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HOF 2024 - Williams

Damon Williams

  • Class
  • Induction
    2024
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Basketball
Years at CSU Pueblo: 1996-98
Category: Student-Athlete
Sport: Men's Basketball
Era: University of Southern Colorado (1975-2003)
 
In two seasons with the University of Southern Colorado, Williams averaged 22.7 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.1 steals, and 1.3 blocked shots per game as he started 46 of 50 games for the Pack … He set a then school record for points in a game with 46 against Fort Lewis on Jan. 24, 1997, and held the mark until David Simental scored a new school record 48 points at Westminster on Feb. 13, 2021 … Tallied a career-high 17 rebounds in a 1997 game against Colorado College and Western State (now Western Colorado) … His 24.0 scoring average for the 1996-97 season is the second-best mark in school history behind Hall of Famer Cal Tatum's 25.1 average for the 1972-73 season … Career-wise, his 16 double-doubles rank third all-time at CSU Pueblo, while his 51.5 field goal percentage is seventh best all-time and his blocked shot average (1.3) is eighth all-time … He was a First-Team All-RMAC selection for both the conference and division and also earned Honorable Mention All-America honors as a senior … Williams helped lead the ThunderWolves to the 1998 RMAC Tournament title, where he was named to the RMAC All-Tournament Team and an NCAA Regional Tournament berth … Following his collegiate career, Williams played 20 seasons professionally in the United States (Dakota Wizards), Finland, Hungary and Italy … Was named the MVP in Finland in both 2001 and 2011 and was the Most Outstanding Player in the Finnish Finals three times (2010, 2011 and 2014) … Named one of the city's top 15 basketball players of all-time by the Pueblo Chieftain in July 2006.
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