Shelden Williams

Shelden Williams

Williams in 2008.
Personal information
Born	(1983-10-21) October 21, 1983 (age 41) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school	Midwest City (Midwest City, Oklahoma)
College	Duke (2002–2006)
NBA draft	2006: 1st round, 5th overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career	2006–2015
Position	Power forward / center
Number	33, 22, 23, 13
Coaching career	2018–present
Career history
As player:
2006–2008	Atlanta Hawks
2008–2009	Sacramento Kings
2009	Minnesota Timberwolves
2009–2010	Boston Celtics
2010–2011	Denver Nuggets
2011	New York Knicks
2011–2012	New Jersey Nets
2012–2013	Élan Chalon
2013–2015	Tianjin Ronggang
As coach:
2018–2020	Erie BayHawks / College Park Skyhawks (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
2× NABC Defensive Player of the Year (2005, 2006) Consensus first-team All-American (2006) Third-team All-American – AP (2005) 2× First-team All-ACC (2005, 2006) Second-team All-ACC (2004) No. 23 retired by Duke Blue Devils USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (2005) Fourth-team Parade All-American (2001)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  United States Summer Universiade 2005 Izmir Team competition

Shelden DeMar Williams (born October 21, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "The Landlord",^[1] he played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils, and later played in the NBA for parts of seven seasons.

Williams earned the 2005 and 2006 NABC Defensive Player of the Year Awards while at Duke, becoming only the fifth player in history to earn the award two consecutive years. He holds Duke's career blocks record, single-season blocks record, and career rebounding record.