James Williams
Born
Bronx, New York
OccupationAmerican streetball basketball

James "Speedy" Williams is a streetball basketball player from the Bronx, NY who has been called a "Rucker Park legend".[1][2] He attended Morris High School in the Bronx.[3] He played at Medgar Evers College where he averaged 26 points per game,[4] later going on to play with the Harlem Globetrotters and the Continental Basketball Association.[5] He played 10 seasons with the United States Basketball League and the Harlem Wizards.[4]

He served as an advisor and played a role in the film Above The Rim.[6] It was alleged that he along with Kerry Thompson made a big living playing in drug money sponsored basketball games.[7]

Notable wins

Williams was the winner in the March to the Garden Tournament[8] and the 1 on 1 tournament winner at Madison Square Garden.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Elite 24: Rucker Park legends". Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Ready for Their Reverse Dunk, Mr. DeMille". The New York Times. 14 June 2003. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Rucker Legends".
  4. 1 2 Mallozzi, Vincent M. (17 June 2003). Asphalt Gods: An Oral History of the Rucker Tournament. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group – via Internet Archive.
  5. ↑ "Elite 24: Rucker Park legends".
  6. ↑ "Ready for Their Reverse Dunk, Mr. DeMille". The New York Times. 14 June 2003.
  7. ↑ Anderson, Lars; Millman, Chad (1 January 1999). Pickup Artists: Street Basketball in America. Verso – via Internet Archive.
  8. ↑ "March to the Garden Basketball Tournament - THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE NEW YORK KNICKS".


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