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2009-10 (JUNIOR)
Averaged 10.0 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 0.8 apg, 0.5 bpg and 0.7 spg ... had a .493 field goal percentage, .368 three-point field goal percentage and .671 free throw percentage ... third on the team in scoring, and fourth in rebounding and blocked shots ... second on the squad with 140 free throw attempts ... came off the bench for the first 15 games (9.8 ppg) before starting the last 18 (10.1 ppg) ... scored in double figures in eight games as a starter, helping UTEP to a 16-2 record ... scored 18 points and pulled down seven rebounds in 28 minutes off the bench in his first game as a Miner versus Texas Southern ... added two blocks and a steal against the Tigers ... scored nine of his 12 points in the first half against Arkansas-Pine Bluff while chipping in four rebounds and an assist over 32 minutes ... converted 4-of-6 free throw attempts en route to six points versus Arkansas State ... had another double-figure scoring game against North Carolina A&T with 14 points (4-for-5 FGs, 1-for-1 3FGs, 5-for-7 FTs), three rebounds, two assists and a blocked shot ... scored nine points and snared seven rebounds in 15 minutes at New Mexico State ... canned 6-of-11 shots in tallying 14 points and six boards in the rematch versus the Aggies ... made 4-of-5 field goal attempts in collecting nine points against Mississippi ... also had two steals versus the Rebels ... accumulated 19 points (6-for-8 FGs, 6-for-7 FTs) in only 20 minutes against Alcorn State while adding six boards, an assist and two steals ... named Conference USA Co-Rookie of the Week (Dec. 21) ... hit 4-of-4 shots in supplying nine points, four rebounds and an assist in 17 minutes versus Oklahoma ... registered eight points, seven rebounds, four assists, a block and two steals against Norfolk State ... snagged six defensive rebounds at Texas Tech ... broke out of a scoring slump with a team-leading 17 points while adding four rebounds and three steals versus BYU ... went to the line 11 times against the Cougars ... started for the first time this season versus Southern Miss and came up with nine points, four rebounds, three blocks and a steal ... had a monster performance at Memphis with 18 points, 12 rebounds and four dunks ... the 12 rebounds tied his Division I high originally achieved against Oklahoma when he was a freshman at Colorado ... scored his Division I best of 21 points (11-for-12 FTs) against Tulane ... had a big first half at UAB with 13 of his 16 points coming prior to the intermission ... scored all 12 of his points in the second half versus Houston ... came up big in the second stanza against Tulsa as well, with 10 of his 15 points coming after the intermission ... recorded 11 points at SMU ... had a solid all-around night versus East Carolina (eight points, seven rebounds, three assists, two steals) ... scored 20 points against Rice, including a career-high six three-point field goals ... made 12-of-13 free throws in the C-USA Tournament ... tallied 17 points, all in the first half, in the C-USA Tournament quarterfinals versus UCF.
PRIOR TO UTEP
Transferred to UTEP from Southwest Tennessee Community College in his hometown of Memphis ... played for Southwest Tennessee CC during the 2008-09 season, averaging a team-leading 15.1 points per game for a 27-3 squad that was a perfect 13-0 in the Tennessee Community College Athletic Association (TCCAA) ... Southwest Tennessee won the Region VII tournament championship, finished the regular season ranked fourth in the NJCAA poll, and placed eighth at the NJCAA Tournament ... earned TCCAA All-Western Division honors in 2009 ... besides collecting 15.1 points per game, averaged 6.9 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.5 blocks while shooting 52 percent from the floor and 66 percent from the line ... appeared in 27 games for the University of Colorado during the 2007-08 campaign ... averaged 7.7 points and 4.6 rebounds while earning 18 starting assignments for the Buffaloes ... hit 48.8 percent of his field goal attempts and 60.6 percent of his free throw tries ... tied for second on the team with 49 offensive rebounds while adding 22 blocks, 21 assists and 20 steals ... grabbed his season-best 12 rebounds at Oklahoma and scored his season-high 18 points at Baylor -- one of eight double-figure scoring games on the year ... attended Hamilton High School in Memphis, where he was a teammate of Myron Strong ... reunited with strong at Southwest Tennessee CC and now UTEP ... helped Hamilton High to a 39-0 record, Class AAA state title and no. 7 national ranking by USA Today his senior year ... averaged 17 points, 11 rebounds, 3.4 blocks and four assists as a prep senior ... was a finalist for the Mr. Tennessee Basketball Award in addition to garnering first team All-State, All-Region and All-Metro accolades ... finalist for the Memphis Commercial Appeal's Best of the Preps Player of the Year ... also averaged a double-double his junior year (20 ppg, 10 rpg) ... directed Hamilton to a 109-32 record and multiple championships (state, league, regional, city, sub-state) over the course of his prep career ... member of Hamilton's 2006 state championship track team, competing in the high jump and long jump.
PERSONAL
Parents are Greg Williams and Jewel Plunkett ... both of his parents preceded him as basketball players at Southwest Tennessee Community College, as did his aunt (Aretha Fason), a member of the Saluqi Hall of Fame ... born 11/7/87 (Memphis, Tenn.) ... Multidisciplinary Studies major.
