Buck Williams
New Jersey Nets | |
1989–1996 | Portland Trail Blazers |
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1996–1998 | New York Knicks |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 16,784 (12.8 ppg) |
Rebounds | 13,017 (10.0 rpg) |
Assists | 1,646 (1.3 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Charles Linwood "Buck" Williams (born March 8, 1960) is an American former professional basketball player and former assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers. He was well known for his rebounding ability and trademark goggles.
Williams, a 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
High school and college career
Williams attended
NBA career
New Jersey Nets (1981–1989)
After three years at Maryland, Williams decided to leave for the NBA. The
Portland Trail Blazers (1989–1996)
On June 24, 1989, the Nets traded Williams to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Sam Bowie and a draft pick. In Portland, Williams would continue his solid play and take a complementary frontcourt role to established guard duo Clyde Drexler and Terry Porter. The Blazers’ post-season campaigns ended in the first round four consecutive seasons prior to 1990; contrastingly, Williams’ first three seasons with the Blazers were marked by three Western Conference Finals appearances and two NBA Finals. In 1990 the Blazers succumbed to the powerhouse Detroit Pistons in five games, while in 1992 they fell to the Chicago Bulls in six. Williams was regularly in the starting lineup for the first six of his seven seasons with the Blazers. He is 5th all-time on the franchise career list for both field goal percentage (55.0%) and total rebounds (4861) as of September 2018.[6]
New York Knicks (1996–1998)
In the twilight of his career, after the 1995–96 season, Williams moved back to the Atlantic Division, signing with the New York Knicks, where he played in a much more limited capacity, behind the frontcourt duo of Patrick Ewing and Charles Oakley. He spent two years with the Knicks, but was forced to miss 41 games during the 1997–98 season due to knee surgery (the first time in his career he missed more than 12 games in a season). Williams announced his retirement on January 27, 1999, holding career averages of 12.8 points and ten rebounds per game and a field goal average of 54.9 percent. During the course of his 17-year NBA career, Williams racked up more than 16,000 points and 13,000 rebounds — the seventh NBA player to reach both marks.[7][8]
NBA career statistics
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 |
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1981–82 | New Jersey | 82 | 82 | 34.5 | .582 | .000 | .624 | 12.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 15.5 |
1982–83 | New Jersey | 82 | 82 | 36.1 | .588 | .000 | .620 | 12.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 17.0 |
1983–84 | New Jersey | 81 | 81 | 37.1 | .535 | .000 | .570 | 12.3 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 15.7 |
1984–85 | New Jersey | 82 | 82 | 38.8 | .530 | .250 | .625 | 12.3 | 2.0 | .8 | 1.3 | 18.2 |
1985–86 | New Jersey | 82 | 82 | 37.4 | .523 | .000 | .676 | 12.0 | 1.6 | .9 | 1.2 | 15.9 |
1986–87 | New Jersey | 82 | 82 | 36.3 | .557 | .000 | .731 | 12.5 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 18.0 |
1987–88 | New Jersey | 70 | 70 | 37.7 | .560 | 1.000 | .668 | 11.9 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .6 | 18.3 |
1988–89 | New Jersey | 74 | 72 | 33.1 | .531 | .000 | .666 | 9.4 | 1.1 | .8 | .5 | 13.0 |
1989–90 | Portland | 82 | 82 | 34.2 | .548 | .000 | .706 | 9.8 | 1.4 | .8 | .5 | 13.6 |
1990–91 | Portland | 80 | 80 | 32.3 | .602* | — | .705 | 9.4 | 1.2 | .6 | .6 | 11.7 |
1991–92 | Portland | 80 | 80 | 31.5 | .604* | .000 | .754 | 8.8 | 1.4 | .8 | .5 | 11.3 |
1992–93 | Portland | 82 | 82 | 30.5 | .511 | .000 | .645 | 8.4 | .9 | 1.0 | .7 | 8.3 |
1993–94 | Portland | 81 | 81 | 32.5 | .555 | .000 | .679 | 10.4 | 1.0 | .7 | .6 | 9.7 |
1994–95 | Portland | 82* | 82* | 29.5 | .512 | .500 | .673 | 8.2 | 1.0 | .8 | .8 | 9.2 |
1995–96 | Portland | 70 | 10 | 23.9 | .500 | .667 | .668 | 5.8 | .6 | .6 | .7 | 7.3 |
1996–97 | New York | 74 | 4 | 20.2 | .537 | .000 | .642 | 5.4 | .7 | .5 | .5 | 6.3 |
1997–98 | New York | 41 | 6 | 18.0 | .503 | — | 732 | 4.5 | .5 | .4 | .4 | 4.9 |
Career | 1,307 | 1,140 | 32.5 | .549 | .167 | .664 | 10.0 | 1.3 | .8 | .8 | 12.8 | |
All-Star | 3 | 0 | 20.3 | .526 | — | .455 | 8.0 | 2.0 | .3 | .7 | 8.3 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1982 | New Jersey | 2 | — | 39.5 | .538 | — | .467 | 10.5 | 1.5 | .5 | 1.0 | 17.5 |
1983 | New Jersey | 2 | — | 42.5 | .500 | — | .800 | 11.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
1984 | New Jersey | 11 | — | 43.0 | .485 | — | .556 | 14.1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 15.5 |
1985 | New Jersey | 3 | 3 | 41.0 | .650 | — | .733 | 10.7 | .3 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 24.7 |
1986 | New Jersey | 3 | 3 | 42.0 | .724 | — | .769 | 10.3 | .7 | 2.0 | .3 | 20.7 |
1990 | Portland | 21 | 21 | 37.0 | .508 | — | .676 | 9.2 | 1.9 | .6 | .3 | 13.0 |
1991 | Portland | 16 | 16 | 37.0 | .500 | — | .603 | 8.9 | .9 | .6 | .3 | 10.3 |
1992 | Portland | 21 | 21 | 36.1 | .508 | — | .758 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .8 | 9.6 |
1993 | Portland | 4 | 4 | 36.1 | .478 | — | .684 | 7.3 | .3 | .3 | .8 | 8.8 |
1994 | Portland | 4 | 4 | 36.1 | .679 | — | .867 | 8.8 | .5 | 1.0 | .5 | 12.8 |
1995 | Portland | 3 | 3 | 36.1 | .600 | — | .636 | 6.3 | .3 | 1.3 | .7 | 8.3 |
1996 | Portland | 5 | 1 | 26.6 | .391 | .500 | .714 | 5.0 | .2 | .2 | .8 | 4.8 |
1997 | New York | 10 | 1 | 19.3 | .486 | — | .529 | 4.0 | .6 | .3 | .4 | 4.3 |
1998 | New York | 3 | 0 | 15.0 | .444 | — | .750 | 5.3 | .3 | .0 | .3 | 4.7 |
Career | 108 | 77 | 34.4 | .520 | .500 | .672 | 8.7 | 1.0 | .8 | .6 | 11.2 |
After basketball
Williams served as the president of the
Coaching career
In July 2010, Williams was hired by Nate McMillan as an assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers.[12]
See also
- List of National Basketball Association career games played leaders
- List of National Basketball Association career rebounding leaders
- List of National Basketball Association career turnovers leaders
- List of National Basketball Association career minutes played leaders
References
- ^ "Basketball-Reference.com NBA Career Rebounds Leaders and Records". Archived from the original on July 4, 2011. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
- ^ "1989–90 Hoops - Buck Williams". Hoops. NBA Properties, Inc. 1989. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- ^ "Brooklyn Nets Career Leaders".
- ^ theACC.com, ACC 50th Anniversary Men’s Basketball Team Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The M Club Athletic Hall of Fame Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Portland Trail Blazers Career Leaders".
- ^ "Basketball-Reference.com NBA Career Rebounds Leaders and Records". Archived from the original on July 4, 2011. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
- ^ "Basketball-Reference.com NBA Career Points Leaders and Records". Archived from the original on February 25, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ Nets retired Numbers Archived August 26, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, nba.com
- ^ "Unknown".[permanent dead link]
- ^ Klingaman, Mike (August 28, 2018). "Former Terps basketball star Buck Williams, three others named to Maryland State Athletic Hall of Fame". Greenwich Time.
- ^ Quick, Jason (July 22, 2010). "Trail Blazers legend Buck Williams will be named to Nate McMillan's staff". The Oregonian. Retrieved July 22, 2010.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- NBA - Celebrating our heritage profile