William Antonio

{{short description|Filipino-American basketball player}} {{BLP sources|date=October 2021}} {{Philippine name|Heath|Antonio}} {{Infobox basketball biography | image = | image_size = | name = William Antonio | number = | position = | league = | team = | nationality = Filipino / American | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|8|15}} | birth_place = [[San Luis Obispo, California]] | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lbs = 190 | high_school = | college = [[Chaminade Silverswords|Chaminade]] (1994–1996) | draft_year_pba = 1998 | draft_round_pba = 1 | draft_pick_pba = 5 | draft_team_pba = [[San Miguel Beermen]] | career_start = 1998–2007, 2010 | career_end = 2013 | coach_start = 2007 | coach_end = 2010 | career_position = [[Small forward]] / [[shooting guard]] | years1 = 1998–1999 | team1 = [[San Miguel Beermen]] | years2 = 1999–2001 | team2 = [[Pop Cola Panthers]] | years3 = 2002–2007, 2010–2012 | team3 = [[Powerade Tigers|Coca-Cola / Powerade Tigers]] | years4 = 2012–2013 | team4 = [[GlobalPort Batang Pier]] | cyears1 = 2007–2010 | cteam1 = [[Coca-Cola Tigers]] (assistant) | highlights = * 2x [[List of Philippine Basketball Association champions|PBA champion]] ([[2002 PBA All-Filipino Cup finals|2002 All-Filipino]], [[2003 PBA Reinforced Conference finals|2003 Reinforced]]) * [[Philippine Basketball Association|PBA]] 3-Point Shootout Champion (2006) }}

'''William J. Heath Antonio''' (born August 15, 1975) is a [[Filipino-American]] former professional basketball player. He last played for the [[GlobalPort Batang Pier]] in the [[Philippine Basketball Association]] (PBA). A good three-point shooter, he was drafted 5th overall by the [[San Miguel Beermen]] in [[1998 PBA Draft|1998]]. He was then sent to the [[Pop Cola Panthers|Pop Cola 800s]]. He retired in 2007 to become a member of the coaching staff of the [[Coca-Cola Tigers]]. After working as an assistant coach for the Tigers, for 3 years, he returned to active play during the [[2010 PBA Fiesta Conference]].

==PBA career statistics== {{PBA player statistics legend}} <ref>{{Cite web |title=William Antonio Player Profile - PBA-Online.net |url=http://www.pba-online.net/profile/William-Antonio/278/ |website=PBA-Online.net|url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009100241/http://www.pba-online.net/profile/William-Antonio/278/ |archive-date=October 9, 2015 }}</ref>

===Season-by-season averages=== {{PBA player statistics start}} |- | align=left| {{pbay|1998}} | align=left| [[1998 San Miguel Beermen season|San Miguel]] | 23 || 14.3 || '''.426''' || .286 || .688 || 1.2 || 1.4 || .3 || .0 || 3.4 |- | align=left rowspan=2| {{pbay|1999}} | align=left| [[1999 San Miguel Beermen season|San Miguel]] | rowspan=2|23 || rowspan=2|15.1 || rowspan=2|.369 || rowspan=2|.208 || rowspan=2|.818 || rowspan=2|2.1 || rowspan=2|.8 || rowspan=2|.2 || rowspan=2|.1 || rowspan=2|3.3 |- | align=left| [[1999 Pop Cola 800s season|Pop Cola]] |- | align=left| {{pbay|2000}} | align=left| [[2000 Pop Cola 800s season|Pop Cola]] | 15 || '''31.2''' || .411 || .373 || .778 || 4.7 || '''2.6''' || .3 || .1 || '''9.7''' |- | align=left| {{pbay|2001}} | align=left| [[2001 Pop Cola Panthers season|Pop Cola]] | 48 || 28.7 || .368 || .293 || .654 || 3.1 || 1.3 || .4 || .1 || 6.7 |- | align=left| {{pbay|2002}} | align=left| [[2002 Coca-Cola Tigers season|Coca-Cola]] | 43 || 27.2 || .408 || .325 || .593 || 3.5 || 1.4 || .4 || .1 || 7.3 |- | align=left| {{pbay|2003}} | align=left| [[2003 Coca-Cola Tigers season|Coca-Cola]] | '''57''' || 14.7 || .328 || .250 || .742 || 2.3 || 1.1 || .4 || .1 || 3.4 |- | align=left| {{pbay|2004}} | align=left| [[2004–05 Coca-Cola Tigers season|Coca-Cola]] | 53 || 17.1 || .380 || .347 || .742 || 2.5 || 1.1 || .4 || .0 || 4.3 |- | align=left| {{pbay|2005}} | align=left| [[2005–06 Coca-Cola Tigers season|Coca-Cola]] | 38 || 28.4 || .385 || .351 || .562 || '''5.8''' || 1.6 || '''.7''' || .0 || 8.5 |- | align=left| {{pbay|2006}} | align=left| [[2006–07 Coca-Cola Tigers season|Coca-Cola]] | 37 || 27.1 || .361 || .343 || .733 || 5.1 || 1.2 || .5 || .1 || 7.6 |- | align=left| {{pbay|2009}} | align=left| [[2009–10 Coca-Cola Tigers season|Coca-Cola]] | 3 || 12.0 || .000 || — || .500 || 1.3 || .7 || .0 || .0 || .3 |- | align=left| {{pbay|2010}} | align=left| [[2010–11 Powerade Tigers season|Powerade]] | 28 || 21.3 || .424 || '''.404''' || .778 || 5.5 || 1.4 || .5 || .1 || 5.3 |- | align=left| {{pbay|2011}} | align=left| [[2011–12 Powerade Tigers season|Powerade]] | 32 || 15.5 || .362 || .245 || .700 || 3.0 || 1.3 || .5 || '''.2''' || 3.7 |- | align=left| {{pbay|2012}} | align=left| [[2012–13 GlobalPort Batang Pier season|GlobalPort]] | 17 || 12.2 || .373 || .333 || '''1.000''' || 2.1 || .9 || .3 || .1 || 3.7 |-class=sortbottom | align=center colspan=2 | Career | 417 || 21.2 || .378 || .321 || .696 || 3.4 || 1.3 || .4 || .1 || 5.5 {{end}}

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==External links== *{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110828092125/http://www.pba-online.net/profile/William-Antonio Profile]}} at pba-online.net

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