James Speedy Williams
James "Speedy" Williams is a streetball basketball player from the Bronx, NY, and 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 later the Continental Basketball Association.[5] He played 10 seasons with the United States Basketball League and the Harlem Wizards [4] He served as an adviser 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[edit]
Williams was the winner in the March to the Garden Tournament. [8] 1 on 1 tournament winner at Madision Square Garden. [3]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Elite 24: Rucker Park legends". Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ↑ "Ready for Their Reverse Dunk, Mr. DeMille". The New York Times. 14 June 2003. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Rucker Legends".
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mallozzi, Vincent M. (17 June 2003). "Asphalt Gods: An Oral History of the Rucker Tournament". Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Elite 24: Rucker Park legends".
- ↑ "Ready for Their Reverse Dunk, Mr. DeMille". The New York Times. 14 June 2003.
- ↑ Anderson, Lars; Millman, Chad (1 January 1999). "Pickup Artists: Street Basketball in America". Verso – via Google Books.
- ↑ "March to the Garden Basketball Tournament - THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE NEW YORK KNICKS".
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