1. Terrence Deshon Williams was born on June 28,1987 and is an American former professional basketball player.
31 Facts About Terrence Williams
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At Rainier Beach High School, Terrence Williams was a four-year starter on the basketball team.
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Terrence Williams helped the team to a state title in 2003.
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Terrence Williams was a starting wide receiver and free safety on the football team.
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Terrence Williams considered attending Indiana and Kansas before deciding to play for the University of Louisville Cardinals.
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Terrence Williams appeared on three straight Sports Illustrated covers and is one of few athletes to do so.
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Terrence Williams was a finalist in the Lowe's Senior Class Award and was named to the Lowe's Senior Class All-Senior All-America first team.
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Terrence Williams had extraordinary overall athletic abilities as recognized by his college coach Rick Pitino.
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Terrence Williams is known for his slam dunking abilities and won the dunk contest at the 2005 Kentucky Derby Basketball Classic.
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Terrence Williams was drafted by the New Jersey Nets with the 11th overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft and was signed to a four-year contract.
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Terrence Williams saw playing time early in his rookie season but was relegated to a lesser role as a result of poor behavior; he was late for meetings, missed a team bus and slept in through a shoot-around.
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Terrence Williams's playing time increased after an injury to Devin Harris and a meeting with the team president, Rod Thorn, and interim coach, Kiki VanDeWeghe.
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Terrence Williams continued to violate team policy during the beginning of his sophomore season.
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On December 15,2010, Terrence Williams was traded to the Houston Rockets in a three-team trade involving the Nets and Los Angeles Lakers.
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Terrence Williams averaged 4.5 points and 2.3 rebounds in 12 games played for Rockets.
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On March 16,2012, Terrence Williams was waived by the Rockets.
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Terrence Williams was signed for the remainder of the season on March 31,2012.
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In October 2012, Terrence Williams joined the Detroit Pistons for their training camp.
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On October 22,2012, Terrence Williams was waived by the Detroit Pistons.
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On February 20,2013, Terrence Williams signed a 10-day contract with the Boston Celtics.
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On March 3,2013, Terrence Williams re-signed to a multi-year contract with the Celtics.
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On December 31,2013, Terrence Williams was acquired by the Los Angeles D-Fenders.
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Terrence Williams set the D-Fenders franchise single-game scoring record with 50 points on January 31,2014, against the Idaho Stampede, surpassing 49 earlier that season by Manny Harris.
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On May 18,2014, Terrence Williams signed with Meralco Bolts, but left seven days later after just three games.
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Terrence Williams joined Soles de Santo Domingo of the Dominican Republic in 2014.
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Terrence Williams joined Reales de La Vega of the Dominican Republic in 2014.
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On January 17,2015, Terrence Williams signed with Maccabi Ashdod of Israel.
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Terrence Williams was released by the club after appearing in just two league games.
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On October 6,2015, Terrence Williams signed with the upcoming AmeriLeague to play on the following season.
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Terrence Williams has estimated that he owns over 300 pairs of sneakers.
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The charges alleged that Terrence Williams obtained fraudulent medical and dental invoices, sent them to his co-conspirators, including other former NBA players, and claims were submitted by the aforementioned co-conspirators to the plan, which paid "most" claims for medical care never rendered.