Marcus Williams (basketball, born 2002) explained

Marcus Williams
Number:55
Position:Point guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lbs:197
League:West Coast Conference
Team:San Francisco Dons
Birth Date:29 July 2002
Nationality:American
High School:
College:
Highlights:
  • First-team All-WCC (2024)
  • Third-team All-Mountain West (2021)
  • Mountain West Freshman of the Year (2021)

Marcus Williams (born July 29, 2002) is an American college basketball player for the San Francisco Dons of the West Coast Conference (WCC). He previously played for the Wyoming Cowboys and Texas A&M Aggies

High school career

Williams played basketball for Dickinson High School in Dickinson, Texas as a freshman. He transferred to Clear Springs High School in League City, Texas for his sophomore season to play with his older brother, Faite. After the season, Williams returned to Dickinson but was ruled ineligible to play for the varsity team, moving down to junior varsity. As a senior, he averaged 21.4 points, 7.3 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 3.3 steals, helping his team achieve a 32–5 record, win the Region III-6A title and advance to its first state tournament in 65 years.[1] Williams shared District 24-6A MVP honors with his teammate, Tramon Mark.[2] He originally signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball for Northern Colorado under head coach Jeff Linder. He switched his commitment to Wyoming after Linder was hired there.[3]

College career

On December 9, 2020, Williams scored a freshman season-high 30 points for Wyoming in an 83–61 win over Denver.[4] On March 10, 2021, he recorded 15 points, 10 assists, seven steals and six rebounds in a 111–80 first round victory over San Jose State at the Mountain West tournament.[5] As a freshman, Williams averaged 14.8 points and 4.3 assists per game.[6] He was named Mountain West Freshman of the Year and to the Third Team All-Mountain West.[7] [8] Following the season, Williams transferred to Texas A&M.[9] He averaged 7.9 points, 3.4 assists, 2.2 rebounds, and 1.3 steals per game. For his junior season, Williams transferred to San Francisco.[10]

Career statistics

College

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:left;"| Wyoming| 25 || 24 || 31.1 || .452 || .330 || .705 || 2.5 || 4.3 || 1.4 || .2 || 14.8|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22| style="text-align:left;"| Texas A&M| 27 || 25 || 24.5 || .362 || .283 || .610 || 2.2 || 3.4 || 1.3 || .1 || 7.9|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23| style="text-align:left;"| San Francisco| 34 || 2 || 25.5 || .410 || .408 || .740 || 3.2 || 2.8 || .9 || .1 || 7.8|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career| 86 || 51 || 26.8 || .412 || .341 || .695 || 2.7 || 3.4 || 1.1 || .1 || 9.8

Personal life

Williams' older brother, Faite, plays college basketball for Prairie View A&M.[1]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Potter . Davis . Marcus Williams didn't garner much attention as a recruit. That's changed at Wyoming. . . July 5, 2021 . March 10, 2021.
  2. Web site: Dunnam . Ted . Basketball: Dickinson's Mark, Williams share district MVP . . July 5, 2021 . March 25, 2020.
  3. Web site: Potter . Davis . Familiarity with Linder, fan support sell Texas guard Marcus Williams on Wyoming . . July 5, 2021 . April 10, 2020.
  4. Web site: Marcus Williams goes for career-high 30 in Wyoming victory over Denver . . July 5, 2021 . December 9, 2020.
  5. Web site: Ike’s 32 leads Wyoming past San Jose St. 111-80 in MWC . . July 5, 2021 . March 10, 2021.
  6. Web site: Hattersley . Andrew . Standout Wyoming freshman Marcus Williams transfers to Texas A&M . . July 5, 2021 . April 17, 2021.
  7. Web site: Tucker . Cody . Media names Williams Mountain West Freshman of the Year . 7220 Sports . July 5, 2021 . March 8, 2021.
  8. Web site: Katz . Michael . Williams named Mountain West Freshman of the Year by media and coaches . . July 5, 2021 . March 8, 2021.
  9. Web site: Gambino . Frank . Former UW Player Marcus Williams Transfers to Texas A&M . . July 5, 2021 . April 19, 2021.
  10. News: Wagner . Jonathan . Former Texas A&M guard Marcus Williams finds new home in transfer portal . November 12, 2022 . On3.com . May 9, 2022.