Grant Williams (basketball)
Grant Dean Williams (born November 30, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Tennessee Volunteers. A 6'7" power forward from Charlotte, North Carolina, he was drafted 22nd overall in the 2019 NBA Draft.
 Williams with Tennessee in January 2019 | |
| No. 12 – Boston Celtics | |
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| Position | Power forward |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 30, 1998 Houston, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 236 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Providence Day School (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| College | Tennessee (2016–2019) |
| NBA draft | 2019 / Round: 1 / Pick: 22nd overall |
| Selected by the Boston Celtics | |
| Playing career | 2019–present |
| Career history | |
| 2019–present | Boston Celtics |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
College career
Williams was an All-Southeastern Conference player as a freshman, sophomore, and junior.[1] He was awarded back-to-back SEC Player of the Year honors for the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons, becoming the first player to do so since Corliss Williamson in 1995.[2] [3] He led Tennessee to a #3-seed in the 2018 NCAA Tournament and #2-seed in the 2019 NCAA Tournament.
Professional career
Boston Celtics (2019–present)
Williams was selected with the 22nd overall draft pick by the Boston Celtics in the 2019 NBA draft.[4] On July 11, 2019, the Boston Celtics announced that they had signed Williams.[5] On October 23, 2019, Williams made his debut in NBA, coming off the bench in a 93–107 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers with a rebound.[6] In an effort to garner support for his teammates making the NBA All-Star Game, Grant pledged to dye his hair pink if Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum and Kemba Walker all made the all-star game.[7] On January 12th, Grant became the 8th player to foul out in just 13 minutes.[8]
Career statistics
| 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 |
Personal life
Williams' mother, Teresa Johnson, is an electrical engineer who works for NASA.[9] After missing his first 25 career three-point attempts, Williams' Celtics teammates nicknamed him "Ben Simmons."[10]
Williams threw out the first pitch at the Boston Red Sox August 7 game.[11]
References
- "University of Tennessee Athletics". utsports.com.
- Wilson, Mike. "UT Vols basketball sweeps SEC honors: Rick Barnes, Grant Williams best in SEC". www.knoxnews.com. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- "Tennessee's Grant Williams named AP SEC player of year". News Observer.
- "Celtics Draft Langford, Williams, Edwards & Waters". NBA.com. June 21, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
- "Celtics Sign Pair of First-Round Draft Picks Langford, Williams officially join Celtics". NBA.com. July 11, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
- "76ers top Celtics 107-93 in 1st battle of East favorites". ESPN.com. October 23, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- "Grant Williams Will Dye His Hair Pink If Celtics Teammates Make NBA All-Star Team". CBS Boston. January 14, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- "Jaylen Brown didn't think Ingram's extension comments were about him, plus 8 things we learned". masslive. January 12, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- "5 things to know about former Tennessee star and Celtics draft pick Grant Williams". Boston.com. June 21, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
- Twitter.com. December 9, 2019 https://twitter.com/NBCSCeltics/status/1204247466108956672?s=20. Retrieved December 11, 2019. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - Wilson, Mike. "Grant Williams throws out first pitch at Boston Red Sox game". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved January 16, 2020.