Paul Williams (basketball)

Paul Williams

Personal information
Born	(1961-03-05) March 5, 1961 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	St. Mary's (Phoenix, Arizona)
College	Arizona State (1979–1983)
NBA draft	1983 / Round: 2 / Pick: 45th overall
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Position	Small forward
Career history
1985–1986	Detroit Spirits
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-Pac-10 (1983)

Paul Williams (born March 5, 1961) is an American former basketball player. Born in Phoenix, Arizona, he played at St. Mary's High School and led the school to its first boys basketball state championship during his final season. Williams played collegiately for the Arizona State Sun Devils, where he led the team in scoring and rebounding during his junior season in 1981–82. He was nominated to the All-Pac-12 team during his senior season.

Williams was selected by his hometown Phoenix Suns as the 45th pick of the 1983 NBA draft but never played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played the 1985–86 season for the Detroit Spirits of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA), averaging 14.1 points in 24 games.

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1979–80	Arizona State	29	4	12.5	.445	–	.723	1.0	.6	.5	.1	4.8
1980–81	Arizona State	28	4	19.9	.457	–	.760	3.1	1.5	.6	.2	7.4
1981–82	Arizona State	27	26	37.5	.466	–	.689	5.8	2.4	1.1	.3	17.0
1982–83	Arizona State	33	33	35.5	.521	–	.684	7.1	2.1	1.6	.2	19.7
Career		117	67	26.5	.485	–	.700	4.3	1.6	1.0	.2	12.4

External links

• College statistics