DeAndre Williams

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DeAndre Williams
Free agent
Position Power forward
Personal information
Born (1996-10-04) October 4, 1996 (age 28)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school
College
Playing career2024–present
Career history
2024 NLEX Road Warriors
2024 Taiwan Beer Leopards
2024–2025 Sabah
Career highlights and awards

DeAndre Williams-Baldwin (born October 4, 1996) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Sabah of the Azerbaijan Basketball League. He previously played for the Memphis Tigers of the American Athletic Conference (AAC) and the Evansville Purple Aces.

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High school career

Williams played basketball for Klein Forest High School in Klein, Texas. After his junior season, he enrolled at the Sports Association of Texas for Christian Homeschoolers, with whom he completed online courses and improved academically in hopes of qualifying for an NCAA Division I scholarship. He started training under the guidance of former NBA coach John Lucas II. [1] He played a postgraduate season at Nation Wide Academy, a new program in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He averaged 24 points and 11 rebounds per game. [2] [3]

College career

Williams was ruled ineligible by the National Collegiate Athletic Association for his 2018–19 season at Evansville. He was designated as an academic non-qualifier but was allowed to keep his athletic scholarship and practice with the team after Evansville submitted a waiver. [4] On November 12, 2019, in his second career game, he helped his team achieve a 67–64 upset win over No. 1 Kentucky in Rupp Arena. [5] On December 7, he recorded a career-high 37 points and 10 rebounds, shooting 17-of-18 from the field, in a 101–87 win against Miami (Ohio). [6] Williams missed 14 of Evansville's final 17 games with a back injury. As a freshman, he averaged 15.2 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game while shooting 64.8 percent from the floor. Williams was a four-time Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week honoree. [7] After the season, he entered the transfer portal and declared for the 2020 NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility. [8]

For his sophomore season, Williams transferred to Memphis, choosing the Tigers over Kentucky, Arkansas and Baylor. [9] He became eligible about three weeks into the season, after the NCAA approved a blanket waiver for Division I transfers due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [10] Williams helped Memphis win the 2021 National Invitation Tournament, posting a season-high 21 points, nine rebounds, six assists and four steals in a 90–67 semifinal win over Colorado State. [11] As a sophomore, he averaged 11.7 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.2 steals per game. [12] Williams was named to the Second Team All-AAC as a junior. [13]

Professional career

On January 9, 2024, Williams signed with the NLEX Road Warriors of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) to replace Stokley Chaffee Jr. as the team's import for the 2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup. [14] On March 16, Williams signed with the Taiwan Beer Leopards of the T1 League. [15]

On July 25, 2024, Williams signed with the Sabah of the Azerbaijan Basketball League for two-year contract. [16] On January 9, 2025, Sabah parted ways with Williams. [17]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2019–20 Evansville 181527.1.648.455.8006.92.7.91.015.2
2020–21 Memphis 212026.1.497.455.6925.83.42.2.511.7
2021–22 Memphis 262525.0.564.300.6935.81.71.3.711.1
2022–23 Memphis 353531.0.532.403.7328.22.91.5.917.7
Career1009527.7.551.405.7286.82.71.5.814.3

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