Profile
Jayson Williams
Basketball Player
Male
Born
Feb 22, 1968
Age
45
Hometown
South Carolina
Draft Year
1990
Nationality
United States
Jayson Williams is an American former professional basketball player. Standing 6 feet, 10 inches tall, he played for the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association. In 2010, he pled guilty to assault in the shooting… Read More
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Romance
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Tanya WilliamsMarried 2000
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Kellie BatisteMarried 1999
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Cynthia BaileyDated 1996
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Tanya YoungMarried
Family
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Jayson Williams
Age 45
children
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Ejay WilliamsSon
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Monique WilliamsDaughter
News + Updates
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National Invitation TournamentFox News - Apr 05, 2013
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From First Round Pick To FelonCNN - Jul 01, 2012
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Williams Tries To Put Fatal Shooting BehindThe Brownsville Herald - Jun 20, 2012
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Sr. Justine To Be Honored By Catholic CharitiesThe Caldewells Patch - Jun 13, 2012
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1968
Birth
Born on February 22, 1968.
TWENTIES
1990
22 Years Old
Williams was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the first round with the 21st pick of the 1990 NBA Draft.
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1992
24 Years Old
After two seasons as a bench player with the 76ers, Williams was traded to the New Jersey Nets for conditional draft choices on October 8, 1992.
1996
28 Years Old
While with the Nets, Williams only earned 12 starts in his first three seasons with the team before finally earning a full-time starting position in the 1996–97 NBA season.
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THIRTIES
1998
30 Years Old
Williams also received his first and only All-Star game selection, playing in the 1998 NBA All-Star Game.
Williams' career came to a sudden end on April 1, 1999 after he broke his right leg in a collision with teammate Stephon Marbury in a game against the Atlanta Hawks.
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2002
34 Years Old
On February 14, 2002, 55-year-old limousine driver Costas "Gus" Christofi was shot to death at Williams's estate in Alexandria Township, New Jersey.
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2004
36 Years Old
In April 2004, Williams was acquitted of the more serious charges against him, but the court's jury deadlocked on a charge of reckless manslaughter.
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2006
38 Years Old
On April 21, 2006, a Hunterdon County appeals court ruled that Williams could be retried on a reckless manslaughter charge stemming from the shooting death of Christofi.
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FORTIES
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) reported on April 27, 2009, that Williams was stunned with a taser in a New York City hotel by members of the NYPD after reports that Williams had become suicidal and violent.
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Williams was charged January 5, 2010 with driving while intoxicated after an early morning accident in lower Manhattan, in which he crashed his Mercedes into a tree.
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He served an 18 month prison sentence and was released in April 2012.
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