Rita Williams

For the Namibian footballer, see Rita Williams (footballer). For the American writer, see Rita Williams-Garcia. For the Welsh academic, see Margaretta Williams.
Rita Williams
Personal information
Born (1976-01-14) January 14, 1976
Norwalk, Connecticut
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Listed weight135 lb (61 kg)
Career information
High schoolBrien McMahon
(Norwalk, Connecticut)
College
WNBA draft1998: 2nd round, 13th overall pick
Drafted byWashington Mystics
Playing career1998–2003
PositionGuard
Career history
1998–1999Washington Mystics
2000–2002Indiana Fever
2002Houston Comets
2003Seattle Storm
Career highlights
Career WNBA statistics
Points1185 (6.4 ppg)
Assists405 (2.2 apg)
Rebounds369 (2.0 rpg)
Stats at Basketball Reference

Rita Williams (born January 14, 1976)[1] is a former professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was the 13th pick in the 1998 WNBA draft, selected by the Washington Mystics.[2] She attended Mitchell College,[3] and played college basketball for the University of Connecticut.[4]

WNBA Career

In the 2000 WNBA season, Williams had the third most steals per game average (2.38). In the 2001 WNBA season, Williams became the first WNBA All-Star in Indiana Fever history.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

WNBA

Regular season

WNBA regular season statistics[5]
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
1998 Washington 30° 18 23.7 .323 .218 .633 2.3 2.3 2.1 0.1 2.3 4.4
1999 Washington 31 0 10.1 .500 .559 .639 1.2 1.0 0.7 0.0 0.8 3.4
2000 Indiana 32° 29 31.7 .409 .374 .731 3.0 3.2 2.4 0.1 2.2 11.0
2001 Indiana 32° 29 32.6 .392 .376 .838 3.3 3.6 2.3 0.3 3.1 11.9
2002 Indiana 20 1 24.2 .289 .254 .735 1.9 2.2 1.1 0.1 1.5 6.0
Houston 9 0 9.4 .455 .333 .700 0.7 0.8 1.2 0.0 1.1 2.1
2003 Seattle 32 0 11.9 .373 .256 .733 0.7 1.3 0.4 0.0 0.8 2.4
Career 6 years, 4 teams 186 77 21.7 .380 .339 .742 2.0 2.2 1.5 0.1 1.8 6.4
All-Star 1 0 9.0 .000 .000 — 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2002 Houston 3 0 23.0 .320 .286 — 2.0 2.3 1.0 0.0 0.3 6.7
Career 1 year, 1 team 3 0 23.0 .320 .286 — 2.0 2.3 1.0 0.0 0.3 6.7

College

College statistics[6]
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
1995–96 Connecticut 30 — — .381 .211 .519 1.6 0.8 1.1 0.0 — 2.6
1996–97 Connecticut 34 — — .354 .200 .552 3.7 3.3 3.1 0.2 — 7.2
1997–98 Connecticut 37 — — .408 .353 .673 3.3 4.0 2.9 0.1 — 10.2
Career 101 — — .384 .301 .601 2.9 2.8 2.5 0.1 — 6.9

Personal life

Williams earned a degree in sociology from University of Connecticut.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "WNBA.com: Rita Williams Playerfile". wnba.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-10. Retrieved 2015-02-16.
  2. ^ "WNBA.com: All-Time WNBA Draft List". wnba.com. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
  3. ^ Berlet, Bruce (January 23, 1995). "Former players bask in afterglow". Sports. Hartford Courant. p. C7. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. UConn's final scholarship may go to guard Rita Williams, who is at Mitchell College in New London.
  4. ^ "Neighbor Newspapers - Former WNBA players lead Galloway girls basketball". neighbornewspapers.com. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
  5. ^ "Rita Williams WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  6. ^ "Rita Williams College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  7. ^ "WNBA.com: Rita Williams Playerfile". wnba.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-09. Retrieved 2015-02-14.


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