Herb Williams

Herbert L. Williams (born February 16, 1958) is an American former basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for eighteen seasons from 1981 to 1999. Williams served as the interim head coach and the assistant coach of the NBA's New York Knicks. He was last an assistant coach for the New York Liberty of the WNBA.

Herb Williams
Personal information
Born (1958-02-16) February 16, 1958
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight262 lb (119 kg)
Career information
High schoolMarion-Franklin (Columbus, Ohio)
CollegeOhio State (1977–1981)
NBA draft1981: 1st round, 14th overall pick
Selected by the Indiana Pacers
Playing career1981–1999
PositionCenter / power forward
Number32
Coaching career2003–2019
Career history
As player:
19811989Indiana Pacers
19891992Dallas Mavericks
19921996New York Knicks
1996Toronto Raptors
19961999New York Knicks
As coach:
20032005New York Knicks (assistant)
2004, 2005New York Knicks (interim)
2006–2014New York Knicks (assistant)
20152019New York Liberty (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
  • Third-team All-American – AP (1980)
  • First-team All-Big Ten (1980)
  • First-team Parade All-American (1977)
Career NBA statistics
Points11,944 (10.8 ppg)
Rebounds6,509 (5.9 rpg)
Blocks1,605 (1.5 bpg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
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