Kenrich Williams

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Kenrich Williams
No. 34–Oklahoma City Thunder
Position Shooting guard / small forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1994-12-02) December 2, 1994 (age 29)
Waco, Texas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school University (Waco, Texas)
College
NBA draft 2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2020 New Orleans Pelicans
2018→Westchester Knicks
2020–present Oklahoma City Thunder
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Kenrich Lo Williams (born December 2, 1994), nicknamed "Kenny Hustle", [2] is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the TCU Horned Frogs of the Big 12 Conference.

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High school career

Williams attended University High School in Waco, Texas and joined the varsity team as a junior under coach Rodney Smith. As a senior, Williams averaged 14.6 points, 9.9 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game. He earned District 8-4A defensive player of the year honors and led the squad to a 28–5 record. Coming out of high school, Williams did not receive a single Division I offer. He attributes this to playing only one season of AAU ball. [3]

College career

Williams attended New Mexico Junior College and averaged 10.1 points and 6.9 rebounds per game in his freshman season. He was recruited to TCU, which went winless in conference games in the season before his arrival. Williams posted 8.6 points and 6.7 rebounds per game as a sophomore on an 18–15 team. Williams missed the entire 2015–16 season due to a knee injury which required surgery, calling it one of the toughest years of his basketball career as TCU struggled to 12 wins. [3]

As a fourth-year junior, Williams averaged 11.4 points and 9.7 rebounds per game while shooting 49.5 percent from the floor. He had 19 double-doubles, leading the Big 12, and helped lead the team to a 24–15 season. Williams had 18 points and eight rebounds in the 85–82 upset of Kansas in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament. [3] In the second round of the 2017 NIT, an 86–68 win over Richmond, Williams recorded the first triple-double in TCU history with 11 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists. [4] After posting 25 points and 12 rebounds in the NIT championship game versus Georgia Tech, Williams was named NIT Most Valuable Player. [3]

Coming into his senior season, Williams was a Preseason Big 12 Honorable Mention. [5] On December 6, 2017, Williams scored a career-high 27 points in a 94–83 win over SMU. [6] He sat out a game on December 22, against William & Mary, due to a knee sprain. [7] As a senior, Williams posted 13.2 points and 9.3 rebounds per game, second in the Big 12 Conference. Williams was selected to the USBWA All-District VII and NABC All-District 8 Second Team. [8] He was named to the Second Team All-Big 12. [9] He led TCU to a 21–12 record and #6 seed in the NCAA tournament. In his final game as a Horned Frog, a 57–52 upset loss to Syracuse, Williams scored 14 points. [10]

Professional career

New Orleans Pelicans (2018–2020)

After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Williams signed with the Denver Nuggets for NBA Summer League play. [11] On July 24, Williams signed a deal with the New Orleans Pelicans. [12] Williams later made his professional, NBA debut on October 17, 2018, in a blowout win over the Houston Rockets. During his rookie season, he was assigned to the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League, making his G League debut on November 23. [13] On January 30, 2019, Williams set a new career high in scoring with 21 points, and set personal bests in field goals (eight), three-pointers (five), assists (three) and minutes (38) in a 99–105 loss to the Denver Nuggets. [14]

Oklahoma City Thunder (2020–present)

On November 24, 2020, Williams was part of a four-team trade in which he was sent to the Oklahoma City Thunder. [15]

On July 20, 2022, Williams re-signed with the Thunder on a four-year, $27.2 million contract extension. [16] [17] On March 2, 2023, the Thunder announced that he suffered a left wrist injury and would undergo surgery to address the issue, ending his 2022–23 season. [18]

On February 7, 2023, LeBron James broke the all-time NBA scoring record whilst being defended by Williams.

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

NBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2018–19 New Orleans 462923.5.384.333.6844.81.81.0.46.1
2019–20 New Orleans 391821.3.347.258.3464.81.5.7.53.5
2020–21 Oklahoma City 661321.6.533.444.5714.12.3.8.38.0
2021–22 Oklahoma City 41021.9.461.339.5454.52.2.9.27.4
2022–23 Oklahoma City 531022.8.517.373.4364.92.0.8.38.0
Career2537022.2.468.352.5204.62.0.9.36.8

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2014–15 TCU 331727.8.477.355.6076.71.4.91.08.6
2016–17 TCU 373632.7.495.363.5869.72.71.5.611.4
2017–18 TCU 323236.0.477.395.6889.33.91.8.513.2
Career1028532.2.484.375.6258.62.71.4.711.0

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References

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  2. ↑ Mendez, Carlos (January 12, 2017). "Who is Kenny Hustle? TCU's, and the Big 12's, leading rebounder". Fort Worth Star-Telegram . Retrieved January 25, 2019.
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  4. ↑ "First triple-double for TCU sinks Richmond 86-68 in NIT". ESPN . Associated Press. March 22, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
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  12. ↑ "Pelicans sign Garlon Green and Kenrich Williams". NBA.com. July 24, 2018. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
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