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Jersey Number 10
Zay Williams
- Position:
- F
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-9 / 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Birmingham, Ala.
- High School:
- Parker HS
Career Honors
• All-Sun Belt Second Team (2023)
• NABC All-District 23 Second Team
Fifth-Year (2022-23)
• Played a career-high 29.3 minutes as one of two Trojans to start all 33 games
• Became one of 10 Trojans in D-I history to score 1,000 points on Jan. 7 against Arkansas St. on a 16-point performance, ending his career with 1,209 to rank seventh in D-I history
• Played in his record-breaking 131st game on Feb. 11 against Louisiana, ending the night with 26 points, 10 rebounds and four assists
• Shot a career-high field goal percentage to lead the Trojans (min. 10 attempts) at 52.7 – sits 12th in the league
• Tabbed All-Sun Belt Second Team and NABC All-District 23 Second Team on 12.2 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.8 blocks
• Tied the Trojans’ season high of 26 points in the victory over Louisiana (Feb. 11) on 9-of-12 shooting from the field and 8-of-14 from the free throw line
• Scored in double-figures a team-high 24 times with two 20-point performances (26 – Louisiana, 20 – Mercer)
• Rejected 10 shots in a four-game span from Jan. 5 through Jan. 14, which included tying a career-high of four blocks against Old Dominion (Jan. 5) – ended season with six multi-block games, doubling all other Trojans
• Recorded three double-doubles with points and rebounds (Louisiana – 26/10, at ULM – 16/12, Arkansas State – 15/11)
• Ranked 22nd in scoring for SBC overall and 19th for conference only, with 12.2 and 13 points, respectively
• Averaged 7.1 rebounds to rank 10th in the SBC and lead the Trojans – finished five games in double-figures for rebounds
• Led the Trojans in points in 7-of-33, rebounds in 16-of-33 and blocks in 6-of-33 games
• Sat 15th in the conference for blocks with 0.76 per game – led Trojans with 25 total blocks
• Ended Trojan career ranked in the top 10 for points (1,209 – seventh), field goals made (458 – sixth), field goals attempted (915 – seventh), field goal percentage (.501 – seventh), free throws made (248 – fifth), free throws attempted (374 – fifth), rebounds (817 – second), rebounds average (6.0 – 10th) and blocks (106 – fourth) in D-I history
Junior (2021-22)
• Started 20 of 30 games played
• Recorded the most minutes played for Troy at 24.9 per game (747)
• Tied a career-high three blocks against North Dakota
• Played in a career-high 49 minutes in triple OT game against Jacksonville State
• Scored double figures in 10 games (Carver – 13, Jacksonville St. – 12, Florida Atlantic – 14, Southeastern Louisiana – 12, at Texas St. – 11, Coastal Carolina – 12, at ULM – 18, South Alabama – 13, at Georgia Southern – 10, UTA – 15)
• Notched a double-double in two games against Jacksonville State (12 points, 11 rebounds) and against Coastal Carolina (12 points, 10 rebounds)
• Led Troy in blocked shots at 0.6 per game (17)
• Ranked eighth in SBC in rebounding with 6.5 per game and seventh in defensive rebounding at 4.9 – second for Troy in both
• Positioned second for Troy in offensive rebounds at 1.7 per game
• Kidnapped a career-high three steals against North Dakota
• Slotted third for the Trojans in points with 233 points (7.8 per game)
• Topped the Trojans in 3-point percentage (min. 10 shots) at 41.5 percent
Junior (2020-21)
• Was the only Trojan to start in all 28 games
• Averaged 10.8 points and a team-high 8.2 rebounds
• Led the team with 229 total rebounds
• Shot a team-best 48.3 percent from the field (115-for-238)
• Reached double figures in 15 games
• Recorded seven double-doubles
• Boasted a season-high 24 points against Georgia Southern (Jan, 16)
• Tallied a career-high 18 rebounds against South Alabama (Feb. 13)
• Recorded multiple blocks in seven contests
Sophomore (2019-20):
• Played in 16 games, making 12 starts
• Averaged 11.1 points and 5.6 rebounds
• Shot a team-best 51.9 percent (70-of-135) from the floor
• Reached double figures in 10 of his 12 games played
• Scored 18 points and grabbed 8 rebounds against Chattanooga (Nov.12)
• Exploded for a career-best 28 points and 8 rebounds at Indiana (Nov. 16), the most points scored by a Trojan all season
• Scored at least 10 points in five consecutive games from Dec. 4-21.
• Recorded his first career double-double at Chattanooga, scoring 12 points and grabbing 10 rebounds (Dec. 15)
• Scored 12 points on an efficient 5-of-7 shooting in Troy’s victory at Texas State (Jan. 6).
Freshman (2018-19):
• Played in all 30 games, starting two
• averaged 3.1 points and 2.2 rebounds in 9.6 minutes
• shot 49.2 percent from the field
• second on the team in total blocks (25)
• opened the season with scoring 11 points including going 7-of-8 from the charity stripe alongside four rebounds and a season-high three blocks against Fort Valley State (Nov. 6)
• poured in a season-high 14 points with six rebounds and a season-high two steals against Carver College (Dec. 12)
• recorded two or more blocks in five games
• scored six points and a season-high seven rebounds against Coastal Carolina (March 9).
High School:
• Played for Parker High School
• Made the all-state team twice
• Landed on the final four all-tournament team twice.
Personal:
• Xavier Lamar Williams
• Born on Oct. 22, 1999, in Birmingham, Ala.
• Son of Tamika and Xavier Williams
• Has two brothers named Tavion and Xander and a sister named Tionno.
• All-Sun Belt Second Team (2023)
• NABC All-District 23 Second Team
Fifth-Year (2022-23)
• Played a career-high 29.3 minutes as one of two Trojans to start all 33 games
• Became one of 10 Trojans in D-I history to score 1,000 points on Jan. 7 against Arkansas St. on a 16-point performance, ending his career with 1,209 to rank seventh in D-I history
• Played in his record-breaking 131st game on Feb. 11 against Louisiana, ending the night with 26 points, 10 rebounds and four assists
• Shot a career-high field goal percentage to lead the Trojans (min. 10 attempts) at 52.7 – sits 12th in the league
• Tabbed All-Sun Belt Second Team and NABC All-District 23 Second Team on 12.2 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.8 blocks
• Tied the Trojans’ season high of 26 points in the victory over Louisiana (Feb. 11) on 9-of-12 shooting from the field and 8-of-14 from the free throw line
• Scored in double-figures a team-high 24 times with two 20-point performances (26 – Louisiana, 20 – Mercer)
• Rejected 10 shots in a four-game span from Jan. 5 through Jan. 14, which included tying a career-high of four blocks against Old Dominion (Jan. 5) – ended season with six multi-block games, doubling all other Trojans
• Recorded three double-doubles with points and rebounds (Louisiana – 26/10, at ULM – 16/12, Arkansas State – 15/11)
• Ranked 22nd in scoring for SBC overall and 19th for conference only, with 12.2 and 13 points, respectively
• Averaged 7.1 rebounds to rank 10th in the SBC and lead the Trojans – finished five games in double-figures for rebounds
• Led the Trojans in points in 7-of-33, rebounds in 16-of-33 and blocks in 6-of-33 games
• Sat 15th in the conference for blocks with 0.76 per game – led Trojans with 25 total blocks
• Ended Trojan career ranked in the top 10 for points (1,209 – seventh), field goals made (458 – sixth), field goals attempted (915 – seventh), field goal percentage (.501 – seventh), free throws made (248 – fifth), free throws attempted (374 – fifth), rebounds (817 – second), rebounds average (6.0 – 10th) and blocks (106 – fourth) in D-I history
Junior (2021-22)
• Started 20 of 30 games played
• Recorded the most minutes played for Troy at 24.9 per game (747)
• Tied a career-high three blocks against North Dakota
• Played in a career-high 49 minutes in triple OT game against Jacksonville State
• Scored double figures in 10 games (Carver – 13, Jacksonville St. – 12, Florida Atlantic – 14, Southeastern Louisiana – 12, at Texas St. – 11, Coastal Carolina – 12, at ULM – 18, South Alabama – 13, at Georgia Southern – 10, UTA – 15)
• Notched a double-double in two games against Jacksonville State (12 points, 11 rebounds) and against Coastal Carolina (12 points, 10 rebounds)
• Led Troy in blocked shots at 0.6 per game (17)
• Ranked eighth in SBC in rebounding with 6.5 per game and seventh in defensive rebounding at 4.9 – second for Troy in both
• Positioned second for Troy in offensive rebounds at 1.7 per game
• Kidnapped a career-high three steals against North Dakota
• Slotted third for the Trojans in points with 233 points (7.8 per game)
• Topped the Trojans in 3-point percentage (min. 10 shots) at 41.5 percent
Junior (2020-21)
• Was the only Trojan to start in all 28 games
• Averaged 10.8 points and a team-high 8.2 rebounds
• Led the team with 229 total rebounds
• Shot a team-best 48.3 percent from the field (115-for-238)
• Reached double figures in 15 games
• Recorded seven double-doubles
• Boasted a season-high 24 points against Georgia Southern (Jan, 16)
• Tallied a career-high 18 rebounds against South Alabama (Feb. 13)
• Recorded multiple blocks in seven contests
Sophomore (2019-20):
• Played in 16 games, making 12 starts
• Averaged 11.1 points and 5.6 rebounds
• Shot a team-best 51.9 percent (70-of-135) from the floor
• Reached double figures in 10 of his 12 games played
• Scored 18 points and grabbed 8 rebounds against Chattanooga (Nov.12)
• Exploded for a career-best 28 points and 8 rebounds at Indiana (Nov. 16), the most points scored by a Trojan all season
• Scored at least 10 points in five consecutive games from Dec. 4-21.
• Recorded his first career double-double at Chattanooga, scoring 12 points and grabbing 10 rebounds (Dec. 15)
• Scored 12 points on an efficient 5-of-7 shooting in Troy’s victory at Texas State (Jan. 6).
Freshman (2018-19):
• Played in all 30 games, starting two
• averaged 3.1 points and 2.2 rebounds in 9.6 minutes
• shot 49.2 percent from the field
• second on the team in total blocks (25)
• opened the season with scoring 11 points including going 7-of-8 from the charity stripe alongside four rebounds and a season-high three blocks against Fort Valley State (Nov. 6)
• poured in a season-high 14 points with six rebounds and a season-high two steals against Carver College (Dec. 12)
• recorded two or more blocks in five games
• scored six points and a season-high seven rebounds against Coastal Carolina (March 9).
High School:
• Played for Parker High School
• Made the all-state team twice
• Landed on the final four all-tournament team twice.
Personal:
• Xavier Lamar Williams
• Born on Oct. 22, 1999, in Birmingham, Ala.
• Son of Tamika and Xavier Williams
• Has two brothers named Tavion and Xander and a sister named Tionno.
Troy vs. Jacksonville State - IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl (Full Highlights)
Wednesday, December 17
Troy vs. UAB (Full Highlights)
Sunday, December 14
Players Postgame Press Conference (UAB)
Sunday, December 14
Scott Cross Postgame Press Conference (UAB)
Sunday, December 14
