Rickey Williams

For the mayor of Danville, Illinois, see Rickey Williams Jr. For the NFL running back, see Ricky Williams.

Richard C. Williams (born March 12, 1957) is an American former basketball player. Born in Buffalo, New York, he was a 6'1" 175 lb (79 kg) point guard and attended Long Beach State and the University of New Mexico.

Rickey Williams

Personal information
Born	(1957-03-12) March 12, 1957 (age 68) Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school	Bishop Timon (Buffalo, New York)
College	New Mexico (1974–1976) Long Beach State (1977–1979)
NBA draft	1978: 10th round, 190th overall pick
Drafted by	New Orleans Jazz
Playing career	1982–1985
Position	Point guard
Number	25
Career history
1981–1982	Alberta Dusters
1982–1983	Utah Jazz
1983–1984	Detroit Spirits
1984–1985	Bay State Bombardiers
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Williams played for the National Basketball Association's Utah Jazz during the 1982–83 season, averaging 3.3 points, 0.9 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game. He was originally selected by the Jazz (then based in New Orleans as the New Orleans Jazz) with the 4th pick in the tenth round of the 1978 NBA draft.

In 2009 as The Buffalo News celebrated 50 years of All-Western New York (WNY) basketball selections, Williams, who was a 1973–74 All-WNY first team selection, was a fourth team selection for the All-time All-WNY team.^[1][2]