Adrian Williams-Strong

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Adrian Williams-Strong
Personal information
Born (1977-02-15) February 15, 1977 (age 47)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight176 lb (80 kg)
Career information
High schoolClovis West (Fresno, California)
CollegeUSC (1995–1999)
WNBA draft2000: 2nd round, 21st overall pick
Selected by the Phoenix Mercury
Playing career2000–2008
PositionForward / center
Number33, 34
Career history
2000–2004Phoenix Mercury
2004San Antonio Stars
2006Minnesota Lynx
2007–2008Sacramento Monarchs
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Adrian Williams-Strong (born February 15, 1977) is a former American professional women's basketball player who played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Williams attended college at University of Southern California and graduated in 1999.

Following her collegiate career, she was selected as the 21st overall pick in the 2000 WNBA draft by the Phoenix Mercury and played in the 2003 WNBA All-Star Game. In July 2004, Williams was dealt to the San Antonio Silver Stars.

After spending the 2005 season in Korea, Williams signed with the Minnesota Lynx in 2006. She averaged 4.9 points, 4.7 rebounds and 15.2 minutes per game in her return to the WNBA.

In February 2007, the Lynx traded Williams to the Sacramento Monarchs in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2007 WNBA draft. Then in the winter of 2008 she played in China un until March 2008 where she hurt her left knee and had to have surgery. Coming home, she decided to take a break from the WNBA to let her knees rest.

On November 4, 2017, she was inducted into the Clovis Unified School District Hall of Fame.

She is married to Buddy Strong, keys player for the Dave Matthews Band, with whom she has one son and one daughter.

WNBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2000 Phoenix 28 2 12.5 .403 .000 .526 2.5 0.6 0.5 0.1 1.0 2.8
2001 Phoenix 25 1 15.0 .336 .000 .714 3.0 0.4 0.6 0.2 1.4 3.8
2002 Phoenix 32 30 27.4 .467 .000 .700 6.9 1.1 1.5 0.9 2.0 6.3
2003 Phoenix 34 33 29.0 .402 .000 .612 7.4 0.9 1.7 0.6 2.1 9.8
2004 Phoenix 11 8 13.2 .450 .000 .786 1.9 0.5 1.0 0.5 1.4 5.9
2004 San Antonio 12 0 12.4 .333 .000 .286 2.3 0.7 0.7 0.1 1.0 2.7
2006 Minnesota 32 0 15.2 .448 .000 .536 4.7 0.3 0.8 0.3 0.6 4.9
2007 Sacramento 34 2 17.9 .475 .000 .788 4.5 0.8 0.6 0.2 1.7 6.2
2008 Sacramento 34 33 20.2 .439 .000 .614 4.9 0.6 0.6 0.2 1.6 6.1
Career 8 years, 4 teams 242 109 19.3 .425 .000 .634 4.7 0.7 0.9 0.4 1.5 5.7

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2000 Phoenix 2 0 15.0 .500 .000 .500 2.0 0.5 0.0 1.0 0.5 2.5
2007 Sacramento 3 0 16.7 .294 .000 .800 5.3 0.7 0.3 0.3 2.0 4.7
2008 Sacramento 3 3 22.3 .550 .000 .500 3.3 1.3 0.7 0.3 1.3 7.7
Career 3 years, 2 teams 8 3 18.4 .439 .000 .667 3.8 0.9 0.4 0.5 1.4 5.3

Southern California statistics

Source[1][2][3][4]

Ratios
YEAR Team GP FG% 3P% FT% RBG APG BPG SPG PPG
1995-96 Southern California 27 48.9% 50.0% 56.3% 5.81 0.41 0.48 1.19 9.63
1996-97 Southern California 29 40.0% 16.7% 61.8% 5.55 0.79 0.69 0.79 8.10
1997-98 Southern California 27 42.9% 33.3% 57.3% 6.85 0.81 0.93 1.70 12.96
1998-99 Southern California 23 37.4% 15.8% 62.6% 8.30 1.52 1.70 1.65 14.78
Career 106 41.8% 18.8% 59.7% 6.55 0.86 0.92 1.31 11.18
Totals
YEAR Team GP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA REB A BK ST PTS
1995-96 Southern California 27 107 219 1 2 45 80 157 11 13 32 260
1996-97 Southern California 29 88 220 4 24 55 89 161 23 20 23 235
1997-98 Southern California 27 139 324 1 3 71 124 185 22 25 46 350
1998-99 Southern California 23 125 334 3 19 87 139 191 35 39 38 340
Career 106 459 1097 9 48 258 432 694 91 97 139 1185

Overseas

During the 2006-2007 offseason, she played for Perfumerias Avenida in Spain, averaging 10.0 points (40.9 FG%, 33.3 3FG%, 50.0 FT%), 8.5 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 1.7 steals, 0.7 blocks and 27.3 minutes per game.[5]

References

  1. ^ "FINAL 1996 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  2. ^ "FINAL 1997 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  3. ^ "FINAL 1998 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  4. ^ "FINAL 1999 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  5. ^ WNBA.com: Adrian Williams-Strong Bio Archived November 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

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