Shelden Williams

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Shelden Williams
Sheldon Williams - Sacramento Kings (2752591654).jpg
Williams in 2008.
Personal information
Born (1983-10-21) October 21, 1983 (age 38)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High schoolMidwest City
(Midwest City, Oklahoma)
CollegeDuke (2002–2006)
NBA draft2006 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5th overall
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career2006–2015
PositionPower forward / Center
Number33, 22, 23, 13
Coaching career2018–present
Career history
As player:
2006–2008Atlanta Hawks
2008–2009Sacramento Kings
2009Minnesota Timberwolves
2009–2010Boston Celtics
2010–2011Denver Nuggets
2011New York Knicks
2011–2012New Jersey Nets
2012–2013Élan Chalon
2013–2015Tianjin Ronggang
As coach:
2018–2020Erie BayHawks / College Park Skyhawks (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  United States
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2005 Izmir Team competition

Shelden DeMar Williams (born October 21, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Duke University, where his #23 jersey was retired on January 28, 2007.[1]

His size (6'9", 250 lbs), aggressive style of play, and shot-blocking ability earned him the nickname "The Landlord."[2] During high school, Williams was a member of the National Honor Society and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He earned the 2005 and 2006 NABC Defensive Player of the Year Awards while at Duke, becoming only the fifth player in history to earn the award two consecutive years. He holds Duke's career blocks record, single-season blocks record, and career rebounding record, while he is 17th in career blocks on the NCAA charts. He is the third player in ACC history to have 1,500 points, 1,000 rebounds and 350 blocks (joining Tim Duncan and Ralph Sampson). His 1,217 rebounds and 1,859 career points rank him seventh in ACC history and sixteenth in Duke history, respectively. Williams became only the third Duke basketball player[3] to record a triple-double when Duke defeated Maryland on January 11, 2006, recording 19 points, 11 rebounds and 10 blocks.[4]

High school career[]

  • 2002 EA Sports High School All-America selection
  • Gatorade Oklahoma Player of the Year: 2001, 2002
  • 2001 USA Today Oklahoma Player of the Year
  • Oklahoma Player of the Year in 2001 by the Daily Oklahoman
  • Oklahoma Defensive Player of the Year: 2000, 2001
  • Ranked number 49 in the nation among all players by ESPN.com following his senior season (averaging 20 points, 12 rebounds, three blocked shots and three assists as a senior)
  • Rated the nation's fifth-best prep player by Future Stars and BlueChipHoops.com and sixth by College Basketball News entering the 2001–02 season
  • The Sporting News listed Williams as the nation's sixth-best prep player entering 2001–02
  • Rated the nation's number one forward by Basketball News and Prepstar
  • Three-time all-state, all-district and all-city selection (1999–2001)
  • 2001 Parade All-America

Collegiate career[]

Williams played for the Duke University men's basketball team from 2002 to 2006. He majored in sociology with a markets and management studies certificate.

Records[]

As of graduating from Duke University, Williams held records for:

  • Duke all-time leader in blocked shots (422)
  • Duke all-time leader in rebounds
  • Duke single season blocked shots

Statistics[]

Third player in NCAA history to score 1500 points, grab 1000 rebounds, block 350 shots, and pick up 150 steals.

Awards[]

Professional career[]

NBA career[]

Williams was selected by the Hawks with the fifth pick in the 2006 NBA draft. On February 16, 2008, Williams was involved in a multi-player trade to the Sacramento Kings for Mike Bibby.[5]

On February 19, 2009, he was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves along with Bobby Brown for Rashad McCants and Calvin Booth.[6]

On August 7, 2009, he signed a one-year contract with the Boston Celtics.[7]

On July 14, 2010, he signed a one-year contract with the Denver Nuggets.[8]

On February 22, 2011, Williams was traded to the New York Knicks in a three-way blockbuster deal also involving Minnesota Timberwolves that brought Carmelo Anthony to New York.[9]

European career[]

On August 28, 2012 he signed a one-year contract with the French League champions Élan Chalon.[10][11] Over 10 games in the 2012–13 Euroleague season, he averaged 11.3 points and 7.6 rebounds per game.[12]

Asian career[]

In October 2013, Williams signed with Tianjin Ronggang of China.[13]

Personal life[]

On November 13, 2008, Williams married former University of Tennessee Lady Vols and current Chicago Sky basketball star Candace Parker. They have a daughter named Lailaa. In November 2016, Williams filed for divorce claiming irreconcilable differences. They had been living separately for 3 months prior to the divorce. Candace Parker gave him a sum of $400,000 for spousal support instead of paying on-going payments. They share joint custody with neither paying child support to the other.

Career statistics[]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

NBA[]

Regular season[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2006–07 Atlanta 81 31 18.7 .455 .500 .764 5.4 .5 .6 .5 5.5
2007–08 Atlanta 36 0 11.5 .370 .000 .686 3.0 .3 .4 .4 3.0
2007–08 Sacramento 28 0 12.9 .491 .000 .667 3.5 .3 .3 .4 5.2
2008–09 Sacramento 30 0 10.2 .449 .000 .762 2.6 .3 .4 .3 .7
2008–09 Minnesota 15 0 13.8 .441 .000 .667 5.0 .3 .7 .5 4.9
2009–10 Boston 54 0 11.1 .521 .000 .765 2.7 .4 .2 .4 3.7
2010–11 Denver 42 32 17.0 .453 .000 .739 5.3 .5 .4 .5 4.7
2010–11 New York 17 6 11.6 .538 .000 .828 2.9 .8 .3 .2 3.9
2011–12 New Jersey 58 35 22.0 .478 .000 .731 6.0 .6 .8 .7 4.6
Career 361 104 15.5 .462 .222 .740 4.3 .5 .5 .5 4.5

Playoffs[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010 Boston 8 0 7.1 .444 .000 .833 1.6 .0 .1 .0 1.6
Career 8 0 7.1 .444 .000 .833 1.6 .0 .1 .0 1.6

Euroleague[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2012–13 Élan Chalon 10 10 23.0 .518 .000 .641 7.6 1.1 1.1 .7 11.3 14.8
Career 10 10 23.0 .518 .000 .641 7.6 1.1 1.1 .7 11.3 14.8

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Duke retires number of Shelden Williams
  2. ^ NBA Draft.net profile
  3. ^ Shelden Williams NBA Draft Profile
  4. ^ Williams' triple-double leads Duke to blowout win over MD
  5. ^ [1] Kings sending guard Bibby to Hawks for four players
  6. ^ "KINGS ACQUIRE RASHAD McCANTS AND CALVIN BOOTH" (Press release). Sacramento Kings. February 19, 2009. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
  7. ^ "Celtics Sign Shelden Williams". NBA.com. August 7, 2009. Retrieved August 10, 2009.
  8. ^ "Former Celtics Center Shelden Williams Signs with Nuggets". July 15, 2010.
  9. ^ "Knicks Acquire Four-Time All-Star Carmelo Anthony". NBA.com. February 22, 2011. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
  10. ^ "ELAN CHALON inks big man Williams". Euroleague. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
  11. ^ "Shelden Williams Signs With Elan Chalon". realgm.com. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
  12. ^ "WILLIAMS, SHELDEN 2012-2013 STATISTICS". Euroleague.net. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  13. ^ 30岁大前锋加盟天津男篮 张润起：他是第一选择

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