Michael George Williams (born August 14, 1963) is an American retired
basketball player. Born in
Chicago,
Illinois, he attended
De La Salle Institute where he led the Meteors to three straight Catholic League titles and went to the state tournament's Elite Eight twice.
He was a 6'8" 255 lb
power forward and attended the
University of Cincinnati and
Bradley University. In two seasons at Bradley from 1984 to 1986, Williams averaged 13.0 points and 6.8 rebounds per game.
In '80s, Bradley spread the news
, July 28, 2002
Williams, originally selected by the Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in San Francisco. The Warriors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. Founded in 194 ...
with the 4th pick in the third round of the 1986 NBA draft, played for the NBA
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United St ...
's Sacramento Kings and Atlanta Hawks during the 1989–1990 season, averaging 0.7 points and 1.1 rebounds per game.
On November 29, 2009, Williams was shot and paralyzed while working at an Atlanta nightclub.
References
External links
NBA stats
@ basketballreference.com
1963 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Spain
American shooting survivors
Atlanta Hawks players
Bradley Braves men's basketball players
CB Murcia players
Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball players
Club Ourense Baloncesto players
Fort Wayne Fury players
Golden State Warriors draft picks
La Crosse Catbirds players
Liga ACB players
People with paraplegia
Power forwards (basketball)
Sacramento Kings players
Sioux Falls Skyforce (CBA) players
American men's basketball players
Basketball players at the 1995 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games
Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in basketball
Basketball players from Chicago
21st-century African-American people
20th-century African-American sportspeople
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