Jason Williams (born April 15, 1979) is an American former basketball player.

Playing career

Williams is from

Bladensburg, Maryland Bladensburg is a town in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 9,657 at the 2020 census. Areas in Bladensburg are located within ZIP code 20710. Bladensburg is from Washington, D.C. History Originally called Garr ...

and attended

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. In his

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year of 1996–97, Williams was named to

Prince George's County Prince George's County (often shortened to PG County or PG) is located in the U.S. state of Maryland bordering the eastern portion of Washington, D.C. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 967,201, making it the second-most populous ...

's 3A/2A First Team and also to the

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all-metro area fourth team. Williams went on to play college basketball at

Radford University Radford University is a public university in Radford, Virginia, United States. It is one of the state's eight doctorate-granting public universities. Founded in 1910, Radford offers curricula for undergraduates in more than 100 fields, graduate ...

from 1997 to 2001. During his four-year career, Williams recorded 1,176 points (12.6 per game average), 412 rebounds (4.4), 173 assists (1.9) and 128 steals (1.4). His best season came in 1999–2000 during his junior year. He averaged career-highs of 18.1 points and 6.5 rebounds per game as he led the Highlanders to a 12–2

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record. They won the conference regular season championship and Williams was named the Big South Conference Player of the Year. Other accolades in college include being a two-time First Team All-Conference player (2000, 2001) and an All- Big South tournament selection (2001). After college, Williams had a brief stint in the

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. He appeared in eight games for the Greenville Groove in the late portion of the 2001–02 season. In the 2002 playoffs he appeared in five games; the Groove went on to win the D-League championship. In 2008–09 Williams played for Kecskeméti TE, a professional basketball team in

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References

External links

College statistics
@ sports-reference.com

{{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Jason 1979 births Living people Albany Patroons players American expatriate basketball people in Hungary American men's basketball players Forwards (basketball) Greenville Groove players Kecskeméti TE (basketball) players People from Bladensburg, Maryland Basketball players from Prince George's County, Maryland Radford Highlanders men's basketball players Shanxi Loongs players American expatriate basketball people in China