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Gus Williams
Guard ·Oklahoma City Thunder ·NBA ·#1

Gus Williams

Age72 BornOct 10, 1953 FromUSA Height188 cm (6'2") Weight79 kg CollegeSouthern California Draft1975 · #20
Career averages
18.7PPG
2.8RPG
6.1APG
666 games · 9 seasons

At a glance

OKC hub
Career snapshot
9Seasons
666Games
12,427Career points
9.6PER average
Most-played franchise: Oklahoma City Thunder · 477 games · 1977-78 to 1983-84
Honors and awards5 total
2×
All-Star Selection1982, 1981
2×
All-NBA Team1981, 1979
1×
All-Rookie Team1975
All awards
Career highsSingle season
23.4PPG · 1981-82 · OKC
3.4RPG · 1979-80 · OKC
8.4APG · 1983-84 · OKC
9.6PER · 1986-87 · ATL
0.1Win shares · 1986-87 · ATL
Draft1975
2Round
20Overall pick
From Southern California
Position rank1985-86
#19PPG rank
#63PER rank
#61Win shares rank
GuardPosition
Among 79 Guard players with 41+ games

Career by team

Atlanta Hawks
1986-87 - 1986-87 · 1 seasons
4.2 PPG 1.2 RPG 4.2 APG
33 games
Washington Wizards
1984-85 - 1985-86 · 2 seasons
16.8 PPG 2.4 RPG 6.8 APG
156 games
Oklahoma City Thunder
1977-78 - 1983-84 · 6 seasons
20.3 PPG 3.0 RPG 6.0 APG
477 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1977-78 OKC 79 0 32.6 18.1 3.2 3.7 2.3 0.5 45.1 0.0 81.7 - -
1978-79 OKC 76 0 29.8 19.2 3.2 4.0 2.1 0.4 49.5 0.0 77.5 - -
1979-80 OKC 82 82 36.2 22.1 3.4 4.8 2.4 0.5 48.2 19.4 78.8 - -
1981-82 OKC 80 80 36.0 23.4 3.1 6.9 2.2 0.5 48.6 22.5 73.4 - -
1982-83 OKC 80 80 34.5 20.0 2.6 8.0 2.3 0.3 47.7 4.7 75.1 - -
1983-84 OKC 80 80 35.2 18.7 2.6 8.4 2.4 0.3 45.8 16.0 75.0 - -
1984-85 WAS 79 78 37.5 20.0 2.5 7.7 2.3 0.4 43.0 29.0 72.5 - -
1985-86 WAS 77 67 29.7 13.5 2.2 5.9 1.2 0.2 42.8 25.9 73.4 - -
1986-87 ATL 33 0 14.6 4.2 1.2 4.2 0.5 0.2 36.3 27.8 67.5 9.6 0.1

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1986 Washington Wizards Atlanta Hawks
Jul 1984 Oklahoma City Thunder Washington Wizards

All entries are season change.

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Born on October 10

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About Gus Williams

Gus Williams was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the Wizard", he was a two-time NBA All-Star playing for the Seattle SuperSonics, winning an NBA championship in 1979.