2016-17 Men's Basketball
Roster
Josh Williams
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Jackson, Miss.
- High School:
- Jackson Prep
2015-16 (Junior): Named a preseason All-American as a member of the Lou Henson Award watch list for the top mid-major player in the nation…Unanimous preseason All-ASUN Conference selection…Became the 45th player in school history and the fastest in the NCAA Division I era to reach the 1,000-point mark with a 21-point effort at South Carolina (11/27/2015)…Limited to just 13 games on the season after injuring his knee against Princeton (12/12/15)…Averaged 12.6 ppg, second on the team…Finished second on the squad in 3-point percentage (.429)…Started all 13 games he played in.
2014-15 (Sophomore): First-team All-ASUN Conference…Led the team and finished second in the A-Sun in scoring averaging 16.9 ppg…Averaged 19.2 points per game in league play…Named A-SUN co-Player of the Week (1/19/15)…Scored 20 or more points 12 times…Scored in double figures in all but one of the 31 contests he played in…Notched a season-high 32 points in 26 minutes against Berry (11/14/14)…Averaged 31.5 minutes per game and started all 31 contests.
2013-14 (Freshman): ASUN Conference All-Freshman team selection… Third-leading returning scorer in conference play 15.2 ppg…Three-time A-Sun Newcomer of the Week honoree (1/13/14, 1/27/14, 2/17/14) …Scored 34 points against ETSU to claim the sixth-highest mark in school history…Scored 20 or more points eight times…Scored in double digits 17 times…Hauled in a season-high 13 rebounds in the regular season finale against Stetson.
High School: Prepped at Jackson Preparatory School for coach David Horner in Jackson, Miss…Led the Patriots to back-to-back MAIS state championships…Named the MAIS Player of the Year for 2011-12…Two-time All-State selection…Two-time All-Region honoree…Team captain and MVP in 2011-12 and 2012-13.
Personal: Son of Willie and Renee Williams.
