Will Bynum

Will Bynum
	Bynum with the Washington Wizards in 2015
Personal information
Born	January 4, 1983 (age 41); Chicago, Illinois
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Crane (Chicago, Illinois)
College	Arizona (2001–2003); Georgia Tech (2003–2005);
NBA draft	2005: undrafted
Playing career	2005–2018
Position	Point guard
Number	3, 12, 1
Career history
2005–2006	Roanoke Dazzle
2006	Golden State Warriors
2006–2008	Maccabi Tel Aviv
2008–2014	Detroit Pistons
2014–2015	Guangdong Southern Tigers
2015	Washington Wizards
2015–2016	Guangdong Southern Tigers
2016–2017	Windy City Bulls
2018	Yeşilgiresun Belediye
Career highlights and awards
	EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer (2008); Ligat HaAl champion (2007); Israeli Basketball Premier League Finals MVP (2007); 2× CBA All-Star (2015, 2016); NBA D-League Rookie of the Year (2006);
Career NBA statistics
Points	2,921 (8.1 ppg)
Rebounds	561 (1.6 rpg)
Assists	1,185 (3.3 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

William Bynum (born January 4, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Arizona and Georgia Tech before going undrafted in the 2005 NBA draft. He was the 2007 Israeli Basketball Premier League Finals MVP.

High school career

Bynum attended Chicago's Crane High School, where he played for coach Anthony Longstreet. As a junior in 1999–2000, he averaged 22.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 7.0 assists per game as he led the Cougars to a 20–9 record and helped them advance to the Class AA Elite Eight, going on to earn all-state honors.^[1]

On November 14, 2000, Bynum signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball for the University of Arizona.^[2]

As a senior in 2000–01, Bynum averaged 27.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists per game as he earned all-city and Chicago Public Player of the Year honors. He was also a Chicago Tribune first-team all-state selection.^[1]

In 2001, Will Bynum has featured in the documentary "Preps:Chicago Hoops", a series about five Chicago high school basketball stars making the jump to college or the NBA.^[3]

College career

In his freshman season at Arizona 2001–02, Bynum averaged 6.4 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists as he posted three straight double-figure scoring efforts twice during the year and finished the year with nine double-figure scoring games. In the summer of 2002, he averaged 12.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game on Arizona's 10-game tour of Australia. He saw action in six contests (three starts) before returning home to Chicago to be with his mother, Rose, who had been in the hospital.^[1]

In his sophomore season, Bynum played just eight games for Arizona before deciding to leave the program on January 6, 2003^[4] and subsequently enrolled at Georgia Tech seven days later in order to give his mother a better opportunity to see him play.^[5] For the rest of the 2002–03 season, he practiced with the Yellow Jackets and participated in the team's spring strength and conditioning workouts and individual instruction.^[1]

Bynum became eligible to play for the Yellow Jackets following the 2003 fall semester exams and went on to play 30 games in 2003–04 while averaging 9.6 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 20.5 minutes per game as Georgia Tech finished as National Runner-Up. In the National Semifinal against Oklahoma State, with the game tied, Bynum scored with 1.5 seconds remaining to send the Yellow Jackets to the title game. As a senior in 2004–05, he was named to the ACC All-Tournament first team after averaging 20.7 points in three games. He also scored a Georgia Tech ACC Tournament record 35 points in the Yellow Jackets' semi-final victory over North Carolina. For the season, he played 32 games while averaging 12.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.0 steals in 27.3 minutes per game.^[1]^[6]

College statistics


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2001–02	Arizona	31	9	18.8	.344	.255	.650	1.5	1.4	.7	.0	6.4
2002–03	Arizona	8	2	16.6	.356	.351	.583	2.8	1.5	.9	.0	7.8
2003–04	Georgia Tech	30	1	20.5	.413	.351	.767	2.2	2.5	.9	.0	9.6
2004–05	Georgia Tech	32	25	27.3	.398	.310	.762	2.5	2.5	1.0	.0	12.5

Professional career

Rookie season

After going undrafted in the 2005 NBA draft, Bynum joined the Boston Celtics for the 2005 NBA Summer League where in six games, he averaged 4.2 points, 2.7 assists and 2.3 rebounds per game. On August 19, 2005, he signed with the Celtics.^[7] However, he was later waived by the Celtics on October 25, 2005. On November 3, 2005, he was selected with the fifth overall pick in the 2005 NBA D-League draft by the Roanoke Dazzle.

On March 17, 2006, Bynum signed a 10-day contract with the Golden State Warriors. On March 27, 2006, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Warriors.^[8] Two days later, he was named the 2006 NBA D-League Rookie of the Year.^[9] On April 6, 2006, he signed with the Warriors for the rest of the 2005–06 season.

After playing for the Warriors' Summer League team, Bynum was waived by the franchise on July 14, 2006.^[10]

Israel

On September 6, 2006, Bynum signed with Maccabi Tel Aviv of Israel for the 2006–07 season.^[11] He went on to help Maccabi win the 2007 Israeli Basketball Premier League championship. In 21 EuroLeague games, he averaged 11.0 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.3 steals per game. He was the 2007 Israeli Basketball Premier League Finals MVP.

Bynum returned to Maccabi for the 2007–08 season and helped them reach the Israeli Cup final, the Israeli Premier League final and the EuroLeague Final. In 24 EuroLeague games, he averaged 10.6 points, 1.9 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.2 steals per game.

Tel Aviv nightclub incident

On January 5, 2008, Bynum hit a 22-year-old man with his car outside a Tel Aviv nightclub and then fled the scene. The man was taken to a hospital with moderate injuries. Bynum was later questioned and taken into custody by police. It was initially alleged that Bynum, who was out celebrating his 25th birthday, hit the man with his vehicle after a brawl in which his brother was stabbed, and other players were attacked as well. The prosecution also claimed he would try to flee the country if released. As a result, a judge extended his remand. He was later released to house arrest.^[12]^[13]

Bynum's case was eventually closed with no charges after the investigation determined that the collision was not intentional and that his actions were justified. The Tel Aviv district attorney announced: "It was found that Will Bynum was in tangible danger, and under these circumstances, in order to save himself, had to escape immediately by driving his car. Therefore, the advocacy decided the accident took place in circumstances that forced Bynum to protect himself. As a result, he's exempt of criminal responsibility."^[14]^[15]

Detroit Pistons

Bynum matching up against Brandon Jennings of the Milwaukee Bucks in December 2009.

Bynum joined the Detroit Pistons for the 2008 NBA Summer League where he averaged 11.8 points, 2.0 rebounds and 3.2 assists in five games. On July 30, 2008, he signed with the Pistons.^[16] On April 5, 2009, he scored a franchise-record 26 points in the fourth quarter to lead Detroit to a 104–97 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats. He finished the game with 32 points.^[17]

On March 12, 2010, Bynum recorded a career high 20 assists in a 101–87 victory over the Washington Wizards. It marked the first time a Pistons player had 20 or more assists since Isiah Thomas had 21 against Washington on April 12, 1985.^[18]

On July 30, 2010, Bynum re-signed with the Pistons on a three-year, $9.75 million deal.^[19]

On July 16, 2013, Bynum re-signed with the Pistons on a two-year, $5.75 million contract.^[20]^[21]

Boston Celtics

On October 17, 2014, Bynum was traded to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Joel Anthony.^[22] Ten days later, he was waived by the Celtics.^[23]

China

On December 5, 2014, Bynum signed with the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association as an injury replacement for Emmanuel Mudiay.^[24]^[25] In 30 games for Guangdong, he averaged 22.3 points, 7.1 assists, 3.6 rebounds and 1.5 steals in 32.1 minutes.^[26]

Washington Wizards

On March 27, 2015, Bynum signed a 10-day contract with the Washington Wizards.^[27] On April 6, he signed with the Wizards for the rest of the season.^[28]

Second stint in China

In August 2015, Bynum re-signed with the Guangdong Southern Tigers.^[29] In 29 games, he averaged 17.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 2.3 steals in 34.4 minutes.^[26]

Windy City Bulls

On September 20, 2016, Bynum signed with the Atlanta Hawks.^[30] However, he was waived on October 21 after appearing in seven games.^[31] On December 23, he was acquired by the Windy City Bulls.^[32] On December 31, he made his debut for Windy City in a 117–106 loss to the Maine Red Claws, recording 20 points, two rebounds, 10 assists and two steals in 36 minutes.^[33]

Turkey

On January 20, 2018, Bynum signed with Turkish club Yeşilgiresun Belediye.^[34]

Career statistics

NBA

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

Regular season


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2005–06	Golden State	15	0	10.8	.404	.222	.625	.8	1.3	.5	.0	3.6
2008–09	Detroit	57	1	14.1	.456	.158	.798	1.3	2.8	.6	.0	7.2
2009–10	Detroit	63	20	26.5	.444	.218	.798	2.3	4.5	.9	.1	10.0
2010–11	Detroit	61	5	18.4	.448	.320	.836	1.2	3.2	.9	.1	7.9
2011–12	Detroit	36	0	14.3	.381	.241	.766	1.6	1.8	.6	.1	5.7
2012–13	Detroit	65	0	18.8	.469	.316	.809	1.5	3.6	.7	.1	9.8
2013–14	Detroit	56	3	18.8	.428	.323	.802	1.8	3.9	.7	.1	8.7
2014–15	Washington	7	0	9.6	.323	.000	.500	.9	2.6	.1	.1	3.1
Career		360	29	18.4	.442	.272	.799	1.6	3.3	.7	.1	8.1

Playoffs


Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2009	Detroit	4	19.5	.462	.250	1.000	1.5	2.5	1.3	.0	11.8
2015	Washington	3	10.3	.500	.500	.800	1.0	1.0	.7	.3	6.3
Career		7	15.6	.472	.333	.933	1.3	1.9	1.0	.1	9.4

EuroLeague

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	PIR	Performance Index Rating
Bold	Career high


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2006–07	Maccabi Tel Aviv	21	20	26.7	.480	.292	.838	2.5	2.6	1.3	.1	11	8.6
2007–08	Maccabi Tel Aviv	24	4	21.5	.554	.357	.775	1.9	3	1.2	.1	10.6	11
Career		45	24	23.9	.517	.324	.806	2.1	2.8	1.2	.1	10.7	9.8

Personal life

Bynum is the son of William and Rose Robinson, and has eight siblings.^[35] His father, a steelworker, died in 2007 from lung cancer and his mother is a diabetic. He and his wife have two daughters; Laila Rose (born 2007) and Aliya Gloria (born 2012).^[36]^[37]

Legal issues

In November 2023, a jury convicted him of conspiring to make false statements related to NBA players who submitted false dental and medical claims to the NBA Players' Health and Benefit Welfare Plan.^[38]

In April 2024, Bynum was sentenced to 18 months in prison.^[39]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Will Bynum Bio". RamblinWreck.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
^ "Men's Basketball Inks Bynum to National Letter-of-Intent". ArizonaWildcats.com. November 14, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
^ "Preps: Chicago Hoops (TV Series 2001– )".
^ "Will Bynum Decides to Transfer". ArizonaWildcats.com. January 6, 2003. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
^ "Tech Admits Arizona Transfer Will Bynum". RamblinWreck.com. January 13, 2003. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
^ "Will Bynum Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
^ "Celtics Sign Guard Will Bynum". NBA.com. August 19, 2005. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
^ "Warriors sign Bynum to another 10-day contract". ESPN.com. March 27, 2006. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
^ "Will Bynum Named D-League Rookie of the Year". NBA.com. March 29, 2006. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
^ "Warriors Waive Will Bynum". NBA.com. July 14, 2006. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
^ "Will Bynum joins Maccabi Tel Aviv". Maccabi.co.il. September 6, 2006. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
^ Singer-Heruti, Roni (January 6, 2008). "Maccabi TA star Will Bynum arrested in alleged hit-and-run". Haaretz.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
^ "Maccabi Tel Aviv guard's remand extended until Tuesday". JPost.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
^ Singer-Heruti, Roni (April 7, 2008). "Basketball / Case closed on Bynum 'hit-and-run' affair". Haaretz.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
^ "Maccabi's Bynum fully exonerated". Euroleague.net. April 6, 2008. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
^ "Pistons Sign Free Agent Guard Will Bynum". NBA.com. July 30, 2008. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
^ "Bynum goes off to help Pistons escape Bobcats". ESPN.com. April 5, 2009. Archived from the original on April 6, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
^ Iott, Chris (March 12, 2010). "Will Bynum has career-high 20 assists as Pistons roll past Washington". MLive.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
^ "Pistons re-sign Will Bynum". InsideHoops.com. July 30, 2010. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
^ "Pistons Re-Sign Guard Will Bynum". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 16, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
^ "Will Bynum To Re-Sign With Pistons On Two-Year, $5.75M Deal". RealGM.com. RealGM, L.L.C. July 8, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
^ "Celtics Acquire Will Bynum". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
^ "Celtics Finalize Opening Night Roster". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 27, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
^ "Will Bynum signs with Guangdong Southern Tigers". Sportando.com. December 5, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
^ "Emmanuel Mudiay won't be waived for the moment". Sportando.com. December 5, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Will Bynum Player Profile". RealGM.com. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
^ "WIZARDS SIGN WILL BYNUM TO 10-DAY CONTRACT". MonumentalNetwork.com.com. March 27, 2015. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 27, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "WIZARDS SIGN BYNUM FOR REMAINDER OF SEASON". MonumentalNetwork.com.com. April 16, 2015. Archived from the original on April 13, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "Bynum is back at Guandong Tigers". Asia-basket.com. August 21, 2015. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
^ "Hawks Sign Three Free Agents; Training Camp Roster Finalized". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. September 20, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
^ "Hawks Request Waivers On Will Bynum". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 21, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
^ "WINDY CITY BULLS ACQUIRE WILL BYNUM". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. December 23, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
^ "Red Claws Cruise Past Bulls". NBA.com. December 31, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
^ "NBA veteran Will Bynum signs with Yesilgiresun". Sportando.com. January 20, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
^ Patel, Avani (February 4, 2004). "Willing success at Georgia Tech". ChicagoTribune.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
^ Langlois, Keith (August 3, 2010). "Will the Thrill: Part II". NBA.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
^ Savage, Brendan (February 28, 2012). "Detroit Pistons guards Will Bynum, Walker D. Russell Jr. add to family over All-Star break". MLive.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
^ "Ex-Piston Will Bynum gets 18 months in prison for insurance fraud". ESPN.com. April 16, 2024. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
^ "Ex-Piston Will Bynum sentenced to 18 months in prison in NBA insurance fraud scheme". Associated Press. April 16, 2024.

External links

Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
Euroleague.net profile

[bio-1] "Will Bynum Bio". RamblinWreck.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2014.

[2] "Men's Basketball Inks Bynum to National Letter-of-Intent". ArizonaWildcats.com. November 14, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2014.

[3] "Preps: Chicago Hoops (TV Series 2001– )".

[4] "Will Bynum Decides to Transfer". ArizonaWildcats.com. January 6, 2003. Retrieved October 20, 2014.

[5] "Tech Admits Arizona Transfer Will Bynum". RamblinWreck.com. January 13, 2003. Retrieved October 20, 2014.

[6] "Will Bynum Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.

[7] "Celtics Sign Guard Will Bynum". NBA.com. August 19, 2005. Retrieved October 20, 2014.

[8] "Warriors sign Bynum to another 10-day contract". ESPN.com. March 27, 2006. Retrieved October 20, 2014.

[9] "Will Bynum Named D-League Rookie of the Year". NBA.com. March 29, 2006. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2014.

[10] "Warriors Waive Will Bynum". NBA.com. July 14, 2006. Retrieved October 20, 2014.

[11] "Will Bynum joins Maccabi Tel Aviv". Maccabi.co.il. September 6, 2006. Retrieved October 20, 2014.

[12] Singer-Heruti, Roni (January 6, 2008). "Maccabi TA star Will Bynum arrested in alleged hit-and-run". Haaretz.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.

[13] "Maccabi Tel Aviv guard's remand extended until Tuesday". JPost.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.

[14] Singer-Heruti, Roni (April 7, 2008). "Basketball / Case closed on Bynum 'hit-and-run' affair". Haaretz.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.

[15] "Maccabi's Bynum fully exonerated". Euroleague.net. April 6, 2008. Retrieved October 20, 2014.

[16] "Pistons Sign Free Agent Guard Will Bynum". NBA.com. July 30, 2008. Retrieved October 20, 2014.

[17] "Bynum goes off to help Pistons escape Bobcats". ESPN.com. April 5, 2009. Archived from the original on April 6, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2014.

[18] Iott, Chris (March 12, 2010). "Will Bynum has career-high 20 assists as Pistons roll past Washington". MLive.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.

[19] "Pistons re-sign Will Bynum". InsideHoops.com. July 30, 2010. Retrieved October 20, 2014.

[20] "Pistons Re-Sign Guard Will Bynum". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 16, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2013.

[21] "Will Bynum To Re-Sign With Pistons On Two-Year, $5.75M Deal". RealGM.com. RealGM, L.L.C. July 8, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2013.

[22] "Celtics Acquire Will Bynum". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2014.

[23] "Celtics Finalize Opening Night Roster". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 27, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2014.

[24] "Will Bynum signs with Guangdong Southern Tigers". Sportando.com. December 5, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014.

[25] "Emmanuel Mudiay won't be waived for the moment". Sportando.com. December 5, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014.

[RealGM-26] "Will Bynum Player Profile". RealGM.com. Retrieved December 28, 2016.

[27] "WIZARDS SIGN WILL BYNUM TO 10-DAY CONTRACT". MonumentalNetwork.com.com. March 27, 2015. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 27, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[28] "WIZARDS SIGN BYNUM FOR REMAINDER OF SEASON". MonumentalNetwork.com.com. April 16, 2015. Archived from the original on April 13, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[29] "Bynum is back at Guandong Tigers". Asia-basket.com. August 21, 2015. Retrieved October 11, 2015.

[30] "Hawks Sign Three Free Agents; Training Camp Roster Finalized". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. September 20, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2016.

[31] "Hawks Request Waivers On Will Bynum". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 21, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.

[32] "WINDY CITY BULLS ACQUIRE WILL BYNUM". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. December 23, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.

[33] "Red Claws Cruise Past Bulls". NBA.com. December 31, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2016.

[34] "NBA veteran Will Bynum signs with Yesilgiresun". Sportando.com. January 20, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2018.

[35] Patel, Avani (February 4, 2004). "Willing success at Georgia Tech". ChicagoTribune.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.

[36] Langlois, Keith (August 3, 2010). "Will the Thrill: Part II". NBA.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.

[37] Savage, Brendan (February 28, 2012). "Detroit Pistons guards Will Bynum, Walker D. Russell Jr. add to family over All-Star break". MLive.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.

[38] "Ex-Piston Will Bynum gets 18 months in prison for insurance fraud". ESPN.com. April 16, 2024. Retrieved April 19, 2024.

[39] "Ex-Piston Will Bynum sentenced to 18 months in prison in NBA insurance fraud scheme". Associated Press. April 16, 2024.

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