Chuck Williams (basketball)
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Edward "Chuck" Williams (born June 6, 1946) is a retired American
basketball
player who competed in both the National Basketball Association
(NBA) and the rival American Basketball Association
(ABA). A 6' 2" (1.88 m) guard from the University of Colorado
, he played eight professional seasons (1970–1978), spending time with multiple teams including the Pittsburgh Condors
(ABA), the Denver Nuggets
(ABA, then NBA), the San Diego Conquistadors
(ABA), the Kentucky Colonels
(ABA), the Memphis Sounds
(ABA), the Baltimore Claws
(ABA), the Virginia Squires
(ABA) and the Buffalo Braves
(NBA). Williams's finest season occurred in 1972-73, when he averaged 17.7 points and 7.7 assists for the Conquistadors. He retired in 1978 with career totals of 6,849 points and 2,869 assists.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player who competed in both the National Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
(NBA) and the rival American Basketball Association
American Basketball Association
The American Basketball Association was a professional basketball league founded in 1967. The ABA ceased to exist with the ABA–NBA merger in 1976.-League history:...
(ABA). A 6' 2" (1.88 m) guard from the University of Colorado
University of Colorado at Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado...
, he played eight professional seasons (1970–1978), spending time with multiple teams including the Pittsburgh Condors
Pittsburgh Condors
The Pittsburgh Condors were a professional basketball team in the original American Basketball Association. Originally called the Pittsburgh Pipers, they were a charter franchise of the ABA...
(ABA), the Denver Nuggets
Denver Nuggets
The Denver Nuggets are a professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. They play in the National Basketball Association . They were founded as the Denver Rockets in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association, and became one of that league's more successful teams...
(ABA, then NBA), the San Diego Conquistadors
San Diego Conquistadors
The San Diego Conquistadors, nicknamed the "Q's", were an American Basketball Association team based in San Diego, California. They were the only expansion team in the history of the ABA. The team played from 1972 to 1975. They were replaced in the ABA by the San Diego Sails.-San Diego...
(ABA), the Kentucky Colonels
Kentucky Colonels
The Kentucky Colonels were a member of the American Basketball Association for all of the league's nine years. The name is derived from the historic Kentucky colonels. The Colonels won the most games and had the highest winning percentage of any franchise in the league's history, but the team did...
(ABA), the Memphis Sounds
Memphis Sounds
Memphis Sounds was the final name of a franchise in the American Basketball Association. The team had begun as the New Orleans Buccaneers, and after three seasons in New Orleans, Louisiana moved to Memphis, Tennessee, where it had occasionally played some home games in the past to reasonable crowds...
(ABA), the Baltimore Claws
Baltimore Claws
The Baltimore Claws was an American basketball team which was supposed to appear in the 1975-76 season in the American Basketball Association. The team collapsed before the season started, playing only three exhibition games in its brief history.-Background:...
(ABA), the Virginia Squires
Virginia Squires
The Virginia Squires were a basketball franchise in the former American Basketball Association from 1970 until just before the ABA-NBA merger in 1976.-In Oakland :...
(ABA) and the Buffalo Braves
Buffalo Braves
The Buffalo Braves were a team in the National Basketball Association. They later moved to San Diego, California to become the San Diego Clippers then subsequently the Los Angeles Clippers....
(NBA). Williams's finest season occurred in 1972-73, when he averaged 17.7 points and 7.7 assists for the Conquistadors. He retired in 1978 with career totals of 6,849 points and 2,869 assists.