1980-81 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Buck Williams
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Rocky Mount, N.C.
- High School:
- Rocky Mount
Olympian (United States): 1980 ... An outstanding scorer and extraordinary rebounder, Williams earned All-America honors following his junior season ... entered the NBA following his junior season ... averaged 15.6 points and 11.7 rebounds a game as a junior ... finished at the No. 2 rebounder in Maryland history with 928 career rebounds ... career average of 10.9 rebounds a game is second-best in school history ... averaged double-figure scoring in each of his three seasons while registering the school’s best-ever career field goal shooting percentage - 61.5 percent ... led the ACC in rebounding as a freshman in 1978-79, was third in 1979-80 and second during the 1980-81 season ... a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic team that did not compete in the Moscow Olympic Games ... applied for a hardship waiver into the NBA college draft in 1981 and was selected as the No. 3 player overall by the New Jersey Nets ... named as the NBA Rookie of the Year in 1982 ... played 18 seasons in the NBA with the Nets, Portland Trail Blazers and the New York Knicks.
