Shammond Williams
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Shammond Omar Williams (born April 5, 1975, in the Bronx, New York) is an American professional basketball player. The 6'1" combination point guard/shooting guard is known for his long-range shooting accuracy. Last year he played for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA.
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College
Williams played college basketball at North Carolina under Dean Smith and later, Bill Guthridge. During the 1997-98 season, he was a member of new coach Bill Guthridge's successful "Six Starters" rotation with Antawn Jamison, Vince Carter, Ed Cota, Ademola Okulaja and Makhtar N'Diaye. That season (his final college season), he averaged 16.7 points and 4.2 assists per game to go along with career averages of 10.7 points and 3.0 assists per game.
Williams also became a pioneer of the internet during his collegiate career. In 1995, Shammond Williams became the very first collegiate athlete to have a website dedicated to him on the World Wide Web. The website was developed by Seth Fleishman, and an archive of "Shammond's World" is still available for viewing.
Professional Career
Williams was selected in the second round, 34th overall, of the 1998 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. While he never played for the Bulls, he did play for the Atlanta Hawks, Seattle SuperSonics, Boston Celtics, Denver Nuggets, New Orleans Hornets, and Orlando Magic.
He played internationally for Unics Kazan of Russia (where he obtained Georgian nationality) and for Winterthur FC Barcelona of the Spanish Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto. He was the Most Valuable Player of the 2005 FIBA All-Star game.
Williams signed a one-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on July 12, 2006.
He is often used in late game situations when his clutch shooting is necessary.
Trivia
He is a cousin of Kevin Garnett of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Louis McCullough of the Chester Jets in England.
