Georgia's Ezra Williams Joins Columbus Riverdragons Training Camp

Published on November 10, 2003 under NBA G League (G League)
Columbus Riverdragons News Release


COLUMBUS, GA-The Columbus Riverdragons have announced that former Georgia Bulldog, Ezra Williams, has been signed to a National Basketball Development League Standard Player Contract and will compete in training camp for a regular season roster spot with the team. Williams joins Auburn's Derrick Bird as the Riverdragons allocated players for the 2003-04 season and will participate with the Riverdragons training camp squad starting tomorrow morning, Tuesday, November 11 at the Northside Rec Center in Columbus.

A three-year starter in Athens and two-time All-Southeastern Conference second-team selection, Williams averaged 15.0 points and 4.9 rebounds per game, while shooting 41% from the floor and 37% from three-point range during his college career. As a senior in 2002-03, the 6-4, 235 pound shooting guard garnered his second straight All-SEC second-team selection by posting career-highs in scoring (16.6 ppg), field goal percentage (43%), and three-point percentage, in helping lead the Bulldogs to a 19-8 overall record. The Marietta, Ga. native was an Associated Press All-SEC second-team selection during his junior season of 2001-02, posting averages of 16.5 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.

"We are excited to get Ezra into training camp," said Riverdragons Head Coach Jeff Malone. "He had a terrific career at Georgia and we're hoping he can continue to improve at the pro level. We've been looking for help at the shooting guard, so Ezra and Derrick Bird give us solid options that we hope can make an impact this season."

Williams, 23, finished his college career at Georgia 14th all-time on the school's scoring list with 1349 points and became one of only 31 players in Bulldog history to score over 1000 career points. Noted for his durability, Williams started at the shooting guard position over his final 77 games at Georgia and averaged nearly 31 minutes per game.

The Riverdragons travel this weekend to take on the Mississippi State Bulldogs in an exhibition contest at the Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Miss. on Saturday, November 15th. Tip-off is at 8:00 p.m. EST/7:00 p.m. CST. Columbus opens up the 2003-04 NBDL regular season on the road at Huntsville on Friday, November 21 at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Al.. Tip-off is set for 8:00 p.m. EST/7:00 p.m. CST. The Riverdragons home opener will be November 28th against the Asheville Altitude.

The NBDL, the NBA's minor league, includes the Fayetteville Patriots (N.C.), Charleston Lowgators (S.C.), Huntsville Flight (Ala.), Roanoke Dazzle (Va.), Columbus Riverdragons (Ga.), and Asheville Altitude (N.C.).

The league offers players the opportunity to develop their talent in a highly competitive atmosphere under the NBA's umbrella. Eighteen NBDL players representing 22 callups, three coaches and three game officials have been called up to the NBA since the start of the league's inaugural season in November 2001. Designed to help grow the sport of basketball both domestically and internationally, the NBDL serves as a source of on-court talent for the NBA's 30 teams and as a diverse human resources pool for the NBA and its teams by training employees in management, operations, public relations, sales and marketing positions.

The Riverdragons open their 2003-04 home schedule on Friday, November 28th at the Columbus Civic Center against the Asheville Altitude at 7 p.m.. For more information, log on to www.columbusriverdragons.com or call Riverdragons Media Relations Manager Tim Becwar at 706-225-1104.

For more information on the NBDL, visit www.nbdl.com.

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