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Marcus Williams
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2008-09 Statistics

PPG: 0.5
RPG: 0.00
APG: 1.8
EFF: + 0.25

Born: Dec 3, 1985

Height: 6-3 / 1,91

Weight: 210 lbs. / 95,3 kg.

College: Connecticut

Years Pro: 2

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	Background

Background

NBA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Was originally drafted by the New Jersey Nets in the first round of the 2006 NBA Draft (22nd overall) ... Traded to Golden State on July 22, 2008, in exchange for a conditional future first round draft choice ... Enters 2008-09 owning career averages of 6.4 points, 2.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 16.4 minutes per game (132 games over two seasons with New Jersey) ... Has appeared in 12 playoff games.

2007-08 HIGHLIGHTS WITH NEW JERSEY NETS:
Played in 53 games (seven starts), averaging 5.9 points, 1.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 16.1 minutes ... Scored a season-high 25 points vs. Chicago on 2/20 ... Tallied 12 double-digit scoring performances, six of which were 15 points or greater ... Dished out a season-high 13 assists in 34 minutes vs. Indiana on 2/23 ... Made season debut on 12/8 vs. Sacramento ... Missed 24 games due to a fractured right metatarsal.

2006-07 HIGHLIGHTS WITH NEW JERSEY NETS:
Appeared in 79 games (two starts), averaging 6.8 points, 2.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 16.6 minutes ... Finished 12th among rookie leaders in scoring, 3rd in assists and 2nd in free throw percentage (.847, 72-85 FT) ... Notched a career-high 27 points, including 13 straight and 21 in the fourth quarter at Phoenix on 11/24 ... Led the Nets in assists seven times and steals 11 times ... Recorded 16 double-digit scoring performances with one 20-point game ... 10-or-more -assists twice ... Missed two games (1/11 and 1/13) due to strep throat ... Tallied four points on 2-of-7 shooting in 20 minutes at the T-Mobile Rookie Sophomore Challenge during the 2007 All Star weekend in Las Vegas ... Played in all 12 playoff games for New Jersey, averaging 2.4 points and 1.1 assists in 6.5 minutes per contest ... Scored a playoff career-high five points in Game 4 of the Nets First Round series vs. Toronto.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS:
Played three seasons at Connecticut, appearing in 70 games (51 starts) and averaging 9.0 points and 7.3 assists, which was the highest all-time assist average in school history ... As a junior, was an All-Big East Second Team Selection ... Led the Big East in assists in league games with 8.6 per contest as a junior. ... Registered seven double-doubles and one triple-double in his final season ... Recorded the first triple-double ever for UConn in a Big East game with 18 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds in win over Notre Dame ... Named the Big East Most Improved Player and was an All-Big East Third Team selection as a sophomore ... Registered a school single-game record with 16 assists in win over Central Connecticut ... Averaged 20.0 points and 8.8 assists in NCAA Tournament Play.

USA BASKETBALL HIGHLIGHTS:
Competed as a member of the 2005 USA Men’s U21 World Championship Team in summer 2005 ... Led the squad in minutes (20.4 mpg), averaging 4.1 points and 4.1 assists in eight games.

	Personal

Personal


	Full name is Marcus Darell Williams ... Is the son of Kelly and Michele Williams ... Has one sister, Marchele ... His grandfather Carlton Kelley played NFL football for the St. Louis Cardinals ... Made an appearance at Warriors Basketball Camp in Larkspur on the first day he arrived in Oakland this past summer ... Also traveled to Russia this past summer as part of an Adidas promotion ... was a pitcher in high school baseball, and was clocked throwing the ball over 85 miles per hour ... Says that he was a better baseball player than basketball player growing up, and that he would probably be playing professional baseball if he wasn’t in the NBA ... If he were commissioner of the NBA for one day, says that he would implement a rule mandating longer shorts ... Would like to coach when he is finished with his playing career ... Lists “He Got Game” as his favorite movie of all-time and “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” as his favorite TV show ... Collected basketball shoes all his life, but has now donated the majority of his collection to charities ... During the NBA season resides in Oakland.