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Player Profile: Armond Williams

Statistics: Armond Williams

Position: Power Forward/Small Forward

Shooting Hand: Right

Height: 196cm

Weight: 100kg

Birthdate: Feb 28/1982

Passport: USA

College: Illinois-Chicago - Division 1 NCAA

Available: Yes

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Outlook

An undersized post player who has made great strides and improved his perimeter game greatly. He now lines up at either the 4 or 3. Great upper body strength allows him to wear down smaller opponents and his athletic ability is highlighted when he needs to use his quickness to get by bigger players. Has steadily improved his 3pt shot and now is a legitimate scoring threat from beyond the arc. A powerful rebounder at both ends of the floor he possesses good court vision to find open teammates when he is double teamed. Also will challenge shots and is an above average shot blocker for his size. Consistently honored at college for his defensive presence. Named twice to the All-Defensive team in the Horizon League with just cause. Can be a real menace in the passing lanes and will harass opponents into bad decisions and traveling infractions. A threat to record a double double on any given night. Also is a natural leader and will take the reins and push a team in the right direction by his example

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Previous Teams

Oberwart - AUT 2006-07, Metafield - AUT 2005-06

Univeristy of Illinois-Chicago - NCAA1 2002-05

Career

2008-09:

Signed with Elitzur Yavne in Israel. Established himself as one of the top players in the league on the season. Ranked 6th in the league in scoring (22.7ppg), ranked 11th in rebounds (8.4rpg), 5th in the league in steals (1.86spg), ranked 9th in the league in double doubles by recording 11 double doubles in 29 games all the while shooting an amazing 60% FG. Led his team in every major statistical category. Recorded a season high 40pts vs Binyamina on 11/2/09. Grabbed an amazing 18rebounds first game of the season vs Afula on 16/10/08. Recorded 6 steals in a victory vs Hapoel Beeri on 19/4/09.

2007-08:

Signed with Maccabi Shoham of Israel National League where he distinguished himself as arguably the best player in the league. Routinely put up huge double doubles to keep the team competitive single handedly. Ranked 4th in the league in scoring, 6th in rebounding

while ranking as the 6th most efficient player in the league. Had a season high 40 pts to go along with 12 rebounds vs Beer Shiva (27-11-07). Grabbed 20 rebounds vs Netanya 6-11-07.

2006-07:

Started the season in the CBA but soon got the call to return to Austria with the Oberwart Gunners where he led them through the end of the regular season and into the first playoff round H1. Again he has shown he is a force to be reckoned with posting 16.2ppg and better than 5rpg for a new team in a new system. Really took control in the post season and raised his averages across the board to show that he is a big time player. Was such a force he propelled his team right to the finals where they were beaten for the Austrian Championship by Gmunden. For his efforts Armond was recognized by being named 1st team all Austrian Bundesliga for 2006-07.

2005-06: Started his overseas career in Austria with the Metafund Baskets team of the top league in Austria where he quickly asserted himself and showed he was one of the best imports in the league. He led his team in scoring, rebounding, blocks and FG% while dominating opponents on the defensive end as well. He led his team into the playoffs and for his hard work was rewarded by being named to the EuroBasket All-Imports 2nd team and also was named to the All Defensive first team. He pushed his season averages up in both scoring and rebounding into the playoffs to just under double double numbers by posting 20.4ppg and 8.6rpg.

2004-05: All-Horizon League Defensive Team Played in 24 games while starting in 17 contests...missed the first four games of the year while finishing academic requirements towards his Movement Science degree...All-Horizon League Defensive Team honoree...averaged 10.3 points and 6.7 rebounds per game while shooting 50% from the field...ranked first on the team and third in the Horizon League in rebounding...first on the team in steals (1.6 spg)...became first player in school history to top 1,000 points, 600 rebounds and 150 steals in their career...finished ranked 11th all-time scoring, 6th in rebounding and 4th in steals in the UIC career record book...topped the 1,000-point plateau versus UNC Wilmington on Dec. 12th...recorded his lone double-double of the year at UW-Milwaukee on Feb. 5th, finishing the contest with a season-high 18 points and 10 rebounds...pulled down a season-best 15 boards versus Loyola on March 4th, in the Horizon League Tournament quarterfinals.

2003-04: 2004 Horizon League Tournament MVP All-Horizon League Defensive Team honoree...team leader in rebounding (5.8 rpg) and steals (1.9 spg) while he ranked second in scoring (11.5 ppg)...scored in double-figures on 19 occasions and reached the 20-point plateau two times...2004 Horizon League Tournament MVP...posted double-doubles in both of UIC's league tournament games, averaging 10.0 ppg and 11.0 rpg...recorded his fourth double-double of the season with 10 points and 12 rebounds at Butler in the Horizon League Tournament semifinals on March 6th...posted his fifth with 10 points and 10 rebounds at UW-Milwaukee in the Horizon League Tournament title game on March 9th...notched his third double-double of the year with 12 points and 12 rebounds versus UW-Milwaukee on Feb. 5th....totaled 17 points and eight rebounds at Butler on Jan. 31st...tabbed a game-high 19 points and five rebounds versus Detroit on Jan. 3rd...recorded a team-high 14 points, seven rebounds and four steals in UIC's loss to Illinois on Dec. 30th...recorded his first double-double of the season at Eastern Illinois with 15 points and a season-best 13 rebounds...backed that up with a 14-point, 11-rebound effort versus Northern Illinois on Dec. 5th...tabbed 20 points and six rebounds versus Northwestern on Dec. 20th dished out a career-high five assists versus Illinois State on Dec. 13th...totaled 19 points and five rebounds in UIC's win over Eastern Washington on Dec. 6th...scored 18 points and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds at Texas-San Antonio on Nov. 29th...posted a season-high 23 points while adding three rebounds, two blocks and four steals versus Oakland on Nov. 16th...totaled 10 points, three rebounds and a career-best five steals versus Mercer on Nov. 17th...scored nine points and grabbed two rebounds in home win over Evansville on Nov. 25th...led UIC with six rebounds while adding five points, three assists and three steals in the Flames' win over UC-Irvine on Nov. 15th.

2002-03: Earned All-Horizon League Second Team recognition after posting single-season bests in almost every statistical category...started 28 games for the Flames this season while playing in all 30 contests...UIC's leading rebounder (7.6 rpg) and second leading scorer (13.6 ppg)...ranked in the top-15 in the Horizon League in both scoring and rebounding...shot a team-best 64% from the field on the year...that percentage ranks first in UIC single-season history...he also currently holds the top spot for UIC career field goal percentage (58%)...tabbed double-figures in scoring on 23 occasions while reaching double figures in rebounds 10 times...had nine double-doubles...two-time Horizon League Player of the Week honoree (Jan. 6 and Jan. 27)...had a career night versus Loyola on Jan. 22, tabbing a double-double with personal bests of 30 points and 15 rebounds...notched a double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds while dishing out a career-high four assists versus Wright St. on Feb. 5...tabbed a double-double with a then career-best 26 points and 11 rebounds versus Butler on Jan. 4...recorded his first career double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds at Northern Illinois on Dec. 28...collected 24 points and 13 rebounds at UWM on Feb. 13...tabbed 17 points and nine rebounds in the Flames' win over Eastern Illinois on Nov. 24.

2001-02: Appeared in all 34 games as a rookie, getting the starting nod in one outing...finished the year averaging 6.2 points and 4.0 rebounds per game...broke double figures in scoring seven times during the season...ranked fourth on the team in rebounding...shot 51% from the field on the year...grabbed career-high tying eight rebounds versus UW-Milwaukee on March 2 in the quarterfinals of the 2002 Horizon League Tournament...snagged six boards and tabbed four points in UIC's title-game victory over Loyola on March 5...came off the bench to tally 13 points and six boards versus UW-Green Bay on Feb. 9...tied his career best with eight rebounds versus Wright St. on Jan. 28...scored 16 points in the Flames win over Texas A&M on Dec. 20 while also leading the team with seven rebounds...recorded 13 points in UIC's loss to Miss. St. on Dec. 22...posted a career-high 22 points (11-for-14 FG) versus North Central (Ill.) on Dec. 8...led UIC with 14 points and seven rebounds while adding three assists vs. St. Joseph's (Ind.) on Nov. 21...first snagged a career-best eight rebounds at Southern Illinois on Nov. 29.