Nickname: "Super John"
Ht. 6-2
Wt. 190
College - New Mexico State
ABA Team: New York (1973-74 to 1975-76)
Came to the New York Nets as a rookie free agent for 1973-74 season. As a rookie, was inserted into New York starting lineup after Nets endured a 4-10 start and a nine-game losing streak -- Nets proceeded to go 51-19 and won ABA Championship. Had 16 of his 28 points in the 4th quarter of Game 6 of the 1976 ABA Finals, as the Nets erased a 22-point deficit and clinched the series. Williamson's # 23 was retired by the New Jersey/New York Nets franchise on December 7, 1990 (only four ABA Nets have had their numbers retired by the franchise: Williamson, Wendell Ladner, Bill Melchionni and Julius Erving). Williamson died of kidney failure (related to diabetes) in November 1996.
GP
Min
FGM
FGA
FG%
3PM
3PA
3P%
FTM
FTA
FT%
TReb
AST
PF
Pnts
RPG
APG
PPG
Career ABA Totals
228
6391
1371
2903
.472
13
66
.197
460
569
.808
552
628
666
3215
2.4
2.8
14.1
ABA Playoff Totals
29
903
192
392
.490
2
10
.200
62
86
.721
80
76
101
448
2.8
2.6
15.4
Game Action: Denver Nuggets at New York Nets, 1976 ABA Finals, Game 6 (5/13/1976)
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all by and copyright Bob Lederer and used with permission
