Maurice Williams (basketball)

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Mo Williams
Position Point guard
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg)
League NBA
Team Milwaukee Bucks
Jersey #25
Born December 19, 1982 (1982-12-19) (age 25)
Jackson, Mississippi
Nationality USA
High school Murrah (Jackson)
College Alabama
Draft 2nd round, 37th overall, 2003
Utah Jazz
Pro career 2003–present
Former teams Utah Jazz (2003–2004)
Official profile Info Page
For the children's books author, see Mo Willems.

Maurice "Mo" Williams (born December 19, 1982, in Jackson, Mississippi) is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks. He is a 6'1" point guard from the University of Alabama. He has two sisters, Hot Jenny, and Cathy - The Silent Hunter.

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[edit] NBA career

[edit] Utah Jazz

Williams was selected by the Utah Jazz in the second round of the 2003 NBA Draft. He averaged five points and 1.3 assists for the Jazz in his first NBA season, then signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks.

[edit] Milwaukee Bucks

Filling in for Bucks' injured starting point guard T.J. Ford, Williams averaged 10.2 points and 6.1 assists during the 2004-05 season. In his new role coming off of the bench for the up-and-coming Bucks team, he showed a knack for clutch plays, making several game winning shots in the 2005-06 season.[citation needed]

In the 2006 off-season the Bucks traded T.J. Ford to the Toronto Raptors for power forward Charlie Villanueva. This opened up a position in the starting lineup for Williams. In the first 19 games of the 2006-07 season Williams averaged 15.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 6.2 assists in nearly 35 minutes per game. These averages were all career highs.

On December 20, 2006 vs. the Miami Heat, Williams recorded his first career triple-double with 19 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.[1]

Williams was a free agent as of July 1st but on July 24th Williams was stuck between the two locations of Miami and Milwaukee but decided to stay with the Bucks by signing a six-year, 52 million dollar deal.[2]

[edit] Awards

2002-03 All-SEC 3rd Team
2002-03 SEC leader in free throw percentage(.838)
2001-02 The Sporting News National Freshman of the Year
2001-02 All-SEC 3rd Team
2001-02 SEC Freshman of the Year
2001-02 SEC All-Freshman Team by the league’s coaches
2001 McDonald’s All-America player
2000-01 Mississippi Gatorade Player of the Year

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ ESPN - Miami vs. Milwaukee Recap, December 20, 2006
  2. ^ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/nba/07/24/bucks.williams.ap/index.html

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NAME Williams, Maurice
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION American basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH December 19, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH Jackson, Mississippi
DATE OF DEATH
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