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Rita WilliamsWWikipedia↗
Guard · 5′6″ 135 lb · Born 1976-01-14 · High school: Brien McMahon · College: UConn 1995-96 to 1997-98, Washington 1998-99 to 1999-00, Indiana 2000-01 to 2002-03, Houston 2002-03 · 1998 WNBA draft, round 2, pick 3 (No. 13 overall) by 
Washington Mystics
Awards and honours
- WNBA All-Star Game selection: 2001
NCAA College career game logs →
2 × 20 min, 30-second clock, arc 19 ft 9 in. Per-game and shooting figures are this league's alone.
Per-game averages as published: these seasons have no box scores here, so no season totals.
| Season | Team | G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-96 |  UConn | 30 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | .381 | .211 | .519 | ||
| 1996-97 | UConn | 34 | 7.2 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 0.2 | .354 | .200 | .552 | ||
| 1997-98 | UConn | 37 | 10.2 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 0.1 | .408 | .353 | .673 | ||
| 1998-99 |  Washington | 18 | 23.7 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 0.1 | .323 | .218 | .633 | |
| 1999-00 | Washington | 31 | 0 | 10.1 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | .500 | .559 | .639 |
| 2000-01 |  Indiana | 29 | 31.7 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 0.1 | .409 | .374 | .731 | |
| 2001-02 | Indiana | 29 | 32.6 | 11.9 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 0.3 | .392 | .376 | .838 | |
| 2002-03 | Indiana | 20 | 1 | 24.2 | 6.0 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.1 | .289 | .254 | .735 |
| 2002-03 |  Houston | 9 | 0 | 9.4 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | .455 | .333 | .700 |
WNBA WNBA career game logs →
2 × 20 min, 30-second clock, arc 19 ft 9 in. Per-game and shooting figures are this league's alone.
| Season | Team | G | GS | MPG | PTS | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Mystics | 30 | 23.7 | 132 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 2.3 | .323 | .218 | .633 | .424 | |
| 1999 | Mystics | 31 | 10.1 | 104 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.8 | .500 | .559 | .639 | .657 | |
| 2000 |  Fever | 32 | 31.7 | 352 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 2.2 | .409 | .374 | .731 | .541 | |
| 2001 | Fever | 32 | 32.5 | 381 | 11.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 3.1 | .392 | .376 | .833 | .536 | |
| 2002 |  Comets | 9 | 9.4 | 19 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.1 | .455 | .333 | .700 | .603 | |
| 2002 | Fever | 20 | 24.1 | 120 | 6.0 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.4 | .289 | .254 | .735 | .397 | |
| 2003 |  Storm | 34 | 0 | 11.3 | 78 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 | .373 | .256 | .733 | .475 |
| Total | 6 seasons | 188 | 0 | 21.4 | 1,186 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.8 | .380 | .339 | .742 | .509 |