William Buford (born January 10, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for s.Oliver Würzburg of the

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High school career

As a junior at

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, Buford averaged 28 points and 12 rebounds per game, earning All-State honors. During his senior season, Buford averaged 23 points and 11 rebounds per game. Buford was also named

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. Buford also participated in the

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and the

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College career

Freshman season

In Buford's freshman season at Ohio State, he averaged 11.3 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. For the week of January 19, Buford was named the Big Ten Player of the Week, after averaging 17 points and 6 rebounds per game in two Ohio State wins. He was also named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year and was an Honorable Mention All-Big Ten selection.

Sophomore season

As a sophomore, Buford averaged 14.4 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. He was also a Third Team All Big-Ten selection.

Junior season

In his junior season at Ohio State, Buford averaged 14.4 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. He was also a Second Team All Big-Ten selection.

Senior season

Before his senior season at Ohio State, Buford was a preseason All Big-Ten selection, as well as a Top-50 Naismith and Wooden Award watch. In his senior season, Buford averaged 14.5 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. Following the season, Buford was named to the All Big-Ten Second Team. He was also named a

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finalist.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Buford joined the

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for their pre-Summer League mini-camp and the Timberwolves' Las Vegas Summer League team. In two games with the Timberwolves, Buford recorded a total of five rebounds and two assists. In August 2012, he signed his first professional contract with Blu:sens Monbús of Spain. Buford joined the Utah Jazz for the

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. In November 2013, he was acquired by the Santa Cruz Warriors. On March 8, 2014, he was traded to Canton Charge. On November 2, 2014, Buford was reacquired by the Canton Charge. He was waived by Canton on December 17, 2014. On January 9, 2015, he was acquired by the

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. On July 18, 2015, he signed with the

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of the

. On June 10, 2016, he signed with

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of the

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. On August 23, 2019, he has signed with

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of the Italian

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(LBA). On October 5, 2020, he has signed with Darüşşafaka of the

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. On August 6, 2021, Buford signed with s.Oliver Würzburg of the

References

External links

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