Bryson Williams
No. 11 – Texas Tech Red Raiders | |
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Position | Power forward |
League | Big 12 Conference |
Personal information | |
Born | Fresno, California | April 25, 1998
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Roosevelt (Fresno, California) |
College |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Bryson N. Williams (born April 25, 1998) is an American college basketball player for the Texas Tech Red Raiders of the Big 12 Conference. He previously played for the Fresno State Bulldogs and the UTEP Miners.
High school career[]
Williams played basketball for Theodore Roosevelt High School in Fresno, California. As a senior, he averaged 34 points and 18 rebounds per game. He set school and city records with 2,302 career points.[1] Williams formed a relationship with Fresno State head coach Rodney Terry in eighth grade and committed to play college basketball for the program as soon as he was old enough.[2]
College career[]
As a freshman at Fresno State, Williams averaged 7.7 points and 4.4 rebounds per game.[3] He was the runner-up for the Mountain West Freshman of the Year award. As a sophomore, Williams averaged 13.8 points and 6.1 rebounds per game, and received Third Team All-Mountain West honors from the league's coaches. For his junior season, he transferred to UTEP, following head coach Rodney Terry.[4] He sat out a year as a redshirt and worked on his shooting.[5] On January 15, 2020, Williams posted a career-high 34 points and 10 rebounds in an 80–77 overtime win against UTSA.[6] He averaged 17.8 points and 7.2 rebounds per game as a junior, and was named to the First Team All-Conference USA.[7] In his senior season, Williams averaged 15.1 points and 7.4 rebounds per game, earning Third Team All-Conference USA honors. He opted to use an additional year of eligibility, granted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, transferring to Texas Tech.[8] On February 22, 2022, Williams surpassed the 2,000 point mark in a 66-42 win over Oklahoma, and finished with 13 points.[9] For his super-senior year, Williams received First Team All-Big 12 and Big 12 All-Newcomer Team honors from the league's coaches.[10]
Career statistics[]
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[]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2016–17 | Fresno State | 33 | 26 | 17.2 | .603 | – | .652 | 4.4 | .2 | .4 | .6 | 7.7 |
2017–18 | Fresno State | 32 | 32 | 28.6 | .596 | .250 | .602 | 6.1 | 1.2 | .5 | .7 | 13.8 |
2018–19 | UTEP | ![]() | ||||||||||
2019–20 | UTEP | 32 | 32 | 31.8 | .499 | .356 | .811 | 7.2 | .9 | .9 | .9 | 17.8 |
2020–21 | UTEP | 24 | 24 | 31.4 | .481 | .279 | .836 | 7.4 | .9 | .6 | .5 | 15.1 |
2021–22 | Texas Tech | 31 | 31 | 25.6 | .544 | .427 | .788 | 4.3 | 1.0 | .5 | .4 | 14.0 |
Career | 152 | 145 | 26.6 | .537 | .355 | .746 | 5.8 | .8 | .6 | .6 | 13.6 |
References[]
- ^ Mellon, Brianna (January 8, 2021). "Good Sports: Roosevelt High hooper Bryson Williams going out on top at UTEP". KFSN-TV. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- ^ Bloomquist, Bret (November 4, 2019). "Do-it-all forward Williams ready for star turn at UTEP". El Paso Times. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- ^ Gligich, Daniel (April 2, 2017). "Native Fresnan hungry for success at highest level". The Collegian. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- ^ Lavalsiti, Vinny (December 4, 2020). "GECU Presents: How Bryson Williams' Connection with Coach Terry Has Taken His Basketball Journey to New Heights". UTEP Miners. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- ^ "UTEP MBB Feature: Bryson Williams". UTEP Miners. August 4, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
- ^ "Late hook shot carries UTEP past UTSA in OT". USA Today. Associated Press. January 15, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
- ^ Bloomquist, Bret (November 20, 2020). "After star turn, UTEP's Williams hopes for even better senior season". El Paso Times. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
- ^ "Texas Tech Sports Roundup: UTEP transfer Williams set to join Tech hoops". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. June 13, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
- ^ "No. 9 Texas Tech wins 20th home game in a row, 66-42 over OU". ESPN.com. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
- ^ "Big 12 basketball awards headlined by Kansas' Ochai Agbaji as Player of the Year". 247Sports. March 6, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
External links[]
- 1998 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from California
- Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball players
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Sportspeople from Fresno, California
- Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball players
- UTEP Miners men's basketball players