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John Williamson
Guard ·Brooklyn Nets ·NBA ·#23

John Williamson

Age74 BornNov 10, 1951 FromUSA Height188 cm (6'2") Weight84 kg CollegeNew Mexico State Draft1973 · #96
Career averages
19.5PPG
2.9RPG
2.6APG
390 games · 6 seasons

At a glance

BKN hub
Career snapshot
6Seasons
390Games
7,618Career points
16.5PER average
Most-played franchise: Brooklyn Nets · 135 games · 1977-78 to 1979-80
Honors and awards1 total
1×
All-Rookie Team1973
All awards
Career highsSingle season
29.5PPG · 1977-78 · BKN
6.6RPG · 2014-2015 · NAH
3.4APG · 1978-79 · BKN
12.0PER · 1977-78 · IND
0.6Win shares · 1977-78 · IND
Draft1973
6Round
96Overall pick
From New Mexico State
Position rank1979-80
#19PPG rank
#53PER rank
#51Win shares rank
GuardPosition
Among 76 Guard players with 41+ games

Career by team

Ironi Naharia
2014-2015 - 2014-2015 · 1 seasons
15.5 PPG 6.6 RPG 1.9 APG
29 games
Bisons Loimaa
2013-14 - 2013-14 · 1 seasons
20.0 PPG 6.3 RPG 1.0 APG
6 games
Washington Wizards
1979-80 - 1980-81 · 2 seasons
10.0 PPG 1.3 RPG 1.4 APG
39 games
Brooklyn Nets
1977-78 - 1979-80 · 3 seasons
23.1 PPG 2.6 RPG 3.1 APG
135 games
Indiana Pacers
1977-78 - 1977-78 · 1 seasons
19.1 PPG 2.9 RPG 3.1 APG
42 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1977-78 NBA 75 38 36.4 23.7 3.0 2.9 1.3 0.1 43.8 0.0 84.7 - -
1977-78 BKN 33 0 38.8 29.5 3.2 2.5 1.4 0.3 45.4 0.0 85.7 - -
1977-78 IND 42 38 34.5 19.1 2.9 3.1 1.1 0.0 42.1 0.0 83.2 12.0 0.6
1978-79 BKN 74 0 33.1 22.2 2.6 3.4 1.2 0.2 46.5 0.0 85.4 - -
1979-80 NBA 58 0 23.7 14.6 1.7 2.2 0.6 0.3 43.9 31.4 84.1 - -
1979-80 BKN 28 0 27.5 17.7 1.9 3.1 0.9 0.3 44.7 42.1 86.4 - -
1979-80 WAS 30 0 20.1 11.6 1.5 1.3 0.3 0.3 43.0 18.8 80.0 - -
1980-81 WAS 9 0 12.4 4.7 0.8 1.9 0.4 0.1 32.1 16.7 83.3 - -
2013-14 EuroCup 6 6 31.6 20.0 6.3 1.0 1.0 0.2 63.0 25.0 73.3 21.0 -
2013-14 LOI 6 6 31.6 20.0 6.3 1.0 1.0 0.2 59.3 25.0 73.3 - -
2014-2015 NAH 29 0 32.3 15.5 6.6 1.9 1.2 0.5 53.6 34.4 61.4 - -

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Jul 1979 Brooklyn Nets Washington Wizards season change
Jul 1978 Indiana Pacers Brooklyn Nets season change
Oct 1977 Brooklyn Nets Indiana Pacers mid season trade From 1977-78 to 1977-78

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About John Williamson

John Lee Williamson was an American basketball player. He helped the New York Nets win two league championships in the American Basketball Association (ABA) in the 1970s.