Williams, Natalie (1970–)
Williams, Natalie (1970–)
American basketball and volleyball player. Born Nov 30, 1970, in Taylorsville, UT; dau. of Robyn Gray and Nate Williams (NBA basketball player); graduate of University of California, Los Angeles (1994).
Forward; assigned to ABL's Portland Power (1996); won a team gold medal at World championships (1998) and Sydney Olympics (2000); drafted by Utah Starzz in 1st round (1999); led WNBA in rebounding (2000); acquired by Indiana Fever (2003); also won a team silver (1991) and team bronze (1993) at World University Games for volleyball. Named Pac-10 Female Athlete of the Decade (1987–96); named one of UCLA's 15 greatest women basketball players (1998); named USA Basketball's Female Athlete of the Year (1999).
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