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Position: |
Guard |
| Height: |
63 / 191 cms |
| Weight: |
205 lbs. / 93 kgs |
| Born: |
July 26, 1984 |
| College: |
University of Illinois |
| NBA Team: |
Utah Jazz |
(As of 11/01/07)
USA BASKETBALL
Member of the 2007 USA Mens Senior National Team and USA FIBA Americas Championship Team that finished 10-0, won gold and qualified the United States men for the 2008 Olympics. The USA Team was a team comprised of members of USA Basketball Senior National Team program.
Played in all 10 of the USAs FIBA Americas Championship games. Averaged 4.7 ppg., 1.0 rpg., a team second (tie) best 4.6 apg., 14.3 minutes a game, while shooting 61.3 percent (19-31 FGs) from the field, and 50.0 percent (5-10 3pt FGs) from 3-point.
Recorded 14 points (6-8 FGs, 2-3 3pt FGs) and a team high six assist against Uruguay; also recorded 10 points and four assists against U.S. Virgin Islands, eight points (4-4 FGs) and seven assists versus Puerto Rico, posted seven assists and no turnovers in 10 minutes of play against Puerto Rico in semis.
Played for the USA Blue Team in the 2007 State Farm USA Basketball Challenge and recorded six points and a game nine assists in just under 30 minutes of action.
Added on May 23, 2007, to the USA Basketball Men's Senior National Team.
Named as a member of the USA Junior World Championship Team on July 2, 2003.
Member of the USA Junior World Championship that finished 5-0 to win the 2003 Global Games in Dallas, Texas. Started all five games and averaged 10.8 ppg., 4.0 apg., and shot 54.1 percent from the field, including 58.3 percent from 3-point (14-24 3pt FGs).
Named co-MVP of the 2003 Global Games.
Member of the 2002 USA Basketball Junior World Championship Qualifying Team that finished with a 4-1 record and the bronze medal; qualified the United States for a berth in the 2003 FIBA Junior World Championship.
Started all five games and passed off for a USA second best 12 assists.
Scored a tournament best 12 points versus Argentina in the USAs 71-65 bronze medal victory.
Member of the 2001 USA Basketball Youth Development Festival South Team that finished with the bronze medal and a 3-2 record, averaged 7.4 ppg., 3.0 rpg. and a Festival fourth best 3.4 apg.
NBA HONORS
Named to 2005-06 NBA All-Rookie first team.
Selected for the Sophomore team in the 2007 Rookie Challenge Game held during the All-Star Weekend, he scored 19 points (8-12 FGs, 3-4 3pt FGs) and added seven assists in 15 minutes of action to help lead the Sophomores to a 155-114 victory over the Rookies.
NBA NOTES
Completed in 2006-07 his second NBA season, both with the Utah Jazz.
Helped lead Utah in 2006-07 to a NBA fifth best 51-31
regular season record, a Western Conference Northwest Division title and the 2007 NBA Playoffs.
Finished 2006-07 NBA regular season averaging career highs of 16.2 ppg., 9.3 apg., 3.3 rpg., 1.0 spg., while shooting career highs of 45.6 percent from the field, and 76.7 percent from the foul line.
Finished 2006-07 ranked second overall in the NBA in assists per game (9.3); second in assists (745); 11th in assists per turnover (3.03); 15th in minutes played (2950); 23rd in efficiency points (1496); 26th in field goals attempted (1083); 29th in minutes per game (36.9); 33rd in field goals made (494); 41st in efficiency ranking (18.7); 42nd in points (1297); 47th in points per game (16.2).
Recorded in 2006-07 career highs of 33 points versus Cleveland (2/14/07), 21 assists versus Memphis (1/24/07), and five steals at Milwaukee (11/11/06)
Played in 80 of 82 games as a rookie, starting the final 28 games of the season and had 47 starts overall.
Led the Jazz in assists at 4.5 apg., and ranked fifth in scoring with 10.8 ppg.
His 10.8 ppg. is the fourth highest scoring average ever by a Jazz rookie.
Led all NBA rookies in 3-point accuracy (.416), ranked third in assists per game (4.5), fourth in scoring (10.8 ppg.), fifth in minutes played (28.9), sixth in steals (.75) and blocks (.21), seventh in double-doubles (5)
and ninth in rebounding (2.4).
Ranked 15th in NBA 2005-06 in 3-point shooting (91-219), and led the league in 3-point percentage from Feb. 1 through the end of regular season at .534 (55-103).
Led Jazz (or tied) in scoring 10 times, and in assists 32 times.
Scored a then career-high 28 points (11-13 FGs, 4-4 3pt FGs) at Atlanta (3/17/6).
Scored in double-figures 48 times, topping 20 or more points seven times.
Dished out 10+ assists five times in 2005-06, registering five points/assists double-doubles.
Drafted in the first round, No. 3 overall, of the 2005 NBA Draft by Utah.
COLLEGE NOTES
In three seasons at Illinois, helped lead the Illini to an 88-16 overall record and 84.6 winning percentage. Aidied Illinois to three NCAA Tournaments, advanced to the Sweet 16 in 2003-04 and the NCAA Championship game in 2004-05 (75-70 loss to North Carolina). Also compiled a 39-9 record in Big Ten play, while capturing two Big Ten Conference regular season championships and two Big Ten Tournaments.
Completed collegiate career as the second all-time leader in assists in Illinois history with 594. Also ranked 35th all-time in scoring with 1,111 career points.
Became the first player in Big Ten history to lead the conference in assists in each of his first three seasons (conference games only).
Only missed three games in entire career (2003-04, double jaw fracture as a sophomore).
Ranks as Illinois' career assists leader in NCAA Tournament play with 78 assists in 11 games.
Broke a school NCAA Tournament record with 31 points in 2004 Second Round win over Cincinnati, including six 3-pointers.
Earned consensus All-American second team honors as a junior.
Named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2005 NCAA Tournament Chicago Regional and earned a spot on the 2005 NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team.
Named first team All-Big Ten his junior and senior seasons.
Was a 2005 Wooden Award finalist.
As a junior in 2004-05 he led the Big Ten Conference and ranked 11th nationally in assists (6.8 apg), ranked fourth in the Big Ten in assist/turnover ratio (2.42).
Set an Illinois school record for assists in a season with 264 in 2004-05.
Led the Illini in 2004-05 to a 37-2 record and the conference championship.
Total of 264 assists set a school single-season record.
Recorded three double-doubles in 2004-05. Scored 15 points and distributed 10 assists vs. Nevada in the second round of the NCAA Tournament; Registered a 22-point, 10-rebound double-double in Illinois' stirring comeback win over Arizona in the Elite Eight; Posted 17 points and seven assists in the championship game loss to North Carolina.
As a sophomore in 2003-04, led the Illini and ranked eighth in the Big Ten in scoring, averaging 14.0 ppg.
As a freshman in 2002-03, started 30 of 32 games as was named Alll-Freshman Team by CollegeInsider.com.
Ranked second on the team and third in the Big Ten in assists, averaging 4.53 apg. and led the league in assists in conference play with 77 (4.81 apg.). Also ranked second in the Big Ten in assist/turnover ratio at +2.46, an was second on the team and ninth in the Big Ten in steals (1.44 spg.).
PERSONAL NOTES
Son of Denise Smith.
Full name is Deron Michael Williams.
Has one younger brother, Kendall Jones (8).
Has a daughter, Danae.
Mother, Denise Smith, and aunt, Judy Ward, played basketball and volleyball at West Liberty State.
Majored in sport management.
As the third overall selection of the 2005 NBA Draft he is the highest drafted Illinois player ever.
USA Basketball Statistics:
| TEAM |
G/S |
FGM-FGA |
PCT |
3PM-3PA |
PCT |
FTM-FTA |
PCT |
REB/AVG |
PTS/AVG |
AT |
BK |
ST |
| 2007 OLYQ |
10/0 |
19- 31 |
.613 |
5- 10 |
.500 |
4- 8 |
.500 |
10/ 1.0 |
47/ 4.7 |
4.6 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
| 2007 SNT |
1/1 |
3- 8 |
.375 |
0- 3 |
.000 |
0- 1 |
.000 |
5/ 5.0 |
6/ 6.0 |
9.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
| 2003JWC |
8/8 |
25-68 |
..368 |
11-39 |
.282 |
6-7 |
.857 |
26/3.3 |
67/8.4 |
4.8 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
| 2003GG |
5/5 |
20-37 |
.541 |
14-24 |
.583 |
0-0 |
.--- |
8/1.6 |
54/10.8 |
4.0 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
| 2002JWCQ |
5/5 |
8- 17 |
.471 |
2- 6 |
.333 |
7- 10 |
.700 |
11/ 2.2 |
25/ 5.0 |
2.4 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
| 2002 YDFS |
5/1 |
15- 35 |
.429 |
0- 4 |
.000 |
7- 13 |
.538 |
15/ 3.0 |
37/ 7.4 |
3.4 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
| Totals |
34/20 |
90-196 |
.459 |
32-86 |
.372 |
24-39 |
.615 |
75/2.2 |
236/ 6.9 |
4.2 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
2007 OLYQ -- 2007 USA Men's FIBA Americas Championship Team (the USA finished 10-0, won the gold medal and qualified the U.S. men for the 2008 Olympics).
2007 SNT -- 2007 State Farm USA Basketball Challenge USA Blue Team (the USA Blue Team defeated USA White Team 105-104).
2003 JWC -- 2003 FIBA Junior World Championship, Thessaloniki, Greece (the USA finished 7-1 and finised in fifth place).
2003 GG -- 2003 Global Games, Dallss, Texas (the USA finished 4-0 and won the gold medal).
2002 JWCQ -- 2002 USA Junior World Championship Qualifying Team, Isla de Margarita, Venezuela (the USA finished 4-1 and won the bronze medal).
2002 YDFS -- 2002 USA Basketball Youth Development Festival South Team (the South A compiled a 5-1 record).
| NBA Statistics |
|
YEAR |
G/S |
FGM-FGA |
PCT |
3PM-3PA |
PCT |
FTM-FTA |
PCT |
REB/AVG |
PTS/AVG |
AST |
BLK |
STL |
| 2007-08 |
82/82 |
566-1117 |
.507 |
83- 210 |
.395 |
330- 411 |
.803 |
243/ 3.0 |
1545/18.8 |
862 |
23 |
90 |
| 2006-07 |
80/80 |
494-1083 |
.456 |
82- 255 |
.322 |
227- 296 |
.767 |
267/ 3.3 |
1297/16.2 |
745 |
13 |
78 |
| 2005-06 |
80/47 |
339- 805 |
.421 |
91- 219 |
.416 |
95- 135 |
.704 |
194/ 2.4 |
864/10.8 |
359 |
17 |
60 |
|
Totals |
242/209 |
1399/3005 |
.466 |
256-684 |
.374 |
652-842 |
.774 |
704/ 2.9 |
3706/15.3 |
1966 |
53 |
228 |
|
College Statistics (University of Illinois) |
|
YEAR |
G/S |
FGM-FGA |
PCT |
3PM-3PA |
PCT |
FTM-FTA |
PCT |
REB/AVG |
PTS/AVG |
AST |
BLK |
STL |
|
2004-05 |
39/39 |
178- 411 |
.433 |
68-187 |
.364 |
65- 96 |
.677 |
142/ 3.6 |
489/12.5 |
6.8 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
|
2003-04 |
30/29 |
147- 360 |
.408 |
67- 170 |
.394 |
59- 75 |
.787 |
97/ 3.2 |
420/14.2 |
6.2 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
| 2002-03 |
32/30 |
75- 176 |
.426 |
28- 79 |
.354 |
24- 45 |
.533 |
95/ 3.0 |
202/ 6.3 |
4.5 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
|
Totals |
101/98 |
400- 947 |
.422 |
163-436 |
.374 |
148- 216 |
.685 |
334/ 3.3 |
1111/11.0 |
5.9 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
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