William J. Heath Antonio (born August 15, 1975) is a Filipino-American former professional basketball player. He last played for the GlobalPort Batang Pier in the Philippine Basketball Association. A good three-point shooter, he was drafted 5th overall by the San Miguel Beermen in 1998. He was then sent to the Pop Cola 800s. He retired in 2007 to become a member of the coaching staff of the Coca-Cola Tigers. After working as an assistant coach for the Tigers, for 3 years, he returned to active play during the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference.

William Antonio
Personal information
Born (1975-08-15) August 15, 1975 (age 49)
San Luis Obispo, California
NationalityFilipino / American
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
CollegeChaminade (1994–1996)
PBA draft1998: 1st round, 5th overall pick
Selected by the San Miguel Beermen
Playing career1998–2007, 2010–2013
PositionSmall forward / shooting guard
Coaching career2007–2010
Career history
As player:
1998–1999San Miguel Beermen
1999–2001Pop Cola Panthers
2002–2007, 2010–2012Coca-Cola / Powerade Tigers
2012–2013GlobalPort Batang Pier
As coach:
2007–2010Coca-Cola Tigers (assistant)
Career highlights and awards

PBA career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

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Season-by-season averages

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Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1998 San Miguel 23 14.3 .426 .286 .688 1.2 1.4 .3 .0 3.4
1999 San Miguel 23 15.1 .369 .208 .818 2.1 .8 .2 .1 3.3
Pop Cola
2000 Pop Cola 15 31.2 .411 .373 .778 4.7 2.6 .3 .1 9.7
2001 Pop Cola 48 28.7 .368 .293 .654 3.1 1.3 .4 .1 6.7
2002 Coca-Cola 43 27.2 .408 .325 .593 3.5 1.4 .4 .1 7.3
2003 Coca-Cola 57 14.7 .328 .250 .742 2.3 1.1 .4 .1 3.4
2004–05 Coca-Cola 53 17.1 .380 .347 .742 2.5 1.1 .4 .0 4.3
2005–06 Coca-Cola 38 28.4 .385 .351 .562 5.8 1.6 .7 .0 8.5
2006–07 Coca-Cola 37 27.1 .361 .343 .733 5.1 1.2 .5 .1 7.6
2009–10 Coca-Cola 3 12.0 .000 .500 1.3 .7 .0 .0 .3
2010–11 Powerade 28 21.3 .424 .404 .778 5.5 1.4 .5 .1 5.3
2011–12 Powerade 32 15.5 .362 .245 .700 3.0 1.3 .5 .2 3.7
2012–13 GlobalPort 17 12.2 .373 .333 1.000 2.1 .9 .3 .1 3.7
Career 417 21.2 .378 .321 .696 3.4 1.3 .4 .1 5.5

References

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  1. ^ "William Antonio Player Profile - PBA-Online.net". PBA-Online.net. Archived from the original on October 9, 2015.
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