Keeping It Heel
Fansided

The UNC Basketball program’s Top 10 players of the 1990s

By Nick Delahanty

7 Dec 1996: North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Dean Smith confers with guard Ed Cota during the Pepsi Challenge against the South Carolina Gamecocks at the Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. UNC won the game, 86-75. Mandatory Credit: Craig Jones /
7 Dec 1996: North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Dean Smith confers with guard Ed Cota during the Pepsi Challenge against the South Carolina Gamecocks at the Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. UNC won the game, 86-75. Mandatory Credit: Craig Jones / /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
5 of 11
Next
9 Mar 1997: Guard Shammond Williams of the North Carolina Tarheels cuts the net after a playoff game against the North Carolina State Wolfpack at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. The Tarheels won the game 64 – 54.
9 Mar 1997: Guard Shammond Williams of the North Carolina Tarheels cuts the net after a playoff game against the North Carolina State Wolfpack at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. The Tarheels won the game 64 – 54. /

UNC basketball 1990s top player No. 7: Shammond Williams

Career Stats: 10.8 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 3.0 APG, 45.5 FG%, 40.3 3PT%

Shammond Williams’ scoring average for his UNC basketball career may seem low, but don’t let that take away from the fact that he developed into a prolific scorer for the Tar Heels during his time in Chapel Hill.

Williams began and ended his UNC basketball career on Final Four teams, as his role changed drastically between the two appearances.

By the time his senior season rolled along, Williams became one of the Tar Heels’ best scorers, as his 16.8 points per game were second behind Antawn Jamison. A career 40.3% three-point shooter, Williams left North Carolina holding the following school records:

Most Career Three-Point Field Goals Made: 233
Most Three-Point Field Goals Made in a Season: 95
Most Three-Point Field Goals Made in a Game: 8 (tie)
Highest Career Free-Throw Percentage: .849
Highest Season Free-Throw Percentage .911

Although Williams was known for scoring the basketball, he certainly wasn’t limited as a player as he was always willing to fight for a rebound or set his teammates up for an open shot attempt.

After his strong career with the UNC basketball program, Williams was drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the second round of the 1998 NBA Draft.

Home/UNC Basketball All-Time Lists