William Avery (basketball) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

William "Will" Franklin Avery Jr. (born August 8, 1979 in Augusta, Georgia

Augusta, Georgia

Augusta is a consolidated city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located along the Savannah River. As of the 2010 census, the Augusta–Richmond County population was 195,844 not counting the unconsolidated cities of Hephzibah and Blythe.Augusta is the principal city of the Augusta-Richmond County...

) is an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

professional basketball player.

NBA

Avery, a 6 ft 2 ¾ in (1.90 m) point guard

Point guard

Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...

from Duke University

Duke Blue Devils men's basketball

The Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team is the college basketball program representing Duke University in the Atlantic Coast Conference of NCAA Division I...

, was selected 14th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves

Minnesota Timberwolves

The Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Founded in 1989, the team is currently owned by Glen Taylor...

in the 1999 NBA Draft

1999 NBA Draft

The 1999 NBA Draft was held on June 30, 1999 at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C. It was the first draft in which four players from the same college were picked in the first round, with Elton Brand , Trajan Langdon , Corey Maggette and William Avery being selected out of Duke University...

after his sophomore year, when he (along with Elton Brand

Elton Brand

Elton Tyron Brand is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association...

and Corey Maggette

Corey Maggette

Corey Antoine Maggette is an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association, for the Charlotte Bobcats. He excelled at Fenwick High School in Oak Park, Illinois, where he was an All-American in basketball and also an Illinois high school state track finalist in long...

) became one of the first players under Mike Krzyzewski to leave Duke before graduating. He averaged 2.7 points per game and 1.4 assists per game in 142 NBA games over three seasons with the Timberwolves.

Israel and Europe

Avery was not signed by any NBA teams after his 3-year contract with the Timberwolves

Minnesota Timberwolves

expired in 2002, so he moved his career overseas. Since then, Avery has played with the following pro clubs: Hapoel Tel-Aviv

Hapoel Tel Aviv (basketball)

Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. is an Israeli basketball club. The second most successful side in Israeli basketball, The club Owned by Hapoel Tel Aviv Supporters Trust and is currently in Liga Leumit, the Second tier.-History:...

and Hapoel Jerusalem

Hapoel Jerusalem (basketball)

Hapoel 'Migdal' Jerusalem is a professional basketball team that is based in Jerusalem, Israel. The club currently plays in the Eurocup, Israeli Super League , and the Israeli State Cup.-History:...

of the Israeli League

Ligat Winner

Ligat HaAl , or the Israeli Basketball Super League, is the top tier of league basketball competition in Israeli basketball, making it Israel's primary basketball competition. For sponsorship reasons, the league is also referred to as Ligat Loto , lit...

, Strasbourg IG of the French League

Ligue Nationale de Basketball

The Ligue National de Basket is the top men's French professional basketball league. There are two divisions: French Pro A League and French Pro B League .-Pro A:...

, Azovmash Mariupol

Azovmash Mariupol

Azovmash Mariupol is a Ukrainian professional basketball club. It was founded in 1990 in the city of Mariupol in South-Eastern Ukraine. It now takes part in 3 competitions: Ukrainian SuperLeague, Ukrainian Cup and the ULEB Eurocup. The home court is Azovmash Arena. It is one of the strongest teams...

of the Ukrainian League

Ukrainian Basketball Super League

The Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague is the top professional basketball league in Ukraine.-2010–2011 Teams:* Azovmash Mariupol* BC Kyiv* Khimik Yuzhny* MBС Mykolaiv* BC Donetsk* BC Budivelnik* BC Halychyna* BC Hoverla* BC Dnipro-Azot...

, Makedonikos Alfa

Makedonikos BC

Makedonikos B.C. is a Greek professional basketball club. The club is located in Neapoli, Thessaloniki , Greece. The club was founded in the year 1928.-History:...

, Panionios

Panionios Forthnet

Panionios B.C. is the Greek professional basketball club that plays its home games in Nea Smyrni, Athens, Greece. The club is also widely known as Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, or Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis, which is the Pan-Ionian Gymnastic Association of Smyrna. This is...

, and AEK Athens

AEK Athens BC

AEK BC , the Athletic Union of Constantinople, is a Greek professional sports basketball club based in Athens, Greece. The club was established in Athens in 1924 by Greek refugees from Constantinople in the wake of the Greco-Turkish War ....

of the Greek League

A1 Ethniki

The Greek Basket League , commonly referred to as the Greek Basketball League or Greek Basketball Championship, is the highest professional basketball league in Greece. It is run by HEBA...

, ALBA Berlin

ALBA Berlin

-Depth Chart:* Denotes injured player.-Championships:*German Championships: 8 *German Cups: 6 *Korać Cups: 1 -Notable players:- Season by season :-External links:...

of the German League, and Galatasaray Café Crown

Galatasaray Café Crown

Galatasaray Medical Park is a professional basketball team based in the city of Istanbul in Turkey. It is a part of the Galatasaray Sports Club.Galatasaray play matches in Abdi İpekçi Arena which has a seating capacity for 12,500 spectators...

of the Turkish League

Turkish Basketball League

The Turkish Basketball League is the top men’s professional basketball league in Turkey, which is also called Turkish Premier Basketball League . There is also a Turkish Second Basketball League consisting of 2 divisions .-History:The first basketball game played in Turkey was at the Robert...

.

Avery was released from Galatasaray

Galatasaray Café Crown

in October 2007, just three months after signing with the club. He then immediately moved to Greece and signed with AEK Athens

AEK Athens BC

. He joined Trikala 2000

Athlitikos Syllogos Trikala 2000 BC

A.S. Trikala 2000 BC, full name, Athlitikos Syllogos Trikala 2000 KAE, was a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Trikala, Greece. The club is commonly known as either Trikala 2000 or Trikala BC...

in 2008. In the summer of 2009, he moved to PAOK BC

PAOK BC

P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki B.C. is the professional basketball department of the Greek multi-sports club P.A.O.K., originally founded in 1926 and is based in Thessaloniki, Greece. The club has established a firm reputation in Greek sports, especially for its success in European leagues...

. In February 2011 he signed with Energa Czarni Slupsk in Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

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