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  • Jay Williams
  • #22
  • Guard

2006-07 Statistics

PPG
3.8
RPG
0.80
APG
0.6
EFF
0.20
Born: Sep 10, 1981
Height: 6-2 /  1,88
Weight: 195  lbs. / 88,5  kg.
College : Duke
Years Pro: 1

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Background

2002-03:
Appeared in 75 games, making 54 starts in rookie NBA season with the Chicago Bulls. … Averaged 9.5 ppg (ninth among NBA rookies), 4.7 apg (leading NBA rookies and 27th in the NBA), 2.6 rpg and 1.15 spg (second on the Bulls), shooting .399 from the floor, .322 from three-point range and .640 from the free throw line. … Set Bulls all-time rookie record for three-point field goals, making 65 to rank third on the team. … Posted 36 double-digit scoring efforts, including six games of 20+ points. … Posted three double-doubles, including one triple-double. … Played 40+ minutes on two occasions and had 27 games of 30+ minutes. … Had 16 games with multiple three-point field goals. … Scored 13 points with 7 rebounds and 7 assists in 33 minutes in his NBA debut at Boston (10/30). … Authored his first career triple-double, recording season highs of 26 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists in 45 minutes versus New Jersey (11/9). … The game was the Bulls’ first triple-double since 1998. … Scored 20 points at Milwaukee (11/13). … Scored 12 points with 12 assists versus Memphis (11/16). … Scored 10 points and swiped a season-high 6 steals at the L.A. Lakers (11/22). … Scored 14 points and dealt 13 assists with 5 rebounds versus Indiana (12/21). … Scored 23 points versus San Antonio (12/28). … Scored 20 points in 36 minutes in road victory at Cleveland (2/18). … Scored 23 points with 8 assists in 32 minutes off the bench at Philadelphia (4/2). … Scored 19 points with 7 assists in 28 minutes versus Milwaukee (4/5). … Missed two games with a sprained left ankle (1/6, 1/10). … Missed five games on the IL with a sprained left ankle (1/20-1/29).

COLLEGE:
Played three seasons at Duke University, appearing in and starting 108 games. … Averaged 19.3 ppg, 6.0 apg and 3.7 rpg, shooting .453 from the floor and .393 from three-point range and leading the Blue Devils to a 95-13 (.880) record and the 2001 NCAA National Championship. … In final season was named winner of the Naismith and Wooden Awards along with the Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year, ESPN Magazine Player of the Year and CBS/Chevrolet Player of the Year. … Finished college career ranked sixth on Duke’s all-time leaderboard for points scored (2,079), third in assists (644), third in steals (235), second in three-point field goals made (313), second in three-point field goals attempted (797) and seventh in three-point field goal percentage (.393). … Started 35 games as a junior, averaging a team-leading 21.3 ppg (19th nationally and leading the ACC) with 5.3 apg and 3.5 rpg, shooting .457 from the floor and .383 from three-point range. … Led the Blue Devils in scoring on 18 occasions. … Scored a career-high 38 points in overtime victory versus Kentucky at Continental Airlines Arena, scoring 23 of the Duke’s final 31 points in regulation. … Scored 37 points in victory over North Carolina in final game at Cameron Fieldhouse, hitting seven three-pointers. … Scored 34 points, adding 8 assists and 7 rebounds in victory over eventual NCAA Champion Maryland. … Started all 39 games as a sophomore, leading Duke to the 2001 NCAA National Championship. … Earned National NABC Player of the Year honors. … Named “Point Guard of the Year” by ESPN Magazine. … Broke Dick Groat’s record for single-season points, scoring 841 points (previous record was 831 set in 1951). … Scored 154 points in the NCAA Tournament, leading all tourney scorers and averaging 25.7 ppg. … Set the NCAA Tournament record for three-pointers attempted (66). … Drained 132 three-point field goals, the sixth-highest total in NCAA history. … Led the ACC in scoring, averaging 21.6 ppg, becoming the first Duke player since Danny Ferry (1989) to lead the league in scoring. … Finished second in the ACC in assists (6.1), second in three-point field goal percentage (.427) and first in three-pointers made (3.4 pg). … Led Duke in scoring 20 times and in assists on 25 occasions. … Posted 20+ points 24 times and reached double figures 36 times. … Named National Freshman of the Year by The Sporting News after starting 34 games and averaging 14.5 ppg, 4.2 rpg and a team-leading 6.5 apg. … Named first team Freshman All-American by Basketball Times. … Averaged 12.3 ppg, 5.7 rpg and 6.7 apg in three NCAA Tournament starts.
Personal

  • Full name is Jason Williams.
  • Has already been heavily active in Bulls charitable causes.
  • Participated in the Bulls’ Read-to-Achieve Event on SeaDog at Navy Pier.
  • Played in Jalen Rose’s 2002 All-Star Game in conjunction with The Support Group.
  • A member of the Bulls All-Star Reading Team along with his Mother, Althea.
  • Son of David and Althea Williams.
  • Earned his Sociology degree from Duke in three years.
  • Four-year letterwinner in basketball at St. Joseph’s High School.
  • Recipient of the Morgan Wooten Award, given annually to the nation’s top high school player as a senior.
  • Scored a school-record 1,993 points at St. Joseph’s; set the school record for points scored with 43.
  • Led his team to a 57-6 (.905) record and consecutive state finals appearances in his junior and senior campaigns.

    Jay Williams Article Links:
  • Season in Review (2002-03): Jay Williams
  • Photo Gallery: Williams in Action
  • Williams Named to All-Rookie Second Team
  • Jay on the Web
  • Williams Named East's Rookie of the Month for December
  • Where there’s a J-Will...
  • Bulls Sign Williams
  • Williams graces cover of The Sporting News
  • Williams joins Sega Sports
  • Photo Gallery: Jay Williams & Jalen Rose at Comiskey Park
  • Photo Gallery: 2002 Draft Picks Introduced
  • Williams: "This is a dream come true."

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