Ronnie Williams (basketball)

Ronnie Williams (born April 29, 1962) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball with the Florida Gators, where he was a four-time All-SEC selection and led the team in scoring each season he played.[1] Williams holds the Gators' records in points, field goals made, free throws made and free throws attempted.[1] He was selected by the Boston Celtics as the 47th overall pick in the 1984 NBA draft but never played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has then played in the Continental Basketball Association for the Tampa Bay Thrillers, the Pensacola Tornados and the Mississippi Jets.[2] After his first season in the CBA he was back with the Boston Celtics for the 1985–86 preseason, but was cut in early October 1985 by Celtics coach K. C. Jones.[3]

Ronnie Williams
Personal information
Born (1962-04-29) April 29, 1962
Queens, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. John's Prep
(Delafield, Wisconsin)
CollegeFlorida (1980–1984)
NBA draft1984 / Round: 2 / Pick: 47th overall
Selected by the Boston Celtics
PositionPower forward
Career history
1984–1985Tampa Bay Thrillers
1985–1986Pensacola Tornados
1986–1987Jacksonville Jets
1987Palm Beach Stingrays
1987–1988Mississippi Jets
1988Palm Beach Stingrays
Career highlights and awards

Williams played with the Palm Beach Stingrays of the United States Basketball League (USBL) in 1987[4] and in 1988.[5] He was released after one month with the team on June 22, 1988.[6]

College career

Suspension

Williams was suspended along with three teammates for the first month of the 1982–83 season due to a telephone fraud case. Williams, Vernon Delancy, Tony Rogers and Rodney Williams of the Florida Gators basketball team, along with Gators football player Lorenzo Hampton and sprinter Roger Dixon, were charged with making more than $1,600 in illegal telephone calls and placing them on the University Athletic Association's bill. The suspended players were required to repay the telephone company and maintain good behavior for one year.[7]

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References
  1. "Florida Gators 2019–20 Media Guide" (PDF). Florida Gators. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  2. "Thrillers update: Rapid City has played its last 10 games at home but remains In last place in the CBA's Western Division". La Crosse Tribune. January 25, 1988. p. 12.
  3. Shaughnessy, Dan (October 8, 1985). "Mitchell still a Celtic — for now". The Boston Globe. p. 77.
  4. "USBL Teams". The Palm Beach Post. May 15, 1987. p. 173. Retrieved January 3, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Camillone, Jude (12 May 1988). "Ex-Gators Montgomery, Lawrence Cut By Stingrays". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  6. "Basketball". Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph. 22 June 1988. p. 26. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  7. "Last year's Southeastern Conference basketball scoring leader Ronnie Williams..." UPI. 23 October 1982. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
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