2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
DJ Williams
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Chicago, IL
- High School:
- Simeon
- Prev School:
- Illinois
AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR AT GW (2018-19): Started 31 games ... led the team in scoring with 13.7 ppg and double-figure scoring games (21) .... recorded his fifth game with 20+ points when he finished with a team-high 22 at VCU (2/23) ... had 21 vs. Duquesne (2/16) ... had a team-high 21 including a career-high four 3-pointers vs. Saint Louis (2/13) ... scored a career-high 30 points vs. Fordham (1/30), connecting on 11-25 FG and 7-8 FT ... led the team with 15 points vs. Davidson (1/23) ... tallied 14 points and seven boards vs. Duquesne (1/20) ... had a team-high 14 points at La Salle (1/16) ... scored a team-high 20 points vs. Dayton (1/9) ... stuffed the stat sheet vs. Howard (12/14), finishing with a game-high 18 points, eight rebounds, and two assists, blocks, and steals ... finished with 19 points on 7-of-12 shooting vs. Towson (12/5) ... recorded 17 points at Princeton (12/1) in 37 minutes of action ... scored a game-high 16 points against Manhattan (11/24) on 6-of-10 shooting, including a 4-of-6 effort from the free throw line ... 12 of his points came in the first half ... just missed a double-double with 12 points and a career-high nine rebounds vs. South Carolina (11/18/18) ... tallied 16 points vs. Michigan (11/17/18) ... scored 17 points at Virginia (11/11), 15 of which came in the game’s second half ... made his GW debut vs. Siena (11/8), starting and scoring 8 points on 2-of-8 shooting.
AS A SOPHOMORE AT ILLINOIS: Appeared in 17 games, averaging 2.3 points ... had six points and four rebounds in season-high 18 minutes in opener vs. Southeast Missouri (Nov. 11) ... tallied a career-high nine points vs. McKendree (Nov. 15) ... scored six points vs. Detroit Mercy (Nov. 18) ... tied career high with five rebounds vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 10).
AS A FRESHMAN AT ILLINOIS: Played in 29 of 34 games, averaging 2.1 points ... logged double-digit minutes in 11 of the last 12 games, shooting 50 percent from the field over that stretch (18-36) ... earned start in first career game vs. North Florida (Nov. 13), scoring four points ... had four rebounds vs. North Dakota State (Nov. 15) ... scored five points in 18 minutes at No. 5 Michigan State (Jan. 7) ... had six points at Rutgers (Feb. 3) ... tallied a season-high eight points with four rebounds vs. No. 5 Iowa (Feb. 7) ... played 20 minutes at Northwestern (Feb. 13), finishing with six points behind first two career 3-pointers ... tied season high with eight points and grabbed career-high five rebounds in 23 minutes vs. Rutgers (Feb. 16).
HIGH SCHOOL: A consensus national top-100 recruit ... second-team All-State by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association ... special mention All-State by the Chicago Tribune and Champaign News-Gazette ... second-team All-City by the Chicago Sun-Times ... ranked No. 78 on the recruiting services consensus index ... ranked No. 46 nationally by Scout, No. 64 by ESPN and No. 91 by 247Sports ... participated in USA Basketball U15, U16 and U17 Training Camps in the summers of 2012-2014 ... MVP of the MPAC Sports Elite International Tournament in Dubai in the summer of 2014, leading Simeon to the title while averaging 20 points, seven rebounds and five assists ... averaged 10 points, six rebounds and four assists as a junior, earning special mention All-State honors by the IBCA ... member of Simeon teams that won IHSA Class 4A state titles his freshman (2012) and sophomore (2013) seasons.
PERSONAL: Parents are Dennis Sr. and Lolita Williams ... given name is Dennis Williams Jr., but goes by DJ ... has two older sisters, Ashley and Rekia.
