Noah Williams (basketball) explained

Noah Williams
Position:Shooting guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lbs:195
League:Sun Belt
Team:James Madison Dukes
Birth Date:28 February 2001
Birth Place:Seattle, Washington
Nationality:American
High School:O'Dea
(Seattle, Washington)
College:

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]

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]

College career

Williams 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 seasonhigh 17 points against Oregon State for his best performances of the season.[7]

During his sophomore season, Williams broke his careerhigh points several times. He broke it in backtoback games, scoring 32 points in a win against California[8] and scoring 40 points in a tripleovertime 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.

Coming off of his muchimproved sophomore season, he averaged 9.5 points and 25.7 minutes per game in 35 games. He scored a seasonhigh 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 basketballHead Coach Preston Spradlin.

Personal life

Prior 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

College

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;"| Washington State| 29 || 13 || 21.7 || .366 || .148 || .722 || 3.5 || 1.9 || 1.1 || .3 || 6.2|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:left;"| Washington State| 27 || 27 || 30.0 || .406 || .379 || .804 || 3.6 || 2.7 || 1.6 || .2 || 14.1|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22| style="text-align:left;"| Washington State| 30 || 25 || 25.7 || .332 || .262 || .716 || 3.1 || 2.2 || 1.1 || .3 || 9.5|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23| style="text-align:left;"| Washington| 14 || 10 || 25.1 || .375 || .310 || .613 || 3.1 || 1.9 || .9 || .1 || 8.7|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 105 || 75 || 25.6 || .369 || .307 || .734 || 3.3 || 2.2 || 1.2 || .2 || 9.7

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bringing the best from the west. Ryan. Root. Daily Evergreen.
  2. Web site: Noah Williams scores 40, leads WSU men past Stanford in triple overtime. The Seattle Times.
  3. Web site: O'Dea's Noah Williams commits to University of Buffalo. ScoreBookLive.
  4. Web site: Noah Williams, son of ex-Cougar standout Guy "The Fly" Williams, signs with Washington State. Theo. Lawson. The Spokesman Review.
  5. Web site: Noah Williams, Washington State. 247Sports.
  6. Web site: Noah Williams College Stats. Sports Reference.
  7. Web site: Noah Williams - Men's Basketball. Washington State Athletics.
  8. Web site: Ex-Washington State star Guy Williams expresses pride, joy after son Noah's 32-point outburst, 'but it ain't 43'. Theo. Lawson. The Spokesman Review.
  9. Web site: Noah Williams wills WSU to 3OT win over Stanford, 85-76. Jeff. Nusser. CougCenter.
  10. Web site: Washington State’s Noah Williams adds USBWA National Player of the Week award. Theo. Lawson. Spokesman.com.
  11. Web site: Washington State holds off Winthrop 92-86 in wild finish. AP.
  12. Web site: Kyle Smith all smiles with Noah Williams' swagger in WSU's 94-74 whipping of Oregon. Jamey. Vinnick. 247Sports.com.
  13. Web site: Tweet. Jon. Rothstein. Twitter.com.
  14. Web site: Noah Williams, Washington guard, reportedly makes plans for 2023-24 season. Keith. Farner. SaturdayOutWest.
  15. Web site: WSU men’s basketball player Noah Williams facing potential misdemeanor charges after alleged altercation at bar. Colton. Clark. The Seattle Times.