About

Introduction

Shammond Williams is an accomplished collegiate basketball player and NBA Star, having played in venues all across Europe and the United States. He is now a valued basketball coach at Tulane University in New Orleans, LA after spending a season as an assistant coach at Furman University. Williams is an insightful recruiter and has served as a counselor at the prestigious Nike Elite Youth Skill Academies.

Williams is married to Lynn M. Williams. The couple has one daughter Aniston and a son, Shammond Williams, Jr. He is the cousin of the renowned NBA star Kevin Garnett.

Before moving to Louisianna, Shammond founded the AAU SC Elite Program (for molding young basketball talent) and the Williams Center for Achievement, which is a program for children with behavioral health needs.

Professional Basketball

Prior to coaching, Williams built a remarkable career in professional basketball with 13 years in the NBA and six years in Europe. A second round choice of the Chicago Bulls in the 1998 NBA Draft, Williams was a valued point guard and shooting guard with seven NBA franchises over his career, the Los Angeles Lakers, the Denver Nuggets, the Atlanta Hawks, the Seattle Sonics, the Boston Celtics, the New Orleans Hornets and the Orlando Magic.

Williams played seven seasons overseas and helped Spanish Club FC Barcelona to the European semifinals in 2006. A naturalized citizen of the Republic of Georgia, he represented Georgia internationally and claimed Most Valuable Player honors at the 2005 Euro Challenge All-Star Game.

College Career

A four-year letter winner at UNC, Williams claims three NCAA Final Four appearances with the University of North Carolina in 1995, 1997 and 1998. Williams played alongside Rasheed Wallace, Antawn Jamison and Vince Carter during his career at UNC under the keen eyes of Hall of Famer Dean Smith and Bill Guthridge.

As a senior, Williams averaged 16.8 points and 4.2 assists per game in 1998, leading the Tar Heels to a 34-4 record to secure a spot at the 1998 Final Four Competition. He scored on average 10.7 points and 3.0 assists per game across his four seasons in Chapel Hill, NC. During his 1998 season, he set the single season schools record for free throw percentage (91.1%) as well as completed three-point shots (95). His college career finished with a record 233 three-point baskets and accomplished an overall 84.9% success rate at the foul line. He is proud of the great tradition of the Tar Heel basketball program.

Pre-College

Wiliams attended Southside High School in Greenville, SC. He played under head coach Mark Huff and brought the Tigers to the 1992 AA state title before propelling them to the 1993 Upper State championship and a state runner-up finish. While attending Fork Union Military Academy, he also played one season for the legendary coach Fletcher Arritt.