Reggie Williams (basketball, born 1964) facts for kids

Reggie Williams (born March 5, 1964) is a retired American professional basketball player. He played for ten seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Before joining the NBA, he was an amazing college player at Georgetown University. He was part of their team that won the National Championship in 1984.

Early Life and College Basketball

Reggie Williams started his basketball journey as a top high school player. He attended Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in Baltimore. There, he played alongside other future NBA stars. These included Muggsy Bogues, Reggie Lewis, and David Wingate.

His high school team, the Dunbar Poets, had incredible success. In his junior year (1981–82), they finished with a perfect 29 wins and 0 losses. In his senior year, they were even better, going 31 wins and 0 losses. The team was even ranked number one in the country by USA Today.

After high school, Reggie went to Georgetown University. He had a fantastic college career there. He became one of the school's all-time leaders in points, rebounds, assists, and steals.

As a freshman, he helped Georgetown win the 1984 national championship game. He scored 19 points and grabbed 7 rebounds in that important game. Georgetown won 84–75 against the University of Houston. Reggie Williams was even named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the championship game.

In his senior year (1986–87), Reggie was the main leader of his team. He led the Big East in scoring. He also led his team in rebounds, steals, and blocked shots. His coach, John Thompson, even called the team "Reggie and the Miracles." That year, they won a share of the Big East Championship and the Big East Tournament.

Professional NBA Career

Reggie Williams was chosen as the fourth overall pick in the 1987 NBA draft. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers. On December 12, 1987, he scored 34 points and had 8 rebounds in a game.

He played for ten seasons in the NBA, from 1987 to 1997. He played for several teams during his career. These teams included the Clippers, Cleveland Cavaliers, San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, and New Jersey Nets. He spent the most time with the Denver Nuggets.

During the 1991-92 NBA season with Denver, Reggie played 81 games. He had his best season, averaging 18.2 points and 1.8 steals per game. In that same season, he had a career-high 7 steals in two different games. On December 1, 1992, he scored 35 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in a win against the Houston Rockets.

In the 1994 NBA playoffs, Reggie played a big part in a surprising win. His Denver Nuggets team, which was the 8th seed, beat the 1st seed Seattle SuperSonics. This was the first time in NBA history that an 8th seed team beat a 1st seed team in the first round.

Reggie Williams finished his NBA career with a total of 7,508 points and 2,393 rebounds.

Life After Playing Basketball

After retiring from playing, Reggie Williams became a basketball coach. On May 30, 2009, he became the boys' basketball coach at Towson Catholic High School. He had also coached at Jericho Christian Academy before that.

In 2010, he became the coach at Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington, D.C.. He coached there until February 2013.