Made 5 of 8 shots (62.5%) and was 4-for-7 at the free throw line (57.1%)
Scored a season-high six points in his third collegiate game, shooting 2-for-2 from the field in a win at home against Long Island University (Nov. 15)
Registered four points and one block in seven minutes off the bench in a 65-50 win at USC (Jan. 27)
Totaled a season-high three rebounds in the team’s season-opening win against Saint Francis (Nov. 6).
High School
Was a four-year varsity basketball letterwinner, spending his final three seasons at Centennial High School (Corona, Calif.) under head coach Josh Giles
Helped lead Centennial to three consecutive CIF Southern Section Open Division titles in 2021, 2022 and 2023
As a senior in 2022-23, was ranked as the No. 72 player in his high school class by ESPN.com
Also was ranked No. 74 in the 247Sports.com composite national player rankings and No. 92 by Rivals.com
Averaged 12.0 points and 7.0 rebounds during his senior season and secured first-team All-Big VIII League honors
Was listed as a top-15 player in the state of California in his high school class by 247Sports.com
Centennial finished the 2022-23 campaign with a 30-4 overall record, losing to Harvard-Westlake (80-61) in the CIF State Open Division regional final (Southern California)
Centennial went 33-1 in 2021-22, concluding the year ranked No. 2 in the nationwide MaxPreps.com top 25 rankings
Scored 19 points as a junior in Centennial’s 83-59 win against Sierra Canyon in the playoffs, en route to the CIF State Open Division championship
As a freshman at Corona High School in 2019-20, registered a triple-double (12 points, 13 rebounds, 10 blocks) as a 6-foot-7 center in a 71-48 win against California High School in the championship game of the Showcase on Shoemaker.
Personal
Born in Riverside, Calif.
Is the older of Albert and Maria Williams’ two children
Has one younger sister, Alyssa
His great uncle, Mack Calvin, was a point guard who attended Long Beach City College (LBCC) and USC and played 11 seasons of professional basketball (seven years in the ABA and four seasons in the NBA), recorded the second-most assists in ABA history and was later named to the ABA All-Time Team