John Williamson (born August 19, 1986) is an American professional

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player who last played for

Maccabi Kiryat Gat Maccabi Kiryat Gat F.C. () was an Israeli football team based in the southern city of Kiryat Gat. The club's best achievement has been promotion to the Premier League as Liga Leumit runners-up in 2001, after beating Hapoel Beit She'an on the f ...

of the

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College career

Williamson began his college career at

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. Williamson averaged 27.4 points and 11.7 rebounds leading the school to a 26–9 record, state and regional titles and the finals of the National Junior College Athletic Association Tournament. Before his junior season he transferred to the

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for his final two years of college. He was named the team's MVP as based on the following: team leading 7.3 rebounds and was the team's second-leading scorer (13.5). Williamson finished third in the BIG EAST in offensive rebounding (3.3) and ninth overall.

Professional career

Williamson entered the 2008 NBA Draft but was not selected. On November 6, 2013, he signed with the

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after playing for

Fos Ouest Provence Basket Fos Provence Basket, also known as Fos-sur-mer, is a professional basketball team based in Fos-sur-mer, France. The team currently plays in the second tier LNB Pro B. Home games are played in the Complexe sportif Parsemain, which has a capacity of ...

. On August 19, 2015, he signed to

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for the 2015–2016 season after competing for

Ironi Nahariya Ironi Nahariya Basketball Club () known for sponsorship reasons as Ironi Rain Nahariya () is a professional basketball club based in city of Nahariya in northern Israel. The team plays in the Liga Leumit (the second tier of Israeli basketball) and ...

for the 2014–2015 season On October 24, 2017, Williamson returned to Israel for a second stint, signing with

for the 2017–18 season.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Williamson, John 1986 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Denmark American expatriate basketball people in Finland American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Israel American men's basketball players Bakken Bears players Basketball players from Columbus, Ohio Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball players Fos Provence Basket players Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. players Ironi Nahariya players Junior college men's basketball players in the United States Maccabi Kiryat Gat B.C. players Bisons Loimaa players Small forwards