Marcus Williams (University of Arizona)

Marcus Eliot Williams is an American

United States

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professional basketball

Basketball

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player who plays small forward

Small forward

The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall...

, shooting guard

Shooting guard

The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...

and point guard

Point guard

Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...

College career

Williams attended Roosevelt High School

Roosevelt High School (Seattle)

Roosevelt High School is a public school in the Seattle Public Schools district of Seattle, Washington, USA. Founded in the 1920s, Roosevelt continues to be one of the largest schools in the greater Seattle area....

in Seattle. As a freshman

Freshman

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, he played for the University of Arizona

University of Arizona

The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...

during the 2005–2006 basketball season. He played in all 33 of Arizona's games and started 25 games. Williams was the second leading scorer, averaging 13.0 points per game while leading the team in three point field goal percentage. He also averaged 4.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. His performance was good enough to earn him a spot on the Pac-10 all-freshman team. After his very strong freshman year, Williams considered entering himself into the 2006 NBA Draft

2006 NBA Draft

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NBA career

Williams was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2007 NBA Draft

2007 NBA Draft

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by the San Antonio Spurs

San Antonio Spurs

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with the 33rd overall pick.
Williams was waived by the Spurs on 27 October 2007. After spending considerable playing time with the Austin Toros

Austin Toros

The Austin Toros are a NBA Development League minor league basketball team based in Cedar Park, Texas, United States.The team plays home games at Cedar Park Center.Their logo is the design of a bull and basketball with the state of Texas in the background...

from the NBDL and performing very well, He was re-signed by the Spurs on 26 December 2007. On December 29, Williams was waived by the Spurs in favour of DerMarr Johnson

DerMarr Johnson

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.

On 28 March 2008, he was signed by the Los Angeles Clippers

Los Angeles Clippers

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for the remainder 2007–08 NBA season.

On 27 September 2008 Williams signed with the Charlotte Bobcats

Charlotte Bobcats

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.

On 8 April 2009, following the extended injury of Manu Ginobili, Williams signed with the San Antonio Spurs

San Antonio Spurs

. Malik Hairston

Malik Hairston

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was waived to make room for Williams. After registering two games for the Spurs (scoring four points in three minutes), Williams was assigned to the Austin Toros

Austin Toros

NBA Development League career

After being waived by the San Antonio Spurs, Marcus Williams spent time in the NBDL playing for San Antonio's affiliate, the Austin Toros. In the 2007–2008 season he averaged 19.2 points per game in 36 games. On 4 April 2009, Williams recorded his first career triple double against the Iowa Energy, registering 29 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists.

On 2/14/2008, Williams replaced teammate Malik Hairston to play in the D-League All-Star Game for the Blue Team. In 19:51 of game time he registered 11 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and a steal.

The 2008–2009 basketball season marked a stellar season for Williams; twice the recipient of being named player of the month and All-NBA D-League First Team honors.

After beginning 2010 playing in China, Williams returned to play with the Austin Toros late in the season. His presence was felt immediately. On 03/24/2010 in a game against Springfield, Williams was perfect from the field in attaining his 29 points; Williams shot 8 of 8 from the field, 4 of 4 from behind the arc, and 9 of 9 from the free throw line.

China

Williams later joined the Zhejiang Golden Bulls in China. He then moved to Shanxi Zhongyu.

Regular season

San Antonio Spurs

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Los Angeles Clippers

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| align="left" | 2008–09

2008–09 NBA season

The 2008–09 NBA season was the 63rd season of the National Basketball Association . The 1,230-game regular season began on Tuesday, October 28, 2008, and ended on Wednesday, April 15, 2009...

| align="left" | San Antonio

San Antonio Spurs

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| align="left" | Career
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| 13 || 0 || 3.0 || .318 || .000 || .000 || .9 || .2 || .1 || .0 || 1.1

External links

Marcus Williams D-League Profile
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/willima04.html
Marcus Williams profile
Marcus Williams University of Arizona profile

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