Bryson Williams

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Bryson Williams
No. 11 – Texas Tech Red Raiders
PositionPower forward
LeagueBig 12 Conference
Personal information
Born (1998-04-25) April 25, 1998 (age 23)
Fresno, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High schoolRoosevelt (Fresno, California)
College
Career highlights and awards

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[]

Legend
  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
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
Redshirt Redshirt
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[]

  1. ^ Mellon, Brianna (January 8, 2021). "Good Sports: Roosevelt High hooper Bryson Williams going out on top at UTEP". KFSN-TV. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  2. ^ Bloomquist, Bret (November 4, 2019). "Do-it-all forward Williams ready for star turn at UTEP". El Paso Times. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  3. ^ Gligich, Daniel (April 2, 2017). "Native Fresnan hungry for success at highest level". The Collegian. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "UTEP MBB Feature: Bryson Williams". UTEP Miners. August 4, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  6. ^ "Late hook shot carries UTEP past UTSA in OT". USA Today. Associated Press. January 15, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  7. ^ Bloomquist, Bret (November 20, 2020). "After star turn, UTEP's Williams hopes for even better senior season". El Paso Times. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  8. ^ "Texas Tech Sports Roundup: UTEP transfer Williams set to join Tech hoops". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. June 13, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  9. ^ "No. 9 Texas Tech wins 20th home game in a row, 66-42 over OU". ESPN.com. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  10. ^ "Big 12 basketball awards headlined by Kansas' Ochai Agbaji as Player of the Year". 247Sports. March 6, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.

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