Adrian Williams-Strong (born February 15, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Williams attended college at University of Southern California and graduated in 1999.

Following her collegiate career, she was selected as the 21st overall pick in the 2000 WNBA draft by the Phoenix Mercury and played in the 2003 WNBA All-Star Game. In July 2004, Williams was dealt to the San Antonio Silver Stars.

After spending the 2005 season in Korea, Williams signed with the Minnesota Lynx in 2006. She averaged 4.9 points, 4.7 rebounds and 15.2 minutes per game in her return to the WNBA.

In February 2007, the Lynx traded Williams to the Sacramento Monarchs in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2007 WNBA draft. Then in the winter of 2008 she played in China un until March 2008 where she hurt her left knee and had to have surgery. Coming home, she decided to take a break from the WNBA to let her knees rest.

On November 4, 2017, she was inducted into the Clovis Unified School District Hall of Fame.

She was married to Buddy Strong, keys player for the Dave Matthews Band, with whom she has one son and one daughter.

WNBA career statistics

Regular season

| align="left" | 2000 | align="left" | Phoenix | 28 || 2 || 12.5 || .403 || .000 || .526 || 2.5 || 0.6 || 0.5 || 0.1 || 1.0 || 2.8 |- | align="left" | 2001 | align="left" | Phoenix | 25 || 1 || 15.0 || .336 || .000 || .714 || 3.0 || 0.4 || 0.6 || 0.2 || 1.4 || 3.8 |- | align="left" | 2002 | align="left" | Phoenix | 32 || 30 || 27.4 || .467 || .000 || .700 || 6.9 || 1.1 || 1.5 || 0.9 || 2.0 || 6.3 |- | align="left" | 2003 | align="left" | Phoenix | 34 || 33 || 29.0 || .402 || .000 || .612 || 7.4 || 0.9 || 1.7 || 0.6 || 2.1 || 9.8 |- | align="left" | 2004 | align="left" | Phoenix | 11 || 8 || 13.2 || .450 || .000 || .786 || 1.9 || 0.5 || 1.0 || 0.5 || 1.4 || 5.9 |- | align="left" | 2004 | align="left" | San Antonio | 12 || 0 || 12.4 || .333 || .000 || .286 || 2.3 || 0.7 || 0.7 || 0.1 || 1.0 || 2.7 |- | align="left" | 2006 | align="left" | Minnesota | 32 || 0 || 15.2 || .448 || .000 || .536 || 4.7 || 0.3 || 0.8 || 0.3 || 0.6 || 4.9 |- | align="left" | 2007 | align="left" | Sacramento | 34 || 2 || 17.9 || .475 || .000 || .788 || 4.5 || 0.8 || 0.6 || 0.2 || 1.7 || 6.2 |- | align="left" | 2008 | align="left" | Sacramento | 34 || 33 || 20.2 || .439 || .000 || .614 || 4.9 || 0.6 || 0.6 || 0.2 || 1.6 || 6.1 |- | align="left" | Career | align="left" | 8 years, 4 teams | 242 || 109 || 19.3 || .425 || .000 || .634 || 4.7 || 0.7 || 0.9 || 0.4 || 1.5 || 5.7

Playoffs

| align="left" | 2000 | align="left" | Phoenix | 2 || 0 || 15.0 || .500 || .000 || .500 || 2.0 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 1.0 || 0.5 || 2.5 |- | align="left" | 2007 | align="left" | Sacramento | 3 || 0 || 16.7 || .294 || .000 || .800 || 5.3 || 0.7 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 2.0 || 4.7 |- | align="left" | 2008 | align="left" | Sacramento | 3 || 3 || 22.3 || .550 || .000 || .500 || 3.3 || 1.3 || 0.7 || 0.3 || 1.3 || 7.7 |- | align="left" | Career | align="left" | 3 years, 2 teams | 8 || 3 || 18.4 || .439 || .000 || .667 || 3.8 || 0.9 || 0.4 || 0.5 || 1.4 || 5.3

Southern California statistics Source +RatiosYearTeam1995-96Southern California2748.9% 50.0%56.3%5.810.41 0.481.199.631996-97Southern California2940.0% 16.7%61.8%5.550.790.690.798.101997-98Southern California2742.9%33.3%57.3%6.850.810.931.7012.961998-99Southern California2337.4%15.8%62.6%8.301.52 1.701.6514.78Career10641.8%18.8%59.7%6.550.86 0.921.3111.18

+TotalsYearTeam1995-96Southern California27107219 1 2458015711 13 322601996-97Southern California2988220 4 24558916123 20 232351997-98Southern California27139324137112418522 25 463501998-99Southern California231253343198713919135 39 38340Career106459109794825843269491971391185

Overseas During the 2006-2007 offseason, she played for Perfumerias Avenida in Spain, averaging 10.0 points (40.9 FG%, 33.3 3FG%, 50.0 FT%), 8.5 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 1.7 steals, 0.7 blocks and 27.3 minutes per game.WNBA.com: Adrian Williams-Strong Bio

References

External links

February 14, 2007 press release on her being acquired by the Monarchs