Freeman Williams, one of the great long-range shooters, to be honored by City Section
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In the history of basketball in Los Angeles, one of the greatest “playground legends” was Freeman Williams from Manual Arts High School.
He was doing things in the 1970s long before the Ball brothers of Chino Hills came onto the scene.
“In those days, there was no three-point line, but Freeman took shots from such a distance that if they had a three-point line, he might have records that were still standing,” former Manual Arts Coach Reggie Morris Sr. said. “He’d shoot the ball right inside the half-court line and let it go"
Williams graduated from Manual Arts in 1974 and went on to Portland State. In 1977, he led the NCAA in scoring with an average of 38.8 points. In 1978, he beat out Larry Bird for the NCAA scoring title with an average of 35.9 points. He scored 81 points in a game against Rocky Mountain.
“Man, if there was a three-point line, I would have averaged 50 points a game,” he said this past weekend.
On April 23 at a hotel in Culver City, Williams, 60, will be inducted into the City Section Hall of Fame. It’s the fourth Hall of Fame class to be honored, and the talent level continues to be remarkable.
http://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/varsity-times/la-sp-high-schools-sondheimer-20170122-story.html
In the history of basketball in Los Angeles, one of the greatest “playground legends” was Freeman Williams from Manual Arts High School.
He was doing things in the 1970s long before the Ball brothers of Chino Hills came onto the scene.
“In those days, there was no three-point line, but Freeman took shots from such a distance that if they had a three-point line, he might have records that were still standing,” former Manual Arts Coach Reggie Morris Sr. said. “He’d shoot the ball right inside the half-court line and let it go"
Williams graduated from Manual Arts in 1974 and went on to Portland State. In 1977, he led the NCAA in scoring with an average of 38.8 points. In 1978, he beat out Larry Bird for the NCAA scoring title with an average of 35.9 points. He scored 81 points in a game against Rocky Mountain.
“Man, if there was a three-point line, I would have averaged 50 points a game,” he said this past weekend.
On April 23 at a hotel in Culver City, Williams, 60, will be inducted into the City Section Hall of Fame. It’s the fourth Hall of Fame class to be honored, and the talent level continues to be remarkable.
