William James Conroy (born December 8, 1982) is an American professional

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player and coach.

Amateur career

Conroy attended and played competitively at Garfield High School in

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, and played

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at the

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. Conroy is the all-time assists leader in

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history, with 515.

Pro career

Conroy played in the 2006–07 NBA preseason with the

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, but he was cut before the NBA regular season started. He then signed with the

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of the

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. On January 30, 2007, Conroy was signed to a ten-day contract by the

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after they had opened up a roster spot by waiving guard Eddie Jones. After his contract ended, Conroy returned to the 66ers. On February 28, 2007, Conroy was signed to another ten-day contract by the

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, following point guard

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's season-ending knee injury. The team waived

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to make room on their roster for Conroy. However, after averaging two assists in four games played, he was waived. On April 6, he was re-signed by the Clippers, who made room on their roster by waiving

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. Conroy then played in the

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with both

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and

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and in the Euroleague with Virtus Bologna, where he averaged 7.8 points and 3.2 assists per game during the 2007–08 season. He then played with the NBA D-League clubs the

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and the

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. In 2009, he tied Morris Almond's D-League single-game record with 53 points, but this was surpassed by

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in 2014 (58). He was called up by the

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from the Vipers on January 29, 2010 on a 10-day contract, and returned to the Vipers when the contract expired on February 8. Conroy was again recalled by the Rockets on March 2, 2010, and sent back to the Vipers on March 11, 2010. In January 2011 he signed with

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, Turkey. In January 2012, he rejoined the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. In September 2012, Conroy signed with the

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. He was waived on November 15, 2012, after appearing in four games. Despite being waived, Conroy remained with the Timberwolves that season as a member of their scouting staff. It was reported that he was not retiring from his playing career, but merely putting it on hold. In December 2013, he signed with

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. In February 2014 his contract was not extended and he left the team. Instead Conroy decided to sign with the German team

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for the remainder of the season.

Coaching career

On June 4, 2015, Conroy was named as an assistant basketball coach at the University of Washington under head coach

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. On March 22, 2017, new University of Washington head coach Mike Hopkins announced that Conroy will remain on the coaching staff following the firing of Romar. On August 17, 2022 Conroy was promoted to associate head coach at the University of Washington.

Career statistics

NBA

Source

Regular season

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References

External links

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