Shelden Williams
American former professional basketball player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shelden DeMar Williams (born October 21, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "The Landlord",[1] he played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils, and later played in the NBA for parts of seven seasons.
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Born | (1983-10-21) October 21, 1983 (age 40) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school | Midwest City (Midwest City, Oklahoma) | ||||||||||||||
College | Duke (2002–2006) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2006: 1st round, 5th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2006–2015 | ||||||||||||||
Position | Power forward / center | ||||||||||||||
Number | 33, 22, 23, 13 | ||||||||||||||
Coaching career | 2018–present | ||||||||||||||
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2006–2008 | Atlanta Hawks | ||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Sacramento Kings | ||||||||||||||
2009 | Minnesota Timberwolves | ||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Boston Celtics | ||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Denver Nuggets | ||||||||||||||
2011 | New York Knicks | ||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | New Jersey Nets | ||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Élan Chalon | ||||||||||||||
2013–2015 | Tianjin Ronggang | ||||||||||||||
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2018–2020 | Erie BayHawks / College Park Skyhawks (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
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Williams earned the 2005 and 2006 NABC Defensive Player of the Year Awards while at Duke, becoming only the fifth player in history to earn the award two consecutive years. He holds Duke's career blocks record, single-season blocks record, and career rebounding record.