I couldn't help but dedicate a page to my favorite college player, none other than Duke University's (the BEST college team, too) Jason Williams, also known as #22. I mean, come on people, J-Will is THE best college point guard, no question. He dishes, drives, shoots the three, does it all. Ya feel me?
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Vital Stats
- Full name: Jason Williams
- Birthdate: September 10, 1981
- Birthplace: New Jersey
- Age: 19
- Height: 6’2”
- Weight: 196 lbs.
- Parents:
- High School: St. Joseph's High School in Plainfield, New Jersey '99
- College: Duke '03
- College Major:
- Position: Point Guard
- Number:
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Interesting Facts
- Is currently number 4 in the nation in scoring
- A second team 2000 preseason All-America by The Sporting News and third team selection by Athlon
- Named first team preseason All-ACC by Athlon, The Sporting News, Street & Smith's and Lindy's
- Preseason second team All-ACC honoree by Dick Vitale
- Made the 2000 USA Basketball World Championship for Young Men Qualifying Team that earned a silver medal in Brazil last summer
- Started all five games for the U.S. team
- Led that team in 11 statistical categories, including scoring (20.2), field goal percentage (.559), three-point percentage (.615) and assists (29)
- Was a member of the 12-man U.S. Select Team (along with teammate Shane Battier), which helped prepare the U.S. National Team for the 2000 Olympics
- Started every game as a freshman (one of only three player that season) and scored in double figures in 30 of those games with four games of 20+ points
- Became the first Duke freshman point guard since Bobby Hurley (11/25/89 vs. Harvard) to start his first collegiate game
- Led Duke in field goal attempts (427), three-point field goal attempts (206), assists (220) and steals (81) as a freshman
- His 14.5 points per game were the fourth most by a freshman in Duke history and 6.5 assists per game were the sixth most by a freshman in ACC history
- Has six career double-doubles
- Selected 2000 ACC Tournament Most Valuable Player after leading Duke in scoring (17.7 ppg) and assists (27) in the three-game tournament
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Interesting Facts
- Named ACC Rookie of the Week two times (1/17/00 and 2/7/00)
- Had string of 12 straight double digit scoring games from 11/11/99-1/9/00, the first 12 games of his collegiate career
High School
- Lettered four years in basketball for head coach Mark Taylor at St. Joseph's High School
- Also lettered two years in soccer and one in volleyball
- Won the Morgan Wooten Award given annually to the nation's top prep player
- Was a first team All-America selection as a senior by USA Today, Street & Smith, and Hoop Scoop
- Participated in the McDonald's All-America game, finishing with 20 points and six assists
- Set the school record for most points scored in one game with 43
- Finished his high school career holding the school's record for points with 1,993
- Played soccer, was the star of the volleyball team and captain of the chess team in high school
- Keeps a journal
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