Leon Williams (basketball, born 1991)

For the American basketball player, see Leon Williams (basketball, born 1986).

Leon Anthony Williams (born 25 July 1991^[1]) is a Dutch professional basketball player who plays for Landstede Hammers of the BNXT League. He is a current member of the Dutch national basketball team.

Leon Williams

Williams with Göttingen in 2016
No. 57 – Landstede Hammers
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
League	BNXT League
Personal information
Born	(1991-07-25) 25 July 1991 (age 34) Amersfoort, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Listed height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2013: undrafted
Playing career	2010–present
Career history
2010–2011	West-Brabant Giants
2011–2012	Rotterdam
2012–2015	Landstede Zwolle
2015–2016	Den Bosch
2016–2018	BG Göttingen
2018–2019	Castelló
2019	Den Helder Suns
2019–2023	Donar
2020	→BG Göttingen
2023–2024	Libertas Livorno
2024–present	Landstede Hammers
Career highlights
Dutch Cup winner (2022) Dutch Supercup champion (2015) 3× DBL All-Star (2014–2016) DBL Most Improved Player (2012) DBL MVP Under 23 (2014) DBL All-Defense Team (2021)

Professional career

Williams started his career in Bergen op Zoom, with WCAA Giants. The season after that, he played for Rotterdam Basketbal College. In 2012, he signed with Landstede Basketbal from Zwolle. In 2013, he received the DBL Most Improved Player award. He was an DBL All-Star starter in the 2013–14 season. He also received the MVP U23 Award after the regular season.^[2]

In the 2015 offseason, Williams signed a three-year deal with SPM Shoeters Den Bosch.^[3]

On 23 June 2016, Williams signed with BG Göttingen for the 2016–17 season.^[4] Williams re-signed with Göttingen after the season.^[5] He parted ways with the team on 23 May 2018, after averaging 5.5 points per game.^[6]

On 2 September 2018, Williams signed a one-year contract with TAU Castelló of the Spanish LEB Oro.^[7]

On 25 June 2019, Williams has signed 2-year contract with Donar of the Dutch Basketball League.^[8]

On 14 May 2020, Williams signed a temporary contract with BG Göttingen of the German league.^[9] The Dutch League season had finished due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the 2020–21 season, Williams was named to the DBL All-Defense Team.^[10]

On December 12, 2024, he signed with Landstede Hammers of the BNXT League.^[11]

Honours

Donar

• Dutch Basketball Cup: 2021–22

Den Bosch

• Dutch Basketball Supercup (1): 2015

Individual awards

• DBL Most Improved Player (1): 2012–13
• DBL All-Star (3): 2014, 2015, 2016
• DBL MVP Under 23 (1): 2013–14
• DBL All-Defense Team: 2020–21

Dutch national team

In 2013, Williams was selected for the Dutch national basketball team by head coach Toon van Helfteren. He played as back-up point guard at the FIBA EuroBasket 2015 qualification. He averaged 5.0 points in 2 games.^[12]