University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
2010-11 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
John Williams
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Raleigh, N.C.
Overview: One of the most exciting players in the Big South Conference and a possible Player-of-the-Year candidate this season...one of three seniors on this year's Bulldog team...became the school's all-time leader in blocked shots last year and enters this season with 209 blocks...is in fourth place on the Big South's all-time career list for blocks...needs 70 points to become the 25th player in school history to score 1,000 career points...earned second team Big South All-Conference honors last year...red-shirted the 2006-07 season...enjoyed very good high school career at Christchurch School in Northern Virginia...native of Raleigh...good student and a hard worker.
2009-2010: Tied for second on the team in scoring with an 11.5 average and tied for team lead in rebounding with a 6.7 mark...scored in double figures in 18 games...led the team in field goal shooting at 58.1 percent (143-of-246)...led the Big South Conference in blocked shots with a 2.73 per game average...2.73 avearge was good for 16th nationally...topped the Big South in conference games for field goal shooting at 59 percent (95-of-161)...also led league in blocked shots in conference game with 2.72 per game mark...scored a season-high 31 points vs. VMI (2-13) as he went 12-of-15 from the field...recorded three double-doubles on the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds vs. CSU (1-9), 25 points and 10 rebounds vs. Presbyterian College (1-23) and 10 points and 10 rebounds vs. Liberty (2-11)...named Big South Player of the Week on Feb. 15 after his two games against Liberty and VMI...tallied 17 points with nine rebounds in home win over Gardner-Webb (2-27)...had 13 points, nine rebounds and five blocked shots in victory over Radford (1-31)...had an up-and-down year from the free throw line, starting the year in the 35 percent range before improving to mid-60's and ending up at 53.8 percent (57-of-106)...ended the year by going 5-for-5 in final game of season vs. Coastal Carolina (3-4)...missed first game of the year at Charlotte with illness that plagued him in the first few games of the season...had six-game stretch where he blocked 29 shots, including career-best of six vs. High Point (1-28)...pumped in 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting from field vs. Catawba (12-15).
2008-2009: Finished the year as UNC Asheville’s second leading scorer (12.9)...topped the team in rebounding (6.6), blocked shots (76) and field goal percentage (53.8%)...was ranked second in the Big South Conference in blocked shots per game (2.62)...in Big South Conference games, he led the league in field goal percentage (60%) and blocked shots (2.69)...posted four double-doubles on the season...was in double figures in points in 20 games and in rebounds six times...top game was at High Point (2-18) where he scored a career-high 32 points on 11-of-14 shooting from field and 10-of-14 from free throw line...also grabbed 10 rebounds and had five blocked shots...tallied 21 points and collected career-best 15 rebounds at VMI (2-2) where he went 10-of-12 from the field and blocked three shots...tallied 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the field and blocked career-best seven shots in home victory over Coastal Carolina (2-21)...also had 18 points in close home loss to VMI (12-6)...garnered 10 rebounds with nine points and four blocks during Big South Tournament victory over Winthrop (3-3)...missed two games early in conference play with sickness...ended the season by scoring in double figures in seven of the last nine games...blocked 10 shots in two games during Big South Tournament with six against eventual champ Radford (3-5).
2007-2008: Played in all 33 games for the Bulldogs and gave Asheville instant energy off the bench...recorded the first double-double of his career with 13 points and 14 rebounds in comeback win over Buffalo (12-29)...second on team in blocked shots with 51 and finished third in the Big South with a 1.5 per game average...shot 59 percent (84-of-141) from the field...went 3-of-6 from beyond the arc as he knocked down treys against Western Carolina (11-20), Tennessee (12-19) and Coastal Carolina (2-27)...scored 12 points in home triumph over Brevard on 5-of-5 shooting from the field (11-13)...tossed in 11 points in road win at Campbell...scored seven points and had crucial blocked shot in home win over Campbell (12-13)...had 10 points and nine boards during victory over Montreat (12-31)...tallied 12 points in late-season win over Coastal Carolina (2-27) and 11 points in Big South tourney victory against Charleston Southern (3-4)...posted 12 points on 6-of-8 shooting against VMI...opened college career with four blocked shots vs. Furman (11-9).
Before UNC Asheville: Two-year starter for head coach Glen Taylor...was named all-tournament in three different tournaments, including Atlantic Shores Invitational, John Stone Memorial Tournament and Virginia Prep League...was named MVP of Virginia Prep League Tourney...earned first team all-state honors senior season as he averaged 16.4 points, 6.9 rebounds and 5.3 blocked shots per game...helped lead school to league, tournament championship and #5 ranking in the state of Virginia...named Most Outstanding Offensive Player at the end of the season as he shot 59 percent from the field...junior year led school to first winning season and first appearance in state playoffs since 1994-95 season...averaged 16.7 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.1 blocked shots and 3.0 steals per game...shot 54 percent from the field as a junior...named first team all-conference and earned spot on John Stone Memorial Tournament all-tourney team...also lettered in crew, soccer and golf at Christchurch.
