Jay Williams (basketball)
Williams in 2013 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 10, 1981 Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | St. Joseph (Metuchen, New Jersey) |
| College | Duke (1999–2002) |
| NBA draft | 2002: 1st round, 2nd overall pick |
| Drafted by | Chicago Bulls |
| Playing career | 2002–2004, 2006 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 22 |
| Career history | |
| 2002–2004 | Chicago Bulls |
| 2006 | Austin Toros |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Jason David Williams (born September 10, 1981) is an American former basketball player and television analyst. He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils and professionally for the Chicago Bulls in the NBA.
Then known as Jason Williams, he won the 2001 NCAA Championship with Duke, and was named NABC Player of the Year in 2001 and 2002. He was drafted second overall in the 2002 NBA draft by the Bulls. He was known as Jay on joining the Bulls to avoid confusion with two other players with similar names in the NBA at the time. His playing career was effectively ended by a motorcycle crash in 2003. He last played with the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League in 2006 when his season was ended early due to lingering physical effects from his accident.
Since retiring, Williams has worked as an analyst for ESPN. Initially working on ESPN College Basketball, he was reassigned to the NBA full-time with his addition on ESPN's NBA Countdown program in 2019.