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2012-13 Statistics
Born:
Jun 20, 1989
Height:
6-5 / 1.96
Weight:
180 lbs. / 81.6 kg.
Prior to NBA / Country:
Memphis / USA
Years Pro:
2
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HOW ACQUIRED/DRAFT BACKGROUND: Selected by Portland in the first round (22nd pick overall) of the 2010 NBA Draft.
2012-13: Missed the season with a torn left Achilles tendon sustained during voluntary workouts on Sept. 11 ... Underwent successful surgery on Sept. 14. NBA CAREER: 2011-12: Averaged 3.7 points, 0.8 rebounds, 0.3 assists, 0.25 steals and 6.2 minutes per game in 24 games … Played his last game of the season on March 7 due to surgery on his left shoulder, which he injured during practice, missing a total of 26 games due to injury ... Underwent left shoulder surgery on March 30 … Scored 50 points in his last 64 minutes of playing time through his last seven games of the season Feb. 18-March 7 ... Notched a career-high 17 points (7-10 FG) on Feb. 21 against San Antonio … Scored 10 points (4-10 FG) in his next outing on Feb. 29 at Denver, the first time in his career he eclipsed the 10-point mark in back-to-back outings … Tied a season high with two steals on March 7 at Minnesota … Shot 100 percent from the field over three consecutive games (5-5 FG) from Feb. 16-Feb. 20 … 2010-11: Missed the 2010-11 season due to surgeries on both knees … Underwent surgery to repair left patella instability on Jan. 7 ... Underwent successful surgery to repair a dislocated right patella on Nov. 12. COLLEGE: Averaged 11.1 points (45.4% FG, 34.5% 3-PT, 71.9% FT), 3.1 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 0.97 steals and 24.9 minutes in 68 career collegiate games (46 starts) … Played his freshman season for Duke before receiving an NCAA waiver to play immediately for Memphis during his sophomore campaign ... 2009-10: Averaged 17.9 points (45.9% FG, 36.6% 3-PT, 75.8% FT), 4.0 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.32 steals in 34 games (all starts) for Memphis … Named to the Conference USA First Team in 2010 ... Earned Conference USA Newcomer of the Year Award as a sophomore ... Honored as Conference USA Rookie of the Week four times and Conference USA Player of the Week once at Memphis ... Led Memphis in scoring, while ranking second in assists and free throw percentage ... Finished tied for second in Conference USA in scoring, ninth in assists, 12th in free throw percentage and 10th in 3-point percentage … Started all 34 of the team’s games, scoring in double figures 32 times, including 16 games with 20 points or more ... Scored 19-plus points in each of the first eight games of the season ... Scored a career-high 33 points on 11-for-19 shooting against Southern Mississippi on Jan. 9 … 2008-09: Posted averages of 4.2 points and 2.3 rebounds in 34 games (12 starts) at Duke ... Played in 34 of the team’s 37 games, starting 12 times, 11 of which came in the final 12 games of the season ... A starter during Duke’s postseason run to the 2009 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 … Helped lead Duke to a 30-7 overall record and an ACC Tournament crown ... Scored in double figures five times, including three games in a row against St. John’s, Wake Forest and Maryland from Feb. 19-25. HIGH SCHOOL: Named a McDonald’s All-American after leading St. George’s Independent School (Collierville, Tenn.) to a 24-3 record as a senior in 2008 … An All-academic selection in 2006 and 2007 ... Carried a 3.7 GPA throughout high school. |
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| Son of Mexwayne and Delois Williams ... Has two older brothers, Max and Antwaun, and an older sister, Erica Tamayo … Twice visited schools and read to kids during reading month in 2011 … Participated in Portland’s 2010 Summer League tip-off at New Columbia … Played alongside Nolan Smith as a freshman at Duke in 2008-09 … Enjoys video games, chess and NBA trivia … Played chess with children at the Vernon School’s Chess for Success program in 2012. | ||
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