Lorenzo Williams (born 15 July 1969) is an American retired professional

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player, who played eight seasons in the

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(NBA).

College career

Born in

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, he attended

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and

Stetson University Stetson University is a private university with four colleges and schools located across the I–4 corridor in Central Florida with the primary undergraduate campus in DeLand. The university was founded in 1883 and was later established in 1887 ...

, both in Florida, and was known for his

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ability.

Professional career

In the NBA, Williams, a 6'9"

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, played with the

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(1992, 1994),

Orlando Magic The Orlando Magic are an American professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. The Magic compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The franchise was establ ...

(1992),

Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of t ...

(1993),

Dallas Mavericks The Dallas Mavericks (often referred to as the Mavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Dallas. The Mavericks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Conference (NBA), Western Conferenc ...

(1994–96) and the Washington Bullets/Wizards (1996–2000). During 253

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games, he averaged 3 points and 6 rebounds per game, shooting less than 38% from the line. Williams was a top shot blocker in the NBA. Williams also played in the

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(1991–92), the

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(1991, 1992) and the

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(1992–93 and 1993–94).

Post-retirement

After retiring, Williams worked helping youth to develop basketball skills at

University of Central Florida The University of Central Florida (UCF) is a public research university whose main campus is in unincorporated Orange County, Florida. UCF also has nine smaller regional campuses throughout central Florida. It is part of the State University ...

's Five Star Basketball Camp, during the summer.

Personal life

Williams has been married to Tracey Williams since July 13, 1996.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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References

External links

NBAprofile
''Basketball Reference''
Baskepetdya career data
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