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Art Williams

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Art Williams
Personal information
Born(1939-09-29)September 29, 1939
Bonham, Texas
DiedSeptember 27, 2018(2018-09-27) (aged 78)
San Diego, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolSan Diego (San Diego, California)
CollegeCal Poly Pomona (1961–1962)
Playing career1967–1975
PositionPoint guard
Number14, 7, 8, 30
Career history
1967–1970San Diego Rockets
1970–1974Boston Celtics
1974–1975San Diego Conquistadors
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA and ABA statistics
Points2,892 (5.3 ppg)
Rebounds1,712 (3.1 rpg)
Assists2,397 (4.4 apg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Arthur T. Williams (September 29, 1939 – September 27, 2018), also known as Hambone Williams, was an American professional basketball player.

A 6'1" guard from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Williams played seven seasons (1967–1974) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the San Diego Rockets and Boston Celtics. Williams became the second player in NBA history to record a triple-double within his first four NBA games, joining Oscar Robertson.[1] He averaged 5.3 points per game in his career and won an NBA Championship with Boston in 1974. He received his nickname in junior high when someone called out, "hambone" and he turned around.[2]

Williams also played briefly with the San Diego Conquistadors of the American Basketball Association in 1974–1975.

After suffering a stroke, Williams died on September 27, 2018, at the age of 78.[3]

Career statistics[edit]

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
 †  Won an NBA championship

NBA/ABA[edit]

Source[4]

Regular season[edit]

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG STL BLK PPG
1967–68 S.D. Rockets 79 22.0 .369 .685 3.6 4.9 8.1
1968–69 S.D. Rockets 79 25.2 .383 .705 4.6 6.6 7.1
1969–70 S.D. Rockets 80 19.3 .407 .746 3.7 6.3 5.8
1970–71 Boston 74 15.4 .455 .723 2.8 3.1 4.9
1971–72 Boston 81 16.4 .475 .756 3.2 4.0 5.1
1972–73 Boston 81 12.0 .421 .768 2.2 2.9 3.2
1973–74† Boston 67 9.2 .435 .844 1.7 2.4 .7 .0 2.6
1974–75 S.D. Conquistadors (ABA) 7 12.7 .667 – – 1.7 2.9 1.0 .0 2.3
Career (NBA) 541 17.2 .409 .729 3.1 4.4 .7 .0 5.3
Career (overall) 548 17.2 .410 – .729 3.1 4.4 .7 .0 5.3

Playoffs[edit]

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1969 S.D. Rockets 6 17.0 .480 .429 2.8 5.3 4.5
1972 Boston 11 15.7 .391 .750 2.5 3.0 5.9
1973 Boston 10 15.6 .447 .750 2.7 4.1 4.8
1974† Boston 12 8.0 .370 .875 1.9 2.4 .6 .0 2.3
Career 39 13.5 .417 .721 2.4 3.5 .6 .0 4.3

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ CBS Sports. Retrieved 2017-Oct-25.
  2. ^ Villa, Walter (October 30, 2012). "Fan gets chance to repay former Boston Celtics player Art 'Hambone' Williams". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on November 3, 2017.
  3. ^ Krasovic, Tom. "Former San Diego High star (and Celtics champion) "Hambone" Williams dies". sandiegouniontribune.com. Archived from the original on October 1, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  4. ^ "Art Williams NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2024.

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