Deron Williams

School: 

Illinois

Height: 
6-3
Position: 
Guard
Hometown: 
The Colony, TX
  • NCAA consensus second-team All-American in 2005
  • All-American Recognition: 2005 (National Association of Basketball Coaches 2nd Team, Associated Press 3rd Team)
  • Ranked among the nation's leaders in assists in 2004 (12th) and 2005 (12th)
  • Assists leader, third-leading scorer and fourth-leading rebounder for 2005 NCAA Tournament runner-up (37-2 record)
  • Averaged 13.6 points, 3.1 rebounds and 7.1 assists in 11 NCAA Tournament games from 2003 through 2005 (8-3 record)
  • Member of 2008 gold-medal winning U.S. Olympic team (8 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 2.8 apg, 90 FT%)
  • Selected as an undergraduate (after junior season) by the Utah Jazz in first round of 2005 NBA draft (3rd pick overall).

Season

G

FGM

FGA

FG%

3PT

3PTA

3PT%

FTM

FTA

FT%

AST

ASTA

PTS

AVG

2002-03

32

75

176

.426

28

79

.354

24

45

.533

145

4.5

202

6.3

2003-04

30

147

360

.408

67

170

.394

59

75

.787

185

6.2

420

14.0

2004-05

39

178

411

.433

68

187

.364

65

96

.677

264

6.8

489

12.5

Totals

101

400

947

.422

163

436

.374

148

216

.685

594

5.9

1111

11.0
  • NOTE: Missed three games as a sophomore after suffering a double jaw fracture when he ran into a screen.