Mo Williams life and biography

Maurice Mo Williams is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association.

Acquired from the Milwaukee Bucks on Aug. 13, 2008. In exchange, the Cavaliers sent Joe Smith to Oklahoma City and Damon Jones to Milwaukee.

2009-10:

Played in 69 games (68 starts)…averaged 15.8 points on .442 shooting, including .429 from three-point range, 3.0 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.0 steal in 34.2 minutes per game…ranked seventh in the NBA in free throw percentage (.894), eighth in three-point field goals made (159), ninth in three-point percentage (.429) and 30th in total assists (368)…was one of only five players in the NBA with at least 150 three-pointers and 350 assists this season (Aaron Brooks, Stephen Curry, Jason Kidd, Chauncey Billups)…tied his career high with seven three-pointers made and became the first Cavalier to shoot 100 percent on three-pointers with at least seven three-point attempts on his way to 25 points versus Dallas on Nov. 28…scored 20 or more points in five consecutive games from Dec. 21-29, the longest streak in his career, and averaged 23.8 points on .527 shooting, including shooting 16-27 from the three-point line (.593) and 25-26 (.962) from the free throw line, 4.4 rebounds and 5.0 assists in 36.6 minutes per game over that span…notched a double-double with 22 points and 10 assists on Jan. 19 versus Toronto…dished out a season-high 12 assists and added 14 points on April 6 versus Toronto…scored a season-high 35 points and added 10 assists versus Chicago on April 8; it marked the third game of his career with at least 30 points and 10 assists…tallied 28 points on 8-13 (.615) shooting, six rebounds and seven assists in 39 minutes at the Los Angeles Lakers on Dec. 25…recorded five double-doubles…scored 20 or more points in 22 games (Cavs were 18-4), dished out five or more assists in 41 games (Cavs were 31-10) and made five or more three-pointers in eight games (Cavs were 6-2)…led or tied for the team lead in points seven times, in assists 16 times, in steals on 16 occasions, in blocks five times and in rebounds three times…placed on the Inactive List and missed 11 games from Jan. 21 to Feb. 11 due to a left shoulder strain; placed on Inactive List on April 9 (rest) versus Indiana and did not dress on April 14 at Atlanta (rest).

PROFESSIONAL CAREER:

Played in a career-high 81 games (all starts) during the 2008-09 season…averaged a career-best 17.8 points on .467 shooting, 3.4 rebounds and 4.1 assists in 35.0 minutes…ranked 2nd among Eastern Conference point guards in scoring…ranked 11th in three-point shooting at .436 while increasing his three-point field goal percentage each full month of the season…in addition, had the 4th largest increase in overall three-point percentage from last season (5.1%, .385 to .436) with a minimum of 200 attempts in both seasons)…from Nov. 13 - 22, made at least three three-pointers in five straight games for the first time in his career…shot a career-best .912 from the free throw line, which ranked 4th in the NBA and was the 4th best mark in franchise history for a season…was one of only two players (Steve Nash) in the NBA to shoot at least .460 from the field, .430 from three-point range and .900 from the free throw line…from Dec. 12 - Jan. 4 connected on 37 consecutive free throws…led the Cavaliers in scoring 11 times and 13 times in assists (both were 2nd on the team), 16 times in steals and three times in blocks…scored at least 20 points in 31 games (Cavs were 26-5) and scored at least 30 points in five games…shot at least .500 from the field in 36 of 81 games…made 183 three-pointers while shooting .436, which both ranked 2nd among Cavalier players who have taken at least 275 three-pointers in a season (Wesley Person - 192 makes on .444 shooting in the 2001-02 season)…from Dec. 21 to Feb. 3, scored in double figures in 21 straight games, the longest streak in his career. In that span, averaged 19.6 points on .464 shooting as the Cavs went 16-5…in 30 games after the All-Star break, had a higher scoring average (18.2 to 17.9), rebounding average (3.6 to 3.1) and three-point field goal percentage (.482 to .404)…joined LeBron James as the highest scoring duo in the NBA at 46.2 ppg in the regular season…tallied 43 points on 15-24 (.625) shooting, including setting a career high of 7-12 (.583) shooting on three-pointers, 11 assists and eight rebounds against Sacramento on Jan. 27…scored a career-high 44 points on 18-26 (.692) shooting, including tying his career high with 7-9 (.778) shooting on three-pointers and added seven assists against Phoenix on Feb. 11…scored 30 points on 10-19 (.526) shooting and added seven rebounds and seven assists at Miami on March 2…was in the Top 10 in the league for drawing offensive fouls for most of the season, finished 9th with 34 drawn…named to the 2009 NBA All-Star Game for the Eastern Conference…was a DNP-CD for one game (rest)...Started 66 games (66 games total) during the 2007-08 season for the Milwaukee Bucks…averaged 17.2 points and a career-high 6.3 assists while grabbing 3.5 rebounds…led Milwaukee in assists a team-best 47 times and in scoring 15 times (second most on the club)…topped the Bucks in steals per game with 1.2 (78 total) and led the team in 22 contests…ranked 13th overall in the NBA in assists per game with 6.3 and 18th in free throw shooting percentage (.856), which is a career-best…appeared in his 300th NBA contest at Utah on Jan.

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.

PERSONAL:

Full first-name is "Maurice"
Started the Mo Williams Foundation in the summer of 2005 to benefit underprivileged kids in the state of Mississippi and 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
Listens to Phil Collins "In the Air Tonight" before every game
Loves to golf (is a 10 handicap)
Loves to play video games, especially Xbox 360
Favorite food is steak, cooked medium-well with Mo’s special sauce
Majored in criminal justice at Alabama
Majored in criminal justice at Alabama
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

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