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Lorenzo Williams
Personal information
Born (1969-07-15) July 15, 1969 (age 54)
Ocala, Florida
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school Forest (Ocala, Florida)
College
NBA draft 1991: undrafted
Playing career1992–2000
Position Power forward / center
Number40, 43, 44
Career history
1992 Charlotte Hornets
1992 Orlando Magic
1993 Boston Celtics
1993Orlando Magic
1994Charlotte Hornets
1994– 1996 Dallas Mavericks
1996– 2000 Washington Bullets / Wizards
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All- TAAC (1991)
Stats  Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Lorenzo Williams (born July 15, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player. He played seven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

College career

Born in Ocala, Florida, Williams attended Polk Community College and Stetson University, both in Florida, and was known for his shot-blocking ability. [1]

Professional career

In the NBA, Williams, a 6'9" center, played with the Charlotte Hornets (1992, 1994), Orlando Magic (1992), Boston Celtics (1993), Dallas Mavericks (1994–96) and the Washington Bullets/Wizards (1996–2000). During 253 regular season games, he averaged three points and six rebounds per game, shooting less than 38% from the line. Williams was a top shot blocker in the NBA.

Williams also played in the Global Basketball Association (1991–92), the United States Basketball League (1991, 1992) and the Continental Basketball Association (1992–93 and 1993–94).

Post-retirement

After retiring, Williams worked helping youth to develop basketball skills at University of Central Florida's Five Star Basketball Camp, during the summer. [2]

Personal life

Williams has been married to Tracey Williams since July 13, 1996.[ citation needed]

NBA career statistics

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
* Led the league

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1992–93 Charlotte 2 0 9.0 .333 – – 4.5 .0 .0 1.0 1.0
1992–93 Orlando 3 0 3.3 .000 – – .7 .0 .3 .3 .0
1992–93 Boston 22 7 6.9 .516 – .286 2.0 .2 .2 .6 1.5
1993–94 Orlando 3 0 6.3 .167 .000 – 1.3 .7 .7 1.0 .7
1993–94 Charlotte 1 0 19.0 .000 .– – 4.0 .0 1.0 2.0 .0
1993–94 Dallas 34 11 19.9 .466 – .429 6.1 .7 .4 1.2 3.2
1994–95 Dallas 82* 81 29.1 .477 – .376 8.4 1.5 .6 1.8 4.0
1995–96 Dallas 65 61 27.8 .407 .000 .343 8.0 1.3 .7 1.9 3.0
1996–97 Washington 19 0 13.9 .645 – .714 3.6 .2 .3 .4 2.4
1997–98 Washington 14 6 7.9 .765 – .000 1.9 .2 .1 .2 1.9
1999–00 Washington 8 0 9.5 .778 – – 3.1 .1 .4 .8 1.8
Career 253 166 21.9 .469 .000 .377 6.3 1.0 .5 1.4 3.0

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1993 Boston 1 0 3.0 1.000 – – 1.0 .0 .0 .0 2.0
1997 Washington 2 0 2.5 – – – .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Career 3 0 2.7 1.000 – – .3 .0 .0 .0 .7

References

  1. ^ "Lorenzo Williams, Stetson, 6-9, C". SportsStats. Archived from the original on 6 January 2005.
  2. ^ "Five Star Basketball Camp" (PDF). 2006. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2006. Retrieved 3 March 2023.

External links

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