Shelden Williams


Shelden DeMar Williams is an American former professional basketball player and current assistant coach for the College Park Skyhawks of the NBA G League. He played college basketball at Duke University, where his #23 jersey was retired on January 28, 2007.
His size, aggressive style of play, and shot-blocking ability earned him the nickname "The Landlord." During high school, Williams was a member of the National Honor Society and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He earned the 2005 and 2006 NABC Defensive Player of the Year Awards while at Duke, becoming only the fifth player in history to earn the award two consecutive years. He holds Duke's career blocks record, single-season blocks record, and career rebounding record, while he is 17th in career blocks on the NCAA charts. He is the third player in ACC history to have 1,500 points, 1,000 rebounds and 350 blocks. His 1,217 rebounds and 1,859 career points rank him seventh in ACC history and sixteenth in Duke history, respectively. Williams became only the third Duke basketball player to record a triple-double when Duke defeated Maryland on January 11, 2006, recording 19 points, 11 rebounds and 10 blocks.

High school career

Williams played for the Duke University men's basketball team from 2002–2006. He majored in sociology with a markets and management studies certificate.

Records

As of graduating from Duke University, Williams held records for:
Third player in NCAA history to score 1500 points, grab 1000 rebounds, block 350 shots, and pick up 150 steals.

Awards

NBA career

Williams was selected by the Hawks with the fifth pick in the 2006 NBA draft. On February 16, 2008, Williams was involved in a multi-player trade to the Sacramento Kings for Mike Bibby.
On February 19, 2009, he was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves along with Bobby Brown for Rashad McCants and Calvin Booth.
On August 7, 2009, he signed a one-year contract with the Boston Celtics.
On July 14, 2010, he signed a one-year contract with the Denver Nuggets.
On February 22, 2011, Williams was traded to the New York Knicks in a three-way blockbuster deal also involving Minnesota Timberwolves that brought Carmelo Anthony to New York.

European career

On August 28, 2012 he signed a one-year contract with the French League champions Élan Chalon. Over 10 games in the 2012–13 Euroleague season, he averaged 11.3 points and 7.6 rebounds per game.

Asian career

In October 2013, Williams signed with Tianjin Ronggang of China.

Personal life

On November 13, 2008, Williams married former University of Tennessee Lady Vols and current Los Angeles Sparks basketball star Candace Parker. They have a daughter named Lailaa. In November 2016, Williams filed for divorce claiming irreconcilable differences. They had been living separately for 3 months prior to the divorce. Candace Parker gave him a sum of $400,000 for spousal support instead of paying on-going payments. They share joint custody with no one paying child support to the other.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

Playoffs

Euroleague