Rita Williams
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 14, 1976[1] |
| Listed height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Listed weight | 135[1] lb (61 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | UConn |
| NBA draft | 1998 / Round: 2nd / Pick: 13th overall |
| Selected by the Washington Mystics | |
| Playing career | 1998–2003 |
| Position | Guard |
| Career history | |
| 1995–98 | UConn Huskies[2] |
| 1998–99 | Washington Mystics |
| 2000–02 | Indiana Fever |
| 2002 | Houston Comets |
| 2003 | Seattle Storm |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career WNBA statistics | |
| Points | 1185 (6.4 ppg) |
| Assists | 405 (2.2 apg) |
| Rebounds | 369 (rpg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Rita Williams (born January 14, 1976) is a former professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was the 13th pick in the 1998 WNBA Draft, selected by the Washington Mystics.[3]
WNBA
In the 2000 WNBA season, Williams had the third most steals per game average (2.38). In the 2001 WNBA season, Williams became the first WNBA All-Star in Indiana Fever history.
WNBA stats
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | WAS | 30 | 18 | 23.7 | 1.4 | 4.2 | .323 | 0.4 | 1.8 | .218 | 1.0 | 2.4 | .403 | 1.3 | 2.0 | .633 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 4.4 |
| 1999 | WAS | 31 | 0 | 10.1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | .500 | 0.6 | 1.1 | .559 | 0.4 | 0.9 | .429 | 0.7 | 1.2 | .639 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 3.4 |
| 2000 | IND | 32 | 29 | 31.7 | 3.5 | 8.6 | .409 | 1.5 | 4.1 | .374 | 2.0 | 4.5 | .441 | 2.5 | 3.4 | .731 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 11.0 |
| 2001 | IND | 32 | 29 | 32.6 | 3.6 | 9.2 | .392 | 1.3 | 3.4 | .376 | 2.3 | 5.8 | .402 | 3.4 | 4.1 | .838 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 11.9 |
| 2002 | TOT | 29 | 1 | 19.6 | 1.5 | 5.0 | .301 | 0.7 | 2.5 | .260 | 0.9 | 2.5 | .342 | 1.1 | 1.5 | .727 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 4.8 |
| 2002 | IND | 20 | 1 | 24.2 | 2.0 | 6.8 | .289 | 0.9 | 3.4 | .254 | 1.1 | 3.4 | .324 | 1.3 | 1.7 | .735 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 6.0 |
| 2002 | HOU | 9 | 0 | 9.4 | 0.6 | 1.2 | .455 | 0.2 | 0.7 | .333 | 0.3 | 0.6 | .600 | 0.8 | 1.1 | .700 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| 2003 | SEA | 32 | 0 | 11.9 | 0.9 | 2.3 | .373 | 0.3 | 1.3 | .256 | 0.5 | 1.0 | .531 | 0.3 | 0.5 | .733 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.4[4] |
Personal life
Williams earned a degree in sociology from University of Connecticut.[5]
See also
References
- 1 2 "WNBA.com: Rita Williams Playerfile". wnba.com. Retrieved 2015-02-16.
- ↑ "Neighbor Newspapers - Former WNBA players lead Galloway girls basketball". neighbornewspapers.com. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
- ↑ "WNBA.com: All-Time WNBA Draft List". wnba.com. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
- ↑ "Rita Williams WNBA Stats | Basketball-Reference.com". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
- ↑ "WNBA.com: Rita Williams Playerfile". wnba.com. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
External links
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