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Charlie Williams (basketball)

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Charlie Williams
Personal information
Born (1943-09-05) September 5, 1943 (age 81)
Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High schoolStadium (Tacoma, Washington)
CollegeSeattle (1962–1965)
NBA draft1965: undrafted
Playing career1967–1973
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Number44, 10, 32
Career history
19671970Pittsburgh/Minnesota Pipers /
Pittsburgh Condors
19701972Memphis Pros / Tams
1973Utah Stars
Career highlights
Stats at Basketball Reference

Charles E. Williams (born September 5, 1943) is an American former professional basketball player born in Colorado Springs, Colorado. A 6’0” guard from Stadium High School (Tacoma) and Seattle University, he played in the American Basketball Association (which later joined the NBA in the ABA-NBA merger) in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The highlight of his career was in 1968, when he teamed with Connie Hawkins to lead the Pittsburgh Pipers to the 1968 ABA Championship.[1] Williams also played in the 1969 and 1970 ABA All-Star Games. He retired in 1973 with 6,020 total points and a career scoring average of 16.2 points per game.

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 *  Led the league
Denotes seasons in which Williams's team won an ABA championship

ABA

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Source[2]

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG PPG
1967–68 Pittsburgh 78 39.0 .408 .287 .676 4.8 2.2 20.8
1968–69 Minnesota 66 34.6 .373 .311 .710 3.7 2.5 18.7
1969–70 Pittsburgh 26 35.6 .359 .213 .770 3.0 3.6 19.5
1970–71 Pittsburgh 32* 30.4 .421 .270 .704 2.6 4.0 14.8
Memphis 56* 22.7 .406 .232 .699 2.3 2.2 13.7
1971–72 Memphis 82 31.5 .382 .236 .744 2.8 3.1 15.8
1972–73 Memphis 10 21.9 .333 .214 .731 1.2 4.2 7.2
Utah 22 6.9 .300 .000 .710 .3 .8 2.1
Career 372 30.8 .390 .264 .713 3.1 2.7 16.2
All-Star 2 0 6.0 .143 .000 1.000 .0 1.0 2.0

Playoffs

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Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG PPG
1968 Pittsburgh 15 41.7 .432 .171 .732 4.3 2.5 23.7
1969 Minnesota 7 36.4 .366 .289 .692 3.4 2.0 17.1
1971 Memphis 4 32.3 .419 .333 .722 3.5 2.0 19.3
1973 Utah 4 3.0 .200 .3 .3 .5
Career 30 34.1 .414 .241 .719 3.4 2.0 18.5

References

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  1. ^ "Fifty years after their ABA title, Pittsburgh Pipers still looking for recognition". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. April 21, 2018.
  2. ^ "Charlie Williams ABA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
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