Zion Williamson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Zion Williamson
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 6, 2000(2000-07-06)
Age	24
Birthplace	Salisbury
Country	United States
Birth City	North Carolina
Horoscope	Cancer

Zion Williamson Biography

Zion Williamson is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on July 6, 2000 in Salisbury, North Carolina, United States. Forward was a highly-regarded prospect at Spartanburg High School. He then played one season of college basketball for Duke University before declaring his interest in the NBA. The New Orleans Pelicans selected him first in the NBA Draft 2019.

He was a teammate with R.J. Barrett was a Duke teammate and both were top three picks in 2019 NBA Draft.

Zion Lateef Williamson (born July 6, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays the power forward position. Following a dominant freshman-year stint with the Duke Blue Devils, he was selected by the Pelicans first overall in the 2019 NBA draft.

In a February 20 game versus North Carolina, Williamson suffered a Grade 1 knee sprain 36 seconds into the contest after his foot ripped through his Nike shoe, causing him to slip. He did not return to the game, which Duke lost, 88–72. Nike saw the value of its stock drop by $1.1 billion the following day as a result of the incident. The day after the injury, Duke announced that Williamson was “day-to-day”. The incident led to growing calls for Williamson to stop playing basketball at the college level because he had already established himself as the top 2019 NBA draft prospect. In addition, the injury resulted in more criticism of the NCAA for not paying student-athletes. He was held out from his team’s final six games in the regular season. When the regular season concluded, Williamson earned Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year honors in the ACC, joining former Duke players Jahlil Okafor and Marvin Bagley III as the only recipients of both awards. Williamson was also named ACC Athlete of the Year, becoming the 10th Duke player to win the Award. He additionally made the ACC All-Defensive and All-Freshman teams. Sporting News named Williamson as its Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year. He returned from injury on March 14, posting 29 points, 14 rebounds, and 5 steals in an 84–72 win over Syracuse in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament. He shot 13-of-13 from the field, marking the best shooting performance in school and tournament history, while tying the best in ACC history. Williamson also became the first Duke player to record at least 25 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 steals in a game since Christian Laettner in 1992. The next day, he scored 31 points including the game-winner to help Duke defeat North Carolina, 74–73, in the ACC Tournament semifinals. After posting 21 points in a 73–63 victory over Florida State in the championship game, Williamson was named ACC Tournament MVP, becoming the sixth freshman to win the honor.

His parents are Sharonda Sampson and Lateef Williamson.

Zion Williamson Net Worth

Zion Williamson is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Zion Williamson 's net worth $8 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Scout.com ranked him as the second-best high school basketball player of 2018.

He averaged 22.6 points per contest and 8.9 rebounds per match during his one season at Duke.

Williamson was born in Salisbury, North Carolina to Lateef Williamson and Sharonda Sampson. Lateef was a football defensive lineman at Mayo High School in Darlington, South Carolina who was a High School All-American in 1993 and had committed to NC State before transferring to Livingstone College. Sampson was a sprinter at Livingstone and became a middle school health and physical education teacher. She named Williamson after the biblical location Mount Zion near Jerusalem, taking her grandmother’s advice to name him “something extra special”. When Williamson reached two years of age, following the death of his maternal grandmother, his family moved to Florence, South Carolina. By the time he was five years old, his parents divorced, and his mother married Lee Anderson, a former Clemson college basketball player.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Zion Williamson height 6 ft 7 in Zion weight 129 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Zion Williamson Dating?

According to our records, Zion Williamson is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Zion Williamson’s is not dating anyone.

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In his senior season, Williamson averaged 36.4 points, 11.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. He debuted on November 15, 2017, erupting for 46 points and 15 rebounds in a 70–62 loss to Christ School. In his home opener on November 21, he recorded 29 points and 11 rebounds, leading the Griffins to a 70–55 win over Hammond School. In the game, Williamson bruised his left foot, which sidelined him for over a month. While recovering, he commented, “It’s really been a time to grow mentally.” Williamson made his return from the injury on January 11, 2018, scoring 31 points in a 71–62 victory over Asheville Christian Academy. On January 13, in a nationally televised game at the Hoophall Classic, he scored 36 points as his team lost to Chino Hills High School. Williamson tallied 30 points and 13 rebounds in his final home game on February 8, a 58–54 win over Greensboro Day School. On February 17, he posted 37 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 steals, while scoring his 3,000th career point, versus Spartanburg Christian Academy at the SCISA Region I-2A tournament. One week later, Williamson guided Spartanburg Day to its third consecutive SCISA Region I-2A championship after recording 38 points against Trinity Collegiate School.

Facts & Trivia

Zion Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Zion Williamson celebrates birthday on July 6 of every year.

Williamson played in a preseason game for Duke on August 15, 2018, in an 86–67 win over Canadian university Ryerson, recording a double-double of 29 points and 13 rebounds and shooting 3-of-4 from three-point range. He was named to the preseason watch lists for the Karl Malone Award, Naismith Trophy, and John R. Wooden Award. On November 6, in his first regular season game with Duke, Williamson scored 28 points on 11-of-13 shooting in 23 minutes in a 118–84 win over Kentucky at the Champions Classic. In the game, he and teammate RJ Barrett each broke the Duke freshman debut scoring record set by Marvin Bagley III. In his following game, a 94–72 victory over Army, Williamson tallied 27 points, 16 rebounds, and 6 blocks. He became the second player in school history to record at least 25 points, 15 rebounds, and 5 blocks in a game. Williamson was subsequently named both player and freshman of the week in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

When was Zion Williamson last game?

5/04/21 GS47.1
5/03/21| GS| 50
5/01/21| MIN| 82.4
4/29/21| OKC| 50
4/28/21| DEN| 47.1

How long Zion Williamson will be out?

The Pelicans announced back in December the former No. 1 overall pick would be out 4-6 weeks after receiving an injection in his foot. Williamson had surgery to repair the fractured foot in the offseason, but since the bone has not healed properly, he has yet to play in a game this season.

Is Zion coming back?

This was the first positive update we’ve seen on the Williamson front this season, but on March 21, there was more bad news. According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, Williamson “is not expected to return to play this season.”

Did Zion williams go to college?

Duke University

How is Zion Williams doing?

Williamson had been rehabbing in Oregon with a former LSU strength coach, but he recently rejoined the team and was cleared to progress in basketball activities. Williamson has yet to suit up for New Orleans so far this season as he recovers from offseason foot surgery.