No. 21 – CSM Corona Brașov | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Shooting guard / small forward | ||||||||||||||
League | LNBM | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born | Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S. | February 6, 1990||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 234 lb (106 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school |
Jack Britt (Fayetteville, North Carolina) | ||||||||||||||
College | NC State (2008–2012) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2012: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2012–present | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | ETHA Engomis | ||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Los Angeles D-Fenders | ||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia | ||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | JDA Dijon | ||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Texas Legends | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Los Angeles Clippers | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | → Agua Caliente Clippers | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Minnesota Timberwolves | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | → Iowa Wolves | ||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Long Island Nets | ||||||||||||||
2021 | Élan Béarnais | ||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Semt77 Yalovaspor | ||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Ironi Ness Ziona | ||||||||||||||
2023 | Élan Béarnais | ||||||||||||||
2023-2024 | CSM Corona Brașov | ||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
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Wendell "C. J." Williams Jr. (born February 6, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for CSM Corona Brașov of the LNBM. He played college basketball for North Carolina State. [1]
Williams attended Jack Britt High School under Ike Walker. As a senior, he averaged 15.7 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists, leading his team to a 27–5 record and the state 4-A semifinals. For that, he was named the Cape Fear Region Player of the Year by the Fayetteville Observer and was a second-team all-state selection and was a two-time Mid Southeastern Conference Player of the Year. When he graduated, he was ranked as the No. 25 small forward by Rivals.com. [2]
Williams played four years at North Carolina State. In 37 games as a senior, he averaged 10.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.1 steals in 31.1 minutes and helped the Wolfpack reach the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16. [2] [3] [4]
After going undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft, Williams signed with ETHA Engomis of the Cypriot League on July 24, 2012. [3] In 29 games, he averaged 13.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.5 steals. [5] [6]
On November 1, 2013, Williams signed with the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA Development League. [7] In 49 games, he averaged 14.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2 assists and 1.2 steals. [5] [6]
After joining the Milwaukee Bucks for the 2014 NBA Summer League, [8] Williams signed with Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia of the Italian Serie A on August 11, 2014. [5] [9] In 30 games, he averaged 14.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.7 blocks. [6] [10]
After joining the Minnesota Timberwolves for the 2015 NBA Summer League, [11] Williams signed with JDA Dijon Basket of the French League on July 22, 2015. [12] In 34 games, he averaged 11.9 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1 steal. [13]
In July 2016, Williams joined the San Antonio Spurs for the 2016 NBA Summer League. [14] On September 19, he signed with the Dallas Mavericks, [4] but was waived on October 22 after appearing in five preseason games. [15] On October 30, 2016, he was acquired by the Texas Legends of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the Mavericks. [16]
On September 27, 2017, Williams signed with the Los Angeles Clippers. [17] His training camp deal would later be upgraded into a two-way contract on October 14, 2017, meaning he can officially split playing time between the Los Angeles Clippers and their G League affiliate, the Agua Caliente Clippers. [18] On January 8, 2018 Williams scored 15 points against to defeat the Atlanta Hawks 108–107. Williams made a game winning three-point shot with 9.1 seconds remaining. On April 9, 2018, Williams was reported to have re-signed with the Los Angeles Clippers to a multi-year deal. [19] On April 11, he was named the recipient of the 2018 NBA G League's Jason Collier Sportsmanship Award. [20] On July 27, 2018, the Clippers waived Williams. [21]
On July 31, 2018, the Minnesota Timberwolves signed Williams to a two-way contract with the Iowa Wolves of the NBA G League. [22]
On September 25, 2019, Williams signed a non-guaranteed deal with the Brooklyn Nets, [23] [24] and was waived on October 18. [25] He then landed with the Long Island Nets. [26]
On February 18, 2021, he signed with Élan Béarnais of the French LNB Pro A. [27]
On August 10, 2021, he signed with Semt77 Yalovaspor of the Turkish Basketball Super League. [28]
On July 17, 2022, he signed with Ironi Ness Ziona of the Israeli Basketball Super League. [29]
Williams played with the senior United States national team at the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup, where he won a gold medal.
Williams' father played baseball in college at Florida A&M. Williams majored in Business Administration - Human Resources. [2]
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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2017–18 | L.A. Clippers | 38 | 17 | 18.6 | .442 | .282 | .813 | 1.5 | 1.1 | .8 | .3 | 5.5 |
2018–19 | Minnesota | 15 | 0 | 8.5 | .486 | .313 | .000 | .5 | .8 | .4 | .0 | 2.6 |
Career | 53 | 17 | 15.8 | .448 | .287 | .765 | 1.2 | 1.0 | .7 | .2 | 4.7 |
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