Jerome Williams (basketball)
Personal information | |
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Born | Washington, D.C. | May 10, 1973
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
Listed weight | 206 lb (93 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Col. Zadok Magruder (Rockville, Maryland) |
College |
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Power forward | |
Number | 13, 11, 3 |
Career history | |
1996–2001 | Detroit Pistons |
2001–2003 | Toronto Raptors |
2003–2004 | Chicago Bulls |
2004–2005 | New York Knicks |
Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 3,865 (6.6 ppg) |
Rebounds | 3,743 (6.4 rpg) |
Steals | 618 (1.1 spg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Jerome Williams (born May 10, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player active in the NBA between 1996 and 2005. Williams played for the Detroit Pistons, Toronto Raptors, Chicago Bulls, and the New York Knicks.
Career
He was a star player on the
On February 22, 2001, Williams was traded from the Detroit Pistons, along with
In December 2003 Williams was traded again, this time along with
On August 15, 2005, the Knicks waived Williams to avoid luxury taxes on his salary, as part of the NBA's new labor agreement. He announced his retirement from his playing career less than 48 hours later. Williams played in 587 games over nine seasons, averaging 6.6 points and 6.4 rebounds per game.
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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1996–97 | Detroit | 33 | 0 | 5.3 | .392 | – | .529 | 1.5 | .2 | .4 | .0 | 1.5 |
1997–98 | Detroit | 77 | 3 | 16.9 | .524 | .000 | .651 | 4.9 | .6 | .7 | .1 | 5.3 |
1998–99 | Detroit | 50* | 10 | 23.1 | .500 | – | .673 | 7.0 | .5 | 1.3 | .1 | 7.1 |
1999–00 | Detroit | 82 | 1 | 25.6 | .564 | .000 | .616 | 9.6 | .8 | 1.2 | .3 | 8.4 |
2000–01 | Detroit | 33 | 2 | 24.4 | .438 | .000 | .722 | 8.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 | .3 | 7.3 |
2000–01 | Toronto | 26 | 0 | 14.5 | .516 | .000 | .778 | 4.0 | .5 | .7 | .4 | 5.0 |
2001–02 | Toronto | 68 | 32 | 24.1 | .490 | – | .676 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 1.1 | .4 | 7.6 |
2002–03 | Toronto | 71 | 63 | 33.0 | .499 | .167 | .555 | 9.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | .4 | 9.7 |
2003–04 | Toronto | 15 | 12 | 27.1 | .491 | .000 | .724 | 8.5 | .7 | 1.3 | .2 | 5.1 |
2003–04 | Chicago | 53 | 32 | 23.2 | .466 | .000 | .675 | 6.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | .1 | 6.5 |
2004–05 | New York | 79 | 4 | 15.3 | .502 | .000 | .669 | 3.6 | .5 | .7 | .1 | 4.5 |
Career | 587 | 159 | 21.7 | .502 | .038 | .645 | 6.4 | .8 | 1.1 | .2 | 6.6 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1997 | Detroit | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 1.000 | – | – | 3.0 | .0 | 1.0 | .0 | 4.0 |
1999 | Detroit | 5 | 5 | 24.6 | .444 | – | .778 | 6.4 | .8 | .8 | .0 | 6.2 |
2000 | Detroit | 3 | 0 | 24.3 | .500 | – | .125 | 7.0 | .7 | 1.0 | .0 | 5.0 |
2001 | Toronto | 11 | 0 | 14.9 | .500 | – | .500 | 4.1 | .8 | .9 | .5 | 3.2 |
2002 | Toronto | 5 | 1 | 28.8 | .424 | – | .667 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 1.8 | .2 | 7.2 |
Career | 25 | 6 | 20.4 | .470 | – | .529 | 5.4 | .9 | 1.1 | .3 | 4.8 |
Post-playing career
Williams joined the NBA's "Basketball Without Borders" program, an effort to teach the game and bring resources to underdeveloped nations in Africa, Asia and elsewhere. In Toronto, he was always greeted with a standing ovation when he returned in a Bulls or Knicks uniform. Nicknamed the Junk Yard Dog (or JYD) by Rick Mahorn in his early days as a Detroit Piston for his hard work and hustle (as stated in an interview while he served as a commentator on NBA TV), Williams sometimes referred to himself in the third person.
On January 25, 2006, Williams rejoined the Toronto Raptors as their community representative.[1]
Williams also played a minor role in the Canadian FBI show,
Williams was hired as Director of Player Development for the national champion Findlay Prep basketball team before becoming assistant coach.[2] In the summer of 2013, Jerome was promoted to the position of Head Coach at Findlay Prep. He stepped down as head coach in the summer of 2014.[3]
Williams continues to be a part of youth development through basketball as he was appointed the President of The Young3 which holds 3-on-3 tournaments for young people ages 9–14.[4]
Williams and other basketball legends have implemented a digital educational program throughout North America, called Shooting For Peace.[5][6]
References
- ^ Raptors Sign Williams As Community Representative
- ^ "Findlay Prep: Coaches".
- ^ "Former Knick Jerome Williams coaches Findlay Prep, one of country's top high school basketball teams". New York Daily News. 6 October 2013.
- ^ Jerome Williams Named President of Ice Cube's Young 3 Basketball Program
- ^ "Athletes' Shooting For Peace Program Trying To Bring Peace of Mind". Bryan Burrell - Dubl B Marketing. 2020-08-27. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ^ "Home". shootingforpeace.com.