Will Bynum biography
Date of birth : 1983-01-04
Date of death : -
Birthplace : Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Nationality : American
Category : Sports
Last modified : 2011-05-02
Credited as : Basketball player NBA, guard for the Detroit Pistons, NBA Draft
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Will Bynum is an American professional basketball player, a member of the Detroit Pistons in the NBA. He plays the point guard position.
Career history
2005–2006 →Roanoke Dazzle (D-League)
2006 Golden State Warriors
2006–2008 Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel)
2008–present Detroit Pistons
CAREER:
Was a member of the 2006-07 Maccabi Tel Aviv team that won the Israeli National Championship…Was named 2006 NBA Development League Rookie of the Year and 2005-06 All D-League First Team while playing with the Roanoke Dazzle.
In 135 career NBA games has averages of 8.1 points on .446 (414-928 FG) shooting with 1.7 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 19.5 minutes per game…Set a Pistons franchise record for points in a quarter with 26 fourth quarter points vs. Charlotte (4/5/09).
2009-10 (Detroit): Appeared in a career-high 63 games (career-high 20 starts) averaging career-high numbers in points [10.0 (.444 FG, .218 3FG, .798 FT)], rebounds (2.3), assists (4.3), steals (0.9) and minutes (26.5)…In 20 games as a starter averaged 10.4 points, 2.2 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 1.3 steals in 31.7 minutes per game…In 43 games off the bench, averaged 9.8 points, 2.3 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 0.7 steals in 24 minutes per game…Shot 46.0% (81-176 FG) as a starter and 43.6% (156- 358 FG) as a reserve…Led the team in scoring three times and assists 25 times…Scored 10-plus points 35 times and 20-plus points four times…Tallied 10-plus assists three times and recorded one double-double (points/assists), the second of his career…Dished out career-high 20 assists vs. Washington (3/12) – the most by a Piston since Isiah Thomas recorded 21 on 4/12/85…Scored a season-high 27 points (11-16 FG, including 17 in the fourth quarter) vs. Dallas (11/15)…Tied careerhigh eight rebounds twice [vs. Philadelphia (11/8) and at Washington (11/14)]…Recorded a careerhigh four steals at Atlanta (4/7)…Grabbed five-plus rebounds five times…Averaged 15.0 points, 4.5 assists and 3.2 rebounds in 14 games during the month of November - his best scoring month of the season…Recorded a career-high two blocks at Cleveland (3/21)…Shot a season-high 9-of-14 from the charity stripe vs. Washington (12/6)…Shot 50% or better from the field in 25 of his 63 games played…Scored 20-plus in three consecutive games [at Washington (11/14), vs. Dallas (11/15) and at L.A. Lakers (11/17)]…Missed 19 games to injury (17 games with a left ankle sprain and two with bilateral ankle soreness).
COLLEGE:
Scored a total of 947 points over his four-year college career with Arizona and Georgia Tech…Earned All-Tournament honors at the NCAA Final Four as a junior for Georgia Tech...Started 37 of 101 games played...Started collegiate career at Arizona, before spending his final 1½ seasons at Georgia Tech... Averaged 12.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 2.5 assists as a senior...Ranked ninth in the ACC in free throw percentage (.762)...Exploded for career-high 35 points vs. North Carolina in the ACC Tournament semifinals...Earned ACC All-Tournament honors...Missed the first seven games of the season during his junior year at Georgia Tech to satisfy NCAA transfer rules…Scored 11 points including the game-winning layup with 1.5 seconds left vs. Oklahoma State in the NCAA Tournament Final Four...Led team with 17 points in the championship game vs. Connecticut…Averaged 7.8 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 1.5 assists in eight games as a sophomore at Arizona before deciding to leave the team.
PERSONAL:
Full name is William Bynum...Is the son of Rose and William Robinson...Majored in History, Technology and Society at Georgia Tech...Began his collegiate career at the University of Arizona (2001-03) before transferring…Earned All-City and Chicago Public Schools Player of the Year honors as a senior at Crane High School, averaging 27.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists... Helped publicize the 2009 Pistons Cares Telethon benefitting Feed The Children which raised nearly $500,000 to help feed Michigan families during the current tough economic times…Participated in book exchanges with the children of season ticket holders prior to games in April 2006 as part of Fan Appreciation Month while with the Warriors.
