Aaron Pervis Williams

Aaron Pervis Williams (born November 9, 1991) is an American professional basketball player that currently plays for Sangalhos DC of the LPB.[1] Standing at 1.98 m (6'6), he plays at the guard and forward positions.[2] After one year at Dodge City College and three years at Chicago State University he played professional basketball in the United States, Albania, Canada, Lebanon, Sweden, Ukraine and Portugal.[3][4]

Aaron Williams
No. 31 – Sangalhos DC
PositionShooting guard / point guard
LeagueLPB
Personal information
Born (1991-11-09) November 9, 1991
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High schoolVocational (Chicago, Illinois)
College
NBA draft2015: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2016–2017St. Louis Riversharks
2017St. John's Edge
2018–2019Goga Basket
2019Sagesse SC
2019Goga Basket
2019-20204th Quarter Helsingborg
2020Djurgårdens IF Basket
2021Cherkaski Mavpy
2022Fryshuset Basket
2022-2023Sangalhos DC
Career highlights and awards

High school career

Williams played high school basketball at Chicago Vocational Career Academy at Chicago, Illinois. He was a 2010 McDonalds All-American nominee and also earned all-Chicago Public League Red-South honors as a senior.[5]

College career

After graduating from high school, Williams attended Dodge City Community College, where he stayed until 2011. As a freshman, he averaged 10 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game which featured a 22 points and 10 rebound performance against Garden City Community College.[5] For the next 3 seasons he would attend Chicago State University. As a sophomore, he would have games that featured a 21 points and five rebounds performance against North Carolina A&T, a 15 points and five rebound game against DePaul, and a 19 points and 11 rebounds game vs. Houston Baptist.[5] During his junior year, he would have a 11-point game against Notre Dame.[5] His team would go on to win the great west conference tournament that year.[6] During his senior season, he went on to earn All-WAC Academic Honors.[7]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Williams joined the St. Louis Riversharks of the Midwest Professional Basketball Association in 2016.[8] The following season, he was selected as the #1 overall draft pick of the National Basketball League of Canada in 2017 by the St. John's Edge.[9]

The next year, Williams joined Goga Basket of the Albanian Basketball League in 2018.[10] While there, he helped lead his team to the Albanian Cup Finals. That same season, he also played for Sagesse SC of the Lebanese Basketball League.[11][12]

Williams again signed with Goga Basket in 2019 but soon signed with 4th Quarter Helsingborg in Sweden. While there he went on to average 27.4 points, 10.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 3.0 steals per game. He finished the 2019–2020 season with Djurgårdens of the Swedish Basketball League.[13] On March 10, 2020, Williams set his career high in points in a Sweden - Basketligan game where he scored 22 points against Norrköping Dolphins.[2] On February 27, 2021, Williams signed with Cherkaski Mavpy of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague.[14]

Personal life

In 2014, Aaron and his mother Tonya gained national attention for earning their bachelor's degree from Chicago State University alongside each other.[15][16][17]

References
  1. "Alianca Sangalhos basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket".
  2. Proballers. "Aaron Williams, Basketball Player". Proballers. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
  3. "Aaron Williams profile".
  4. "Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings". EuroBasket. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
  5. "Aaron Williams - 2014-15 - Men's Basketball". Chicago State University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  6. "2012–13 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team", Wikipedia, 2020-11-22, retrieved 2021-02-19
  7. "Nine CSU Student-Athletes Named Winter Academic All-WAC". Chicago State University Athletics. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
  8. "St. Louis RiverSharks - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - #24 - Aaron Williams - G". www.thempba.com. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
  9. Network, SaltWire. "St. John's Edge look forward with draft picks | The Telegram". www.thetelegram.com. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
  10. "Aaron Williams Eurobasket profile".
  11. "Aaron Williams's profile on Basketball Job Market". Basketball Job Market. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
  12. "Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings - eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
  13. "Aaron Williams Profile".
  14. "Aaron Williams (ex Djurgarden) agreed terms with Cherkasy". eurobasket. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
  15. vcortez (2014-05-06). "Classmates now, but always mom and son". NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
  16. "Chicago State University to Grant Degrees to Mom, Son at Same Ceremony". DNAinfo Chicago. Archived from the original on 2020-08-11. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
  17. "Chicago Mother and Son to Graduate From Same College Together". BET.com. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
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