Noah Williams (born February 28, 2001) is an American college basketball player who plays for the James Madison Dukes of the Sun Belt Conference. He previously played for the Washington Huskies and Washington State Cougars of the Pac-12 Conference. He is the son of former Washington State player Guy Williams.[1]
.jpg) Williams with Washington State in 2021 | |
| James Madison Dukes | |
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| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Sun Belt |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 28, 2001 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | O'Dea (Seattle, Washington) |
| College |
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Early life
editWilliams was born and raised in Seattle, Washington and went to high school at the nearby O'Dea High School.[2]
Williams originally committed to Buffalo under head coach Nate Oats on March 10, 2019.[3] After Oats left Buffalo to accept the head coaching position at Alabama, Williams decommitted from Buffalo and committed to Washington State on May 7, 2019 over Buffalo, Virginia Tech, and Washington.[4][5]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Noah Williams G |
Seattle, WA | O'Dea High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | May 9, 2019 | |
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College career
editWilliams played in 29 games, starting 13, and averaged 6.2 points and 21.7 minutes per game in his freshman season.[6] He scored 15 points on his 19th birthday against Washington and a season–high 17 points against Oregon State for his best performances of the season.[7]
During his sophomore season, Williams broke his career–high points several times. He broke it in back–to–back games, scoring 32 points in a win against California[8] and scoring 40 points in a triple–overtime win against Stanford, marking the first time anyone from Washington State had scored 40 points since Klay Thompson scored 40 during the 2011 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament.[9] Because of this scoring spree, Williams was honored as the NCAA National Player of the week.[10] For the season, he averaged 14.1 points and 30 minutes per game while starting all 27 games.[6]
Coming off of his much–improved sophomore season, he averaged 9.5 points and 25.7 minutes per game in 35 games.[6] He scored a season–high 19 points against both Winthrop and Oregon.[11][12] On April 11, 2022, Williams transferred from Washington State to rival Washington.[13]
After the 2022–23 season, Williams entered the transfer portal and left Washington.[14] Williams will finish his colligate career at James Madison, playing for the Dukes and newly hired men's basketball Head Coach Preston Spradlin.
Personal life
editPrior to the start of his junior season, Williams was involved in an incident at a bar where he was trying to pick up a late evening food call in order. He was charged with Disorderly Conduct and Possession of Fictious Identification. Both charges were dismissed after Noah completed 8 hours of community service.[15]
Williams graduated from the University of Washington, with a B.A. Degree in Sociology, June 2024 and is pursuing a Graduate Certificate in Cyber Security Intelligence from James Madison University.
Career statistics
edit| 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 |
College
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | Washington State | 29 | 13 | 21.7 | .366 | .148 | .722 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 1.1 | .3 | 6.2 |
| 2020–21 | Washington State | 27 | 27 | 30.0 | .406 | .379 | .804 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 1.6 | .2 | 14.1 |
| 2021–22 | Washington State | 30 | 25 | 25.7 | .332 | .262 | .716 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.1 | .3 | 9.5 |
| 2022–23 | Washington | 14 | 10 | 25.1 | .375 | .310 | .613 | 3.1 | 1.9 | .9 | .1 | 8.7 |
| Career | 105 | 75 | 25.6 | .369 | .307 | .734 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.2 | .2 | 9.7 | |
References
edit- ^ Root, Ryan. "Bringing the best from the west". Daily Evergreen.
- ^ "Noah Williams scores 40, leads WSU men past Stanford in triple overtime". The Seattle Times.
- ^ "O'Dea's Noah Williams commits to University of Buffalo". ScoreBookLive.
- ^ Lawson, Theo. "Noah Williams, son of ex-Cougar standout Guy "The Fly" Williams, signs with Washington State". The Spokesman Review.
- ^ "Noah Williams, Washington State". 247Sports.
- ^ a b c "Noah Williams College Stats". Sports Reference.
- ^ "Noah Williams - Men's Basketball". Washington State Athletics.
- ^ Lawson, Theo. "Ex-Washington State star Guy Williams expresses pride, joy after son Noah's 32-point outburst, 'but it ain't 43'". The Spokesman Review.
- ^ Nusser, Jeff. "Noah Williams wills WSU to 3OT win over Stanford, 85-76". CougCenter.
- ^ Lawson, Theo. "Washington State's Noah Williams adds USBWA National Player of the Week award". Spokesman.com.
- ^ "Washington State holds off Winthrop 92-86 in wild finish". AP.
- ^ Vinnick, Jamey. "Kyle Smith all smiles with Noah Williams' swagger in WSU's 94-74 whipping of Oregon". 247Sports.com.
- ^ Rothstein, Jon. "Tweet". Twitter.com.
- ^ Farner, Keith. "Noah Williams, Washington guard, reportedly makes plans for 2023-24 season". SaturdayOutWest.
- ^ Clark, Colton. "WSU men's basketball player Noah Williams facing potential misdemeanor charges after alleged altercation at bar". The Seattle Times.
External links
edit- Washington State Cougars bio
Media related to Noah Williams (basketball) at Wikimedia Commons
