Reggie Williams (basketball) life and biography

Reggie Williams is an American basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

NBA CAREER :

Signed by Golden State to 10-day contract on 3/2/10 ... Signed second 10-day contract on 3/12 ... Signed contract on 3/22 ... Played for Los Angeles Lakers in NBA Vegas Summer League in 2009... Played for Dallas Mavericks in NBA Summer League in 2008 ... Enters 2010-11 owning career averages of 15.2 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 32.6 minutes (24 regular-season games in one season with Golden State).

2009-10 :

Appeared in 24 games (10 starts), averaging 15.2 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 32.5 minutes ... Started 10 games, averaging 16.1 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.30 steals in 41.5 minutes ... Made first career NBA start on 3/20 at Memphis ... Shot 49.5% from the field and 83.9% from the free throw line ... Averaged 17.4 points in the nine Warrior wins he played in compared to 13.9 in losses ... Scored 20-plus points in four of six games from 3/22 thru 4/2, averaging 19.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists during the stretch ... Was one of just three players to score 18+ points in the fourth quarter of a game on more than one occasion (LeBron James and Amare Stoudemire were others) ... Made multiple three-pointers 11 times, including hitting a career-high four on two occasions (4/10 at L.A. Clippers and 3/17 vs. New Orleans) ... Scored 10-plus 19 times ... 20-plus eight times ... Played 40-plus minutes in eight of the final 10 games of the season.


COLLEGE :

Appeared in 112 career games in four seasons at VMI, averaging 22.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.56 steals ... Led the nation in scoring his junior (28.1) and senior (27.6) seasons, becoming the ninth player in NCAA Division I history to lead the country in scoring in multiple seasons ... Finished collegiate career as the all-time leading scorer in VMI, Big South Conference and Virginia state Division I history with 2,556 points ... Named First Team All-Big South his junior and senior seasons ... Earned Second Team All-Big South honors as a sophomore ... Led the Big South in rebounding (9.7) as a senior ... Scored a school record 45 points vs. Virginia Intermont as a junior ... Appeared in 25 games as a senior, averaging 27.8 points, 9.7 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.2 steals in 35.1 minutes ... Appeared in 33 games as a junior, averaging 28.1 points, 8.0 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.7 steals in 32.4 minutes ... Appeared in 27 games as a sophomore, averaging 19.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.4 steals in 35.1 minutes ... Appeared in 27 games as a freshman, averaging 15.5 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.41 steals.

PERSONAL:

Majored in Psychology … Had his #55 jersey retired by VMI in honor of his collegiate career on September 4, 2010 at halftime of a VMI football game ... Became just the third basketball player in VMI history to have his jersey retired ... Named MVP of the 2004 VHSL All-Star game when he scored 32 points … Lettered in volleyball and track and field in high school.

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