William Avery (basketball player)
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| Full name | William Franklin Avery Jr. | |
| birthday | August 8, 1979 | |
| place of birth | Augusta (GA), USA | |
| size | 188 cm | |
| position | Point guard | |
| college | Duke | |
| NBA draft | 1999 , 14th pick Minnesota Timberwolves | |
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1997–1999 Duke Blue Devils ( NCAA ) 1999–2002 Minnesota Timberwolves 2002–2003 Strasbourg IG 2003 Makedonikos 2004 Hapoel Tel Aviv 2004–2005 Hapoel Jerusalem 2005 BK Azovmasch Mariupol 2005–2006 Panionios Athens 2006–2007 ALBA Berlin 2007–2008 AEK Athens 2008 –2009 AS Trikala 2000 2009 PAOK Thessaloniki 2011 Iraklis Thessaloniki 2011 Energa Czarni Słupsk      
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William Franklin Avery Jr. (Born August 8, 1979 in Augusta , Georgia ) is a retired American basketball player . He played mainly in the position of point guard .
Before starting his professional career, he played at Duke University and was - when he left the university after his "sophomore" year - selected in 14th place in the 1999 NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves . In the NBA, however, he disappointed and came in three years and 142 games for the Timberwolves only 2.7 points and 1.7 basket assists per game.
When his three-year contract expired in 2002, no other NBA team was interested in him and so he moved to Europe, where he initially played in the French LNB Pro A , the Israeli Ligat ha'Al , in the Ukrainian " Wyscha Liga " and in the Greek A1 Ethniki played. In the 2006/2007 season, Avery was under contract in the German basketball league with ALBA from Berlin , where he was the regular starter in the position of point guard. Due to injury breaks, he had a mixed year and ALBA could not achieve his ambitious sporting goals, which is why he went back to Greece after a follow-up contract with Galatasaray Café Crown broke, where he worked for AEK Athens and then the first division promoted AS Trikala 2000 went basket hunting. For the 2009/2010 season he signed a contract with PAOK Saloniki, which was terminated prematurely. In 2011 he attempted a comeback with Iraklis and Energa Czarni from Słupsk in Poland .
Web links
- easyCredit BBL - William Avery - player profile on the easyCredit Basketball-Bundesliga website
- Avery, William - Player profile on the website of the ULEB (English)
- William Avery - player profile on basketball-reference.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ William Avery reinforces the Albatross. (No longer available online.) ALBA Berlin , July 25, 2006, formerly in the original ; accessed on April 4, 2013 (media info). ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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| SURNAME | Avery, William |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Avery, William Franklin Jr. (Full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American basketball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 8, 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Augusta (Georgia) , USA |