Leon Williams (basketball, born 1991)
Leon Anthony Williams (born 25 July 1991[1]) is a Dutch professional basketball player who plays for Donar of the BNXT League. He is a current member of the Dutch national basketball team.
.jpg) Williams with Göttingen in 2016 | |
| No. 5 – Donar | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
| League | BNXT League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 25 July 1991 Amersfoort, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Listed height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Listed weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2013: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
| 2010–2011 | West-Brabant Giants |
| 2011–2012 | Rotterdam |
| 2012–2015 | Landstede Zwolle |
| 2015–2016 | Den Bosch |
| 2016–2018 | BG Göttingen |
| 2018–2019 | Castelló |
| 2019 | Den Helder Suns |
| 2019–present | Donar |
| 2020 | →BG Göttingen |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Professional career
editWilliams started his career in Bergen op Zoom, with WCAA Giants. The season after that, he played for Rotterdam Basketbal College. In 2012, he signed with Landstede Basketbal from Zwolle. In 2013, he received the DBL Most Improved Player award. He was an DBL All-Star starter in the 2013–14 season. He also received the MVP U23 Award after the regular season.[2]
In the 2015 offseason, Williams signed a three-year deal with SPM Shoeters Den Bosch.[3]
On 23 June 2016, Williams signed with BG Göttingen for the 2016–17 season.[4] Williams re-signed with Göttingen after the season.[5] He parted ways with the team on 23 May 2018, after averaging 5.5 points per game.[6]
On 2 September 2018, Williams signed a one-year contract with TAU Castelló of the Spanish LEB Oro.[7]
On 25 June 2019, Williams has signed 2-year contract with Donar of the Dutch Basketball League.[8]
On 14 May 2020, Williams signed a temporary contract with BG Göttingen of the German league.[9] The Dutch League season had finished due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the 2020–21 season, Williams was named to the DBL All-Defense Team.[10]
Honours
edit- Donar
- Den Bosch
- Dutch Basketball Supercup (1): 2015
Individual awards
edit- DBL Most Improved Player (1): 2012–13
- DBL All-Star (3): 2014, 2015, 2016
- DBL MVP Under 23 (1): 2013–14
- DBL All-Defense Team: 2020–21
Dutch national team
editIn 2013, Williams was selected for the Dutch national basketball team by head coach Toon van Helfteren. He played as back-up point guard at the FIBA EuroBasket 2015 qualification. He averaged 5.0 points in 2 games.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Leon Williams". Oranje Basketball. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Meeste seizoensprijzen naar GasTerra Flames". iBasketball (in Dutch). 22 April 2014. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ "Ook Leon Williams naar SPM Shoeters Den Bosch". Spmshoeters.nl. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ "BG Göttingen holt Nationalspieler Williams". Bggoettingen.de. 25 July 1991. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ WECHSEL IM BG-KADER: WILLIAMS KEHRT ZURÜCK – SAUNDERS GEHT
- ^ [Leon Williams, BG Göttingen part ways "Leon Williams, BG Göttingen part ways"]. Sportando. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "El TAU Castellón cierra la plantilla con el base Leon Williams". FEB (in European Spanish). 2 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ "Donar signs Leon Williams". Sportando. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "BG Goettingen signs Leon Williams and Jito Kok". Sportando. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "Worthy de Jong voert All Defense Team aan". Dutch Basketball League (in Dutch). 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ Leon Williams at the FIBA Eurobasket 2015 website
External links
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