Rita Williams

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Rita Williams
Personal information
Born (1976-01-14) January 14, 1976 (age 48)
Norwalk, Connecticut
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Listed weight135 lb (61 kg)
Career information
High schoolBrien McMahon
(Norwalk, Connecticut)
College
Guard
Career history
1998–1999Washington Mystics
2000–2002Indiana Fever
2002Houston Comets
2003Seattle Storm
Career highlights and awards
Career WNBA statistics
Points1185 (6.4 ppg)
Assists405 (2.2 apg)
Rebounds369 (rpg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Rita Williams (born January 14, 1976)[1] is a former professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was the 13th pick in the 1998 WNBA draft, selected by the Washington Mystics.[2] She attended Mitchell College,[3] and played college basketball for the University of Connecticut.[4]

WNBA Career

In the 2000 WNBA season, Williams had the third most steals per game average (2.38). In the 2001 WNBA season, Williams became the first WNBA All-Star in Indiana Fever history.

Career statistics

WNBA

Regular season

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
Year Tm G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% 2P 2PA 2P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1998 WAS 30 18 23.7 1.4 4.2 .323 0.4 1.8 .218 1.0 2.4 .403 1.3 2.0 .633 0.4 1.8 2.3 2.3 2.1 0.1 2.3 1.7 4.4
1999 WAS 31 0 10.1 1.0 2.0 .500 0.6 1.1 .559 0.4 0.9 .429 0.7 1.2 .639 0.2 1.0 1.2 1.0 0.7 0.0 0.8 1.3 3.4
2000 IND 32 29 31.7 3.5 8.6 .409 1.5 4.1 .374 2.0 4.5 .441 2.5 3.4 .731 0.7 2.3 3.0 3.2 2.4 0.1 2.2 2.2 11.0
2001 IND 32 29 32.6 3.6 9.2 .392 1.3 3.4 .376 2.3 5.8 .402 3.4 4.1 .838 0.8 2.5 3.3 3.6 2.3 0.3 3.1 2.2 11.9
2002 TOT 29 1 19.6 1.5 5.0 .301 0.7 2.5 .260 0.9 2.5 .342 1.1 1.5 .727 0.3 1.1 1.5 1.7 1.1 0.1 1.3 1.6 4.8
2002 IND 20 1 24.2 2.0 6.8 .289 0.9 3.4 .254 1.1 3.4 .324 1.3 1.7 .735 0.5 1.4 1.9 2.2 1.1 0.1 1.5 1.7 6.0
2002 HOU 9 0 9.4 0.6 1.2 .455 0.2 0.7 .333 0.3 0.6 .600 0.8 1.1 .700 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.2 0.0 1.1 1.2 2.1
2003 SEA 32 0 11.9 0.9 2.3 .373 0.3 1.3 .256 0.5 1.0 .531 0.3 0.5 .733 0.1 0.6 0.7 1.3 0.4 0.0 0.8 1.1 2.4[5]

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2002
 Houston 3 0 23.0 .320 .286 – 2.0 2.3 1.0 0.0 0.3 6.7

Personal life

Williams earned a degree in sociology from University of Connecticut.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "WNBA.com: Rita Williams Playerfile". wnba.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-10. Retrieved 2015-02-16.
  2. ^ "WNBA.com: All-Time WNBA Draft List". wnba.com. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
  3. Newspapers.com
    . UConn's final scholarship may go to guard Rita Williams, who is at Mitchell College in New London.
  4. ^ "Neighbor Newspapers - Former WNBA players lead Galloway girls basketball". neighbornewspapers.com. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
  5. ^ "Rita Williams WNBA Stats | Basketball-Reference.com". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
  6. ^ "WNBA.com: Rita Williams Playerfile". wnba.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-09. Retrieved 2015-02-14.

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