Patrick Williams (basketball)

Patrick Williams (born August 6, 2001) is an American college basketball player for the Florida State Seminoles of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Patrick Williams
No. 4 – Florida State Seminoles
PositionSmall forward
LeagueAtlantic Coast Conference
Personal information
Born (2001-08-06) August 6, 2001
Charlotte, North Carolina
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolWest Charlotte
(Charlotte, North Carolina)
CollegeFlorida State (2019–2020)
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school career

Williams grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina and attended West Charlotte High School. He was a four-year starter on the Mighty Lions' varsity basketball team. Williams averaged 20.7 points, 7.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.8 steals in his junior season.[1] Williams was rated a four-star recruit and a consensus top-50 prospect in his class.[2] Williams committed to play college basketball at Florida State over offers from Arizona, Clemson, Louisville, Maryland, NC State, Ohio State, Texas, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest.[3][4][5] As a senior, Williams averaged 22.1 points, 9.0 rebounds, 2.8 blocks and 3.1 assists per game and was named the Mecklenburg County Player of the Year by the Charlotte Observer as he led the Lions to the 4A State Championship game.[6] Williams played in the 2019 Jordan Brand Classic.[7] Williams finished his high school career with 1,787 points scored, 749 rebounds and 310 assists over four seasons.[8]

College career

Williams entered his freshman year rated as 21st-best prospect for the 2020 NBA draft according to ESPN.[9] He began the season as the Seminoles sixth man.[10] Williams scored 18 points with four rebounds against Western Carolina followed by a 16-point performance against Tennessee-Chattanooga.[11][12] He scored 14 points and grabbed a career-high nine rebounds in a 65–59 win over North Carolina.[13] The following game, he had 14 points in a 99–81 victory over Miami (Fla.).[14] Williams contributed 17 points and seven rebounds in an 80–77 win over Syracuse on February 15.[15] Williams was named to the ACC All-Freshman team and the conference Sixth Man of the Year at the end of the regular season after averaging 9.2 points, 4.0 rebounds and one block per game.[16][17] After the season, Williams declared for the 2020 NBA draft alongside teammate Devin Vassell.[18]

Career statistics
Legend
  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

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Florida State 29022.5.459.320.8384.01.01.01.09.2
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References
  1. Demling, Jody (April 28, 2019). "Louisville becoming 'serious' with Charlotte SF Patrick Williams". 247Sports.com. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  2. Page, Fletcher (July 17, 2018). "Louisville basketball among the favorites for 4-star Patrick Williams". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  3. Wertz Jr., Langston (October 6, 2019). "West Charlotte's Patrick Williams, top 40 recruit, picks out of state ACC school". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  4. Snow, Brian (October 6, 2019). "Seminoles nab talented wing Patrick Williams". 247Sports.com. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  5. Biancardi, Paul (October 7, 2018). "What ESPN 100 forward Patrick Williams will bring to Florida State". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  6. Wertz Jr., Langston (April 11, 2019). "West Charlotte's Patrick Williams headlines Observer's All-Mecklenburg boys basketball team". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  7. Wertz Jr., Langston (April 19, 2019). "West Charlotte's Patrick Williams, Cox Mill's Wendell Moore in Jordan game Saturday". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  8. Nee, Chris (September 24, 2019). "Williams projected as first round talent in ESPN NBA mock draft". 247Sports.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  9. Givony, Jonathan (November 4, 2019). "NBA mock draft: Viewer's guide for our top prospects". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  10. McGhee III, Wayne (October 24, 2019). "Florida State freshman Patrick Williams 'scratching the surface' of his potential". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  11. Nee, Chris (November 15, 2019). "Patrick Williams comes up big to lead FSU to victory against WCU". 247Sports.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  12. "Devin Vassell, Patrick Williams lead Florida State over Chattanooga". The Florida Times-Union. Associated Press. November 21, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  13. "Williams Surges, Defense Stifles In 65-59 Win Over UNC". WTXL.com. February 3, 2020. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  14. "Walker, Williams lead Florida State's 99-81 rout of Miami". ESPN. Associated Press. February 8, 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
  15. "Williams, Walker carry load as Florida State survives Orange". ESPN. Associated Press. February 15, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  16. Kostidakis, Perry (March 9, 2020). "Florida State basketball players named to All-ACC honors". TomahawkNation.com. SB Nation. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  17. Visser, David (March 9, 2020). "FSU Basketball's Patrick Williams Earns ACC 6th Man of the Year Honors". SI.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  18. "FSU freshman Patrick Williams declares for NBA draft". ESPN. March 27, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
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