Jay Williams Bio (Wiki)

Who is Jay Williams?

Jay Williams is an American former professional basketball player. Currently, he serves as a college basketball analyst for ESPN.

Previously, he played for Austin Toros and Chicago Bulls.

Furthermore, he also won the 1999 Morgan Wootten Award. Additionally, Jay was also a National college player of the year and a two-time NABC Player of the Year.

In which school did Jay Williams attend?

Jay was born on September 10, 1981, in, Plainfield, New Jersey, United States. He is the son of David Williams and Althea Williams.

From the beginning of his childhood, he had a keen interest in basketball as well as chess and also began to play from a very early age.

Talking about his nationality, he is American and his ethnicity is African-American.

Moving towards his education, he completed his graduation from St. Joseph High School. Later, he enrolled at Duke University and played college basketball there.

Jay Williams: Career, Net Worth, and Awards

Jay began his basketball career at his high school. Initially, he also became the New Jersey Player of the Year. Soon after that, he took part in the Slam Dunk Contest and the McDonald’s All-American Game and scored 20 points.

Furthermore, he also won the 1999 Morgan Wootten Award. During his career at Duke University, he was a big name and also became one of the very few to average double figures in scoring.

Subsequently, he became ACC Rookie of the Year and National Freshman of the Year by The Sporting News. During the season, he averaged 14.5 points, 6.5 assists, and 4.2 rebounds per contest.

In the 2000-2001 season, Jay started in all 39 games winning the 2001 NCAA National Championship as well as gaining the NABC Player of the Year award.

After scoring 671 points, he became a player who scored at least 600 points for the season along with Carlos Boozer and Mike Dunleavy Jr. Back in the 2002 NBA draft, he signed with Chicago Bulls with the second overall pick.

Furthermore, he also played for the US national team in the 2002 FIBA World Championship.

In his first season with the Bulls, he was not as good as expected. Although, he showed he can do better with a triple-double in a win against New Jersey Nets.

On June 19, 2003, he met an accident while riding his motorcycle at the intersection of Fletcher and Honore streets on Chicago’s North Side. Since then, he couldn’t make it to the professional team.

However, Williams was reassigned to the NBA full-time with his addition to ESPN’s NBA Countdown program in 2019.

How much does Jay Williams earn?

Currently, he serves as a college basketball analyst for ESPN. At his time of waiving, Chicago Bulls gave him $3 million but didn’t pay his salary due to his breach of contract of riding a motorbike.

Being a famous basketball player and analyst, he pockets a handsome amount of money from his profession. Currently, he has an estimated net worth of $4 million as of 2023.

As of now, he has won a couple of awards including the Morgan Wootten AwardNational college player of the year, and the two-time NABC Player of the Year award.

Jay Williams: Rumors and Controversy

So far, there are not any drastic rumors regarding his personal and professional life. Furthermore, he has never faced any controversy in his career to date.

It seems he has full focus on his work rather than being stuck in any controversy.

Jay Williams: Body Measurements

Jay has a height of 6 feet 2 inches and weighs 88kg. Moreover, he has a pair of black eyes and he is bald.

Besides this, there is not any information regarding his other body measurements.

Social Media Profile

Jay is pretty active on social media such as Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

Currently, he has more than 443k followers on Instagram and almost 618.3K followers on Twitter.

Additionally, he also holds a Facebook account on which he has around 68k followers. Also read about some famous photographers Donya Fiorentino, Samantha Davis, Jamie Hince, David Lynch, and Laura Perlongo.