Serah Williams (born January 17, 2004) is an American college basketball player for the Wisconsin Badgers of the Big Ten Conference.
 Williams with Wisconsin in 2024 | |
| No. 25 – Wisconsin Badgers | |
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| Position | Forward |
| League | Big Ten Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 17, 2004 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Niagara Prep (Niagara Falls, Ontario) |
| College | Wisconsin (2022–present) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early life and high school career
editWilliams moved to Toronto from Brooklyn in 2018.[1] Williams led the Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association (OSBA) in blocks in 2019–20.In her senior year campaign in high school, Williams averaged 18.1 points, 14 rebounds, 2.9 blocks and 2.0 steals per game.[2] Williams participated in the 2022 All-Canadian All-Star Game (top 24 student-athletes in Canada) and also made the 2022 OSBA First-Team All-Star.[1]
On October 14, 2021, Williams announced that she committed to play college basketball for Wisconsin Badgers becoming the fourth member of coach Marisa Moseley’s first recruiting class.[3]
College career
editIn her freshman year, Williams made the Big Ten All Freshman Team and was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week four times.[4][1] In her Sophomore year, Williams set a new Big Ten record for most consecutive double-double's.[5] Williams was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year as well as named in the 2024 All-B1G Defensive Team and made it into the 2024 Big Ten First Team and the 2024 Big Ten All-Academic Team.[4][1]
National Team Career
editOn 4th July 2024, Williams was named to Team USA's 3x3 Women's Nations League squad, which will compete at the FIBA Nationals League Americas Conference from July 22–28 in Mexico City.[6][7] Williamd helped the team qualify for the 2024 FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup.[8]
Career statistics
edit| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
College
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | Wisconsin | 31 | 30 | 24.8 | 54.3 | 0.0 | 66.9 | 5.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 12.7 |
| 2023–24 | Wisconsin | 30 | 29 | 30.0 | 51.9 | 33.3 | 79.5 | 10.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 17.4 |
| Career | 61 | 59 | 27.3 | 53.0 | 29.6 | 74.2 | 8.0 | 0.8 | ).7 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 15.0 | |
| Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[9] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Serah Williams". uwbadgers.com. Wisconsin Badgers. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ "Serah Williams: A rising force in Wisconsin Basketball". badgerherald.com. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ "Wisconsin basketball recruiting: 2022 big from Canada joins women's hoops class". buckys5thquarter.com. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ a b "2022-23 Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced" (Press release). Big Ten Conference. February 28, 2023. Archived from the original on February 28, 2023. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
- ^ "Big Ten Daily (March 8): Wisconsin's Serah Williams Breaks Big Ten Double-Double Record". si.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ "Williams named to 2024 USA 3x3 Women's Nations League Team". uwbadgers.com. Wisconsin Badgers. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
- ^ "Badgers' Serah Williams named to Team USA's 3x3 Nations League team". si.com. Sports illustrated. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
- ^ "U.S. Men and Women Qualify for 3x3 U23 World Cup After Winning Nations League Americas". usab.com. USA Basketball. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
- ^ "Serah Williams College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved October 17, 2024.