Brandon Williams (basketball)
Brandon D. Williams (born February 27, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player.
| Sacramento Kings | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant General Manager |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 27, 1975 Collinston, Louisiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, New Hampshire) |
| College | Davidson (1992–1996) |
| NBA draft | 1996 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 1997–2003 |
| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| Number | 11, 17 |
| Career history | |
| 1998 | Golden State Warriors |
| 1999 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2002–2003 | Huntsville Flight |
| 2003 | Atlanta Hawks |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Born in Collinston, Louisiana, Williams attended Phillips Exeter Academy and played collegiately for Davidson College.[1] He played professionally in the NBA for the Golden State Warriors (1997–98), San Antonio Spurs (1998–99, NBA champions) and Atlanta Hawks (2002–03). He appeared in 18 NBA games with averages of 9.1 MPG, 2.3 PPG and 1.0 RPG.[2] He was also under contract with the Toronto Raptors (1997), Milwaukee Bucks (1999 and 2004), New York Knicks (2000) and Seattle SuperSonics (2000), but never played any regular season games for those teams.
In September 2013, he was named the general manager of the Delaware 87ers.[3] On February 4, 2016 he was promoted to Chief of Staff for the Philadelphia 76ers.[4] On July 30, 2017, Williams was hired as the new assistant general manager of the Sacramento Kings, replacing the role that was previously held by Scott Perry for only a few months.[5] Aside from his basketball career, Williams attended law school at Rutgers Law from 2009-2013.[6]
References
- "Brandon Williams". Phillips Exeter Academy. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
- Brandon Williams NBA & ABA Stats
- Fastbreak: Brandon D. Williams Hired As Sevens GM
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-02-15. Retrieved 2016-04-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- The Kings have hired 76ers executive Brandon Williams as assistant GM
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-d-williams-23a934151/