| Intro | American basketball player |
| Is |
Athlete Basketball player |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 6 April 1991 |
| Age: | 29 years |
| Star sign | Aries |
Chaz Williams (born April 6, 1991) is an American basketball player who last played for the Delaware 87ers of the NBA Development League. He recently completed his college career at the University of Massachusetts (UMass). Williams was considered one of the top point guards in the nation for the 2013–14 season.
College career
Williams was a two-time conference player of the year at Bishop Ford High School in Brooklyn, New York. He committed to nearby Hofstra University and moved quickly into the starting lineup. He averaged 9.8 points and 4.2 assists per game and was named to the Colonial Athletic Association All-Freshman team. Following an offseason which saw head coach Tom Pecora leave Hofstra, Williams transferred to UMass.
After sitting out the 2010–11 season as a transfer, Williams led the Minutemen to a 25 win season in 2011–12. He averaged 16.9 points, 6.2 assists, 2.2 steals and 4.4 rebounds per game and was named first team All-Atlantic 10 Conference. As a junior, he repeated on the All-Atlantic 10 team after averaging 15.5 and 7.3 assists per game. However, UMass failed to make the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year. Throughout his UMass career, Williams helped the Minutemen defeat some national ranked teams. This included beating VCU, Dayton, and George Washington.
In the offseason, Williams considered declaring for the 2013 NBA draft. After reviewing information gathered by his coach Derek Kellogg indicating he would likely be a second round pick, he decided to return for his final season and try to make the NCAA Tournament for the first time.
At the beginning of his senior season, Williams was named to the watch lists for the Naismith Player of the Year Award, the Bob Cousy Award for best point guard in the nation and was a preseason All-Atlantic 10 pick. On February 13, 2014, he was named one of the 30 finalists for Naismith College Player of the Year. He led UMass to a #6 seed in the 2014 NCAA Tournament and is ranked 23rd all-time in career assists in NCAA history.
Professional career
Following graduation, Williams went undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft. On August 9, 2014, he signed with Olin Edirne of the Turkish Basketball League. He parted ways with Olin on November 14, 2014 after appearing in just five games.
On February 20, 2015, he was acquired by the Maine Red Claws of the NBA Development League. On March 8, he was waived by the Red Claws after appearing in just three games. On March 20 he was acquired by the Delaware 87ers.