Adrian Williams-Strong

This article is about the American basketball player. For the footballer, see Ady Williams.

Adrian Williams-Strong (born February 15, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Adrian Williams-Strong

Personal information
Born	(1977-02-15) February 15, 1977 (age 47) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	176 lb (80 kg)
Career information
High school	Clovis West (Fresno, California)
College	USC (1995–1999)
WNBA draft	2000: 2nd round, 21st overall pick
Selected by the Phoenix Mercury
Playing career	2000–2008
Position	Forward / center
Number	33, 34
Career history
2000–2004	Phoenix Mercury
2004	San Antonio Stars
2006	Minnesota Lynx
2007–2008	Sacramento Monarchs
Career highlights and awards
WNBA All-Star (2003) All Pac-10 (1999)
Stats at Basketball Reference

Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Williams attended college at University of Southern California and graduated in 1999.

Following her collegiate career, she was selected as the 21st overall pick in the 2000 WNBA draft by the Phoenix Mercury and played in the 2003 WNBA All-Star Game. In July 2004, Williams was dealt to the San Antonio Silver Stars.

After spending the 2005 season in Korea, Williams signed with the Minnesota Lynx in 2006. She averaged 4.9 points, 4.7 rebounds and 15.2 minutes per game in her return to the WNBA.

In February 2007, the Lynx traded Williams to the Sacramento Monarchs in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2007 WNBA draft. Then in the winter of 2008 she played in China un until March 2008 where she hurt her left knee and had to have surgery. Coming home, she decided to take a break from the WNBA to let her knees rest.

On November 4, 2017, she was inducted into the Clovis Unified School District Hall of Fame.

She is married to Buddy Strong, keys player for the Dave Matthews Band, with whom she has one son and one daughter.

WNBA career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
TO	Turnovers per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
Bold	Career best	°	League leader

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2000	Phoenix	28	2	12.5	.403	.000	.526	2.5	0.6	0.5	0.1	1.0	2.8
2001	Phoenix	25	1	15.0	.336	.000	.714	3.0	0.4	0.6	0.2	1.4	3.8
2002	Phoenix	32	30	27.4	.467	.000	.700	6.9	1.1	1.5	0.9	2.0	6.3
2003	Phoenix	34	33	29.0	.402	.000	.612	7.4	0.9	1.7	0.6	2.1	9.8
2004	Phoenix	11	8	13.2	.450	.000	.786	1.9	0.5	1.0	0.5	1.4	5.9
2004	San Antonio	12	0	12.4	.333	.000	.286	2.3	0.7	0.7	0.1	1.0	2.7
2006	Minnesota	32	0	15.2	.448	.000	.536	4.7	0.3	0.8	0.3	0.6	4.9
2007	Sacramento	34	2	17.9	.475	.000	.788	4.5	0.8	0.6	0.2	1.7	6.2
2008	Sacramento	34	33	20.2	.439	.000	.614	4.9	0.6	0.6	0.2	1.6	6.1
Career	8 years, 4 teams	242	109	19.3	.425	.000	.634	4.7	0.7	0.9	0.4	1.5	5.7

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2000	Phoenix	2	0	15.0	.500	.000	.500	2.0	0.5	0.0	1.0	0.5	2.5
2007	Sacramento	3	0	16.7	.294	.000	.800	5.3	0.7	0.3	0.3	2.0	4.7
2008	Sacramento	3	3	22.3	.550	.000	.500	3.3	1.3	0.7	0.3	1.3	7.7
Career	3 years, 2 teams	8	3	18.4	.439	.000	.667	3.8	0.9	0.4	0.5	1.4	5.3

Southern California statistics

Source^[1][2][3][4]

Ratios

YEAR	Team	GP	FG%	3P%	FT%	RBG	APG	BPG	SPG	PPG
1995-96	Southern California	27	48.9%	50.0%	56.3%	5.81	0.41	0.48	1.19	9.63
1996-97	Southern California	29	40.0%	16.7%	61.8%	5.55	0.79	0.69	0.79	8.10
1997-98	Southern California	27	42.9%	33.3%	57.3%	6.85	0.81	0.93	1.70	12.96
1998-99	Southern California	23	37.4%	15.8%	62.6%	8.30	1.52	1.70	1.65	14.78
Career		106	41.8%	18.8%	59.7%	6.55	0.86	0.92	1.31	11.18

Totals

YEAR	Team	GP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	REB	A	BK	ST	PTS
1995-96	Southern California	27	107	219	1	2	45	80	157	11	13	32	260
1996-97	Southern California	29	88	220	4	24	55	89	161	23	20	23	235
1997-98	Southern California	27	139	324	1	3	71	124	185	22	25	46	350
1998-99	Southern California	23	125	334	3	19	87	139	191	35	39	38	340
Career		106	459	1097	9	48	258	432	694	91	97	139	1185

Overseas

During the 2006-2007 offseason, she played for Perfumerias Avenida in Spain, averaging 10.0 points (40.9 FG%, 33.3 3FG%, 50.0 FT%), 8.5 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 1.7 steals, 0.7 blocks and 27.3 minutes per game.^[5]

References

1. "FINAL 1996 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). ncaa.org. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
2. "FINAL 1997 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). ncaa.org. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
3. "FINAL 1998 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). ncaa.org. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
4. "FINAL 1999 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). ncaa.org. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
5. WNBA.com: Adrian Williams-Strong Bio Archived November 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com and Basketball Reference
• WNBA player profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2009-06-21)
• February 14, 2007 press release on her being acquired by the Monarchs