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Jersey Number 52
Charles Williams
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Rocky Mount, N.C.
- High School:
- Rocky Mount
"Buck" Williams came to Maryland from Rocky Mount High and immediately made the fans around the league take notice as he led the ACC in rebounding as a freshman and captured "Rookie of the Year" honors. He pulled in 323 rebounds in 30 games for a 10.8 average with league runner-up Mike Giminski of Duke pulling in 275 in 30 games for a 9.2 average. While at Rocky Mount he scored over 1,000 points and pulled in over 1,000 rebounds. In his senior year he averaged 21.3 points a game and pulled in 19.7 rebounds a game while leading Rocky Mount to the State Championship. He Captained the basketball team for Coach Reggie Henderson. He played football in junior high as a defensive end. "Buck" was a high school All-American, including Scholastic Coach and was named the Most Valuable Player in the State Tournament. He played with the South team in the Mini-Olympics during the summer prior to entering Maryland. This past summer he played with the United States team in the International Cup competition and was the second leading scorer on the 1 1 man squad with 62 points in five games. The team lost only to the Russians. He was cited three times as the ACC "Rookie of the Week" enroute to the "Rookie of the Year" Honors. Contributing to his selections were 15 rebounds in the 67-66 upset of Notre Dame, the Nation's top ranked team, on National Television, his 13 rebounds against then fourth ranked North Carolina State and 23 rebounds along with 26 points in the Perm State and Biscayne games. He had 19 points against North Carolina to go with 14 rebounds in his highest scoring game while his top rebounding game came in Las Vegas when he pulled in 22 against the Nevada-Las Vegas team. He also had 17 points in that game. While playing center in the November 2 game against the Yugoslavian National Team he scored a game high 27 points and pulled in a game high 16 rebounds despite facing a 6-11 opponent.
He was a power forward in the early pre-season sessions but with the departure of Larry Gibson may wind up at center this winter, and is certain to excel at either position.
He ran the mile faster than any basketball Terrapin ever had for Coach Driesell turning in a 4:59 as a freshman. This past October he topped that with a 4:53.
DATE OF BIRTH — March 8, 1960 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
He was a power forward in the early pre-season sessions but with the departure of Larry Gibson may wind up at center this winter, and is certain to excel at either position.
He ran the mile faster than any basketball Terrapin ever had for Coach Driesell turning in a 4:59 as a freshman. This past October he topped that with a 4:53.
DATE OF BIRTH — March 8, 1960 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
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