Ray Williams

Thomas Ray Williams (October 14, 1954 – March 22, 2013) was a guard from Mount Vernon, New York, who played in the NBA from 1977 to 1987. He attended Mount Vernon High School, where he helped the team win two New York State championships, before playing at the University of Minnesota, where he averaged 18.9 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. The New York Knicks selected him 10th overall in the 1977 draft. In his third season he averaged 20.9 points, 5 rebounds, and 6.2 assists per game, and he served as team captain in his fourth year before being traded to the New Jersey Nets in 1981.