Damon Williams

Not to be confused with Damian Williams.

Damon Williams (born December 13, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player from Seattle. He achieved notable success playing for Tampereen Pyrintö in the Finnish Korisliiga. During his professional playing career he also played multiple seasons in Italy.

Damon Williams

Williams for Pyrintö in 2011
Personal information
Born	(1973-12-13) December 13, 1973 (age 51) Seattle, Washington
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
College	CSU–Pueblo (1996–1998)
NBA draft	1998: undrafted
Playing career	1998–2018
Position	Power forward
Career history
1998–1999	Dakota Wizards
1999–2001	Tampereen Pyrintö
2001–2002	Albacomp
2002–2003	Bignami Castelmaggiore
2003–2004	Robur Osimo
2004–2005	Air Avellino
2005–2006	Biella
2006–2007	Udine
2007–2008	Tampereen Pyrintö
2008–2009	KTP
2009–2016	Tampereen Pyrintö
2016–2017	Kobrat
2017–2018	Pyrintö II
Career highlights
3x Korisliiga champion (2010, 2011, 2014) Finnish Cup champion (2013) 2x Korisliiga MVP (2001, 2011) 3x Korisliiga Finals MVP (2010, 2011, 2014)

Pyrintö retired Williams′ jersey #32 in December 2018.^[1]

Personal life

Williams has lived in Finland since 1999.^[2] He married a Finnish woman named Eva in Las Vegas in 2003. The couple had met at a restaurant in Tampere in 1999, three weeks after Williams arrived in Finland. They have three children: a son named Kion [fi], and two daughters named Kenisha and Kianna. Kion and Kenisha have played basketball at the top adult league level.^[3]

Williams first applied for Finnish citizenship in 2004 in order to play for the Finnish national team, but he failed the language test.^[4]

Honors

• Jersey #32 retired by Pyrintö
• 3x Korisliiga (2010–2011, 2014)
• Finnish Cup (2013)
• 2x Finnish League MVP (2001, 2011)
• 3x Finnish Finals MVP (2010–2011, 2014)