Mikey Williams (basketball, born 1991)

Not to be confused with Mikey Williams (basketball, born 2004) or Mike Williams (basketball).

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Baldo and the surname or paternal family name is Williams.

Michael Kurtiz Baldo Williams (born October 27, 1991) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player who last played for the TNT Tropang Giga of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).^[1][2]

Mikey Williams

Free agent
Position	Shooting guard / point guard
Personal information
Born	(1991-10-27) October 27, 1991 (age 33) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality	Filipino / American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	William Howard Taft (Woodland Hills, California)
College	San Francisco (2009–2012) Cal State Fullerton (2013–2014)
NBA draft	2014: undrafted
PBA draft	2020: 1st round, 4th overall[a]
Selected by the TNT Tropang Giga
Playing career	2014–present
Career history
2014–2015	Sioux Falls Skyforce
2016–2017	Canton Charge
2017–2018	Saigon Heat
2019–2020	GenSan Warriors
2021–2023	TNT Tropang Giga
Career highlights
2× PBA champion (2021 Philippine, 2023 Governors') 2× PBA Finals MVP (2021 Philippine, 2023 Governors') PBA All-Star (2023) PBA First Mythical Team (2021) PBA Second Mythical Team (2023) PBA Rookie of the Year (2021) PBA All-Rookie Team (2021) PBA scoring champion (2021) PBA Co-Order of Merit (2021) First-team All-WCC (2011) Second-team All-Big West (2014) Big West Newcomer of the Year (2014)

Collegiate career

In his senior year at Cal State Fullerton, he scored a collegiate high of 29 points to go along with 6 rebounds in a losing effort to UCSB Gauchos.^[3]

Professional career

After he became undrafted in 2014 NBA draft, Williams played for Sioux Falls Skyforce in NBA G League from 2014 to 2016, and in Canton Charge from 2016 to 2017.^[4]

He also played as a heritage import for Saigon Heat in ASEAN Basketball League from 2017 to 2018. He then played for the GenSan Warriors of Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League from 2018 to 2019, wherein he averaged 15.9 points, 6.6 assists, 5.1 rebounds, and 1.1 steals per game.^[1]

TNT Tropang Giga

Williams made a PBA finals record 10 three-pointers in a 98–106 loss to the Magnolia Hotshots in Game 3 of the 2021 PBA Philippine Cup finals.^[5]

Williams would miss almost half of the 2022 Philippine Cup amidst months-long negotiations regarding his contract. Williams would later sign a three-year extension with TNT.^[6]

However, Williams stopped showing up for games since the 2023 Governors' Cup. In November 2023, TNT terminated its contract with Williams although retaining his rights, meaning he cannot transfer to another PBA team without TNT releasing him.^[7]

PBA career statistics

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

As of the end of 2022–23 season^[8]

Season-by-season averages

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2021	TNT	36	36.3	.410	.376	.730	4.4	4.4	.9	.1	19.5
2022–23	TNT	51	35.5	.397	.367	.642	3.9	4.1	.7	.1	18.4
Career		87	35.8	.403	.371	.677	4.1	4.2	.8	.1	18.9

Notes

1. The 2021 draft was composed of two drafts: the Gilas special round, which consists of 4 players reserved for the Gilas Pilipinas program, and the regular draft. Williams was selected as the fourth pick of the regular draft.