Donald Williams (basketball)

Donald E. Williams Jr. (born February 24, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player.

Amateur career

Born in Raleigh, North Carolina,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> where he also spent his childhood,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Williams played for Garner High School in Garner, North Carolina under coach Eddie Gray before going on to play at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for the late coach Dean Smith.

The 6'3" tall point guard-shooting guard from the University of North Carolina was the recipient of the NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player Award when North Carolina won the 1993 NCAA National Championship. In the final game against the University of Michigan, Williams scored 25 points, hitting five of his seven 3-point attempts.<ref name=champ>Farnum, Amy. "Where are they now? UNC star, 1993 MOP Williams giving back to game as coach." Template:Webarchive www.ncaa.com, December 3, 2012. Retrieved April, 4, 2015.</ref>

Professional career

After college, Williams led a successful career playing professionally in Cyprus, Germany, Austria, Poland, France, Sweden, Finland, Greece and the Philippines, where he won a championship in 1998 as a player for Formula Shell, coached by Perry Ronquillo, and the Dominican Republic.<ref name=champ/>

Coaching career

Williams is currently the head women's basketball coach at Wakefield High School and the founder and operator of the Donald Williams Basketball Academy. Williams was named coach of the year during the '17–'18 season and during the '18–'19. Under the leadership of Williams, the Wakefield ladies' basketball team went to the final two conference during the '17–'18 season and won the state championship, while remaining undefeated, during the '18–'19 season.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

External links

• French League profile