Noah Williams (basketball)
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No. 24 – Washington State Cougars | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | Pac-12 Conference |
Personal information | |
Born | Seattle, Washington | February 28, 2001
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 | Washington State (2019–present) |
Noah Williams (born February 28, 2001) is an American college basketball player for the Washington State Cougars of the Pac-12 Conference. He is the son of former Washington State player Guy Williams.[1]
Early life and high school career[]
Williams was born and raised in Seattle, Washington and went to high school at the nearby O'Dea High School.[2]
Recruiting[]
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 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
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College career[]
Williams played in 29 games, starting 13, and averaged 6.2 points and 21.7 minutes per game.[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]
Williams broke his career–high points several times during his sophomore season. 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]
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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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 |
Career | 56 | 40 | 25.7 | .393 | .338 | .767 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 1.3 | .3 | 10.0 |
References[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
External links[]
- 2001 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Seattle
- Shooting guards
- Washington State Cougars men's basketball players