Pendarvis Williams Explained

Pendarvis Williams
Position:Point guard / shooting guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:6
Weight Lb:195
League:Mongolian National League
Team:Erdenet Miners
Nationality:American
Birth Date:November 13, 1991
High School:
College:Norfolk State (2010–2014)
Draft Year:2014
Career Start:2014
Years1:2014–2015
Team1:Fortitudo Agrigento
Years2:2015–2016
Team2:Virtus Bologna
Years3:2016–2017
Team3:Maine Red Claws
Years4:2017–2018
Team4:Fortitudo Agrigento
Years5:2018–2019
Team5:BG Göttingen
Years6:2019–2020
Team6:JA Vichy-Clermont Métropole
Years7:2020–2021
Team7:Chieti 1974
Years8:2020–2021
Team8:JB Monferrato
Years9:2023–present
Team9:Erdenet Miners
Highlights:

Pendarvis Williams (born November 13, 1991) is an American basketball player for the Erdenet Miners of the Mongolian National League. He played college basketball for Norfolk State University, where in the 2012–13 season he was named an honorable mention All-American.MBA ERDENET MINERS

Early life and college career

Williams, a 6'6" guard from Philadelphia, committed to Norfolk State where as a sophomore, he scored 20 points in the Spartans' 86–84 upset of number 2 seed Missouri in the 2012 NCAA Tournament.[1] As a junior, after the loss of All-American Kyle O'Quinn, the Spartans were not expected to contend for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship. But Williams stepped up his performance, averaging 14.3 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. He led the Spartans to a 16–0 record and won conference Player of the Year honors.[2] At the end of the season, Williams was named HBCU Player of the Year[3] and an AP honorable mention All-American.

Professional career

Following the close of his college career, Williams signed with Fortitudo Agrigento in Italy's second division.[4] On July 13, 2015 he signed for Obiettivo Lavoro Bologna from the Serie A.[5]

On October 31, 2016, Williams was acquired by the Maine Red Claws.[6] On January 9, 2017, he was waived by Maine after 10 games.[7] He spent the 2017-18 season with Fortitudo Agrigento of the Italian Serie A2. Williams signed with the German team BG Göttingen on July 2, 2018.[8]

On August 6, 2019, he has signed with JA Vichy-Clermont Métropole Basket of the French Pro B.[9]

On July 13, 2020, he has signed with Proger Chieti of the Italian Serie A2.[10]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: No. 15 Norfolk State shoots lights out, stuns 2-seed Missouri . ESPN.com . March 16, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120318103828/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=320760142 . dead . March 18, 2012 . May 13, 2013.
  2. Web site: Hunt . Donald . Pendarvis Williams is MEAC's top player . PhillyTrib.com . March 11, 2013 . May 13, 2013.
  3. Web site: Bello . Mike . Williams Named Boxtorow National HBCU Player of the Year . Norfolk State athletics . April 4, 2013 . May 13, 2013.
  4. Web site: Bello . Mike . Fortitudo Agrigento lands rookie Pendarvis Williams . Sportando.net . August 3, 2014 . August 6, 2014.
  5. Web site: Bologna . Virtus . OBIETTIVO LAVORO, DA AGRIGENTO ARRIVA PENDARVIS WILLIAMS . virtus.it . July 13, 2015 . July 13, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072233/http://www.virtus.it/notizia/obiettivo-lavoro-agrigento-arriva-pendarvis-williams . March 4, 2016 . dead .
  6. Web site: Evans. Boston. 2016 Training Camp Roster Announced. NBA.com. October 31, 2016. November 20, 2016. November 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161104004654/http://maine.dleague.nba.com/news/2016-training-camp-roster/. dead.
  7. Web site: Red Claws Add Cameron Ayers. OurSportsCentral.com. January 9, 2017. January 9, 2017.
  8. Web site: Pendarvis Williams signs with BG Göttingen . Sportando . July 7, 2018.
  9. News: Vichy-Clermont inks Pendarvis Williams. August 6, 2019. Sportando. En. August 7, 2019.
  10. News: Pendarvis Williams inks with Chieti. July 13, 2020. Sportando. En. July 13, 2020.