Alan Travis Williams (born January 28, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for UC Santa Barbara before beginning his professional career with the Qingdao DoubleStar Eagles of the Chinese Basketball Association in 2015.
High school career
Williams attended North High School where he averaged 22.1 points, 16.2 rebounds and 4.5 blocked shots as a senior, leading North to a Metro Region championship and to the Class 5A quarterfinals. He was named Arizona State Player of the Year.[1]
College career
Williams played four seasons of college basketball for UC Santa Barbara between 2011 to 2015, finishing his career as the Gauchos' all-time leader in rebounds and second all-time leading scorer. As a junior in 2013–14, he was named the Big West Conference Player of the Year. He also earned first-team All-Big West honors as a sophomore, junior and senior, and led the NCAA in rebounding as a junior and senior.[1][2] In 112 games (101 starts) over his four-year career, Williams averaged 15.5 points, 10.0 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.9 blocks in 27.0 minutes per game.[1][3]
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Williams played for the Charlotte Hornets (three games) and Houston Rockets (four games) during the 2015 NBA Summer League. For his play with the Rockets, he earned All-NBA Summer League Second Team honors.[4]
On July 25, 2015, Williams signed a one-year deal with the Qingdao DoubleStar Eagles of the Chinese Basketball Association.[2][5] He appeared in 35 of the team's 38 games during the 2015–16 season, as the Eagles missed a playoff berth with a 16–22 win/loss record. Over those 35 games, he averaged 20.8 points, a league-leading 15.4 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.6 blocks per game.[6]
On March 8, 2016, Williams signed a 10-day contract with the Phoenix Suns.[7] He made his NBA debut on March 17 during a 103–69 loss to the Utah Jazz, recording one point and one steal in two minutes.[8] The following day, he signed a multi-year deal with the Suns.[9] On April 9, he recorded a then season-high seven rebounds in a 121–100 win over the New Orleans Pelicans.[10] In the Suns' season finale on April 13, Williams recorded his first double-double in the NBA with season highs of 14 points and 12 rebounds (alongside 3 blocks) in a 114–105 win over the Los Angeles Clippers.[11]
NBA career statistics
Regular season
| Year |
Team |
GP |
GS |
MPG |
FG% |
3P% |
FT% |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
PPG |
|---|
| 2015–16 |
Phoenix |
10 | 0 | 6.8 | .417 | .000 | .643 | 3.8 | .5 | .6 | .2 | 2.9 |
| Career |
|
10 | 0 | 6.8 | .417 | .000 | .643 | 3.8 | .5 | .6 | .2 | 2.9 |
Personal life
Williams' father, Cody, is a Justice of the Peace for Maricopa County,[6] while his mother, Jeri, serves as the chief of police in Oxnard, California.[12]
References
- 1 2 3 "UCSB bio". UCSBGauchos.com. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
- 1 2 "Alan Williams Signs Deal to Play Professionally in China". UCSBGauchos.com. July 28, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ↑ "#15 Alan Williams". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Kyle Anderson Named 2015 NBA Summer League MVP". NBA.com. July 19, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ↑ Charania, Shams (July 25, 2015). "Alan Williams Signs One-Year Deal With Qingdao In China". RealGM.com. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- 1 2 Coro, Paul (March 7, 2016). "Suns to sign Phoenix native Alan Williams to 10-day contract". AZCentral.com. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Suns Sign Alan Williams". NBA.com. March 8, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Ingles scores 15, Jazz beat Suns 103-69". NBA.com. March 17, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
- ↑ "Suns Sign Alan Williams to Multi-Year Contract". NBA.com. March 18, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
- ↑ "Goodwin, Teletovic lead Suns over Pelicans 121-100". NBA.com. April 9, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ↑ "Teletovic's 22 leads Suns past Clippers reserves, 114-105". NBA.com. April 13, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
- ↑ Spar, Jerry (June 9, 2015). "NBA DRAFT PROSPECT PROFILE: UC SANTA BARBARA C/PF ALAN WILLIAMS". GreenStreet.weei.com. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
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