Jawad Hason Williams (born February 19, 1983) is a former American professional

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player. At 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in), he plays as a

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. He played high school basketball at St. Edward High School of

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(suburban

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) and

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for the

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High school career

While at St. Edward, Williams played limited time as a freshman on a team anchored by

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and Steve Logan that went on to win the

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state title. During his later years in high school, he was named first team All-Ohio and named to numerous All-American teams. He was named AP and

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for Ohio and played in the

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Collegiate career

Williams played collegiate basketball under coaches Matt Doherty and Roy Williams at the

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. He started as a senior for the Tar Heel team that won the 2005 NCAA tournament. Williams averaged 13.1 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 1.4 assists in his senior season. He graduated from UNC in 2005 with a B.A. in African-American studies.

Professional career

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Williams was not selected in the

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. However, he was signed as a free agent by the

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of the

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during the 2006–07 season. He appeared in four preseason games for the Clippers, starting one, but did not make the final roster. After playing in Spain, Japan and Israel, Williams joined the

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' summer league team in July, 2008 and made the team's training camp roster. On October 23, the Cavs waived veteran guard

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, and Williams became a full-fledged member of an NBA team for the first time in his career. His contract was nonguaranteed until January 10, 2009, after which time the contract would have been guaranteed. Williams played in his first regular season NBA game and scored his first points on December 12, 2008, against the

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. Williams became the sixth member of North Carolina's 2005 National Championship team to play in the NBA, joining

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, and

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. Williams was waived by the Cavs on January 7, 2009. Five days after being released from the Cavs he re-signed with the team with a 10-day contract. He was released on February 2 after his second 10-day contract expired. He then joined the

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with

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on February 14. On April 8, he was re-signed to a contract for the rest of the season. Jawad Williams Paris-Levallois action

On February 9, 2010, Williams put up a career high in points with 17 to go along with 3 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 steal in 28 minutes of play. In the 2010 offseason, Jawad signed to play with the Cavs for the

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. On December 27, 2010, Williams was again waived by the Cavs. In February 2011, he signed with

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in Israel. For the 2011–12 season, Williams signed with

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in France, rejoining college teammate

. Williams stayed with Paris-Levallois for the 2012–13 season, but while Noel left Williams was joined by former college teammate

. Paris-Levallois waived him on January 15, 2014. In February 2014, he signed with

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of Turkey for the rest of the 2013–14 season. On June 13, 2016, Williams signed with

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in Greece for the 2016–17 season. On February 12, 2017, he parted ways with AEK. The next day, he signed with Italian club

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for the rest of the season. In July 2017, Williams signed with

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of the Japanese

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. On June 1, 2022, he has announced his retirement from professional basketball.

College statistics

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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Career statistics

Domestic Leagues

Regular season

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References

External links

EuroCup ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileSpanish League ProfileGreek League Profile

Greek League Profile

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North Carolina Tar Heels bio
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