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2007-08 Statistics

PPG: 17.2
RPG: 3.50
APG: 6.3
EFF: + 17.97

Born: Dec 19, 1982

Height: 6-1 / 1,85

Weight: 185 lbs. / 83,9 kg.

College: Alabama

Years Pro: 5

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2006-07 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
Averaged career highs in points (17.3), rebounds (4.8) and assists (6.1) in 68 games with the Bucks (all starts) ... led the team in assists, was 2nd on the team in scoring and 5th in rebounds ... became the first Buck to average at least 17.0 points and 6.0 assists in at least 50 games since Sam Cassell did it in 2001-02 ... shot a career-best from the field (.446) and the FT line (.855) ... ranked 14th in the NBA in assists per game, 18th in FT% and T-38th in minutes per game (36.4) ... scored a career-high 38 points on 2/3 vs. Miami while making a career-high 16 FG ... grabbed a career-best 11 rebounds on 12/20 vs. Miami en route to his first career triple-double (19 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists) ... it was Milwaukee’s lone triple double of the season ... it helped him earn Eastern Conference Player of the Week honors for the week of Dec 18 - Dec 24 (averaged 25.7 points, 8.7 rebounds and 6.7 assists that week) ... dished out a season-high 13 assists on two occasions (2/27 and 3/7) ... ended the year with 11 double-doubles, 2nd on the team ... had 8 games of 10+ assists and 4 games of 10+ rebounds ... led the team in scoring 16 times and in assists a team-high 47 times ... also led the team in steals 19 times ... had 55 games of 10 or more points, 24 games of 20 or more points and 7 games of 30 or more points ... missed 1 game with a left elbow contusion (11/22), 9 games with an AC joint sprain in his left shoulder (1/10 - 1/26), 1 game with an upper respiratory infection (3/26), and 3 games with left knee pain (4/4 - 4/6, 4/13) ... spent 10 games on the Inactive List.

PRO CAREER
2005-06: Appeared in 58 games (12 starts), averaging a career-high 12.1 points (4th on the team) and 4.0 assists (2nd on the team) ... scored a career-high 35 points on 12/2 in Washington, including a game-winning three-pointer as time expired (105-102 final) ... also hit the game winning shot against Indiana on 11/12, another three-pointer at the buzzer (103-102) ... scored 30 points on 12/30 against New York ... had 28 points on 12/20 against San Antonio ... averaged 10.9 points as a reserve and 16.9 as a starter ... shot a career-best 38.2% from the three-point line, en route to making a career-high 73 threes on a career-high 191 attempts ... scored in double-figures 36 times, including 7 games of 20+ scoring ... notched his lone double-double on 12/3 against the Magic (12 points, 11 assists) ... missed 23 games due to injury/illness, including one game with a right thigh contusion (12/14), 3 games with plantar fasciitis, left foot (1/10 - 1/13), 10 games with a sprained left ankle (1/29 - 2/15), 3 games with a stomach virus (3/8 - 3/11) and 6 games with a left ankle sprain (3/18 - 3/26, 4/17). ... 2004-05: Played in and started a career-high 80 games … ranked 13th in the NBA with a career-high 6.1 assists per game and finished 3rd in assists per 48 minutes with 10.3 … set career highs in every category including: points per game (10.2), rebounds per game (3.1), assists per game (6.1), steals per game (0.9), minutes per game (28.2), field goal percentage (43.8) three-point field goal percentage (32.3) and free throw percentage (85.0) … registered a career-high 22 points on three occasions (1/5 at Toronto, 3/1 against Philadelphia and 3/8 against Atlanta) … posted a career-high 14 assists at Charlotte on 2/22 … grabbed a career-high nine rebounds against Dallas on 3/11 … matched the Bucks season-high and set a career-high with four steals on 3/20 at Denver … finished third on the Bucks with eight double-doubles, including the first of his career on 11/6 against Cleveland (10 points, 11 assists) … had the top three assist games for the Bucks this season with 14, 13 and 11 (three times) … led Milwaukee in assists 53 times, points three times and steals 18 times (tied for season team lead) … posted three games of 20+ points/10+ assists ... 2003-04: Played in 57 of Utah’s 82 games, missing 20 games due to coaches decisions and five games due to a left ankle injury … averaged 5.0 points, 1.3 assists and 1.3 rebounds in 13.5 minutes per game … scored in double-figures 10 times, including a career-high 20 points vs. Denver on 1/20 in a career-best 32 minutes … also added 19 points at Sacramento on 2/27 and netted 17 points at Dallas on April 8 …recorded his best all around game at Los Angeles against the Lakers on 12/7, scoring 16 points, with a career-high 6 assists to go along with 5 rebounds … matched his career-high with 6 assists at Dallas on 11/1, pulled down a career-high 6 rebounds vs. Houston on 11/26 and registered a career-high 3 steals at Seattle on March 24 … for the season, connected on .380 from the field (115-303), including 10-39 from three point range (.256) and .786 from the line (44-56).

PLAYOFF HISTORY
(5 games, 0 starts) ... 2006: Came off the bench in all 5 contest against Detroit averaging 7.2 points and 2.0 assist in 15.0 minutes a game…set single-game playoff highs in scoring with 20 points and in FG percentage by shooting 90 percent in Game 3 on (4/29).

COLLEGE
Earned Third Team All-Southeastern Conference honors from the Associated Press in his two seasons at Alabama ... named the Sporting News National Freshman of the Year in 2001-02 ... Started all 64 games he played in during his two-year career ... averaged 13.1 points and 3.9 assists and 1.5 steals ... connected on .847 from the free throw line, hitting 182-215 attempts in his two seasons ... was a unanimous selection for SEC Freshman of the Year in 2001-02 and was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team by the league's coaches.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS
Selected by the Utah Jazz in the second round (47th overall) of the 2003 NBA Draft ... signed as a free agent by the Milwaukee Bucks on 8/5/04 ... re-signed to a multi-year contract with the Bucks on 7/24/07.

	Personal

Personal


	Full first name is “Maurice” ... is the proud father of KyDarius (8), Maurice Jr. (2) and Michael (1) ... started the Maurice Williams Foundation in the summer of 2005 to enhance the life of children and young adults through sports related and charitable related activities ... in 2006, held a Christmas toy drive for 500 kids of incarcerated parents, plus an additional 100 kids in the community, and donated 1,200 tickets to the Bucks/Miami game on December 6 ... in August of 2007, held the Mo’s Back To School Celebrity Softball Game where he gave away 400 free backpacks with school supplies and Bucks memorabilia to the kids of Greater Milwaukee (with the great support of his teammates and the local media) ... traveled to the coast of Mississippi in the summer of 2005 to assist Hurricane Katrina victims ... helped to rebuild homes and provide water and food for those in need ... loves to help out with the Boys and Girls Club and the YMCA ... also loves to take part in basketball camps for kids back in Mississippi ... says he listens to Phil Collins’ “In The Air Tonight” before every game ... if he had to design his own uniforms, he would use blue and black for the colors ... loves to golf whenever he can ... says he’s probably a 10 handicap ... loves to play video games, especially PlayStation 3 ... his favorite NBA city is Miami ... his favorite food is steak, cooked medium-well with Mo’s special sauce (but he’s not sharing the recipe!) ... was majoring in criminal justice at Alabama ... his older brother Michael played football at Army ... was a McDonald's All-America player and earned the Mississippi Gatorade Player of the Year award after his senior year in high school ... shoe size is 13 ... nicknames include “Mo” and “P-Nut” ... host of the ever-popular “Mo Show” that can be seen at Bucks home games throughout the season and on Bucks.com.