John Williams (basketball, born 1966)

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John Williams

Personal information
Born	(1966-10-26) October 26, 1966 (age 57) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school	Crenshaw (Los Angeles, California)
College	LSU (1984–1986)
NBA draft	1986: 1st round, 12th overall pick
Selected by the Washington Bullets
Playing career	1986–2002
Position	Power forward / center
Number	34, 24, 66
Career history
1986–1991	Washington Bullets
1992–1994	Los Angeles Clippers
1994–1995	Indiana Pacers
1997–1998	Covirán Granada
1998–1999	TDK Manresa
2000–2002	Fórum Filatélico
2002	Lucéntum Alicante
Career highlights and awards
Mr. Basketball USA (1984) First-team Parade All-American (1984) 2× California Mr. Basketball (1983, 1984)
Career NBA statistics
Points	4,406 (10.1 ppg)
Rebounds	2,201 (5.1 rpg)
Assists	1,262 (2.9 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

John Sam Williams (born October 26, 1966) is an American former basketball player who played professionally for several seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Liga ACB.

His girth earned him the nickname "Hot Plate" Williams, in part to help distinguish him from John "Hot Rod" Williams of the Cleveland Cavaliers who likewise played college basketball in Louisiana (at Tulane University) and who also entered the NBA in 1986.^[1] Despite his size, in which he ballooned to close to 260 pounds by the time he was drafted, Williams was a highly skilled basketball player. He was in particular an exceptionally good passer, and averaged over 4 assists per game in 3 separate seasons, an excellent average for a player his size. He was frequently used as a point forward, handling the ball and conducting the offense.