Will Bynum

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.

William Bynum (born January 4, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

In his sophomore season, Bynum played just eight games for Arizona before deciding to leave the program on January 6, 2003 and subsequently enrolled at Georgia Tech seven days later in order to give his mother a better opportunity to see him play.

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.

He played college basketball for the University of Arizona and Georgia Tech before going undrafted in the 2005 NBA draft.

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.

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.

Two days later, he was named the 2006 NBA D-League Rookie of the Year.

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.

On September 6, 2006, Bynum signed with Maccabi Tel Aviv of Israel for the 2006–07 season.

He was the 2007 Israeli Basketball Premier League Finals MVP.

Bynum attended Chicago's Crane High School, where he played for coach Anthony Longstreet.

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.

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.