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Ron Williams
Ron "Fritz" Williams.jpg
Williams from The Monticola, 1966
No. 12, 21, 15
Guard
Personal information
Born (1944-09-24)September 24, 1944
Weirton, West Virginia
Nationality American
Died April 4, 2004(2004-04-04) (aged 59)
San Jose, California
High school Weir (Weirton, West Virginia)
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
College West Virginia (1965–1968)
NBA Draft 1968 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9th overall
Selected by the San Francisco Warriors
Pro career 1968–1975
Career history
1968–1973 San Francisco / Golden State Warriors
1973–1975 Milwaukee Bucks
1975 Los Angeles Lakers
Career highlights and awards
  • SoCon Player of the Year (1968)
  • Second-team Parade All-American (1964)
Career NBA statistics
Points 4,797 (9.3 ppg)
Rebounds 971 (1.9 rpg)
Assists 1,818 (3.5 apg)

Ronald Robert Williams (September 24, 1944 – April 4, 2004) was an American basketball player.

A 6'3" guard from Weirton, West Virginia, Williams starred at West Virginia University in the mid-1960s, where he was one of the school's first African American basketball players. He was selected by the San Francisco Warriors with the ninth pick of the 1968 NBA draft, and was also drafted as a defensive back by the Dallas Cowboys in the 14th round of the 1968 NFL Draft. He played eight seasons in the NBA as a member of the Warriors, the Milwaukee Bucks, and the Los Angeles Lakers. Williams averaged 9.3 points and 3.5 assists per game in his professional career and ranked third in the league in free throw percentage during the 1970–71 NBA season.

After his playing career ended, Williams held several basketball coaching positions, including stints as an assistant coach at the University of California, Berkeley and Iona College. He died of a heart attack in 2004.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1968–69 San Francisco 75 - 19.6 .420 - .768 2.4 3.3 - - 7.8
1969–70 San Francisco 80 - 30.4 .432 - .822 2.4 5.3 - - 14.8
1970–71 San Francisco 82 - 34.3 .436 - .844 3.0 5.9 - - 14.4
1971–72 Golden State 80 - 24.2 .474 - .833 1.8 3.9 - - 9.7
1972–73 Golden State 73 - 13.9 .440 - .904 1.1 1.6 - - 6.0
1973–74 Milwaukee 71 - 15.9 .489 - .882 1.0 2.2 0.7 0.0 6.3
1974–75 Milwaukee 46 - 11.4 .376 - .828 0.9 1.5 0.5 0.0 3.2
1975–76 Los Angeles 9 - 17.6 .395 - .769 2.1 2.3 0.3 0.0 4.9
Career 516 - 22.2 .441 - .833 1.9 3.5 0.6 0.0 9.3

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1968–69 San Francisco 4 - 10.5 .385 - 1.000 1.0 0.8 - - 6.0
1970–71 San Francisco 5 - 34.4 .381 - .895 3.4 5.8 - - 13.0
1971–72 Golden State 5 - 16.6 .290 - .933* 1.6 2.0 - - 6.4
1972–73 Golden State 3 - 6.7 .667 - 1.000 0.3 1.7 - - 3.0
1973–74 Milwaukee 15 - 23.6 .467 - .800 1.8 3.1 0.6 0.2 8.7
Career 32 - 21.0 .419 - .881 1.8 2.9 0.6 0.2 8.1

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1965–66 West Virginia 28 - - .443 - .728 5.3 - - - 19.7
1966–67 West Virginia 28 - 37.2 .455 - .710 4.3 7.0 - - 20.1
1967–68 West Virginia 28 - - .422 - .783 3.8 5.5 - - 20.4
Career 84 - 37.2 .439 - .741 4.5 6.3 - - 20.1

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