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WALT WILLIAMS
Guard/Forward
Height: 6-8; Weight: 230
College: Maryland '92
Born: April 16, 1970 in Washington, D.C.
High School: Crossland (Md.)
Pro Experience: 9th NBA Season
How Acquired: Traded from Portland on October 2, 1999

1999-2000
Averaged 10.9 points and 4.0 rebounds in 76 games (66 starts) & finished fourth on the team in total points & ranked third on the team in 3-pointers made and attempted, and 3-point percentage & in his last 15 games, led the team in points seven times and rebounds four times & averaged 17.7 points (on a .580 field goal percentage and a .554 3-point percentage) and 5.8 rebounds over this 15-game span ... scored in double figures 38 times, reaching 20 points nine times ... had three double-doubles ... scored a season-high 24 points on March 26 vs. Chicago ... scored 23 points with a season-high 12 rebounds on April 11 at Denver ... hit a season-high five 3-pointers on Nov. 13 at Golden State and April 7 at Seattle, including the game-winner.

As a Professional
Has career averages of 13.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.09 steals in 522 NBA games with Sacramento, Miami, Toronto, Portland and Houston & holds a career 3-point percentage of .373 & stands fourth in franchise history with a 3-point percentage of .391 with the Rockets ... has averaged double digits in scoring in six of seven NBA seasons & scored a career-high 17.0 points per game in his first year with Sacramento, earning him recognition on the 1992-93 NBA All-Rookie Second Team & scored a career-high 40 points in his first year vs. Philadelphia on Jan. 2, 1993 & in 1994-95, scored 16.4 points per game while setting career highs in six other categories & traded to Miami at midseason of 1996 & signed with Toronto the following offseason and averaged 16.4 points with a career-high 5.0 rebounds & midway through the 1997-98 season, was traded with Damon Stoudamire and Carlos Rogers to Portland & participated in the ATandT Shootout during the 1997 NBA All-Star Weekend in Cleveland.

In the Playoffs
Holds career averages of 6.5 points in 20 playoff games with Miami and Portland & made his postseason debut in 1996, averaging 4.7 points and 4.0 rebounds in three games with Miami & in 1998, averaged a postseason career-high 13.3 points (on .548 shooting) in four appearances with Portland & played in all 13 of Portland's 1999 playoff games.

As a Collegian
Played four seasons at the University of Maryland ... averaged 16.2 points and 4.6 rebounds in 105 collegiate games & named to The Associated Press All-America Second Team and The Sporting News All-America First Team as a senior & averaged a school-record 26.8 points per game his senior year & scored 20 or more points in 19 straight games and broke Len Bias' single-season point total record at Maryland with 776 points as a senior & finished school as Maryland's career leader in points (1,704) and assists (410).

Personal
Full name is Walter Ander Williams & given the nickname "The Wizard" by former Maryland coach Bob Wade because of his passing and ball-handling skills & played on the U.S. team with Grant Hill at the 1991 Pan American Games ... appeared in 1996 film Eddie & featured in the Hootie and the Blowfish's music video, "Only Want To Be With You" & honored his late father, Walter Sr., by establishing a $125,000 scholarship fund at Maryland to benefit minority students & he and his wife, April, have a two-year old son, Ty ... wears his socks high in the style of his boyhood idol, George Gervin.

Career Transactions
Selected by Sacramento in the first round of the 1992 NBA Draft (seventh pick overall). Traded to Miami along with Tyrone Corbin on Feb. 22, 1996 for Billy Owens and Kevin Gamble. Signed with Toronto on Aug. 29, 1996. Traded to Portland with Damon Stoudamire and Carlos Rogers on Feb. 13, 1998 for Kenny Anderson, Alvin Williams, Gary Trent, two first-round draft choices, a second-round draft choice and cash. Traded to Houston along with Stacey Augmon, Kelvin Cato, Ed Gray, Carlos Rogers and Brian Shaw on Oct. 2, 1999 for Scottie Pippen.