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Amari Williams - Men's Basketball - University of Kentucky Athletics 22

AmariWilliams

  • position Center
  • height 7-0
  • Weight 262
  • class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Nottingham, England
  • Previous School Drexel
  • High school Myerscough College
  • Major MS in Marketing
BIO

2023-24 (at Drexel):
First player to be named CAA Defensive Player of the Year in three straight seasons … A First Team All-CAA selection … Finished his Drexel career with 186 blocks, which is fifth all-time at DU … Scored 1,081 points and had 732 rebounds … Graduated with a degree in communication … All-District pick for the second straight season …Finished his final season at Drexel averaging 12.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocked shots … Led the conference in rejections for the third straight year and was fifth in the CAA in rebounding … Blocked a shot with just three seconds remaining to preserve Drexel’s first-ever Big 5 win against Villanova … Had five blocks in the game … A two-time Big 5 Player of the Week … Recorded eight double-doubles and finished his career with 24 … Scored in double figures 23 times and had 10 or more rebounds 10 times … Had 21 points and 11 rebounds vs. Delaware … Led DU with 20 at Charleston … Shot 52% from the floor and finished second on the team with 27 steals … Selected as the team’s Most Valuable Player … Earned the Drexel “D” Award winner for the third straight season and was once again the “Sweep” Award winner as the team’s top rebounder … Named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.

2022-23 (at Drexel):
Emerged as one of the top big men in the Colonial Athletic Association …Named the CAA’s Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight season … Became only the second Dragon to win the award in consecutive years … First Team All-CAA selection … Led the CAA in blocked shots (67) and in field-goal percentage (.523) … Was 14th in the nation with 2.23 blocks per game … Finished second in the league in rebounding (8.8) and tied for 13th in scoring with 13.7 points per game … Led the Dragons with 41 steals … Recorded nine double-doubles … Scored 19 points and added 12 rebounds in Drexel’s win against College of Charleston … Was 6 for 8 from the floor in the game … Scored a career-high 23 points at Elon … Led Drexel with 20 points against both Penn and Florida Gulf Coast … Recorded 10 points or more in 26 of 30 games and had double figures in rebounds 12 times … Named CAA Player of the Week on Jan. 2 after averaging 14 points, 11.5 rebounds and five blocks in two Drexel wins … Blocked a career-high six shots against William & Mary … Snared a season-best 16 rebounds at Monmouth … Named the  Drexel “D” Award winner and the “Sweep” Award winner as the team’s top rebounder … Named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.

2021-22 (at Drexel):
Had a breakout season for the Dragons … Named the CAA’s Defensive Player of the Year … Was a Third Team All-CAA selection … Led the CAA in blocked shots with more than two a game … Also finished third in the CAA with 7.4 rebounds per contest … Averaged 9.5 points per game and shot 52.1% from the floor … Recorded six double-doubles … Scored 20 points and had a career-high 19 rebounds against UNCW … Had 21 points and 12 rebounds in the win at JMU … Scored the game-winner on a dunk at the buzzer against College of Charleston … Reached double figures in scoring 14 times and had 10 or more rebounds on eight occasions … Named the Drexel “D” Award winner and was the team’s Samuel D. Cozen Award recipient as the most improved player … Named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll … Selected to represent Great Britain in the World Cup Qualifiers against Greece and Turkey in the summer of 2022.

2020-21 (at Drexel):
A member of Drexel’s 2021 Colonial Athletic Association championship team … Came off the bench in 15 games during his freshman season on campus … Scored a season-high five points and had a pair of blocked shots in the second win against Quinnipiac … Grabbed five rebounds in the victory at Fairleigh Dickinson … Ended the season with three assists and two rebounds against Illinois in the NCAA Tournament … Shot 42.9% from the floor in his first year … Named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL:
Graduated from Myerscough College in Preston, England … Was a member of Great Britain’s U20, U18 and U16 teams … Averaged  9.8 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists and a block during the U20 European Youth Basketball League Championships.

PERSONAL:
Born Jan. 28 in Nottingham, England … Parents are Sharon and Gerry Williams … Has a brother, Hakim … Graduated from Drexel with a degree in communication … First time he dunked was during a national league game in England at age 14 … Played soccer growing up … Favorite TV show is Outer Banks … Lists his parents and all of his teammates over the years who have influenced his life the most … Favorite food is barbeque based pizza … A superpower he’d most like to have is teleportation … All-time favorite basketball player is Derrick Rose, also likes Nikola Jokic … Favorite former Wildcats are Devin Booker and Sacha Killeya-Jones who he plays with on the England National Team.

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