.

Professional career

Williams started his career in Bergen op Zoom, with WCAA Giants. The season after that, he played for Rotterdam Basketbal College. In 2012, he signed with Landstede Basketbal from Zwolle. In 2013, he received the DBL Most Improved Player award. He was an DBL All-Star starter in the 2013–14 season. He also received the MVP U23 Award after the regular season.[4]

In the 2015 offseason, Williams signed a 3-year deal with SPM Shoeters Den Bosch.[5]

On June 23, 2016, Williams signed with BG Göttingen.[6]

Honours

Statistics

Season Team League PPG RPG APG EFF
2013–14 Landstede Basketbal DBL 7.0 2.6 3.1 8.1
2014–15 Landstede Basketbal DBL 12.3 2.0 3.9 11.8

Dutch national team

In 2013, Williams was selected for the Dutch national basketball team by head coach Toon van Helfteren. He played as back-up point guard at the FIBA EuroBasket 2015 qualification. He averaged 5.0 points in 2 games.[7]

Notes

  1. ↑ Several sources say Williams was born on July 25, 1991.[1] Others say he was born on August 25, 1991[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Leon Williams". Basketballleague.nl. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
  2. ↑ "Leon Williams | EuroBasket 2015". Fibaeurope.com. 2014-08-13. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
  3. ↑ sports reference retrieved September 8, 2013
  4. ↑ "Meeste seizoensprijzen naar GasTerra Flames". iBasketball (in Dutch). 2014-04-22. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  5. ↑ "Ook Leon Williams naar SPM Shoeters Den Bosch". Spmshoeters.nl. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
  6. ↑ "BG Göttingen holt Nationalspieler Williams". Bggoettingen.de. 1991-07-25. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
  7. ↑ Leon Williams at the FIBA Eurobasket 2015 website
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