Jawad Williams Announces Retirement From Basketball

Posted May 31, 2022
Former North Carolina basketball standout Jawad Williams has called it a career. After spending four years at UNC, capped by winning the 2005 national championship, Williams went undrafted and began an international career that would last until 2022. He played 17 seasons professionally, including a stint with the Cleveland Cavaliers from 2009-10. (Tar Heels Wire)

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