James Williams (basketball)

American basketball player

James Williams

Born|

Bronx, New York

Occupation| American streetball basketball

James "Speedy" Williams is an American streetball basketball player from New York City, who has been called a "Rucker Park legend".[1][2] He attended Morris High School in The Bronx.[3] He played at Medgar Evers College where he averaged 26 points per game,[4] later going on to play with the Harlem Globetrotters and the Continental Basketball Association.[5] He played 10 seasons with the United States Basketball League and the Harlem Wizards.[4]

He served as an advisor and played a role in the film Above The Rim.[6] It was alleged that he along with Kerry Thompson made a big living playing in drug money sponsored basketball games.[7]

## Notable wins

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Williams was the winner in the March to the Garden Tournament[8] and the 1 on 1 tournament winner at Madison Square Garden.[3]

## References

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1. ^ "Elite 24: Rucker Park legends". Retrieved 10 September 2016.
2. ^ "Ready for Their Reverse Dunk, Mr. DeMille". The New York Times. 14 June 2003. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
3. ^ a b "Rucker Legends".
4. ^ a b Mallozzi, Vincent M. (17 June 2003). Asphalt Gods: An Oral History of the Rucker Tournament. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group - via Internet Archive.
5. ^ "Elite 24: Rucker Park legends".
6. ^ "Ready for Their Reverse Dunk, Mr. DeMille". The New York Times. 14 June 2003.
7. ^ Anderson, Lars; Millman, Chad (1 January 1999). Pickup Artists: Street Basketball in America. Verso - via Internet Archive.
8. ^ "March to the Garden Basketball Tournament - THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE NEW YORK KNICKS".

## External links

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* James Williams at IMDb

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