Rita Williams
Rita Williams is a former professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association. She was the 13th pick in the 1998 WNBA Draft, selected by the Washington Mystics. She attended Mitchell College She played college basketball for the University of Connecticut.In the 2000 WNBA season, Williams had the third most steals per game average. In the 2001 WNBA season, Williams became the first WNBA All-Star in Indiana Fever history.WNBA stats
Year | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
1998 | WAS | 30 | 18 | 23.7 | 1.4 | 4.2 | .323 | 0.4 | 1.8 | .218 | 1.0 | 2.4 | .403 | 1.3 | 2.0 | .633 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 4.4 |
1999 | WAS | 31 | 0 | 10.1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | .500 | 0.6 | 1.1 | .559 | 0.4 | 0.9 | .429 | 0.7 | 1.2 | .639 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 3.4 |
2000 | IND | 32 | 29 | 31.7 | 3.5 | 8.6 | .409 | 1.5 | 4.1 | .374 | 2.0 | 4.5 | .441 | 2.5 | 3.4 | .731 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 11.0 |
2001 | IND | 32 | 29 | 32.6 | 3.6 | 9.2 | .392 | 1.3 | 3.4 | .376 | 2.3 | 5.8 | .402 | 3.4 | 4.1 | .838 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 11.9 |
2002 | TOT | 29 | 1 | 19.6 | 1.5 | 5.0 | .301 | 0.7 | 2.5 | .260 | 0.9 | 2.5 | .342 | 1.1 | 1.5 | .727 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 4.8 |
2002 | IND | 20 | 1 | 24.2 | 2.0 | 6.8 | .289 | 0.9 | 3.4 | .254 | 1.1 | 3.4 | .324 | 1.3 | 1.7 | .735 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 6.0 |
2002 | HOU | 9 | 0 | 9.4 | 0.6 | 1.2 | .455 | 0.2 | 0.7 | .333 | 0.3 | 0.6 | .600 | 0.8 | 1.1 | .700 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.1 |
2003 | SEA | 32 | 0 | 11.9 | 0.9 | 2.3 | .373 | 0.3 | 1.3 | .256 | 0.5 | 1.0 | .531 | 0.3 | 0.5 | .733 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.4 |
Personal life
Williams earned a degree in sociology from University of Connecticut.