Buck Williams was well known for his rebounding ability and trademark goggles.
13 Facts About Buck Williams
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Buck Williams led the Nets in rebounding for most of the 1980s and as of the beginning of 2017, he remains the Nets' all-time leader in total rebounds, games played, minutes played, rebounds per game, and free throws made.
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Buck Williams attended Rocky Mount High School in Rocky Mount before going off to play collegiately at the University of Maryland.
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Buck Williams had immediate success at Maryland, capturing the ACC Rookie of the Year Award in 1979.
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Buck Williams led the ACC in rebounding twice, while averaging 15.5 points per game in his sophomore and junior years.
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In 2002, Buck Williams was one of eight former Maryland players to be named to the ACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team.
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Buck Williams established himself as a premier player at the power forward position over the next eight seasons with the Nets; in six of those he was ranked among the best three rebounders in the league, never averaging less than twelve rebounds per game.
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In Portland, Buck Williams would continue his solid play and take a complementary frontcourt role to established guard duo Clyde Drexler and Terry Porter.
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Buck Williams was regularly in the starting lineup for the first six of his seven seasons with the Blazers.
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Buck Williams is 5th all-time on the franchise career list for both field goal percentage and total rebounds as of September 2018.
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Buck Williams announced his retirement on January 27,1999, holding career averages of 12.8 points and ten rebounds per game and a field goal average of 54.9 percent.
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Buck Williams served as the president of the NBA Players Association from 1994 to 1997.
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In July 2010, Buck Williams was hired by Nate McMillan as an assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers.