Micheal Williams

Micheal Douglas Williams (born July 23 1966 in Dallas, Texas) is a former professional basketball player at the point guard position in the National Basketball Association.

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July 23 - 1966 - Dallas, Texas - Basketball - Point guard - National Basketball Association

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Out of Baylor University, he was selected with the 48th overall pick in the 1988 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons with whom he played 49 games in his rookie season, averaging 2.4 points and 1.4 assists per game. The following season was spent split between the Phoenix Suns and the Charlotte Hornets averaging 5.6 points and 2.9 assists per game before being acquired by the Indiana Pacers in 1990. He thrived during his two seasons in Indiana, averaging 13.2 points, 6.5 assists and shooting 87.5% from the three-throw line. Prior to the 1992-93 season he was traded along with Chuck Person to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Sam Mitchell and Pooh Richardson. He continued his solid play in Minnesota for the following two seasons, but however, due to various injuries, in his final three seasons with the Wolves he participated in just 35 games. Minnesota traded him, along with Zeljko Rebraca to the Toronto Raptors in a three-team deal on January 21 1999. By then, his career was on the decline, and he only played two games for the Raptors before retiring that year.

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Baylor University - 1988 NBA Draft - Detroit Pistons - Phoenix Suns - Charlotte Hornets - Indiana Pacers - Chuck Person - Minnesota Timberwolves - Sam Mitchell - Pooh Richardson - Zeljko Rebraca - Toronto Raptors - January 21 - 1999

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At the conclusion of the 1992-93 regular season, Williams ranked fourth in the league in free-throw accuracy at 90.7 percent, due in large part to him making his final 84 free throw attempts. In the process, he broke Calvin Murphy's record of 78 successive free throws set in 1981.

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Free throw - Calvin Murphy

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Williams continued his streak into the following season (1993-94), making his first 13 attempts. As of 2005, he still holds the NBA record for consecutive free throws made during the regular season at 97 (spanning 19 regular season games from March 24 to November 9, 1993).

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2005 - March 24 - November 9 - 1993

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