Shelden Williams

Shelden Williams happens to be a former professional basketball player. Shelden Williams is also the famous legendary Gold Medalist in American professional basketball. Likewise, he has gained fame as the pride of Duke University in Durham.

Early Life

Shelden Williams was born in the year 1983 and celebrates his birthday on the 21st of October every year. Likewise, as of now, he is 38 years old. In addition, he was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. Moreover, the celebrity basketball player belongs to American nationality and was born under the star sign Libra.

Moving on towards the family background of the former basketball player, he was born Shelden Demar Williams. His parents are Bob Williams and Jeannette Williams. Moreover, his father Bob also played basketball at Oklahoma Christian University. He also later coached Junior high school and high school basketball players. Talking of siblings, he has no siblings and is the single child of his parents. As a child, he has developed a keen interest in Basketball.

Education

Reflecting upon the educational background of the celebrity basketball player, he first went on to attend Midwest City High School located in Midwest City, Oklahoma. After his high school graduation in 2002, he studied at Duke University located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. There he majored in Sociology with a bachelor’s in Markets and Management. He also played sophomore basketball during his varsity days at Duke University.

Career and Professional Life

Shelden Williams happens to be a former basketball player. Shelden was taken fifth overall in the 2006 NBA Draft by the Hawks, and his basketball career took off from there. Following that, he was part of a multi-player trade to the Sacramento Kings for Mike Bibby on February 16, 2008. He played in the NBA Leagues until 2012 when he took advantage of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play in Europe and Asia.

Shelden signed a one-year contract with Élan Chalon, the French League champions, on August 28, 2012, in Chalon-sur-Saône, France. Shelden averaged 11.3 points and 7.6 rebounds per game during the 2012–13 Euro-league season. He was dealt with the Minnesota Timberwolves on February 19, 2009, along with Bobby Brown, for Rashad McCants and Calvin Booth. Moreover, He signed a one-year contract with the Boston Celtics on August 7, 2009.

Caption: Shelden posing with his old jersey(source: Instagram)

He signed a one-year contract with the Denver Nuggets on July 14, 2010. The basketball player was moved to the New York Knicks in a three-way blockbuster transaction on February 22, 2011. He then signed with Tianjin Ronggang- The Tianjin Gold Lions in Tianjin, China, in October 2013. He beat the odds yet again and returned home victorious.

Further, he is a power forward and center who plays with a lot of aggression. His shot-blocking earned him the nickname ‘The Landlord.’ He has established himself as one of the best players in the ACC. DeMar dominates both ends of the floor for long periods of time when he plays.

Net worth and Awards

Talking of net worth being a basketball player, he certainly has earned a hefty deal of wealth throughout his career. In addition, he also has two gold medals: one from the 2005 Izmir Team Competition, Summer Universiade, and the other from the Men’s Basketball Team. Moreover, he has a net worth of $8 million at the moment.

Relationship status

Shelden Williams is single at the moment. Likewise, he was previously married to Candace Parker. The pair married each other in the year 2008. They also have a daughter named Lailaa Nicole Williams. However, in 2018, the pair decided to divorce and went their separate ways.

Caption: Shelden with his daughter(source: Instagram)

Body measurements and Social media

As a former basketball player, he certainly is very tall. As for his height, he stands tall at 6 feet 9 inches and weighs over 113 kg. In addition, he has a pair of shimmery black eyes and black hair.

Caption: Shelden posing for a picture(source: Instagram)

The Basketball player has a huge social media presence. Likewise, as of now, he has over 16k followers on his Instagram and over 33k followers on his Twitter account.

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