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Gus Williams (basketball)

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Gus Williams (basketball)

Gus Williams (October 10, 1953 – January 15, 2025) 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. Williams played college basketball for the USC Trojans and was selected by the Golden State Warriors in the second round of the 1975 NBA draft. He later played for the Warriors, SuperSonics, Washington Bullets and Atlanta Hawks.

Infobox

1987
Atlanta Hawks
Born
(1953-10-10)October 10, 1953Mount Vernon, New York, U.S.
Died
January 15, 2025(2025-01-15) (aged 71)Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight
175 lb (79 kg)
High school
Mount Vernon(Mount Vernon, New York)
College
USC (1972–1975)
NBA draft
1975: 2nd round, 20th overall pick
Drafted by
Golden State Warriors
Playing career
1975–1987
Position
Point guard
Number
1
1975–1977
Golden State Warriors
1977–1984
Seattle SuperSonics
1984–1986
Washington Bullets
Points
14,093 (17.1 ppg)
Assists
4,597 (5.6 apg)
Steals
1,638 (2.0 spg)

Tables

· NBA career statistics › Regular season
1975–76
1975–76
Year
1975–76
Team
Golden State
GP
77
GS
–
MPG
22.4
FG%
428
3P%
–
FT%
742
RPG
2.1
APG
3.1
SPG
1.8
BPG
0.3
PPG
11.7
1976–77
1976–77
Year
1976–77
Team
Golden State
GP
82
GS
–
MPG
23.5
FG%
464
3P%
–
FT%
747
RPG
2.8
APG
3.6
SPG
1.5
BPG
0.2
PPG
9.3
1977–78
1977–78
Year
1977–78
Team
Seattle
GP
79
GS
–
MPG
32.6
FG%
451
3P%
–
FT%
817
RPG
3.2
APG
3.7
SPG
2.3
BPG
0.5
PPG
18.1
1978–79†
1978–79†
Year
1978–79†
Team
Seattle
GP
76
GS
–
MPG
29.8
FG%
495
3P%
–
FT%
775
RPG
3.2
APG
4.0
SPG
2.1
BPG
0.4
PPG
19.2
1979–80
1979–80
Year
1979–80
Team
Seattle
GP
82
GS
–
MPG
36.2
FG%
482
3P%
194
FT%
788
RPG
3.4
APG
4.8
SPG
2.4
BPG
0.5
PPG
22.1
1981–82
1981–82
Year
1981–82
Team
Seattle
GP
80
GS
80
MPG
36.0
FG%
486
3P%
225
FT%
734
RPG
3.1
APG
6.9
SPG
2.2
BPG
0.5
PPG
23.4
1982–83
1982–83
Year
1982–83
Team
Seattle
GP
80
GS
80
MPG
34.5
FG%
477
3P%
047
FT%
751
RPG
2.6
APG
8.0
SPG
2.3
BPG
0.3
PPG
20.0
1983–84
1983–84
Year
1983–84
Team
Seattle
GP
80
GS
80
MPG
35.2
FG%
458
3P%
160
FT%
750
RPG
2.6
APG
8.4
SPG
2.4
BPG
0.3
PPG
18.7
1984–85
1984–85
Year
1984–85
Team
Washington
GP
79
GS
78
MPG
37.5
FG%
430
3P%
290
FT%
725
RPG
2.5
APG
7.7
SPG
2.3
BPG
0.4
PPG
20.0
1985–86
1985–86
Year
1985–86
Team
Washington
GP
77
GS
67
MPG
29.7
FG%
428
3P%
259
FT%
734
RPG
2.2
APG
5.9
SPG
1.2
BPG
0.2
PPG
13.5
1986–87
1986–87
Year
1986–87
Team
Atlanta
GP
33
GS
0
MPG
14.6
FG%
363
3P%
278
FT%
675
RPG
1.2
APG
4.2
SPG
0.5
BPG
0.2
PPG
4.5
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
825
GP
385
GS
31.1
MPG
461
FG%
238
3P%
756
FT%
2.7
RPG
5.6
APG
2.0
SPG
0.4
BPG
17.1
All-Star
All-Star
Year
All-Star
Team
2
GP
1
GS
20.5
MPG
429
FG%
000
3P%
1.000
FT%
1.5
RPG
6.5
APG
1.0
SPG
0.0
BPG
14.0
Year
Team
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
1975–76
Golden State
77
–
22.4
428
–
742
2.1
3.1
1.8
0.3
11.7
1976–77
Golden State
82
–
23.5
464
–
747
2.8
3.6
1.5
0.2
9.3
1977–78
Seattle
79
–
32.6
451
–
817
3.2
3.7
2.3
0.5
18.1
1978–79†
Seattle
76
–
29.8
495
–
775
3.2
4.0
2.1
0.4
19.2
1979–80
Seattle
82
–
36.2
482
194
788
3.4
4.8
2.4
0.5
22.1
1981–82
Seattle
80
80
36.0
486
225
734
3.1
6.9
2.2
0.5
23.4
1982–83
Seattle
80
80
34.5
477
047
751
2.6
8.0
2.3
0.3
20.0
1983–84
Seattle
80
80
35.2
458
160
750
2.6
8.4
2.4
0.3
18.7
1984–85
Washington
79
78
37.5
430
290
725
2.5
7.7
2.3
0.4
20.0
1985–86
Washington
77
67
29.7
428
259
734
2.2
5.9
1.2
0.2
13.5
1986–87
Atlanta
33
0
14.6
363
278
675
1.2
4.2
0.5
0.2
4.5
Career
825
385
31.1
461
238
756
2.7
5.6
2.0
0.4
17.1
All-Star
2
1
20.5
429
000
1.000
1.5
6.5
1.0
0.0
14.0
· NBA career statistics › Playoffs
1976
1976
Year
1976
Team
Golden State
GP
11
GS
–
MPG
16.2
FG%
353
3P%
–
FT%
667
RPG
1.3
APG
2.4
SPG
1.0
BPG
0.0
PPG
6.7
1977
1977
Year
1977
Team
Golden State
GP
10
GS
–
MPG
18.4
FG%
500
3P%
–
FT%
857
RPG
1.5
APG
2.5
SPG
0.8
BPG
0.1
PPG
8.8
1978
1978
Year
1978
Team
Seattle
GP
22
GS
–
MPG
31.9
FG%
477
3P%
–
FT%
726
RPG
3.9
APG
4.0
SPG
2.0
BPG
0.5
PPG
18.3
1979†
1979†
Year
1979†
Team
Seattle
GP
17
GS
–
MPG
36.4
FG%
476
3P%
–
FT%
709
RPG
4.1
APG
3.7
SPG
2.0
BPG
0.6
PPG
26.7
1980
1980
Year
1980
Team
Seattle
GP
15
GS
–
MPG
37.6
FG%
514
3P%
200
FT%
721
RPG
4.0
APG
5.6
SPG
2.3
BPG
0.5
PPG
23.7
1982
1982
Year
1982
Team
Seattle
GP
8
GS
–
MPG
39.4
FG%
441
3P%
333
FT%
786
RPG
3.3
APG
8.1
SPG
1.6
BPG
0.6
PPG
26.3
1983
1983
Year
1983
Team
Seattle
GP
2
GS
–
MPG
40.5
FG%
553
3P%
000
FT%
867
RPG
3.5
APG
4.0
SPG
2.5
BPG
0.0
PPG
32.5
1984
1984
Year
1984
Team
Seattle
GP
5
GS
–
MPG
43.0
FG%
510
3P%
333
FT%
714
RPG
2.4
APG
11.4
SPG
1.6
BPG
0.6
PPG
23.4
1985
1985
Year
1985
Team
Washington
GP
4
GS
4
MPG
39.8
FG%
423
3P%
300
FT%
750
RPG
2.0
APG
5.0
SPG
1.3
BPG
0.3
PPG
18.0
1986
1986
Year
1986
Team
Washington
GP
5
GS
5
MPG
39.8
FG%
481
3P%
100
FT%
778
RPG
2.0
APG
6.6
SPG
2.2
BPG
0.0
PPG
18.2
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
99
GP
9
GS
32.5
MPG
476
FG%
231
3P%
737
FT%
3.1
RPG
4.7
APG
1.8
SPG
0.4
BPG
19.5
Year
Team
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
1976
Golden State
11
–
16.2
353
–
667
1.3
2.4
1.0
0.0
6.7
1977
Golden State
10
–
18.4
500
–
857
1.5
2.5
0.8
0.1
8.8
1978
Seattle
22
–
31.9
477
–
726
3.9
4.0
2.0
0.5
18.3
1979†
Seattle
17
–
36.4
476
–
709
4.1
3.7
2.0
0.6
26.7
1980
Seattle
15
–
37.6
514
200
721
4.0
5.6
2.3
0.5
23.7
1982
Seattle
8
–
39.4
441
333
786
3.3
8.1
1.6
0.6
26.3
1983
Seattle
2
–
40.5
553
000
867
3.5
4.0
2.5
0.0
32.5
1984
Seattle
5
–
43.0
510
333
714
2.4
11.4
1.6
0.6
23.4
1985
Washington
4
4
39.8
423
300
750
2.0
5.0
1.3
0.3
18.0
1986
Washington
5
5
39.8
481
100
778
2.0
6.6
2.2
0.0
18.2
Career
99
9
32.5
476
231
737
3.1
4.7
1.8
0.4
19.5

References

  1. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/sports/basketball/gus-williams-dead.html
  2. Yahoo
    https://sports.yahoo.com/gus-williams-wizard-remembered-putting-232259775.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmluZy5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAEgqktoEOsdksOiNEGvmUmVcYZyP0ILl2ZANnniVkVAnXVf_6k3UOpV3TX2YtI1znUVHunfxkR_vUopmAY1I-DqdxXCYUE8GegPe_DUseVU3u8kQNpjpCe0zbqnNaR2JIvJ53z3kUAd8PTRzX739sOB46qkyJLUBdDSAOybYSz7K
  3. "BasketballReference.com Gus Williams page"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20090224221240/http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=WilliGu01
  4. Sports Illustrated
    https://vault.si.com/vault/1979/06/11/it-was-seattle-handily-a-couple-of-sparkling-guards-a-combative-center-and-a-swarming-defense-enabled-the-supersonics-to-dethrone-washington-four-games-to-one-and-win-the-nba-title
  5. NBA.com
    https://web.archive.org/web/20180727024925/http://www.nba.com/history/players/guswilliams_summary.html
  6. The News Tribune
    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99654095/
  7. BASN's Hometown Hero, by Peter Vecsey; published on March 13, 2007
    https://web.archive.org/web/20071211142511/http://www.blackathlete.net/artman/publish/article_03035.shtml
  8. The Seattle Times
    https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/sonics/gus-williams-who-lead-sonics-to-nba-championship-dies-at-71/
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