Bernie Williams (basketball)

Bernie Williams
Personal information
Born	December 30, 1945; Washington, D.C.
Died	September 23, 2003 (aged 57)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school	DeMatha Catholic; (Hyattsville, Maryland)
College	La Salle (1966–1969)
NBA draft	1969 / Round: 2 / Pick: 21st overall
	Selected by the San Diego Rockets
Playing career	1969–1974
Position	Point guard
Number	18, 35, 11
Career history
1969–1971	San Diego Rockets
1971–1974	Virginia Squires
Career highlights and awards
	Third-team Parade All-American (1965);
Career NBA and ABA statistics
Points	2,622 (9.3 ppg)
Rebounds	523 (1.8 rpg)
Assists	556 (2.0 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Bernard Williams (December 30, 1945 – September 23, 2003) was an American basketball player who attended DeMatha Catholic High School, a college preparatory high school in Hyattsville, Maryland near Washington, D.C. In 1965 he was a senior and a starter on the DeMatha team that beat New York City's Power Memorial Academy 46-43 on January 30. Power, led by 7' 1" senior Lew Alcindor (later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) had won 71 games in a row. Sports writers at the time and later called it the greatest high school basketball game ever.

Williams went on to play at La Salle University for four years. As a senior in 1968–69, he averaged 18.4 points per game and led La Salle to a 23-1 record and a No. 2 national ranking. Unfortunately, the Explorers were ineligible for the NCAA and the National Invitational tournaments because of academic and recruiting violations in prior years. In the 1969 NBA draft, Williams was selected by the San Diego Rockets. He played with the Rockets until 1971 and then played three seasons with the Virginia Squires of the American Basketball Association alongside Julius Erving.

In 1982, Williams was inducted into the Philadelphia Big 5 Hall of Fame. He died of colorectal cancer in 2002.^[1]

References[]

^ Giannotto, Mark (January 29, 2015). "The day DeMatha basketball toppled Power Memorial: 50 years ago, the Stags beat Lew Alcindor in a high school game for the ages". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 24, 2019.

External links[]

Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com

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[1] Giannotto, Mark (January 29, 2015). "The day DeMatha basketball toppled Power Memorial: 50 years ago, the Stags beat Lew Alcindor in a high school game for the ages". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 24, 2019.

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v t 1969 NBA draft
First round	Lew Alcindor Neal Walk Lucius Allen Terry Driscoll Larry Cannon Bingo Smith Bob Portman Herm Gilliam Jo Jo White Butch Beard John Warren Willie McCarter Bud Ogden Mike Davis Rick Roberson
Second round	Simmie Hill Bob Greacen Ron Taylor Willie Norwood Ken Spain Bernie Williams Ed Siudut Johnny Baum Gene Williams Wally Anderzunas Bill Bunting Dick Garrett Willie Taylor Willie Scott

Personal information
Born	(1945-12-30)December 30, 1945 Washington, D.C.
Died	September 23, 2003(2003-09-23) (aged 57)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school	DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Maryland)
College	La Salle (1966–1969)
NBA draft	1969 / Round: 2 / Pick: 21st overall
Selected by the San Diego Rockets
Playing career	1969–1974
Position	Point guard
Number	18, 35, 11
Career history
1969–1971	San Diego Rockets
1971–1974	Virginia Squires

Career highlights and awards
Third-team Parade All-American (1965)

Career NBA and ABA statistics
Points	2,622 (9.3 ppg)
Rebounds	523 (1.8 rpg)
Assists	556 (2.0 apg)

Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com