BIO: Danny Williams was born in Sydney (NSW) and began playing basketball as a junior with the Sydney basketball program.

NBL EXPERIENCE

Danny Williams made his NBL debut with the Sydney Kings at 22 years of age. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.

1997
After finishing fifth with a 16-10 record before being eliminated by Canberra in the 1996 quarterfinals, Sydney entered 1997 without Shane Heal (to Minnesota), while Neil Turner and Dean Uthoff departed. Alan Black remained as coach, with Isaac Burton, Melvin Thomas, Bruce Bolden, Stephen Whitehead, Justin Withers, Brad Williams, Brad Rosen and Danny Williams returning. The Kings added Aaron Trahair (via Perth), Cameron Dickinson (via Townsville), elevated Matthew Nielsen into the rotation and added rookie Ben Knight, while Bolden was named captain following Heal’s departure.

Williams (2 points across 1 game) returned after making seven appearances for Sydney in 1996 but remained outside Black’s regular rotation throughout 1997. He did not enter a game until the final round of the season.

Burton (20.8 points, 5.7 rebounds, 5.1 assists, and 3 steals across 30 games) led Sydney in scoring and led the NBL in steals for the second consecutive season, while Thomas (18.9 points, 10.7 rebounds, and 1.6 steals across 30 games) led the Kings in rebounding. Whitehead (12.5 points and 4.8 rebounds across 30 games), Bolden (11.6 points and 7.2 rebounds across 25 games), Trahair (11.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 1.5 steals across 22 games), Dickinson (10.8 points across 30 games), Nielsen (9.9 points and 4.9 rebounds across 29 games) and Rosen (5.1 points across 26 games) formed the remainder of the main rotation. Trahair suffered a season-ending foot injury after the All-Star break and missed the final six games, while Nielsen was named NBL Rookie of the Year.

Williams’ only appearance came in Sydney’s final game against Canberra at the AIS Arena on September 27, where Williams (2 points) made his only field-goal attempt in 5:25. Burton (31 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, and 4 steals) and Thomas (25 points, 10 rebounds, and 2 blocks) led Sydney, while Robert Rose (37 points, 12 rebounds, and 2 assists) led Canberra to a 98-95 victory. The defeat was the Kings’ third in a row and left them tenth with a 12-18 record, outside the playoffs. It was also Williams’ final NBL appearance, ending his two-season Sydney career after eight games.

Danny Williams played two seasons with the Sydney Kings. He averaged 1.8 points, 0.5 rebounds, and 0.1 assists in 8 NBL games.