Robert Williams
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Career information
High schoolMills HS (Little Rock, AR)
CollegeGrambling State (1977–1981)
NBA draft1981: 6th round, 125th overall pick
Selected by the Washington Bullets
PositionPower forward
Career highlights and awards

Robert "Honey"[1] Williams is an American former college basketball player. He played at Grambling State University from 1977 to 1981 and was named the Southwestern Athletic Conference's co-Player of the Year as a senior in 1980–81.[2][3] Williams was selected to the All-SWAC First Team as a senior and to the Second Team as a junior.[4][5] He finished his career with 1,876 points and 1,002 rebounds.[3]

After his collegiate career, Williams was selected in the 1981 NBA draft by the Washington Bullets in the sixth round (125th overall).[6] He was waived before appearing in a regular season game.[6]

References

  1. Blackburn, Doug (January 3, 1981). "Grambling After Revenge at LC". The Town Talk. p. 7. Retrieved July 26, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "GSU cagers land on all-SWAC team". The Shreveport Times. March 5, 1981. p. 31. Retrieved July 26, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 "Robert Williams college stats". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  4. "Grambling a surprise team". The Clarion-Ledger. March 5, 1980. p. 22. Retrieved July 26, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Valley State has All-SWAC players". The Greenwood Commonwealth. March 10, 1981. p. 14. Retrieved July 26, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  6. 1 2 "1981 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 26, 2020.


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