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Shelden Williams

Williams with the Knicks.
No. 33, 22, 23, 13
Position: Power Forward / Center
League: NBA
CBA
Personal information
Full name: Shelden DeMar Williams
Born: October 21, 1983 (1983-10-21) (age 41)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Nationality: American
Physical stats
Listed height: 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed height: 250 lbs (113 kg)
National Basketball Association career
Debut: 2006 for the Atlanta Hawks
Final game: 2012 for the New Jersey Nets
Career information
High school: Midwest City High School
(Midwest City, Oklahoma)
College: Duke (2002–2006)
NBA Draft: 2006 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5th
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career: 2006-2015 (9 years)
Coaching career: 2018-present (7 years)
Career history
As player:
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 (France)
2013-2015 Tianjin Ronggang (China)
As coach:
2018–2020 Erie BayHawks / College Park Skyhawks (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
  • 2x NABC Defensive Player of the Year (2005, 2006)
  • Consensus first team All-American (2006)
  • Third-team All-American – AP (2005)
  • 2× First-team All-ACC (2005, 2006)
  • Second-team All-ACC (2004)
  • No. 23 retired by the Duke Blue Devils
  • USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (2005)
  • Fourth-team Parade All-American (2001)
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the United States
Summer Universiade
Gold 2005 Izmir
Shelden Williams at NBA.com

Sheldon Delmar Williams is an American former professional basketball player. Williams was selected 5th overall in the 2006 NBA Draft out of Duke University. He is married to WNBA star Candace Parker and brother-in-law of former player Anthony Parker.