Jason Williams (born November 17, 1983) is an American professional

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player. A 1.98 m (6'6") forward, Williams last played for Chorale Roanne Basket of the

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and has been a

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since 2019. He formerly appeared at the Euroleague with the European powerhouse

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College career

Williams played

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at the

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(UTEP). He helped the

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to three straight postseason appearances and 72 wins during his three-year career at UTEP. He finished his career with 1,225 points, 614 rebounds and 300 assists. He was named to the Second Team All- Conference USA, the 2005 All- WAC Defense Team and the 2004 WAC All-Tournament Team. On March 14, 2006, in the second-to-last game of his college career, Williams recorded the first

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in UTEP school history (also his first). He had 17 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in an

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victory over Lipscomb.

Professional career

He joined the Israeli League club

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in 2006. In 2008, he joined the Israeli club

. In 2009, he joined

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. On June 13, 2017, Williams joined the French club

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from

Suspension

On December 7, 2005, Williams was suspended indefinitely by UTEP for breaking the jaw of freshman teammate Stefon Jackson with a

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during a particularly physical practice. Since Williams was the team's best player, his suspension ended up being only one game when Jackson, his victim, urged coach

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to reinstate Williams for the good of the team.

References

External links

LNB Pro B profileEuroleague.net Player Profile
1983 births Living people African-American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Argentina American expatriate basketball people in Canada American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Italy American men's basketball players Basketball players from New Orleans Bnei HaSharon players Chorale Roanne Basket players Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca basketball players Halifax Rainmen players Hapoel Be'er Sheva B.C. players Ironi Nahariya players JA Vichy players JA Vichy-Clermont Métropole players Junior college men's basketball players in the United States Kilgore College alumni Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. players Pallalcesto Amatori Udine players Small forwards UTEP Miners men's basketball players 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American people {{1980s-US-basketball-bio-stub