John Williamson (basketball, born 1986)

John Williamson (born August 19, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Maccabi Kiryat Gat of the Liga Leumit.

John Williamson
Williamson playing for Hapoel Tel Aviv, 2015
Free agent
PositionPower forward
Personal information
Born (1986-08-19) August 19, 1986
Columbus, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolMarion-Franklin (Columbus, Ohio)
CollegeCincinnati State CC (2004–2006)
Cincinnati (2006–2008)
NBA draft2008: undrafted
Career history
2012–2013Fos Ouest Provence Basket
2013–2014Nilan Bisons
2014–2015Ironi Nahariya
2015–2016Hapoel Tel Aviv
2016–2017Bakken Bears
2017–2018Maccabi Kiryat Gat

College career

Williamson began his college career at Cincinnati State. Williamson averaged 27.4 points and 11.7 rebounds leading the school to a 26–9 record, state and regional titles and the finals of the National Junior College Athletic Association Tournament.

Before his junior season he transferred to the University of Cincinnati for his final two years of college. He was named the team's MVP as based on the following: team leading 7.3 rebounds and was the team's second-leading scorer (13.5). Williamson finished third in the BIG EAST in offensive rebounding (3.3) and ninth overall.[1]

Professional career

Williamson entered the 2008 NBA Draft but was not selected. On November 6, 2013, he signed with the Nilan Bisons after playing for Fos Ouest Provence Basket. On August 19, 2015, he signed to Hapoel Tel Aviv for the 2015–2016 season after competing for Ironi Nahariya for the 2014–2015 season[2]

On October 24, 2017, Williamson returned to Israel for a second stint, signing with Maccabi Kiryat Gat for the 2017–18 season.[3]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2015-09-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "John Williamson Player Profile, Cincinnati, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM".
  3. "לאומית: ג'ון וויליאמסון הצטרף למכבי קרית גת". One.co.il (in Hebrew). October 24, 2017.
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