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Marvin Williams
Williams with the Hawks in 2008Photo by Chris Nelson
Williams with the Hawks in 2008
Photo by Chris Nelson
Position Power forward / Small Forward
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Weight 230 lb (100 kg)
League NBA
Team Atlanta Hawks
Jersey #24
Born June 19, 1986 (1986-06-19) (age 21)
Bremerton, Washington
Nationality USA
High school Bremerton
College North Carolina
Draft 2nd overall, 2005
Atlanta Hawks
Pro career 2005–present
Awards All-Rookie Second Team 2005-06
Official profile Info Page

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High school career

Williams was a standout for Bremerton High School in Bremerton, Washington. Bremerton High School is a High school located in the port city of Bremerton Washington, west across Puget Sound from Seattle, at 1500 Bremerton is a city in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. As a senior, he averaged 28. 7 points, 15. 5 rebounds, 5. Rebound is a term used in Sports to describe the ball (or puck or other object of play becoming available for possession by either opponent after an attempt to put 0 blocks, and 5. In Basketball, a block (short for blocked shot) occurs when a defensive player legally deflects a shot from an offensive player 0 assists per game. In Basketball, an assist is attributed to a player who passes the ball to a teammate in a way that leads to a score by field goal, meaning that he or she was "assisting" Williams earned numerous awards, including being named a McDonald's All-American, a Parade All-American, and all-state. The McDonald's All-American Team is named each year for boys' and girls' High school basketball.

After being offered scholarships by the University of Washington, the University of Arizona, and the University of Kansas, Williams accepted a basketball scholarship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. See Washington (disambiguation for other uses The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a public research University The University of Arizona (also referred to as UA, U of A, or Arizona) is a Land-grant and space-grant public institution The University of Kansas (often referred to as KU or just Kansas) is a public research university with campuses located in Lawrence, Kansas City The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ( UNC, North Carolina, or simply Carolina) is a public, Coeducational Research

Collegiate career

As a freshman, Williams was an integral part of the North Carolina 2004-2005 national championship basketball team. A freshman, fresher, fish, or frosh is a first-year student in an educational institution The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the He averaged 11. 3 points and 6. 6 rebounds per game in 22. 2 minutes. As the team's sixth man, Williams provided the veteran Tar Heels squad with an explosive spark off the bench. The sixth man in Basketball is a player who is not a starter but comes off the bench much more often than other He scored the go-ahead basket in North Carolina's 75-70 victory over the University of Illinois in the 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship game. This article is about the flagship campus For other uses and locations of University of Illinois, see University of Illinois (disambiguation The University of The 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I College basketball Williams was recognized for his efforts when he was named as an Honorable Mention to the All-ACC team. The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. [1]

Professional career

After completing one season with North Carolina, Williams declared himself eligible for the 2005 NBA Draft. The 2005 NBA Draft took place on June 28, 2005 in the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Atlanta Hawks selected him second overall, making him the first of four Tar Heels to be lottery picks in the 2005 Draft. The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional Basketball team based in Atlanta Georgia. The NBA Draft Lottery is an annual event held by the National Basketball Association (NBA to determine the order of the NBA Draft for that year After the season, Williams was named to the 2005-06 All-NBA Rookie Second Team. The 2005–06 NBA season was the 60th season of the National Basketball Association.

Career highs

Favorites

Sources

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Preceded by
Chris Paul
Atlantic Coast Conference
Freshman of the Year

2005
Succeeded by
Tyler Hansbrough

Notes

  1. ^ 2005 All-ACC Men's Basketball Selections :: Duke's Redick and Williams, UNC's May and Felton and Wake's Paul earn first-team honors

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