Bison Dele

Bison Dele (April 6, 1969 - July 2002?), formerly known as Brian Carson Williams, was a professional basketball player who finished his career as a center for the NBA's Detroit Pistons. He is believed to have been murdered at sea by his brother in 2002.

Basketball career

Dele, born in Fresno, California and known as Brian Williams until 1998, started his collegiate basketball career at the University of Maryland, playing there for one year. He sat out the next season while transferring to Arizona. After playing for two seasons at Arizona, he was drafted in the first round of the 1991 NBA Draft by the Orlando Magic. He saw limited action during two seasons in Orlando.

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Fresno, California - University of Maryland - Arizona - 1991 - NBA Draft - Orlando Magic

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After playing for Orlando, Williams joined the Denver Nuggets, for whom he played for two seasons. In 1993-1994, he played a career-high 80 games and averaged 8.0 points per game. He subsequently played one year for the Los Angeles Clippers, earning increased playing time and averaging 15.8 points per game. He then was part of one of the Chicago Bulls' championship teams in 1996-1997 but was limited to only 9 games that year. He finished his career with two seasons with the Detroit Pistons, where he set career highs of 16.2 points and 8.9 rebounds per game in 1997-1998. He changed his name to Bison Dele in 1998 and played his final season under that name.

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Denver Nuggets - 1993 - 1994 - Los Angeles Clippers - Chicago Bulls' - 1996 - 1997 - 1998

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Dele, who was known for his eccentric behavior, retired from the NBA in an equally perplexing fashion. He retired before the start of the 1999-2000 season at age 30, when he was still in the prime of his career. He had been the Pistons' highest-paid player, but had strained relationships with the organization and decided to walk away from the remaining five years and $36.45 million on his contract rather than be traded. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1999/10/22/archive/main67585.shtml

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1999 - 2000

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