Noah Williams (basketball)

For other people named Noah Williams, see Noah Williams (disambiguation).

Noah Williams

Williams with Washington State in 2021
Personal information
Born	(2001-02-28) February 28, 2001 (age 24) Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	O'Dea (Seattle, Washington)
College	Washington State (2019–2022) Washington (2022–2023) James Madison (2024–2025)
NBA draft	2025: undrafted
Position	Shooting guard

Noah Williams (born February 28, 2001) is an American basketball player. He played college basketball for the James Madison Dukes, Washington Huskies and Washington State Cougars. He is the son of former Washington State player Guy Williams. ^[1]

Early life

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

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]}

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Noah Williams G	Seattle, WA	O'Dea High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	May 9, 2019
	Recruit ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:      ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout. "ESPN- Washington State Cougars Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.

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 order. He was charged with Disorderly Conduct and Possession of Fictitious 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

GP	Games 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

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2019–20	Washington State	29	13	21.7	.366	.148	.722	3.5	1.9	1.1	.3	6.2
2020–21	Washington State	27	27	30.0	.406	.379	.804	3.6	2.7	1.6	.2	14.1
2021–22	Washington State	30	25	25.7	.332	.262	.716	3.1	2.2	1.1	.3	9.5
2022–23	Washington	14	10	25.1	.375	.310	.613	3.1	1.9	.9	.1	8.7
Career		105	75	25.6	.369	.307	.734	3.3	2.2	1.2	.2	9.7

References

1. Root, Ryan. "Bringing the best from the west". Daily Evergreen.
2. "Noah Williams scores 40, leads WSU men past Stanford in triple overtime". The Seattle Times. 20 February 2021.
3. "O'Dea's Noah Williams commits to University of Buffalo". ScoreBookLive.
4. Lawson, Theo. "Noah Williams, son of ex-Cougar standout Guy "The Fly" Williams, signs with Washington State". The Spokesman Review.
5. "Noah Williams, Washington State". 247Sports.
6. "Noah Williams College Stats". Sports Reference.
7. "Noah Williams - Men's Basketball". Washington State Athletics.
8. Lawson, Theo. "Ex-Washington State star Guy Williams expresses pride, joy after son Noah's 32-point outburst, 'but it ain't 43'". The Spokesman Review.
9. Nusser, Jeff (20 February 2021). "Noah Williams wills WSU to 3OT win over Stanford, 85-76". CougCenter.
10. Lawson, Theo. "Washington State's Noah Williams adds USBWA National Player of the Week award". Spokesman.com.
11. "Washington State holds off Winthrop 92-86 in wild finish". AP. 23 November 2021.
12. Vinnick, Jamey. "Kyle Smith all smiles with Noah Williams' swagger in WSU's 94-74 whipping of Oregon". 247Sports.com.
13. Rothstein, Jon. "Tweet". Twitter.com.
14. Farner, Keith (5 April 2023). "Noah Williams, Washington guard, reportedly makes plans for 2023-24 season". SaturdayOutWest.
15. Clark, Colton (17 September 2021). "WSU men's basketball player Noah Williams facing potential misdemeanor charges after alleged altercation at bar". The Seattle Times.

External links

• Washington State Cougars bio
• Washington Huskies bio
• James Madison Dukes bio
• Media related to Noah Williams (basketball) at Wikimedia Commons