Buck Williams

American basketball player and coach
Person human Q742119
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Buck Williams

Summary

Buck Williams is a human[1]. Born in Rocky Mount[2], he… he was born on +1960-03-08T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a basketball player[4] and basketball coach[5]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (259 views/month, #7,042 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Buck Williams was born in Rocky Mount[2].
  • Buck Williams was born on +1960-03-08T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Buck Williams held citizenship in United States[7].
  • English was Buck Williams's native language[8].
  • Buck Williams's professions included basketball player[4].
  • Buck Williams worked as a basketball coach[5].
  • Buck Williams was educated at Rocky Mount High School[9].
  • Buck Williams's education included a stint at University of Maryland[10].
  • Buck Williams received the NBA Rookie of the Year Award[11].
  • Buck Williams received the NBA All-Rookie Team[12].
  • Buck Williams received the All-NBA Team[13].
  • Buck Williams received the NBA All-Defensive Team[14].
  • Buck Williams received the NBA All-Defensive Team[15].
  • Buck Williams received the NBA All-Defensive Team[16].
  • Buck Williams's image is recorded as Buck Williams - Defense.gov News Photo 060406-N-0696M-015 (cropped).jpg[17].
  • Buck Williams is recorded as male[18].
  • Buck Williams's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Buck Williams's member of sports team is recorded as Portland Trail Blazers[20].
  • Buck Williams's member of sports team is recorded as New York Knicks[21].
  • Buck Williams's league or competition is recorded as National Basketball Association[22].
  • Buck Williams's Commons category is recorded as Buck Williams[23].
  • Buck Williams's position played on team / speciality is recorded as power forward[24].
  • Buck Williams's position played on team / speciality is recorded as center[25].
  • Buck Williams's sport is recorded as basketball[26].
  • Buck Williams's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07q38w[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Buck Williams was born in Rocky Mount[2]. He was born on +1960-03-08T00:00:00Z[3]. English was his native language[8].

Education

Educated at Rocky Mount High School[9], a high school[28], in United States[29], founded in 1953[30] and University of Maryland[10], a public research university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1858[33], headquartered in College Park[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include basketball player[4] and basketball coach[5].

Recognition

Awards received include NBA Rookie of the Year Award[11], an award[35], in United States[36], founded in 1953[37]; NBA All-Rookie Team[12], a class of award[38]; All-NBA Team[13], an All-Team[39], in United States[40], founded in 1947[41]; and NBA All-Defensive Team[14], a sports award[42], founded in 1968[43].

Why It Matters

Buck Williams ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (259 views/month, #7,042 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

Where was Buck Williams born?

Buck Williams's place of birth was Rocky Mount[2].

What did Buck Williams do for work?

Buck Williams worked as basketball player[4] and basketball coach[5].

Where did Buck Williams go to school?

Buck Williams was educated at Rocky Mount High School[9] and University of Maryland[10].

What awards did Buck Williams receive?

Honors received include NBA Rookie of the Year Award[11], NBA All-Rookie Team[12], All-NBA Team[13], and NBA All-Defensive Team[14].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . RealGM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . Basketball Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [22] . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] . The New York Times. wikidata.org.
  18. [15] . newspapers.com. newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [16] . newspapers.com. newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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