No. 50–Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
League | Israeli Basketball Premier League | ||||||||||||||
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Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | September 16, 2000||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 265 lb (120 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school |
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College | Purdue (2018–2022) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2022: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2022–present | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Santa Cruz Warriors | ||||||||||||||
2023 | Capital City Go-Go | ||||||||||||||
2023–2024 | Ratiopharm Ulm | ||||||||||||||
2024–present | Maccabi Tel Aviv BC | ||||||||||||||
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
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Trevion Lamon Williams (born September 16, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. of the [[[Israeli Basketball Premier League]]. Williams played college basketball for the Purdue Boilermakers of the Big Ten Conference.
Williams grew up in Hyde Park, Chicago and learned how to play basketball from his father, Theodore, who took him to pick-up games at the city parks. When his parents separated during his childhood, he began living with his mother, Shawndra Lewis. [1] As a freshman, Williams played basketball for Mount Carmel High School in Chicago and led the freshman team to a 26–0 record. [2] When he was 15 years old and a sophomore, his uncle, Tyjuan Lewis, was shot and killed. Williams' trauma from the death prompted him to leave Chicago and transfer to the Henry Ford Academy School for Creative Studies in Detroit, Michigan, where his uncle and Lewis' brother was the principal. He joined the Michigan Mustangs Amateur Athletic Union program. [3]
As a junior, Williams averaged 22 points and 25 rebounds per game for Henry Ford Academy, registering five triple-doubles, and was named Michigan Metro Athletic Conference Player of the Year. [4] [5] Williams fractured his left foot at the end of the season. [1] While recovering from the injury, he played limited minutes for The Family at the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League. [4] As a senior, Williams averaged 20 points and 21 rebounds per game, leading his team to the district title. He was a finalist for the Mr. Basketball of Michigan award and earned First Team All-State honors. Williams struggled to control his weight in high school, weighing up to 320 lbs (145 kg) in his final year. [1] He was rated a four-star recruit by ESPN and Rivals and a three-star recruit by 247Sports. He committed to play college basketball for Purdue on July 6, 2017, over offers from Michigan State, Illinois and Xavier, among others. [6]
Williams weighed 325 lb (147 kg) when he arrived at Purdue but lost 50 lb (23 kg) by December of his freshman season. [7] He received limited playing time to start the season and earned more minutes after recording 10 points and four rebounds in nine minutes in a December 15, 2018, loss to Notre Dame. [8] On January 15, 2019, Williams posted 16 points and 13 rebounds in an 89–54 win over Rutgers. [9]
As a freshman, he averaged 5.2 points and four rebounds per game. [7] On January 9, 2020, he recorded 36 points and 20 rebounds, both the best marks of his career, in an 84–78 double overtime loss to Michigan. He became the first Purdue player to post at least 35 points and 20 rebounds in a single game since Bob Ford in 1971. [10] Four days later, Williams was named Big Ten Player of the Week. [11]
As a sophomore, he led his team with 11.5 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. Williams grabbed 80 offensive rebounds in league play, which led the Big Ten, and a total of 104 offensive rebounds, the second-most in program history. He was an All-Big Ten Honorable Mention selection. [12]
As a junior, Williams established career highs in all counting stats. He averaged 15.5 points, 9.1 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game. Following the conclusion of the season, Williams was named First-Team All-Big Ten by the coaches and Second-Team by the media. He declared for the 2021 NBA draft, before withdrawing and returning to Purdue for his senior season. [13]
Williams came off the bench as a senior and was named Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year as well as Third Team All-Big Ten. [14]
On March 31, 2022, Williams declared for the NBA draft and hired an agent. After going undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft, he signed to play for the Boston Celtics during their NBA Summer League. [15] [16] Williams later signed with the Golden State Warriors, but was waived on October 3, 2022, along with Mac McClung. [17]
On October 24, 2022, Williams joined the Santa Cruz Warriors training camp roster. [18]
On January 12, 2023, Williams was traded to the Capital City Go-Go. [19]
On July 18, 2023, Williams signed with ratiopharm Ulm of the Basketball Bundesliga. [20]
Williams played for the United States at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Heraklion, Greece. He averaged 8.7 points and 6.6 rebounds per game and helped his team win the gold medal. [21] Williams posted a double-double of 17 points and 12 rebounds in the win against Latvia. [22]
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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2018–19 | Purdue | 34 | 8 | 10.3 | .542 | .333 | .514 | 4.0 | .5 | .4 | .4 | 5.2 |
2019–20 | Purdue | 31 | 22 | 21.5 | .515 | .333 | .479 | 7.6 | 1.5 | .6 | .4 | 11.5 |
2020–21 | Purdue | 28 | 26 | 25.1 | .525 | .000 | .500 | 9.1 | 2.3 | .7 | .6 | 15.5 |
2021–22 | Purdue | 37 | 4 | 20.1 | .547 | .357 | .597 | 7.4 | 3.0 | .9 | .6 | 12.0 |
Career | 130 | 60 | 18.9 | .531 | .310 | .529 | 7.0 | 1.8 | .7 | .5 | 10.8 |
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