Sean Williams



Sean Williams (born September 13, 1986, in Houston, Texas) is an American basketball player. He is a forward / center and a highly athletic shot blocker. {| class="toc" id="toc"

Contents
[hide] *1 Early years
 * 2 College career
 * 3 NBA and NBA D-League career
 * 4 International career
 * 5 Personal information
 * 6 NBA career statistics
 * 6.1 Regular season
 * 7 See also
 * 8 References
 * 9 External links
 * }

[edit]Early years
Sean Williams grew up in suburban Arlington, Texas with his mother and stepfather, Audrey and Lawrence Garrett, and his two siblings: Myles and Brea Garrett. His father, Roland Williams, lives in Houston, Texas. He did not play organized basketball until he was 15 years old. He became a local standout in community leagues and eventually began playing basketball for Mansfield High School in Mansfield, Texas.

[edit]College career
As a member of the Boston College basketball team, Williams began his career as a standout in the paint. He functioned as an intimidating shot-blocking force for his team. Some basketball games were dubbed the "Sean Williams Block Party."[citation needed]

Despite having never played an entire season for Boston College, Williams left the university as a leading shot blocker in the Big East and ACC, respectively during each of his Boston College seasons.

Williams was dismissed from the Boston College basketball team during his junior year, after having been suspended twice during his 3-year college basketball career. During his suspension from Boston College for one semester during his sophomore year, Williams took classes at the University of Houston. Williams established himself as the nation's top college shot blocker by breaking his own record when he blocked 75 shots in only 15 games during the 2006–2007 season.

Williams was subsequently arrested while attempting to attend a BC-Duke game in February of 2009.[1]

[edit]NBA and NBA D-League career
Williams was selected 17th overall in the 2007 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets.

On December 29, 2008, Williams was assigned to the Colorado 14ers of the NBA Development League.[2] On January 22, 2009 the Nets recalled Williams from the Colorado 14ers.[3]

On January 11, 2010, he was released by the Nets.[4]

On November, 2010, after playing in Puerto Rico and China, Williams joined the Texas Legends of the NBA Development League. He played 49 games during the 2010–11 regular season (46 games as a starter), averaging 14.4 pts, 2.9 blocks, 9.4 rebounds and 0.8 steals per game.[5]

He was selected to the 2011 NBA D-League All-Star Game, along with his Legends teammate Joe Alexander.

Williams earned a spot in the 2011 All-NBA Development League Third Team, and also ranked second in voting for the Defensive Player of the Year category. (Williams had more first place votes than current Portland Trail Blazer Chris Johnson, but Johnson still won the award.)[6]

On December 21, 2011 he signed a two-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks.[7] The Mavericks then assigned him to the Texas Legends of the D-League.[8]

Williams played his first game for the Mavericks in their 115–93 loss to the Denver Nuggets on December 26, 2011, providing some much needed spark off the bench in the 3rd quarter. Williams went 4–4 from the field and 4–4 from the free throw line (which included 2 high flying alley-oops) and picked up 3 rebounds, a steal and a block in his 11 minutes of game time.[9] As he was leaving the court in the 4th quarter, he threw up on the Mavericks bench due to exhaustion.[10]

On January 6, 2012, Williams was re-assigned to the Texas Legends, along with Yi Jianlian.[11]

On March 4, 2012, Williams was recalled by the Dallas Mavericks.[12] After being assigned for the third time from March 16 to 18, Williams was waived by the Mavericks on March 22, 2012.[13]

On April 20, 2012, he was signed by the Boston Celtics, returning to the city where he played college basketball.[14]

[edit]International career
After being released by the Nets, Williams went to play to the Chinese Basketball Association championship, for the team of Fujian SBS XunXin. He played 16 games from February 5 to March 28, 2010, averaging 16.4 points, 11.1 rebounds (4.1Off), 1.2 assists and 4.2 blocked shots.[15] Notable performances : 30 points against Qingdao DS on 3/12/2010 ; 13 blocks against Jilin on 2/26/2010. Williams also won the 2010 CBA All Star Game Dunk contest. The event was held at the Wukesong Stadium in Beijing, China, on March 21.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-15">[16]

Williams landed in Puerto Rico to end his 2009–10 season, joining the Mets de Guaynabo, where he averaged 10.0 pts and 16.5 rebounds in 2 games.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-latinbasket1_14-1">[15]

In August 2010, Williams was signed by Hapoel Jerusalem, but he was released before his first game in the Israeli league.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-16">[17]

On August 10, 2011 he signed a two-year contract with Maccabi Haifa B.C. in Israel, which included an out clause that would enabled him to return to the NBA when the 2011 NBA lockout ended and if he received an NBA offer.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-17">[18]

[edit]Personal information
Former Nets coach Lawrence Frank nicknamed Williams "Le Freak Elastique".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-18">[19]

On March 16, 2009, Williams was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and criminal mischief after an altercation with the clerk at a cell phone store at Park Meadows Mall in Lone Tree, CO that ended with Williams smashing the store's computer monitor.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-19">[20] He did not accompany his team on their flight back to New Jersey<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-20">[21] and was later suspended by the team for two games.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-21">[22]

[edit]See also

 * List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 13 or more blocks in a game

[edit]References

 * 1) ^ http://www.nj.com/nets/index.ssf/2009/02/nj_nets_the_sean_matter.html
 * 2) ^ [1]<sup class="noprint Inline-Template">[dead link]
 * 3) ^ [2]<sup class="noprint Inline-Template">[dead link]
 * 4) ^ "Nets Waive Sean Williams". NBA.com. 2010-01-11. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
 * 5) ^ Sean Williams D-League playerfile. Nba.com (1986-09-13). Retrieved on 2012-04-07.
 * 6) ^ Schroeder, Scott. (2011-04-22) 2011 NBA D-League Award Winners: We Have Vote Totals!. Ridiculous Upside. Retrieved on 2012-04-07.
 * 7) ^ Sean Williams officially signs with Mavs ESPN, December 21, 2011
 * 8) ^ 2011–12 Transactions. Nba.com. Retrieved on 2012-04-07.
 * 9) ^ Games. NBA.com. Retrieved on 2012-04-07.
 * 10) ^ Full-Court Press: Williams throws down, then up. Sportsblogs.star-telegram.com (2011-12-26). Retrieved on 2012-04-07.
 * 11) ^ Dallas Mavericks Assign Yi Jianlian to Texas Legends. Nba.com (2012-01-06). Retrieved on 2012-04-07.
 * 12) ^ Mavericks recall Sean Williams from D-League as Brandan Wright recovers from Friday's concussion. Dallasnews.com (2012-03-04). Retrieved on 2012-04-07.
 * 13) ^ Mavs waive goodbye to Sean Williams. Espn.go.com. Retrieved on 2012-04-07.
 * 14) ^ Celtics Waive O'Neal, Sign Sean Williams
 * 15) ^ a b Eurobasket. Latinbasket.com. Retrieved on 2012-04-07.
 * 16) ^ Sean Williams Wins CBA Dunk Contest – Dunk Contest – The Ultimate Slam Dunk Contest Resource. Dunk Contest (2010-03-25). Retrieved on 2012-04-07.
 * 17) ^ NBA News, Rumors, NCAA Basketball, Euroleague. RealGM. Retrieved on 2012-04-07.
 * 18) ^ Legends' Sean Williams to Israel ESPN, August 11, 2011
 * 19) ^ Unhappy Cappy – NJ.com. Blog.nj.com. Retrieved on 2012-04-07.
 * 20) ^ Nets Williams Arrested After Altercation Yahoo Sports, March 16, 2009
 * 21) ^ New Jersey Nets' Sean Williams Arrested. NJ.com. Retrieved on 2012-04-07.
 * 22) ^ Nets Suspend Williams ESPN, March 18, 2009