Gus Williams (basketball)

Gus Williams

Williams in 1981
Personal information
Born	(1953-10-10)October 10, 1953 Mount Vernon, New York, U.S.
Died	January 15, 2025(2025-01-15) (aged 71)
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school	Mount Vernon (Mount Vernon, New York)
College	USC (1972–1975)
NBA draft	1975: 2nd round, 20th overall pick
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Playing career	1975–1987
Position	Point guard
Number	1
Career history
1975–1977	Golden State Warriors
1977–1984	Seattle SuperSonics
1984–1986	Washington Bullets
1987	Atlanta Hawks
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (1979) 2× NBA All-Star (1982, 1983) All-NBA First Team (1982) All-NBA Second Team (1980) NBA Comeback Player of the Year (1982) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1976) No. 1 retired by Seattle SuperSonics Consensus second-team All-American (1975) First-team All-Pac-8 (1975) No. 10 retired by USC Trojans Second-team Parade All-American (1971)
Career statistics
Points	14,093 (17.1 ppg)
Assists	4,597 (5.6 apg)
Steals	1,638 (2.0 spg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Gus Williams (October 10, 1953 – January 15, 2025) was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the Wizard", he was a two-time NBA All-Star playing for the Seattle SuperSonics, winning an NBA championship in 1979.

Williams played college basketball for the USC Trojans and was selected by the Golden State Warriors in the second round of the 1975 NBA draft. He later played for the Warriors, SuperSonics, Washington Bullets and Atlanta Hawks.