Ron Williams (basketball)

For the 1980s player, see Ronnie Williams (basketball).

Ron Williams

Williams from The Monticola, 1966
Personal information
Born	(1944-09-24)September 24, 1944 Weirton, West Virginia, U.S.
Died	April 4, 2004(2004-04-04) (aged 59) San Jose, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school	Weir (Weirton, West Virginia)
College	West Virginia (1965–1968)
NBA draft	1968: 1st round, 9th overall pick
Selected by the San Francisco Warriors
Playing career	1968–1975
Position	Guard
Number	12, 21, 15
Career history
1968–1973	San Francisco / Golden State Warriors
1973–1975	Milwaukee Bucks
1975	Los Angeles Lakers
Career highlights and awards
SoCon Player of the Year (1968) Second-team Parade All-American (1964)
Career NBA statistics
Points	4,797 (9.3 ppg)
Rebounds	971 (1.9 rpg)
Assists	1,818 (3.5 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Ronald Robert Williams (September 24, 1944 – April 4, 2004) was an American basketball player.

A 6'3" guard from Weirton, West Virginia, Williams starred at West Virginia University in the mid-1960s, where he was one of the school's first African American basketball players.^[1] He was selected by the San Francisco Warriors with the ninth pick of the 1968 NBA draft, and was also drafted as a defensive back by the Dallas Cowboys in the 14th round of the 1968 NFL/AFL draft. He played eight seasons in the NBA as a member of the Warriors, the Milwaukee Bucks, and the Los Angeles Lakers. Williams averaged 9.3 points and 3.5 assists per game in his professional career and ranked third in the league in free throw percentage during the 1970–71 NBA season.^[2]

After his playing career ended, Williams held several basketball coaching positions, including stints as an assistant coach at the University of California, Berkeley and Iona College. He died of a heart attack in 2004.^[1]

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

NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1968–69	San Francisco	75	–	19.6	.420	–	.768	2.4	3.3	–	–	7.8
1969–70	San Francisco	80	–	30.4	.432	–	.822	2.4	5.3	–	–	14.8
1970–71	San Francisco	82	–	34.3	.436	–	.844	3.0	5.9	–	–	14.4
1971–72	Golden State	80	–	24.2	.474	–	.833	1.8	3.9	–	–	9.7
1972–73	Golden State	73	–	13.9	.440	–	.904	1.1	1.6	–	–	6.0
1973–74	Milwaukee	71	–	15.9	.489	–	.882	1.0	2.2	0.7	0.0	6.3
1974–75	Milwaukee	46	–	11.4	.376	–	.828	0.9	1.5	0.5	0.0	3.2
1975–76	Los Angeles	9	–	17.6	.395	–	.769	2.1	2.3	0.3	0.0	4.9
Career		516	–	22.2	.441	–	.833	1.9	3.5	0.6	0.0	9.3

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1968–69	San Francisco	4	–	10.5	.385	–	1.000	1.0	0.8	–	–	6.0
1970–71	San Francisco	5	–	34.4	.381	–	.895	3.4	5.8	–	–	13.0
1971–72	Golden State	5	–	16.6	.290	–	.933*	1.6	2.0	–	–	6.4
1972–73	Golden State	3	–	6.7	.667	–	1.000	0.3	1.7	–	–	3.0
1973–74	Milwaukee	15	–	23.6	.467	–	.800	1.8	3.1	0.6	0.2	8.7
Career		32	–	21.0	.419	–	.881	1.8	2.9	0.6	0.2	8.1

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1965–66	West Virginia	28	–	–	.443	–	.728	5.3	–	–	–	19.7
1966–67	West Virginia	28	–	37.2	.455	–	.710	4.3	7.0	–	–	20.1
1967–68	West Virginia	28	–	–	.422	–	.783	3.8	5.5	–	–	20.4
Career		84	–	37.2	.439	–	.741	4.5	6.3	–	–	20.1

References

1. Profile: Ron Williams Archived 2009-03-25 at the Wayback Machine at WVU Varsity Club
2. "Ron Williams Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved August 8, 2007.