Noah Williams (basketball)

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Noah Williams
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Williams with Washington State in 2021
James Madison Dukes
Position Shooting guard
League Sun Belt
Personal information
Born (2001-02-28) February 28, 2001 (age 23)
Seattle, Washington
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school O'Dea
(Seattle, Washington)
College

Noah Williams (born February 28, 2001) is an American college basketball player who plays for the James Madison Dukes of the Sun Belt Conference. He previously played for the Washington Huskies and Washington State Cougars of the Pac-12 Conference. He is the son of former Washington State player Guy Williams. [1]

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Early life and high school career

Williams was born and raised in Seattle, Washington and went to high school at the nearby O'Dea High School. [2]

Recruiting

Williams originally committed to Buffalo under head coach Nate Oats on March 10, 2019. [3] After Oats left Buffalo to accept the head coaching position at Alabama, Williams decommitted from Buffalo and committed to Washington State on May 7, 2019 over Buffalo, Virginia Tech, and Washington. [4] [5]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Noah Williams
G		 Seattle, WA O'Dea High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)174 lb (79 kg)May 9, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 4 stars.svg
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2019 Washington State Commits". Rivals.com.
  • "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN- Washington State Cougars Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

College career

Williams played in 29 games, starting 13, and averaged 6.2 points and 21.7 minutes per game in his freshman season. [6] He scored 15 points on his 19th birthday against Washington and a season–high 17 points against Oregon State for his best performances of the season. [7]

During his sophomore season, Williams broke his career–high points several times. He broke it in back–to–back games, scoring 32 points in a win against California [8] and scoring 40 points in a triple–overtime win against Stanford, marking the first time anyone from Washington State had scored 40 points since Klay Thompson scored 40 during the 2011 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. [9] Because of this scoring spree, Williams was honored as the NCAA National Player of the week. [10] For the season, he averaged 14.1 points and 30 minutes per game while starting all 27 games. [6]

Coming off of his much–improved sophomore season, he averaged 9.5 points and 25.7 minutes per game in 35 games. [6] He scored a season–high 19 points against both Winthrop and Oregon. [11] [12] On April 11, 2022, Williams transferred from Washington State to rival Washington. [13]

After the 2022–23 season, Williams entered the transfer portal and left Washington. [14] Williams will finish his colligate career at James Madison, playing for the Dukes and newly hired men's basketball Head Coach Preston Spradlin.

Personal life

Prior to the start of his junior season, Williams was involved in an incident at a bar where he was trying to pick up a late evening food call in order. He was charged with Disorderly Conduct and Possession of Fictious Identification. Both charges were dismissed after Noah completed 8 hours of community service. [15]

Williams graduated from the University of Washington, with a B.A. Degree in Sociology, June 2024 and is pursuing a Graduate Certificate in Cyber Security Intelligence from James Madison University.

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 Washington State 291321.7.366.148.7223.51.91.1.36.2
2020–21 Washington State 272730.0.406.379.8043.62.71.6.214.1
2021–22 Washington State 302525.7.332.262.7163.12.21.1.39.5
2022–23 Washington 141025.1.375.310.6133.11.9.9.18.7
Career1057525.6.369.307.7343.32.21.2.29.7

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