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Derrick Williams (basketball)
Derrick LeRon Williams (born May 25, 1991) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats from 2009 to 2011. Williams was selected with the second overall pick by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2011 NBA draft.
He spent two and a half seasons in Minnesota before being traded to the Sacramento Kings in November 2013. After two seasons with the Kings, Williams signed with the New York Knicks in July 2015. He later signed with the Miami Heat in July 2016 before being waived in February 2017. Williams joined the Cleveland Cavaliers the same month, with whom he reached the 2017 NBA Finals. He signed in China to start the 2017–18 season, but joined the Los Angeles Lakers on a 10-day contract in March 2018. Williams has played overseas since October 2018.
Williams was born in Bellflower, California, and graduated from La Mirada High School.
Williams originally committed to play at the University of Southern California. He was quickly recruited by first-year head coach Sean Miller at the University of Arizona.
As a freshman in 2009–10, Williams averaged 15.7 points (7th in the Pac-10) and 7.1 rebounds per game, and had a field goal percentage of .575 (2nd in the Pac-10; 12th in the NCAA). He was named a freshman All-American, All-Pac-10 first team and the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year.
Williams rose to national prominence in his sophomore year. He averaged 19.5 points (2nd in the Pac-10) and 8.3 rebounds (4th) per game. During the 2011 season, Williams had a field goal percentage of .595 (tops in the Pac-10; 9th in the NCAA). He led the NCAA in True Shooting percentage (.690) and Effective Field Goal percentage (.650), helping lead the Arizona Wildcats basketball team to a regular season PAC-10 championship. Williams was named the Pac-10 Player of the Year.
Williams also contributed to the Wildcats' run in the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. He made a critical block with less than 2 seconds against Memphis. He had a 3-point play against the Texas Longhorns, which advanced the Wildcats to the Sweet 16 of the tournament. Williams then had a career-high 32 points along with 13 rebounds to lead Arizona in an upset victory over the #1-seeded Duke by a 16-point margin to advance into the Elite Eight, where they fell 65–63 to the future NCAA tournament champion, Connecticut. At the end of the season he was projected to be one of the top picks for the upcoming NBA draft.
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Derrick Williams (basketball)
Derrick LeRon Williams (born May 25, 1991) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats from 2009 to 2011. Williams was selected with the second overall pick by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2011 NBA draft.
He spent two and a half seasons in Minnesota before being traded to the Sacramento Kings in November 2013. After two seasons with the Kings, Williams signed with the New York Knicks in July 2015. He later signed with the Miami Heat in July 2016 before being waived in February 2017. Williams joined the Cleveland Cavaliers the same month, with whom he reached the 2017 NBA Finals. He signed in China to start the 2017–18 season, but joined the Los Angeles Lakers on a 10-day contract in March 2018. Williams has played overseas since October 2018.
Williams was born in Bellflower, California, and graduated from La Mirada High School.
Williams originally committed to play at the University of Southern California. He was quickly recruited by first-year head coach Sean Miller at the University of Arizona.
As a freshman in 2009–10, Williams averaged 15.7 points (7th in the Pac-10) and 7.1 rebounds per game, and had a field goal percentage of .575 (2nd in the Pac-10; 12th in the NCAA). He was named a freshman All-American, All-Pac-10 first team and the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year.
Williams rose to national prominence in his sophomore year. He averaged 19.5 points (2nd in the Pac-10) and 8.3 rebounds (4th) per game. During the 2011 season, Williams had a field goal percentage of .595 (tops in the Pac-10; 9th in the NCAA). He led the NCAA in True Shooting percentage (.690) and Effective Field Goal percentage (.650), helping lead the Arizona Wildcats basketball team to a regular season PAC-10 championship. Williams was named the Pac-10 Player of the Year.
Williams also contributed to the Wildcats' run in the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. He made a critical block with less than 2 seconds against Memphis. He had a 3-point play against the Texas Longhorns, which advanced the Wildcats to the Sweet 16 of the tournament. Williams then had a career-high 32 points along with 13 rebounds to lead Arizona in an upset victory over the #1-seeded Duke by a 16-point margin to advance into the Elite Eight, where they fell 65–63 to the future NCAA tournament champion, Connecticut. At the end of the season he was projected to be one of the top picks for the upcoming NBA draft.
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