Gus Williams often came back to Mount Vernon to support The Boys and Girls Club and opened a basketball academy at Hooperstown in 2007. ( Elizabeth Orozco / The Journal News ) ...

Gus Williams, the point guard “Wizard” who helped lead the SuperSonics to their only NBA championship in 1979, died Wednesday nearly five years after suffering a stroke. He was 71.

Dec 6, 2009; Seattle, WA, USA; Gus Williams, John Johnson and Fred Brown raise the 12th man flag before the NFL game at Qwest Field between the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks to honor ...

Gus Williams averaged 26.7 points over 17 games that led the SuperSonics to lift the NBA title. But that was not the only highlight of his career.

The Washington Wizards and the rest of the NBA community are saddened to learn of the passing of former All-Star point guard Gus Williams, who passed away at the age of 71 on Wednesday.. We are ...

BALTIMORE -- Former NBA guard Gus Williams, a two-time All-Star who led the Seattle SuperSonics franchise to its only championship in 1979, has died. He was 71. Williams died Wednesday in ...