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Jason Williams

1st Round (7): SACRAMENTO KINGS

Florida
Position: Point Guard
Height. 6-1
Weight. 180
High School: Dupont, Belle, WV
Age: 22 (11/18/75)
Season
1997-98
G
20
FGM
112
FGA
254
PCT
.441
FTM
63
FTA
75
PCT
.840
REB
59
AST
134
AVG
6.7
to
87
STL
53
PTS
341
AVG
17.1
 
1997-98 Season (junior)
  • Was dismissed from the Gator basketball team on Feb. 17th for violating team and athletic department policy
  • At the time of his dismissal, was leading the Gators in scoring, assists, and steals
  • Was leading the SEC in assists, steals and FT%, 3rd in scoring
  • Named honorable mention All-SEC by Associated Press
  • Was suspended on Jan. 15th and missed the LSU game for having an unacceptable attitude
  • Also missed two exhibitions and the first game of the season for violating athletic department policy
  • In his first game of the season, scored 22 points and had 12 assists vs Central Florida
  • School record 17 assists vs Duquesne
  • Hit 8 - 12 three-pointers vs Auburn (school record for attempts)
  • Hit 12-12 free throws vs Tennessee - hit 10-10 free throws vs Texas
  • 18 points (4-5 threes), 6 rebounds and 4 steals in upset win over Kentucky
  • Played first season at Florida after transferring from Marshall - followed head coach Billy Donovan to Fla
1996-97 Season (sat our after transferring)
1995-96 Season - (freshman at Marshall)
  • Second team All-Southern Conference
  • Led the conference in assists with 6.4 per game
  • Season averages - 13.4 ppg, .522 FG% (144-276), .380 three-point FG% (35-92), .743 FT% (52-70)
  • Southern Conference All-Freshman team - started all 28 games
1994-95 Season
  • Enrolled at Marshall in Jan. 1995 and was redshirted - originally signed with Providence in 1994
  • Other
  • If selected in first round, would be Florida's third first round draft pick - joining Neal Walk - second pick overall in 1969 (behind Lew Alcindor), and Dwayne Schintzius - 24th pick in 1990


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