Lorenzo Williams (basketball, born 1969)
{{Short description|American basketball player}}
{{BLP sources|date=March 2023}}
{{use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Lorenzo Williams
| number = 40, 43, 44
| position = Power forward / center
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 9
| weight_lb = 200
| nationality = American
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|7|15}}
| birth_place = Ocala, Florida
| death_date =
| death_place =
| highschool = Forest (Ocala, Florida)
| college =
- Polk State (1987–1989)
- Stetson (1989–1991)
| draft_year = 1991
| career_start = 1992
| career_end = 2000
| years1 = {{nbay|1992|start}}
| team1 = Charlotte Hornets
| years2 = {{nbay|1992|start}}
| team2 = Orlando Magic
| years3 = {{nbay|1992|end}}
| team3 = Boston Celtics
| years4 = {{nbay|1993|start}}
| team4 = Orlando Magic
| years5 = {{nbay|1993|end}}
| team5 = Charlotte Hornets
| years6 = {{nbay|1993|end}}–{{nbay|1995|end}}
| team6 = Dallas Mavericks
| years7 = {{nbay|1996|start}}–{{nbay|1999|end}}
| team7 = Washington Bullets / Wizards
| highlights = * Second-team All-TAAC (1991)
| bbr = willilo01
}}
Lorenzo Williams (born July 15, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player. He played seven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
College career
Born in Ocala, Florida, Williams attended Polk Community College and Stetson University, both in Florida, and was known for his shot-blocking ability.{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsstats.com/jazzyj/greats/cba91/williams.htm |title=Lorenzo Williams, Stetson, 6-9, C |website=SportsStats |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050106220223/http://www.sportsstats.com/jazzyj/greats/cba91/williams.htm |archivedate=2005-01-06 }}
Professional career
In the NBA, Williams, a 6'9" center, played with the Charlotte Hornets (1992, 1994), Orlando Magic (1992), Boston Celtics (1993), Dallas Mavericks (1994–96) and the Washington Bullets/Wizards (1996–2000). During 253 regular season games, he averaged three points and six rebounds per game, shooting less than 38% from the line. Williams was a top shot blocker in the NBA.
Williams also played in the Global Basketball Association (1991–92), the United States Basketball League (1991, 1992) and the Continental Basketball Association (1992–93 and 1993–94).
Post-retirement
After retiring, Williams worked helping youth to develop basketball skills at University of Central Florida's Five Star Basketball Camp, during the summer.{{cite web |url=http://www.five-starbasketball.com/pdfs/junior06.pdf |title=Five Star Basketball Camp |date=2006 |page=2 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060312152724/http://www.five-starbasketball.com/pdfs/junior06.pdf |archivedate=12 March 2006 |accessdate=3 March 2023}}
Personal life
Williams has been married to Tracey Williams since July 13, 1996.{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}}
NBA career statistics
{{NBA player statistics legend}}
| class="wikitable"
|style="background:#CFECEC; width:1em"|* |Led the league |
=Regular season=
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1992}}
| style="text-align:left;"| Charlotte
| 2||0||9.0||.333||–||–||4.5||.0||.0||1.0||1.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1992}}
| style="text-align:left;"| Orlando
| 3||0||3.3||.000||–||–||.7||.0||.3||.3||.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1992}}
| style="text-align:left;"| Boston
| 22||7||6.9||.516||–||.286||2.0||.2||.2||.6||1.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1993}}
| style="text-align:left;"| Orlando
| 3||0||6.3||.167||.000||–||1.3||.7||.7||1.0||.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1993}}
| style="text-align:left;"| Charlotte
| 1||0||19.0||.000||.–||–||4.0||.0||1.0||2.0||.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1993}}
| style="text-align:left;"| Dallas
| 34||11||19.9||.466||–||.429||6.1||.7||.4||1.2||3.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1994}}
| style="text-align:left;"| Dallas
| style="background:#CFECEC; width:1em"|82*||81||29.1||.477||–||.376||8.4||1.5||.6||1.8||4.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1995}}
| style="text-align:left;"| Dallas
| 65||61||27.8||.407||.000||.343||8.0||1.3||.7||1.9||3.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1996}}
| style="text-align:left;"| Washington
| 19||0||13.9||.645||–||.714||3.6||.2||.3||.4||2.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1997}}
| style="text-align:left;"| Washington
| 14||6||7.9||.765||–||.000||1.9||.2||.1||.2||1.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1999|trunc=y}}
| style="text-align:left;"| Washington
| 8||0||9.5||.778||–||–||3.1||.1||.4||.8||1.8
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 253 || 166 || 21.9 || .469 || .000 || .377 || 6.3 || 1.0 || .5 || 1.4 || 3.0
{{s-end}}
=Playoffs=
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1993
| style="text-align:left;"| Boston
| 1||0||3.0||1.000||–||–||1.0||.0||.0||.0||2.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1997
| style="text-align:left;"| Washington
| 2||0||2.5||–||–||–||.0||.0||.0||.0||.0
|-
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 3||0||2.7||1.000||–||–||.3||.0||.0||.0||.7
{{s-end}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/lorenzo_williams/ NBAprofile]
- [http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=WILLILO01 NBA career statistics], Basketball Reference
- [http://www.basketpedya.com/player/Lorenzo-Williams/4412 Baskepetdya career data]{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
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