Noah Williams (basketball)

Noah Williams (born February 28, 2001) is an American college basketball player for the Washington Huskies of the Pac-12 Conference. He previously played for rival Washington State. He is the son of former Washington State player Guy Williams.[1]

Noah Williams
Williams with Washington State in 2021
No. 24 – Washington Huskies
PositionShooting guard
LeaguePac-12 Conference
Personal information
Born (2001-02-28) February 28, 2001
Seattle, Washington
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolO'Dea
(Seattle, Washington)
College

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
Name Hometown High school / college 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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
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] 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.[10][11] On April 11, 2022, Williams transferred from Washington State to rival Washington.[12]

Personal life

Prior to the start of his junior season, Williams was involved in an altercation at a bar and was charged with misdemeanor.[13] He pled guilty to the charge on March 10, 2022.[14]

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 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
Career 916525.7.368.307.7473.42.31.2.39.8

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.
  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. "Noah Williams wills WSU to 3OT win over Stanford, 85-76". CougCenter.
  10. "Washington State holds off Winthrop 92-86 in wild finish". AP.
  11. Vinnick, Jamey. "Kyle Smith all smiles with Noah Williams' swagger in WSU's 94-74 whipping of Oregon". 247Sports.com.
  12. Rothstein, Jon. "Tweet". Twitter.com.
  13. Clark, Colton. "WSU men's basketball player Noah Williams facing potential misdemeanor charges after alleged altercation at bar". The Seattle Times.
  14. Ellis, Evan. "WSU Basketball Player Noah Williams Pleads Guilty to Misdemeanor Stemming from Incident at College Hill Bar". Big Country News.
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