Aaron Williams (born October 2, 1971) is an American former professional

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player. He played at the

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positions.

Basketball career

Williams was undrafted after a college career at

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, and played for the NBA's

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, Denver Nuggets,

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and

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. He also had brief stints in the CBA,

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( Ampelokipoi B.C.). In 2000-01, as a member of the New Jersey Nets, Williams posted his best numbers as a pro, playing all 82 games while averaging 10.1 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, but also had the dubious distinction of leading the league in total personal fouls committed, with 319 (an average of 3.89 fouls per game). On December 17, 2004, he was traded by the Nets to the Toronto Raptors along with Alonzo Mourning,

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, and two first round draft picks in exchange for

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. On January 31, 2006, he was traded by the Raptors to the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets in exchange for two second-round draft picks. On July 31, Williams signed a

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contract with the Los Angeles Clippers. On March 28, 2008, after rarely having been used throughout two seasons, he was waived. After a professional career spanning 15 years, he spent part of the 2011–12 season as a temporary assistant men's basketball coach at his alma mater, Xavier UniversityXavier adds Aaron Williams to coaching staff
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Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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, 15 , , 0 , , 4.8 , , .333 , , .000 , , .667 , , 1.3 , , 0.0 , , 0.1 , , 0.4 , , 1.6 , - , align="left" , 1996–97 , align="left" ,

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, 1 , , 0 , , 10.0 , , .600 , , .000 , , .000 , , 5.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 3.0 , , 6.0 , - , align="left" , 1996–97 , align="left" ,

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, 32 , , 1 , , 17.3 , , .573 , , .000 , , .673 , , 4.3 , , 0.5 , , 0.5 , , 0.8 , , 6.2 , - , align="left" , 1997–98 , align="left" ,

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, 65 , , 9 , , 11.6 , , .523 , , .000 , , .776 , , 2.3 , , 0.2 , , 0.3 , , 0.6 , , 4.6 , - , align="left" , 1998–99 , align="left" ,

, 40 , , 2 , , 11.5 , , .423 , , .000 , , .730 , , 3.2 , , 0.6 , , 0.4 , , 0.6 , , 4.0 , - , align="left" , 1999–00 , align="left" ,

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, 81 , , 0 , , 19.1 , , .522 , , .000 , , .726 , , 5.0 , , 0.7 , , 0.5 , , 1.1 , , 7.6 , - , align="left" , 2000–01 , align="left" ,

New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

, 82 , , 25 , , 28.5 , , .457 , , .000 , , .787 , , 7.2 , , 1.1 , , 0.7 , , 1.4 , , 10.2 , - , align="left" , 2001–02 , align="left" ,

, 82 , , 13 , , 18.9 , , .526 , , .000 , , .699 , , 4.1 , , 0.9 , , 0.4 , , 0.9 , , 7.2 , - , align="left" , 2002–03 , align="left" ,

, 81 , , 0 , , 19.7 , , .453 , , .000 , , .785 , , 4.1 , , 1.1 , , 0.3 , , 0.7 , , 6.2 , - , align="left" , 2003–04 , align="left" ,

, 72 , , 7 , , 18.6 , , .503 , , .333 , , .677 , , 4.1 , , 1.1 , , 0.5 , , 0.6 , , 6.3 , - , align="left" , 2004–05 , align="left" ,

, 19 , , 0 , , 7.9 , , .519 , , .000 , , .900 , , 1.6 , , 0.3 , , 0.2 , , 0.3 , , 1.9 , - , align="left" , 2004–05 , align="left" ,

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, 23 , , 4 , , 7.2 , , .417 , , .000 , , .857 , , 1.3 , , 0.1 , , 0.0 , , 0.1 , , 1.6 , - , align="left" , 2005–06 , align="left" ,

, 14 , , 3 , , 7.1 , , .526 , , .000 , , .833 , , 1.1 , , 0.1 , , 0.3 , , 0.2 , , 1.8 , - , align="left" , 2005–06 , align="left" , New Orleans/Oklahoma City , 34 , , 2 , , 20.4 , , .516 , , .000 , , .673 , , 4.9 , , 0.5 , , 0.4 , , 0.5 , , 5.8 , - , align="left" , 2006–07 , align="left" ,

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, 38 , , 7 , , 9.8 , , .547 , , .000 , , .818 , , 2.2 , , 0.2 , , 0.2 , , 0.4 , , 2.0 , - , align="left" , 2007–08 , align="left" ,

, 30 , , 5 , , 9.9 , , .491 , , .000 , , .778 , , 2.0 , , 0.3 , , 0.4 , , 0.5 , , 2.3 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 715 , , 78 , , 16.8 , , .493 , , .063 , , .740 , , 3.9 , , 0.7 , , 0.4 , , 0.8 , , 5.8

Playoffs

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, 3 , , 0 , , 2.3 , , .000 , , .000 , , 1.000 , , 0.3 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.3 , , 0.7 , - , align="left" , 2001–02 , align="left" ,

, style="background:#cfecec;" , 20* , , 0 , , 20.8 , , .479 , , .000 , , .826 , , 3.5 , , 0.8 , , 0.4 , , 0.8 , , 6.5 , - , align="left" , 2002–03 , align="left" ,

, 19 , , 0 , , 17.9 , , .472 , , .000 , , .742 , , 4.6 , , 0.9 , , 0.3 , , 0.9 , , 6.5 , - , align="left" , 2003–04 , align="left" ,

, 11 , , 0 , , 13.5 , , .545 , , .000 , , .600 , , 2.0 , , 0.4 , , 0.0 , , 0.6 , , 3.8 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 53 , , 0 , , 17.2 , , .479 , , .000 , , .775 , , 3.4 , , 0.7 , , 0.3 , , 0.8 , , 5.6

College

, - , align="left" , 1989–90 , align="left" , Xavier , 28 , , 1 , , 9.9 , , .574 , , .000 , , .400 , , 2.7 , , 0.2 , , 0.2 , , 1.0 , , 2.2 , - , align="left" ,

1990–91 Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 '' Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since t ...

, align="left" , Xavier , 32 , , - , , 26.8 , , .536 , , .000 , , .714 , , 6.5 , , 1.0 , , 0.8 , , 1.8 , , 9.7 , - , align="left" , 1991–92 , align="left" , Xavier , 27 , , - , , 29.1 , , .585 , , .000 , , .699 , , 8.0 , , 1.1 , , 0.6 , , 2.1 , , 13.9 , - , align="left" ,

1992–93 Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 '' Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since t ...

, align="left" , Xavier , 30 , , 20 , , 28.1 , , .543 , , .000 , , .777 , , 7.1 , , 1.8 , , 0.7 , , 1.8 , , 10.9 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 117 , , 21 , , 23.6 , , .556 , , .000 , , .707 , , 6.1 , , 1.1 , , 0.6 , , 1.7 , , 9.2

References

External links

NBA.com profile

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