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Johnathan Williams

Johnathan Williams III
No. 14 – Gonzaga Bulldogs
Position Power forward
League West Coast Conference
Personal information
Born (1995-05-22) May 22, 1995 (age 22)
Memphis, Tennessee
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school Southwind (Memphis, Tennessee)
College
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-WCC (2017)

Johnathan Lee Williams III (born May 22, 1995) is an American college basketball player for the Gonzaga Bulldogs. He spent two seasons with the University of Missouri Tigers men's basketball team before deciding to transfer before the 2015–16 season.

Williams attended Southwind High School in Memphis, Tennessee for four years, finishing his high school tenure with an 88-17 record and earning a starting spot on the basketball team from the get-go in his freshman year. As a freshman, he averaged 10.2 points and 9.5 rebounds, leading his squad to a 26-5 record and second-place at state, and was named an honorable mention freshman All-American by Max Preps. During his sophomore year, Williams averaged 17.3 points, 11.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 3 blocks, while 52 percent from the field, 48 percent from 3-point, and 80 percent from the free-throw line, as well as a 26-6 record and third-place at the state trounament. As a junior, he averaged 15.7 points, 10.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 2.6 blocks, and 1.1 assists, while guiding his team to a 28-5 record and an appearance in the state quarterfinals. Williams capped off his incredible high school career by averaging 18.9 points and 9.5 rebounds, while leading Southwind to a 34-6 record and a state title. He earned all-state honors by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association in 2011, 2012, and 2013.

After taking official visits to Georgetown, Missouri, Tennessee, Michigan State, and George Mason, Johnathan Williams commit to Missouri. Williams signed with Missouri during the early signing period in November 2012.

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Johnathan Williams helped the USA win a gold medal in the 2011 FIBA Americas U16 Championship, while averaging 5.4 points and 4.6 rebounds. In 2012, Williams joined the USA and won a gold medal in the FIBA U17 World Championship, while averaging 7 points and 4.6 rebounds in 16 minutes per game.

As a freshman at Missouri, Johnathan Williams helped to lead to Tigers to an appearance in the NIT and a 23-13 record, and started every game, while averaging 5.8 points, along with team highs of 6.5 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game. His 227 total rebounds were 11th best in the SEC in 2013–14 and the 4th-most as a freshman at Missouri. His 57 total blocks were 5th-best in the SEC, along with the 8th-best nationally among freshmen, 2nd most by a freshman at Missouri and 5th-most as a Tiger regardless of class.


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