Jim Williams (1983) - Hall of Fame

Jim Williams

Induction:
1983
Class:
1966

Temple's 10th leading career scorer at the time, Jim Williams was also an outstanding rebounder. He finished his career with 1,306 points and, at the time, was the second highest rebounder in Temple history with 1,031 boards. He was Temple's leading scorer and rebounder during the 1963-64, 1964-65 and 1965-66 seasons and led the Owls into the 1964 NCAA Tournament and 1966 National Invitation Tournament. He averaged 17.8 points a game as a senior. He made the All-Big 5 team after the 1963-64 and 1965-66 seasons and recently was inducted into the Big 5 Hall of Fame. He also made the All-East and All-Conference teams. Before coming to Temple, he earned a host of honors at Norristown High School in basketball and track. He was an All-American in basketball and he was the big gun as Norristown finished runner-up for the state championship. He starred in pro basketball both in the US and Europe.