CLASS Junior
HEIGHT 6-10
WEIGHT 200
THE SCOOP Most Valuable Player of the Class 6A state tournament for Fort Smith Northside, which won its second state title in three years. …. Williams averaged nearly 20 points per game during the state tournament after mostly missing last year’s championship game because of strep throat and flu-like symptoms. … Had 20 points, 16 rebounds, 2 assists, and 3 blocked shots in the championship game, which Northside won 44-41 over Bryant. … Scored 20 points and made 13-of-17 free-throw attempts in state tournament win over Bentonville West. … Averaged 15.6 points for the season and blocked 93 shots in 32 games. … A top recruit who will be targeted by many Division I programs, including Arkansas. … Grew another inch this past season and now lists himself at 6-10. … Will play AAU basketball in the summer with Little Rock-based Woodz Elite.
DID YOU KNOW Northside coach Eric Burnett calls Williams a talented player and a high-character person, much like Burnett said in describing Isaiah Joe, a former Northside star who made the SEC All-Freshman team at Arkansas.
QUOTABLE “It was an amazing feeling to play in the state tournament, especially after missing some of it last year when I was sick and had lost a bunch of weight. It’s crazy playing in front of that many people with the bright lights and 250 of our students who came down on five buses.”