Sam Williams (basketball, born 1945)
Personal information | |
---|---|
Born | Northern (Detroit, Michigan) | January 22, 1946
College |
|
Guard | |
Number | 3 |
Career history | |
1968–1970 | Milwaukee Bucks |
Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 255 (3.9 ppg) |
Rebounds | 116 (1.8 rpg) |
Assists | 64 (1.0 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Samuel H. Williams (born January 22, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player who played for the National Basketball Association’s Milwaukee Bucks from 1968 until 1970.
Career
Williams attended
Big Ten conference titles during that span. The 1967–68 team tied for the Big Ten Title with Ohio State with a 10–4 conference record, and a 16–9 overall record. This team was led by Williams, a 6-foot, 3 inch, 180 lbs guard, who led the Big Ten in scoring that year. Williams had a career high 39 points in a game against Northwestern University
in 1967.
Williams scored a season average 25.3 points a game his senior year. Williams was voted the Big Ten MVP in 1968, as well as Iowa's team MVP. He was named a third-team
Minnesota Pipers of the ABA
. He played two seasons for the Bucks, averaging 3.9 points a game and was cut by the team at the end of the 1969-70 season. Williams earned $25,000 in his first season and $30,000 in his second year.
External links