Alan Williams (basketball)

For other people named Alan Williams, see Alan Williams (disambiguation).
Alan Williams

Williams playing for the Suns in 2016
No. 15 – Phoenix Suns
Position Center / Power forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1993-01-28) January 28, 1993
Phoenix, Arizona
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school North (Phoenix, Arizona)
College UC Santa Barbara (2011–2015)
NBA draft 2015 / Undrafted
Playing career 2015–present
Career history
2015–2016 Qingdao DoubleStar Eagles
2016–present Phoenix Suns
Career highlights and awards

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

2015 NBA Summer League

After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Williams played for the Charlotte Hornets (three games in Orlando) and Houston Rockets (four games in Las Vegas) during the 2015 NBA Summer League. For his play with the Rockets in Las Vegas, he earned All-NBA Summer League Second Team honors.[4]

Qingdao DoubleStar Eagles (2015–2016)

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]

Phoenix Suns (2016–present)

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]

With the Suns' Summer League team in 2016, Williams was the only player to average a double-double throughout the event, averaging 11.8 points and a league-leading 11.2 rebounds over six games,[12] which earned him All-NBA Summer League First Team honors.[13] On September 1, 2016, his contract for the 2016–17 season was fully guaranteed by the Suns.[14][15] On November 18, 2016, he had a season-best game with 15 points and 15 rebounds in a 116–96 win over the Indiana Pacers.[16]

NBA 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  Bold  Career high

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 Sr., is a Justice of the Peace for Maricopa County,[6] while his mother, Jeri, is the Chief of Police in Phoenix.[17][18] His younger brother, Cody Jr., also attended the University of California, Santa Barbara.[19]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "UCSB bio". UCSBGauchos.com. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Alan Williams Signs Deal to Play Professionally in China". UCSBGauchos.com. July 28, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  3. ↑ "#15 Alan Williams". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Kyle Anderson Named 2015 NBA Summer League MVP". NBA.com. July 19, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  5. ↑ Charania, Shams (July 25, 2015). "Alan Williams Signs One-Year Deal With Qingdao In China". RealGM.com. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  6. 1 2 Coro, Paul (March 7, 2016). "Suns to sign Phoenix native Alan Williams to 10-day contract". AZCentral.com. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Suns Sign Alan Williams". NBA.com. March 8, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Ingles scores 15, Jazz beat Suns 103-69". NBA.com. March 17, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Suns Sign Alan Williams to Multi-Year Contract". NBA.com. March 18, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Goodwin, Teletovic lead Suns over Pelicans 121-100". NBA.com. April 9, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Teletovic's 22 leads Suns past Clippers reserves, 114-105". NBA.com. April 13, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Alan Williams, Tyler Ulis Named All-Summer League". NBA.com. July 17, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Wolves' Tyus Jones named 2016 Summer League MVP". NBA.com. July 18, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  14. ↑ Coro, Paul (September 1, 2016). "Alan Williams' Phoenix Suns contract becomes guaranteed". AZCentral.com. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  15. ↑ Emerick, Tyler (September 2, 2016). "Phoenix Suns Guarantee Alan Williams' 2016-17 Contract". NBA.com. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Brandon Knight scores 17 points, Suns beat Pacers 116-96". ESPN.com. November 18, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  17. ↑ Spar, Jerry (June 9, 2015). "NBA DRAFT PROSPECT PROFILE: UC SANTA BARBARA C/PF ALAN WILLIAMS". GreenStreet.weei.com. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  18. ↑ Cassidy, Megan; Gardiner, Dustin (July 13, 2016). "Phoenix makes history with hire of female police chief". azcentral.com. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  19. ↑ Phoenix Suns' Alan Williams, family thankful for dream jobs

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