Aaron Williams (Basketball)
Aaron Williams (Basketball)
played fourteen seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played at the power
forward and center positions.
Basketball career
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Williams was undrafted after a college career at Xavier University, and played for the NBA's Utah
Jazz, Milwaukee Bucks, Denver Nuggets, Vancouver Grizzlies, Seattle SuperSonics, Washington
Wizards, New Jersey Nets, Toronto Raptors, New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets and Los Angeles
Clippers. He also had brief stints in the CBA, Italy and Greece (Ampelokipoi B.C.).
In 2000–01, as a member of the New Jersey Nets, Williams posted his best numbers as a pro,
playing all 82 games while averaging 10.1 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, but also had the
dubious distinction of leading the league in total personal fouls committed, with 319 (an average of
3.89 fouls per game).[1]
On December 17, 2004, he was traded by the Nets to the Toronto Raptors along with Alonzo
Mourning, Eric Williams, and two first round draft picks in exchange for Vince Carter.
On January 31, 2006, he was traded by the Raptors to the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets in
exchange for two second-round draft picks. On July 31, Williams signed a free agent contract with
the Los Angeles Clippers.[2] On March 28, 2008, after rarely having been used throughout two
seasons, he was waived.[3]
After a professional career spanning 15 years, he spent part of the 2011–12 season as a temporary
assistant men's basketball coach at his alma mater, Xavier University[4] in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Career statistics
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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
* Led the league
NBA
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Regular season
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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1993–
Utah 6 0 2.0 .250 .000 .000 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.7
94
1994–
Milwaukee 15 0 4.8 .333 .000 .667 1.3 0.0 0.1 0.4 1.6
95
1996– Denver 1 0 10.0 .600 .000 .000 5.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 6.0
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
97
1996–
Vancouver 32 1 17.3 .573 .000 .673 4.3 0.5 0.5 0.8 6.2
97
1997–
Seattle 65 9 11.6 .523 .000 .776 2.3 0.2 0.3 0.6 4.6
98
1998–
Seattle 40 2 11.5 .423 .000 .730 3.2 0.6 0.4 0.6 4.0
99
1999–
Washington 81 0 19.1 .522 .000 .726 5.0 0.7 0.5 1.1 7.6
00
2000–
New Jersey 82 25 28.5 .457 .000 .787 7.2 1.1 0.7 1.4 10.2
01
2001–
New Jersey 82 13 18.9 .526 .000 .699 4.1 0.9 0.4 0.9 7.2
02
2002–
New Jersey 81 0 19.7 .453 .000 .785 4.1 1.1 0.3 0.7 6.2
03
2003–
New Jersey 72 7 18.6 .503 .333 .677 4.1 1.1 0.5 0.6 6.3
04
2004–
New Jersey 19 0 7.9 .519 .000 .900 1.6 0.3 0.2 0.3 1.9
05
2004–
Toronto 23 4 7.2 .417 .000 .857 1.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 1.6
05
2005–
Toronto 14 3 7.1 .526 .000 .833 1.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 1.8
06
2005– New Orleans/Oklahoma
34 2 20.4 .516 .000 .673 4.9 0.5 0.4 0.5 5.8
06 City
2006–
Los Angeles 38 7 9.8 .547 .000 .818 2.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 2.0
07
2007–
Los Angeles 30 5 9.9 .491 .000 .778 2.0 0.3 0.4 0.5 2.3
08
Career 715 78 16.8 .493 .063 .740 3.9 0.7 0.4 0.8 5.8
Playoffs
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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1997–98 Seattle 3 0 2.3 .000 .000 1.000 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.7
2001–02 New Jersey 20* 0 20.8 .479 .000 .826 3.5 0.8 0.4 0.8 6.5
2002–03 New Jersey 19 0 17.9 .472 .000 .742 4.6 0.9 0.3 0.9 6.5
2003–04 New Jersey 11 0 13.5 .545 .000 .600 2.0 0.4 0.0 0.6 3.8
Career 53 0 17.2 .479 .000 .775 3.4 0.7 0.3 0.8 5.6
College
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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1989–90 Xavier 28 1 9.9 .574 .000 .400 2.7 0.2 0.2 1.0 2.2
1990–91 Xavier 32 – 26.8 .536 .000 .714 6.5 1.0 0.8 1.8 9.7
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1991–92 Xavier 27 – 29.1 .585 .000 .699 8.0 1.1 0.6 2.1 13.9
1992–93 Xavier 30 20 28.1 .543 .000 .777 7.1 1.8 0.7 1.8 10.9
9.2
Career 117 21 23.6 .556 .000 .707 6.1 1.1 0.6 1.7